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 Houseboats on the River Murray at Kingston on Murray | |||||||||||||
  Kingston on Murray | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 34°13′23″S 140°20′39″E / 34.223035°S 140.344186°E[1] | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 21 November 1918 (town) 28 September 2000 (locality)[2][3] | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 312 (SAL 2021)[4] | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+9:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+10:30 (ACST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5331[5] | ||||||||||||
| County | Albert[1] | ||||||||||||
| Mean max temp | 26.0 °C (78.8 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Mean min temp | 9.7 °C (49.5 °F)[6] | ||||||||||||
| Annual rainfall | 238.5 mm (9.39 in)[6] | ||||||||||||
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Kingston on Murray (formerly Thurk and Kingston O.M.) is a town on the south bank of the River Murray[note 1] in the Riverland region of South Australia. Its name is derived from Charles Kingston, who was Premier of South Australia from 1893 to 1899.[8] At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 312.
History
[edit]The town was surveyed in January 1915 and originally proclaimed as Thurk on 21 November 1918.[1][2] Its declared size was reduced on 19 July 1934 and again on 13 July 1939.[9][10]
The town's original name was derived from Thurk Homestead; the word Thurk is itself derived from an Aboriginal word, tharko, that means mouth.[1] On 19 September 1940, the name was changed to Kingston O.M. – the initials standing for "on Murray", thereby distinguishing itself from the larger town of Kingston SE in the south-east of the state. "Kingston" derived from Charles Kingston, the Premier of South Australia at the time, after whom the Kingston Village Settlement Area had been named on being established in 1896.[1][11][12][13]
Subsequently, residents requested a name change to expand "O.M." to become Kingston on Murray, and that name was gazetted on 31 March 1994.[14][note 2]
Boundaries for the locality, as distinct from the town, of Kingston on Murray, which were promulgated on 28 September 2000, include the town and the sites of the Kingston Ferry shack.[1][3]
River crossing
[edit]The Sturt Highway now bypasses the town and crosses the River Murray over a bridge. Before the bridge was opened in 1973,[16] two vehicular cable ferries carried road traffic over the river.
Governance
[edit]Kingston on Murray is in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie, the state electoral district of Chaffey and the federal Division of Barker.
Landmarks
[edit]Kingston Estate and Accolade Wines' Banrock Station brand have wineries near Kingston on Murray. The 1375-hectare (5.3-square-mile) Banrock Station Wetland Complex is listed under the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilisation of wetlands.[17]
The ruins of the historically significant Kingston on Murray pump site and feeder tank are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[18]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Historically, South Australian usage (for example, in legislation, newspapers, maps and everyday speech) has been to refer to the River Murray rather than Murray River, and similarly with the other significant river in the state, the River Torrens.[7] This word order is not frequently followed in the other Australian states.
- ↑ This gazette notice erroneously included hyphens in the name. A correction, to "Kingston on Murray" (capitalised thus), was gazetted on 24 November 1994; the Notice to Assign of 31 March remains the authority.[15]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search results for 'Kingston on Murray, LOCB' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 Butler, R. (21 November 1918). "Town of Thurk" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1117. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- 1 2 Lawson, Robert (28 September 2000). "Geographical Names Act, 1991 notice to assign boundaries to places (in the District Council of Loxton Waikerie)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 2282. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kingston On Murray (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "Kingston on Murray, SA". Australia Post. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics Renmark Aero (nearest weather station)". Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Geographical names guidelines". Planning and property. Attorney-General's Department (Government of South Australia). August 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ Design Train. "Kingston-on-Murray, South Australia accommodation and more". Discover Murray River. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ Ritchie, George (19 July 1934). "Area of town of Thurk diminished" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 73. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
Revise the boundaries of the town of Thurk and diminish the area of the said town by resuming the land described in the schedule hereto.
- ↑ Playford, T. (13 July 1939). "Recreation reserve" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 45–46. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
Revise the boundaries of the town of Thurk and diminish the area of the said town by resuming the land described in the first schedule hereto.
- ↑ Manning, Geoffrey H. (2012). "A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia (Section K)" (PDF). Geoffrey H. Manning. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ O'Loughlin, J.V. (24 September 1896). "Kingston Village Association" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 757–758. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ McEwin, A. Lyell (19 September 1940). "Alteration of names of towns" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 569–570. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ↑ Wotton, David (31 March 1994). "Geographical Names Act, 1991 notice to assign" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 934. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
...the Surveyor-General has recommended that the name Kingston-on-Murray be assigned to the town currently identified as Kingston O.M. ...
- ↑ "Geographical Names Act, 1991 Erratum" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1608. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
In Government Gazette of 31 March 1994, page 934, for Kingston-on-Murray read Kingston on Murray (no hyphens).
- ↑ South Australia. Highways Dept (1973), Official opening, Kingston Bridge, River Murray by His Excellency the Governor Sir Mark Oliphant, K.B.E. 21st. Feb., 1973, Highways Dept, retrieved 8 September 2014
- ↑ "Australia's wetland sites" (PDF). Australian Government Department of the Environment. 2026. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
- ↑ "Kingston-on-Murray Pump Site & Feeder Tank (Ruin)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
External links
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