Forster, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Forster
State:sa
Postcode:5238
Dist1:105
Dir1:east
Location1:Adelaide
Lga:Mid Murray Council
Stategov:Chaffey
Fedgov:Barker
Coordinates:-34.73°N 139.56°W
Local Map:yes
Near-E:Nildottie
Near-Sw:Walker Flat
Near-Nw:Wongulla
Footnotes:[1]

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 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.[2] It also had a Lutheran Church. The original church building built in 1904 was burnt down in 1920 and replaced in 1921.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Forster (LOCB) . Government of South Australia . Location SA Viewer . SA0024607 . 8 May 2008 . 23 September 2022 .
  2. News: Bob Hawke mourns his father's death . . 64 . 19,980 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 24 December 1989 . 23 September 2022 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: A RESTORED LUTHERAN CHURCH. . . LXXXVI . 25,263 . South Australia . 30 May 1921 . 24 September 2022 . 9 . National Library of Australia.