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construction of the Murray Bridge in South Australia Workers posing for a photo in 1875 during construction of the Murray Bridge, which spans the Murray River at what is today the city of Murray Bridge in South Australia. The bridge, which was completed in 1879, later gave the community its name.

Murray Bridge

South Australia, Australia
Also known as: Hundred of Mobilong, Mobilong
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Murray Bridge, city, southeastern South Australia, on the Murray River, 52 miles (84 km) by road southeast of Adelaide. Originally a stop for cattle drovers, the town was organized in 1860 as the Hundred of Mobilong and grew as a river port. A bridge spanned the Murray in 1879, and the town of Mobilong was laid out in 1883. A rail span crossed the river in 1886. In the early 1900s, swamps along the river...

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