Forster, South Australia

Forster
Forster
Town
	Forster
	Interactive map of Forster
	Coordinates: 34°44′S 139°34′E / 34.73°S 139.56°E / -34.73; 139.56
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
LGA	Mid Murray Council;
Location	105 km (65 mi) east of Adelaide ;
Government
• State electorate	Chaffey;
• Federal division	Barker;
Population
• Total	14 (SAL 2016)
Postcode	5238
	Localities around Forster

Locality in South Australia

Town in South Australia, Australia

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.^[6] It also had a Lutheran Church. The original church building built in 1904 was burnt down in 1920 and replaced in 1921.^[7]

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.
^ 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.

[3] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forster (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.

[4] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Forster (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[LocationSA-5] "Placename Details: Forster (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 8 May 2008. SA0024607. Retrieved 23 September 2022.

[6] "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.

[7] "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.