Palmer, South Australia
 

Palmer - Established ca 1870, the town was named after Colonel George Palmer, a South Australian Colonization Commissioner.  Palmer is home to two pumping stations that help deliver water from the Murray River to Adelaide.  The Kitticoola (Reedy Creek) mine, one of South Australia’s earliest copper mines, operated nearby.

Churches

  1. •Christ Church (Christus Kirche) Lutheran Church 1870-1966.  Current church  built 1872.  Became Palmer Lutheran Church 1966 (Palmer-Murray Bridge Rd, Palmer).
    Congregations (Mid Murray Lutheran Parish)
    Palmer SA - Lutheran (Australian Church Histories)

  2. •St Paul’s Lutheran Church (St Paulus Kirche) 1873-1966.  Church opened 1873, congregation combined with Christ Church congregation 1867.  Church now demolished (Lindners Rd, Palmer).






Cemetery

  1. •Palmer Cemetery established 1846 (Palmer-Murray Bridge Rd, ca 500 m south of Palmer).
    Headstone List (Australian Cemeteries)
    Cemeteries (Mid Murray Council)
    Palmer Cemetery (Flinders Ranges Research)
    Palmer Cemetery (Ozburials)


War Memorial

    Palmer War Memorial (Olive Grove Avenue, near Collier Park entrance)

Schools

  1. •Christ Church Lutheran School 1870-1917 (Palmer-Murray Bridge Rd, Palmer).

  2. •Palmer Primary School 1881- (corner Education Ave and Olive Grove Ave, Palmer).
    Links: Palmer Primary School


Local Government

  1. •District Council of Tungkillo 1873-1935

  2. •District Council of Mount Pleasant 1935-1997

  3. •Mid-Murray Council 1997-


References:

Stott, G. Nelson Palmer Primary School 1992-1982 Palmer Primary School Centenary Committee, 1982

Butler, Reg  The Quiet Waters By Mount Pleasant District Council: Mount Pleasant, SA, 1993.

Palmer Primary School 1882-2007 Palmer Primary School 125th Committee:
Palmer, SA. 2007.


Links:

Palmer, South Australia (Wikipedia)

Palmer (Mid-Murray Council)

Palmer (Discover Murray)

 
Christ Church Lutheran Church, Reedy Creek Rd, Palmer

Christ Church Lutheran Church, Reedy Creek Rd, Palmer