Mitchell is a locality on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia. Its boundaries were set to roughly the northern two thirds of the Hundred of Mitchell, from which it draws its name, in 2003.[1] Mitchell includes the former locality of Lake Brimpton,[3] adjacent to a lake by the same name. The Lake Brimpton school opened in 1932 but has now closed.
| Mitchell South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Mitchell | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°00′S 135°36′E / 34.0°S 135.6°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5632 (5607 before 2012)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eyre Western[2] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Musgrave[2] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Flinders | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Mitchell was named by Governor of South Australia, George Le Hunte after Samuel James Mitchell MP in 1903.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Mitchell". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 24 September 2013. SA0065040. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Search results for "Mitchell LOCB" with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'". Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Placename Details: Lake Brimpton". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 August 2005. SA0038219. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Placename Details: Hundred of Mitchell". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0045422. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2017.