Eba, South Australia

Eba South Australia
Eba
Coordinates	34°04′S 139°35′E / 34.06°S 139.58°ECoordinates: 34°04′S 139°35′E / 34.06°S 139.58°E
Population	611 (shared with other localities in the 'State Suburb of Morgan') (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	5320
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Location	10 km (6 mi) SW of Morgan
LGA(s)	Mid Murray Council
State electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal Division(s)	Barker
Localities around Eba: Maude Lindley Lindley Beatty Mount Mary Eba Morgan Blanchetown Blanchetown Morgan

Eba is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Murray River. It is on the Thiele Highway and was on the Morgan railway line, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of Morgan near the northwest bend of the Murray River.

History

The locality of Eba occupies the western half of the Hundred of Eba which was declared in 1860 and named after a friend of the governor. The railway siding was named for the hundred when the railway was built in 1878. The current boundaries were created in 2003 for the long-established name.^[2] Little remains of the village today, however it once had a post office, school,^[3] blacksmith, grocery business and sawmill sending firewood to Adelaide^[4] and a cricket team.^[5]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Morgan (State Suburb) (sic)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
2. "Placename Details: Eba". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 11 August 2008. SA0032306. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
3. "EBA.". The Chronicle. 48, (2,468). South Australia. 9 December 1905. p. 13. Retrieved 26 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "EBA.". Kapunda Herald. XLIV, (3,464). South Australia. 11 September 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 26 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "EBA.". The Chronicle. 46, (2,389). South Australia. 4 June 1904. p. 13. Retrieved 26 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.