Forster, South Australia

Forster
South Australia
Forster; South Australia
	Forster
Coordinates	34°44′S139°34′E / 34.73°S 139.56°E Coordinates: 34°44′S139°34′E / 34.73°S 139.56°E
Population	14 (SAL 2016)
Postcode(s)	5238
Location	105 km (65 mi) east of Adelaide
LGA(s)	Mid Murray Council
State electorate(s)	Chaffey
Federal division(s)	Barker
	Localities around Forster:
Footnotes

Last updated September 24, 2022

Forster is a locality in the Murraylands region of South Australia. It lies on the inside of a bend on the east/left bank of the Murray River north of Walker Flat.

Forster previously had a Methodist Church in the locality. Reverend Clem Hawke (later father of Prime Minister Bob Hawke) was Methodist home missionary there in 1919.^[4] It also had a Lutheran Church. The original church building built in 1904 was burnt down in 1920 and replaced in 1921.^[5]

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References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forster (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forster (SA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
↑ "Placename Details: Forster (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 8 May 2008. SA0024607. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
↑ "Bob Hawke mourns his father's death". The Canberra Times . Vol. 64, no. 19, 980. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 December 1989. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "A RESTORED LUTHERAN CHURCH". The Register (Adelaide) . Vol. LXXXVI, no. 25, 263. South Australia. 30 May 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 24 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forster (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forster (SA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[LocationSA-3] "Placename Details: Forster (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 8 May 2008. SA0024607. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[4] "Bob Hawke mourns his father's death". The Canberra Times . Vol. 64, no. 19, 980. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 December 1989. p. 3. Retrieved 23 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.

[5] "A RESTORED LUTHERAN CHURCH". The Register (Adelaide) . Vol. LXXXVI, no. 25, 263. South Australia. 30 May 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 24 September 2022– via National Library of Australia.

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