Forster is a locality in the Murraylands region of South Australia. It lies on the inside of a bend on the east/left bank of the Murray River north of Walker Flat.
Forster South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34.73°S 139.56°E / -34.73; 139.56 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 14 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5238 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 105 km (65 mi) east of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Mid Murray Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | [3] |
Forster previously had a Methodist Church in the locality. Reverend Clem Hawke (later father of Prime Minister Bob Hawke) was Methodist home missionary there in 1919.[4] It also had a Lutheran Church. The original church building built in 1904 was burnt down in 1920 and replaced in 1921.[5]
Towns and localities of the Mid Murray Council | |
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