 The Murray Bridge that crosses the Murray River
 Driving across the bridge Murray Bridge (35°07′S 139°16′E) is a city in South Australia about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Adelaide and 1 hour drive north of Meningie. It is the service town for a farming area including dairy, pigs, chickens, cereal crops and vegetables (including "stay crisp lettuces"). It is where the Princes Highway crosses the Murray River on the main road and rail routes from Adelaide to Melbourne. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1984x1488, 633 KB) Summary Maggas, photo taken by me Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ...
Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ...
Meningie (, postcode 5264, altitude 34 m) is a town on the southeast side of Lake Albert in South Australia. ...
The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ...
The Murray River, or River Murray, is Australias second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). ...
Melbournes Yarra River is popular area for walking, jogging, cycling and relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced either or [1]) is the second most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...
Murray Bridge is in the traditional lands of the Ngarrindjeri people. The first European explorer was Charles Sturt who camped here on 8 February 1830. The Ngarrinjeri is the language and traditional Aboriginal people of the lower Murray River and western Fleurieu Peninsula, Australia. ...
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February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
The first road bridge across the lower Murray was completed here in 1879 and has a 40 km/h (~25 mph) speed limit. The bridge also became a shared road and rail bridge in 1886 until the separate rail bridge was completed in 1927. The Swanport Bridge was completed 5 kilometres (3 miles) downstream in 1979, removing most through traffic from the historic bridge. The town was originally known as Mobilong, then Edwards Crossing before finally becoming Murray Bridge in 1924. This article is about the edifice. ...
1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Murray Bridge is in the Rural City of Murray Bridge, the state electoral district of Hammond and the federal Division of Barker. The Rural City of Murray Bridge is the local government area in South Australia that contains the city of Murray Bridge itself, and surrounding areas, including the towns of Jervois Monarto Mypolonga Wellington The neighbouring district councils are Mid Murray Council District Council of Karoonda East Murray Coorong District Council...
Hammond is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. ...
The Division of Barker is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. ...
It is also home to the River Murray Football League, which plays Australian Rules Football. The league consists of the Murray Bridge based clubs of Ramblers and Imperials and the district teams of Mypolonga, Mannum, Tailem Bend, Jervois and Meningie. One of the two ferries at Mannum. ...
Tailem Bend is a town in South Australia, Australia at coordinates 35°15′ S 139°27′ E. The town was proclaimed in 1887, the year after the main railway came through. ...
Meningie (, postcode 5264, altitude 34 m) is a town on the southeast side of Lake Albert in South Australia. ...
In 2005 the town's golf course, Murray Bridge Golf Club, held the State's premier regional junior team event, the Brett Ogle Cup (named after the Australian Professional golfer Brett Ogle). The home team, through the heroics of leading local juniors Constantine Papaevagelou and Craig McCulloch, went undefeated and qualified for the state final, losing narrowly. The team had not previously experienced such success; junior golf in the region has since obtained a higher profile. This article is about the sport of golf. ...
Brett Ogle (born 14 July 1964) is an Australian golfer who turned professional in 1985. ...
Greg Norman - one of the greatest ever golfers on the 18th tee at St Andrews. ...
Local Schools include Murray Bridge North School, Murray Bridge South School, Murray Bridge High, Murray Bridge Christian College and Unity College.
 Location of Murray Bridge in South Australia (red) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x931, 51 KB) Summary Shows location of w: Murray Bridge, South Australia marked in red in the Australian state of w:South Australia. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x931, 51 KB) Summary Shows location of w: Murray Bridge, South Australia marked in red in the Australian state of w:South Australia. ...
Sister Cities
Murray Bridge has two sister cities, according to the Australian Sister Cities Association. Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm Town twinning or sister cities is a concept whereby towns or cities from geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...
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Sanmenxia is a prefecture-level city within Henan province of the Chinese, with 260,000 inhabitants (as of 1999). ...
External links - Rural City of Murray Bridge
Coordinates: -35.116666° 139.266673° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
Murray Bridge is also the home of the Murray Bridge Racing Club. |
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