Sturt is a suburb of
Adelaide
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in the
City of Marion
The City of Marion is a Local government in Australia, local government area in part of the southern and western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The council offices are in the suburb of Sturt, South Australia, Sturt.
History
The Distric ...
local government area
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. It was named after the explorer Captain
Charles Sturt
Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European land exploration of Australia, European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the ...
.
Sturt is in the
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly (also known as the lower house) is one of two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia, the other being the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.
Overview
The House of Assem ...
electoral district of Gibson
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and the
Australian House of Representatives
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...
Division of Boothby
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.
History
The first Sturt Post Office opened on 11 October 1849 and closed in 1969. A ''Darlington South'' office opened in 1953; it was renamed ''Sturt South'' in 1966 and ''Sturt'' in 1985.
See also
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List of Adelaide suburbs
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References
Suburbs of Adelaide
Charles Sturt
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