Salter Springs, previously "Salter's Springs", is a small town situated west of Riverton and south of Woolshed Flat.
Salter Springs South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 34.18°S 138.63°E / -34.18; 138.63 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 59 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5401 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Frome | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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It was named for William Salter, who arrived in South Australia on the Caroline in 1839, and had a sheep station in the area. The town was surveyed in 1858. The school opened in 1867 and closed in 1956.[2]
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