Morchard, South Australia

Morchard South Australia
Morchard
Coordinates	32°43′18″S138°29′34″E / 32.721779°S 138.492753°E / -32.721779; 138.492753 [1]
Population	19 (SAL 2021) [2]
Established	9 August 1877 (town) 13 March 1997 (locality) [1]
Postcode(s)	5431
Location	13 km (8 mi) west of Orroroo
LGA(s)	Orroroo Carrieton [1] Mount Remarkable [1]
Region	Yorke and Mid North [1]
County	Dalhousie Frome [1]
State electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal division(s)	Grey
Localities around Morchard: Amyton Coomooroo Coomooroo Willowie Morchard Coomooroo Willowie Pekina Pekina Coomooroo Pekina
Footnotes	Adjoining localities [1]

Morchard is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Wilmington-Ucolta Road in the state's Mid North region. ^[1]

The Morchard Hotel, which is still standing today, was opened in 1878. The licensee was George Dowdy. ^[3]

References

1. "Search results for 'Morchard, LOCB' with the following datasets being selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Postcode', 'Counties', 'Hundreds', 'Local Government Areas', 'SA Government Regions', 'Land Development Plan Zone Categories' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Morchard (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. "Northern District Licensing Bench". South Australian Register (Adelaide, Sa : 1839 – 1900). 6 June 1878. p. 6.