Mantung, South Australia
This article is about the locality in South Australia. For the nearby Conservation Park, see Mantung Conservation Park.
| Mantung South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Mantung | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°36′S 140°06′E / 34.6°S 140.1°ECoordinates: 34°36′S 140°06′E / 34.6°S 140.1°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5308 | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 40 km (25 mi) east of Swan Reach | ||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||
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Mantung is a wheat farming area, once a Hundred in the State of South Australia, around 40km east of Swan Reach, and a similar distance from Loxton.[1]
"Mantung" is reported as the Aboriginal name of a waterhole in the area. A school opened there in 1921 and closed in 1944.[2]
Mantung was one of the towns along the Waikerie railway line after it opened in 1914. The town was surveyed in 1915.[3] Despite the railway closing around 1990, the town hall has continued to be used by the community.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mantung, South Australia". GeoScience Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Manning index of South Australian placenames". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ↑ "Placename Details: Mantung (LOCB)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0042575. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Elizabeth Anderson (20 October 2014). "Mantung marks 100 years". Stock Journal. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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