Palmer, South Australia

Palmer, South Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Palmer
state =


caption =
lga = Mid Murray Council
postcode = 5237
pop = 300
est = 1860s
stategov =
fedgov =

Palmer is a town just east of the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia along the Adelaide-Mannum Road, 70 kilometres east-north-east of the state capital, Adelaide and 15 km west-north-west of Mannum (coord|34|51|S|139|9|E|region:AU-SA). It is located in the Mid Murray Council local government area.

The town was named after Colonel George Palmer, a South Australian Colonisation Commissioner. [ [http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/p/p1.htm Place Names of South Australia] , State Library of South Australia. Accessed 9 July 2006.] It was settled in the 1860s as a mining and agricultural settlement.

At the ABS 2001 census, Palmer had a population of 305 people living in 124 dwellings.

Palmer has a primary school, a general store, hotel [ [http://www.whitepages.com.au White Pages Online] . Accessed 18 June 2006.] and a Lutheran Church [ [http://www.lca.org.au/search/church/cong.cfm?orgcode=palmer Lutheran Church of Australia] . Accessed 7 April2007.] . There are some nearby rock formations.

References

External links

* [http://www.mid-murray.sa.gov.au/webdata/resources/images/Palmer.pngMap of Palmer] (Mid Murray Council)


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