Rocky River was an
electoral district of the
House of Assembly
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Historically, in British Crown colonies as the colony gained more internal responsible gove ...
in the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
from March 1938 to December 1985.
The electorate was based in the
Mid North
The Mid North is a region of South Australia, north of the Adelaide Plains and south of the Far North and the outback. It is generally accepted to extend from Spencer Gulf east to the Barrier Highway, including the coastal plain, the southern ...
region, around the towns of
Crystal Brook,
Gladstone and
Port Germein. In 1938, the polling places were
Beetaloo Valley,
Crystal Brook,
Napperby,
Hundred of Pirie,
Wandearah,
Warnertown,
Appila,
Bundaleer Spring,
Caltowie,
Georgetown,
Gladstone,
Gulnare,
Laura,
Narridy,
Stone Hut,
Tarcowie,
Wirrabara,
Yandiah,
Baroota __NOTOC__
Baroota is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Spencer Gulf about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about north-east of the city of Port Pirie.
Baroota originally started as a ...
,
Port Germein,
Telowie.
John Olsen
John Wayne Olsen, AO (born 7 June 1945) is a former Australian politician, diplomat and football commissioner. He was Premier of South Australia between 28 November 1996 and 22 October 2001. He is now President of the Federal Liberal Party, C ...
moved from the abolished Rocky River to
Custance at the
1985 election.
Members
Election results
References
Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia
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Former electoral districts of South Australia
1938 establishments in Australia
1985 disestablishments in Australia