Murray Bridge, South Australia
 

Murray Bridge - The first inhabitants of the area were the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal people.  The locality acquired the name Edwards Crossing after one of the first European settlers in the area.  The first bridge over the Murray was built in 1879.  The town, when laid out laid out in 1883, was called Mobilong.  The name Murray Bridge was only conferred following the building of the railway bridge in 1924.

    Murray bridge is the administrative and largest population center for the current Rural City of Murray Bridge.

Churches

  1. •Christ Church Lutheran Church 1882 (33 Swanport Rd, Murray Bridge)
    Christ Church Lutheran (1938), Murray Bridge, Lower Murray Region, South Australia

  2. •Holy Cross Lutheran Church (corner Charles and Florence Sts, Murray Bridge)
    Holy Cross Lutheran Church 1903-2003
    Lutheran Holy Cross Church, Murray Bridge, Lower Murray Region, South Australia

  3. •Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
    Holy Redeemer RC Church (1910), Murray Bridge, Lower Murray Region, South Australia 2

  4. •Uniting Church (Narooma Boulevard, Murray Bridge)

  5. •St John the Baptist Anglican pro-Cathedral (4 Clara St)


Cemeteries

  1. •Murray Bridge Old Cemetery (Murray Park, Thomas St, Murray Bridge)
    no headstones remain

  2. •Murray Bridge Bremer Road Cemetery (Bremer Rd Murray Bridge)
    Headstone List (Australian Cemeteries)
    Murray Bridge (OzBurials)
    (Rural City of Murray Bridge) - search page

  3. •Murray bridge Adelaide Road Cemetery (Adelaide Rd (Princess Hwy), Murray Bridge)
    Headstone List (Australian Cemeteries)
    (Rural City of Murray Bridge) - search page


Links

Murray Bridge, South Australia (Wikipedia)

Rural City of Murray Bridge (Wikipedia)

River Murray Towns: Murray Bridge (SA Memory)
Murray Bridge & District Historical Society


Australian Heritage