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Lyrup, South Australia
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Lyrup is a town in South Australia's rural Riverland area. Lyrup is located on the banks of the Murray River. It is 267 kilometres north-east of Adelaide, the capital of the state of South Australia and 25 kilometres from Renmark.
Quick Facts Lyrup South Australia, Coordinates ...
Lyrup South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Lyrup Ferry | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°10′S 140°44′E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 346 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5343 | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Renmark Paringa Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Lyrup is accessible by ferry. It was established in 1894 by the South Australian government as a part of the creation of a communal land system (one of twelve settlements). 243 people originally settled in Lyrup. The town was gazetted on 24 September 1896 and was named after "Lyrup's Hut", a boundary rider's shack.
Lyrup still maintains a communal land system. It has a community club, general store and picnic areas. The area around it produces grapes, stone fruit, citrus, almonds, apricots and some corn.