Murbko, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Murbko
State:sa
Coordinates:-34.2°N 139.7°W
Postcode:5320
Gazetted:2000 (Loxton Waikerie) and 2003 (Mid Murray)[1]
Lga:District Council of Loxton Waikerie
Lga2:Mid Murray Council
Stategov:Chaffey[2]
Fedgov:Barker[3]
Near-N:Cadell
Near-Ne:Cadell
Near-E:Cadell
Stockyard Plain
Near-Se:Stockyard Plain
Near-S:Paisley
Near-Sw:Blanchetown
Near-W:Morgan
Wombats Rest
Morgan
Blanchetown
McBean Pound
Blanchetown
Near-Nw:Morgan
Near:Murbko
Footnotes:Adjoining localities

Murbko is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia. It is located on the left bank of the Murray River downstream of the northwest bend where the river turns to flow roughly south. The river forms the western boundary of Murbko, and the southern boundary is approximately the Sturt Highway as it crosses the mallee away from the river from the Blanchetown bridge towards Waikerie. Murbko Lutheran church was built in 1907 and is still in use.

The southern two-thirds of Murbko are in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie and the electoral district of Chaffey while the northern third is in the Mid Murray Council. The entire locality is in the federal Division of Barker.

The modern locality of Murbko includes a number of historic landings and homesteads along the river from the time when riverboats provided the most reliable transport. These include Woods Flat which had a school and institute.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WEATHERILL. J.. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991 Notice to Assign Names and Boundaries to Places (in the Mid Murray Council). the South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 2 April 2018. 1184. 27 March 2003.
  2. Web site: Electoral district of Chaffey . Electoral Commission SA. 27 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Electoral division of Barker . Australian Electoral Commission. 27 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Placename Details: Murbko . SA0047877 . 25 October 2012 . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 26 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .