Avoca Dell, South Australia

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Avoca Dell
South Australia
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Avoca Dell
Coordinates 35°05′30″S139°18′43″E / 35.091760°S 139.3119°E / -35.091760; 139.3119 Coordinates: 35°05′30″S139°18′43″E / 35.091760°S 139.3119°E / -35.091760; 139.3119
Postcode(s) 5253
Area0.72 km2 (0.3 sq mi) [1]
LGA(s) Rural City of Murray Bridge
State electorate(s) Hammond
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Avoca Dell:
Toora Toora Burdett
Toora Avoca Dell Burdett
Riverglades Murray Bridge East Murray Bridge East

Avoca Dell is a hamlet and north suburban locality of Murray Bridge on the east (left) bank of the Murray River. It is named for the PS Avoca, a paddle steamer built in 1877 that used the location as a landing point in the 1960s. [1] [2] [3] The Avoca Dell Picnic Grounds reserve is situated within the locality on the river bank where the steamer would dock. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Placename Details: Avoca Dell (Locality Bounded)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 July 2006. SA0044872. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Placename Details: Avoca Dell Picnic Grounds (Reserve)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 17 August 2010. SA0003614. Retrieved 20 September 2017. Other Details: Named after the paddle steamer that used this landing place in 1960's.
  3. Corsetti, Stephanie (2 July 2014). "Sunken paddle boat Avoca becomes Murray River tourist attraction in Mildura". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 20 September 2017 via ABC News. In its glory days, the 34-metre Avoca hosted dances and weddings as it cruised along the Murray.