Electoral district of Rocky River

Rocky River South Australia—House of Assembly
State	South Australia
Created	1938
Abolished	1985
Demographic	Rural

Rocky River was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from March 1938 to December 1985.^[1]

The electorate was based in the Mid North region, around the towns of Crystal Brook, Gladstone and Port Germein. In 1938, the polling places were Beetaloo Valley, Crystal Brook, Napperby, Hundred of Pirie, Wandearah, Warnertown, Appila, Bundaleer Spring, Caltowie, Georgetown, Gladstone, Gulnare, Laura, Narridy, Stone Hut, Tarcowie, Wirrabara, Yandiah, Baroota, Port Germein, Telowie.^[2]

John Olsen moved from the abolished Rocky River to Custance at the 1985 election.

Members

Member		Party	Term
	John Lyons	Liberal and Country	1938–1948
	James Heaslip	Liberal and Country	1949–1968
	Howard Venning	Liberal and Country	1968–1974
		Liberal	1974–1979
	John Olsen	Liberal	1979–1985

References

1. "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 - 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
2. "ASSEMBLY POLLING PLACES.". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier (SA: National Library of Australia). 11 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

• Former Members of the Parliament of South Australia

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