Belton, South Australia
| Belton South Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Postcode(s) | 5432 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 94 km (58 mi) northeast of Port Augusta | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Outback Communities Authority | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||
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Belton is an isolated rural locality in South Australia. It is traversed by the Carrieton-Barata Road, the Carrieton-Belton Road and the Weira Creek.[1] The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to “the long established local name.”[2]
The town of Belton was proclaimed in 1882 by Governor William Jervois, farmers having taken up the area after the proclamation of the surrounding Hundred of Eurilpa in 1877. A school opened in 1886, but closed a short time after; a provisional school opened again in 1889; it too later closed. The town had a branch of the South Australian Farmers Association from 1885 to 1887. Drought was a perennial problem, as the town lies north of Goyder's Line. Belton Post Office opened on 1 April 1883, provisionally closed on 31 December 1968, and closed permanently on 31 March 1969. The town also possessed a store for a number of years.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Belton SA". Google Maps. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Search result for "Belton (LOCB)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ "Belton". South Australian History. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Belton". Post Office Finder. Premier Postal. Retrieved 14 February 2016.