Type: | town |
Morchard | |
State: | sa |
Established: | 9 August 1877 (town) 13 March 1997 (locality) |
Postcode: | 5431 |
Dist1: | 13 |
Dir1: | west |
Location1: | Orroroo |
Lga: | Orroroo Carrieton |
Lga2: | Mount Remarkable |
Region: | Yorke and Mid North |
County: | Dalhousie Frome |
Stategov: | Stuart |
Fedgov: | Grey |
Coordinates: | -32.7218°N 138.4928°W |
Coord Ref: | [1] |
Near-N: | Coomooroo |
Near-Ne: | Coomooroo |
Near-E: | Coomooroo |
Near-Se: | Coomooroo Pekina |
Near-S: | Pekina |
Near-Sw: | Willowie Pekina |
Near-W: | Willowie |
Near-Nw: | Amyton |
Footnotes: | Adjoining localities |
Morchard is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Wilmington-Ucolta Road in the state's Mid North region.[1]
The Morchard Hotel, which is still standing today, was opened in 1878. The licensee was George Dowdy.[2]