Point Turton, South Australia
Point Turton is a coastal town 114 kilometres (71 mi) west of Adelaide, South Australia.[2] It is located in the Yorke Peninsula Council.
| Point Turton South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°56′49″S 137°21′11″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 327 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1876 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5575[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Yorke Peninsula Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Narungga[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[4] | ||||||||||||||
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History
The town was named by a marine surveyor, Captain John Hutchinson, as a commemoration of a double wedding of two daughters of the then Governor of South Australia, Dominick Daly, at Government House. In August 1866, Daly's youngest daughter, artist Caroline Louisa Daly, married Henry Hobhouse Turton, manager of the Savings Bank of South Australia, while the eldest daughter, Joanna, married John Souttar,[6] Manager of the Bank of Adelaide.[7]
Facilities
The Point Turton General Store is the main shopping facility in the town.
The Tavern on Turton is a hotel that opened in 2007.
The town also has a caravan park and some holiday cottages houses along the beachfront.
Attractions
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Point Turton is notable for its fishing, being regularly featured on fishing programs.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Turton (Urban Centre and Locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- "Point Turton, South Australia". Postcodes-Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- "Federal electoral division of Grey" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- "New Ward Structure 2014". Yorke Peninsula Council. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- "Daly family: Summary Record [PRG 1513] • Mixed material". [Photograph collection]. State Library of South Australia. 1999. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Point Turton". South Australia.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009.