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A stay in Blanchetown, located 143 km north-east of Adelaide
on the Sturt Highway, should include a visit to the spectacular
Lock One Site and its manicured surrounds, (built on the
river in 1922) , where the River Murray's lock and weir
system commences.
Blanchetown is a busy watersports area for waterskiers
and boating enthusiasts, with a reserve just upstream
from the Blanchetown Bridge, and a densely populated area
of riverside shacks, located downstream from Lock One.
Spectacular cliffs and partially submersed trees at Blanchetown offer a unique
and memorable picture to the bankside viewer.
Three caravan parks, houseboat hirers, holiday shacks
and easily accessable facilities and amenities make Blanchetown
a great holiday destination.
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Blanchetown
River Front Reserves
| RESERVE |
BOAT
RAMPS |
FACILITIES |
OLD FERRY RAMPS
(township side)
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4 ramps;
( 2 either side of river) both 1 car wide, concrete |
Picnic
Area, toilets |
BLANCHETOWN
SHACKS
(Servicing shacks downstream
from bridge) |
2
ramps; (1 car wide, concrete), (1 car wide, dirt) |
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Local Information
Russ and Di's Deli
Merivale Street
Blanchetown SA 5357
Ph:
(08) 8540 5305
Fax:
(08) 8540 5305
Tourist Attractions
-Murrundi, historic Aboriginal
settlement (5km south of Blanchetown)
-National Trust Blanchetown Post Office
-The Old Punt (downstream from Blanchetown Bridge)
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
| Contact |
Phone Number |
Contact Details |
| Police |
Ph:000 or
Ph: 8540 5013
TTY (Deaf Phone)
Ph: 8207 4450 |
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| Ambulance |
Ph:000 or
Ph: 8541 2878
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For General Enquiries
Ph 13 6272
Email:- enquiries@saambulance.com.au |
| Hospital |
Ph:
8569 0200
Ph: 8541 2300
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Mannum
District Hospital Inc
Parker St. Mannum
Waikerie Hospital Inc
Lawrie Tce. Waikerie |
Doctors
Medical
Clinics |
Ph: 8569 0222 |
Mannum
Medical Centre
Parker St. Mannum |
| CFS |
All Emergency
Responses
In an emergency, please call your local brigade alarm
number Ph: 8540 5000or
call Ph: 000 |
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Country RAA
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Ph: 8540 2275 (8540 2261) |
Morgan Auto Repairs
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| Murray Watch |
Ph 8531 0710 |
(Friends of the
River Inc)
P.O. Box 1448
Murray Bridge S.A. 5253
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*Local phone numbers subject to change. In emergency
response situations Ph: 000
will always connect to an operator and if you are using
a mobile phone Ph: 112.
For emergency roadside assistance if you are unable to contact
the local RAA Service Depot then Ph:
13 1111.
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