Jervois is a town in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
,
on the right (western) bank of the lower
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray; Ngarrindjeri language, Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta language, Yorta Yorta: ''Dhungala'' or ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is List of rivers of Australia, Aust ...
. Jervois is predominantly a farming community, especially
dairy farming
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on the floodplain and gently rising ground behind it.
Jervois is located in the
Rural City of Murray Bridge
The Rural City of Murray Bridge is a local government area of South Australia, centred on the regional city of Murray Bridge and stretching south to Lake Alexandrina.
History
It was established in 1977 as the District Council of Murray Brid ...
local government area, southeast of the state capital, Adelaide and on the opposite bank of the Murray from
Tailem Bend
Tailem Bend (locally, "Tailem") is a rural town in South Australia, south-east of the state capital of Adelaide. It is located on the lower reaches of the River Murray, near where the river flows into Lake Alexandrina (South Australia), Lake Al ...
, with a
cable ferry
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carrying vehicles
across the river between the two towns. In contrast to Jervois, Tailem Bend is high on cliffs above the left bank of the river. Jervois was surveyed in 1927
and named after the
governor of South Australia
The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the monarch, currently King Charles III. The governor performs the same constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as does the governor-general of Aust ...
,
William Jervois
Lieutenant General Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois (10 September 1821 – 17 August 1897) was a British military engineer and diplomat. After joining the British Army in 1839, he saw service, as a second captain, in South Africa. In 18 ...
.
See also
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List of cities and towns in South Australia
This is a list of town and locality names in South Australia outside the metropolitan postal area of Adelaide.
:For a list of suburbs in metropolitan areas of Adelaide, see lists inside following individual city council articles: City of Adela ...
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List of crossings of the Murray River
The Murray River in south-eastern Australia has been a significant barrier to land-based travel and trade. This article lists and briefly describes all of the recognised crossing points. Many of these had also developed as river ports for trans ...
References
Towns in South Australia
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