Avoca Dell is a hamlet and north suburban locality of Murray Bridge on the east (left) bank of the Murray River. It is named for the PS Avoca, a paddle steamer built in 1877 that used the location as a landing point in the 1960s.[2][3][4] The Avoca Dell Picnic Grounds reserve is situated within the locality on the river bank where the steamer would dock.[3]
Avoca Dell South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35.091760°S 139.3119°E / -35.091760; 139.3119 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 166 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5253 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 0.72 km2 (0.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Rural City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hammond | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Other Details: Named after the paddle steamer that used this landing place in 1960's.
In its glory days, the 34-metre Avoca hosted dances and weddings as it cruised along the Murray.
Towns and localities of the Rural City of Murray Bridge | |
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