world.wikisort.org - AustraliaPurnong or Purnong Landing is the location of a cable ferry across the Murray River upstream of Mannum.[1] The town is on the cliffs above the left (eastern) bank of the river. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) by road from Mannum on the west side of the Murray, and 40 kilometres (25 mi) on the east side.
Town in South Australia
Purnong South Australia |
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 Purnong ferry |
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Coordinates | 34.8542°S 139.6237°E / -34.8542; 139.6237 |
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Postcode(s) | 5238 |
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Location | - 115 km (71 mi) E of Adelaide
- 32 km (20 mi) NE of Mannum
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LGA(s) | Mid Murray Council |
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State electorate(s) | Chaffey |
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Federal division(s) | Barker |
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Localities around Purnong: |
Walker Flat |
Forster |
Nildottie |
Caurnamont |
Purnong |
Claypans |
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Bowhill |
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The town was surveyed in 1911 and named for an Aboriginal word meaning at the wide place.[2][3] The ferry crossing is the shortest in South Australia, but there are lagoons adjacent to the river.
Purnong Primary School closed in December 1983.[4]
See also
- List of crossings of the Murray River
References
Towns and localities of the Mid Murray Council |
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- Angas Valley
- Annadale
- Apamurra
- Beatty
- Beaumonts
- Big Bend
- Birdwood (part)
- Black Hill
- Blanchetown
- Bolto
- Bower
- Bowhill (part)
- Brenda Park
- Brownlow
- Burdett
- Cadell
- Cadell Lagoon
- Caloote (part)
- Cambrai
- Caurnamont
- Claypans
- Cowirra
- Dutton (part)
- Dutton East
- Eba
- Eden Valley
- Fisher
- Five Miles
- Forster
- Frahns
- Frankton
- Frayville
- Julanka Holdings
- Keyneton
- Lake Carlet
- Langs Landing
- Lindley
- Mannum
- Maude
- Marks Landing
- McBean Pound
- Morgan
- Morphetts Flat
- Mount Mary
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Torrens (part)
- Milendella
- Murbko
- Nildottie
- North West Bend
- Old Teal Flat
- Palmer
- Pellaring Flat
- Pompoota
- Ponde
- Port Mannum
- Punthari
- Punyelroo
- Purnong
- Rockleigh
- Rocky Point
- Sanderston
- Sandleton
- Sedan
- Springton
- Steinfeld
- Stuart
- Sunnydale
- Swan Reach
- Taylorville
- Teal Flat
- Tepko
- Towitta
- Truro
- Tungkillo
- Walker Flat
- Wall Flat
- Wombats Rest
- Wongulla
- Younghusband
- Younghusband Holdings
- Zadows Landing
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Former localities | |
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