Swanport
| Swanport South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Swanport | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°09′11″S 139°18′43″E / 35.153°S 139.312°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 157 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5253 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Rural City of Murray Bridge | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hammond | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Coordinates[2] | ||||||||||||||
Swanport, also formerly known as Thompson's Crossing and Thomson's Landing, is a suburban satellite locality of Murray Bridge in South Australia on the west (right) bank of the Murray River adjacent to Swanport Bridge.[2] Its boundaries were formalised in March 2000 to cover a portion of semi-urban land immediately south of the South Eastern Freeway adjacent to the Swanport Bridge, which is the main road freight route over the Murray.[2] It is named for the docking place on the west bank of the Murray which was home to "numerous swans"[2] and also known as Thomson's Landing.[3]
Before British colonisation, the area around Swanport was home to a significant population of Ngarrindjeri people. In 1911, a very large Ngarrindjeri burial ground containing the remains of over a hundred people was unearthed during land reclamation operations at Swanport. Most of the bones were subsequently transported to the Adelaide Museum.[4][5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swanport (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Placename Details: Swanport (Locality Bounded)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 July 2006. SA0040330. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
Previous Name: Thompsons Crossing; Derivation of Name: Numerous Swans In The Locality
- ^ "Placename Details: Thomsons Landing Locality Unbounded)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 July 2006. SA0003966. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
- ^ "NATIVE BURIAL' GROUND. MURRAY MEMORIES". The Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXVIII, no. 5, 328. South Australia. 15 April 1911. p. 42. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE ABORIGINES' BONES". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXVI, no. 20, 147. South Australia. 8 June 1911. p. 9. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ABORIGINAL BONES". Daily Herald (Adelaide). Vol. 2, no. 363. South Australia. 4 May 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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