Towitta, South Australia
Towitta is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia at the foot of the eastern side of the Mount Lofty Ranges. It is a rural community dominated by growing cereal grain crops. Its name is taken from Tewitty, the native name of a permanent spring nearby.[2] The town was surveyed by H.C. Talbot in March 1876, and the Towitta public school was open from 1880 to 1942.[3]
| Towitta South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Towitta | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.53°S 139.255°E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1 June 1876[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5353 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Sedan | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mid Murray Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Chaffey | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | [2] | ||||||||||||||
The murder of Bertha Schippan in January 1902 occurred on a farm to the north of the township of Towitta. Her sister Mary was later acquitted in Adelaide of the murder, which has never been officially solved.[4] In 1984, the ABC produced a television film titled The Schippan Mystery covering the case.
References
- Musgrave Jnr., A. (1 June 1876). "Untitled proclamation re the Town of Towitta" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1048. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Placename Details: Towitta (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 4 March 2010. SA0010046. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "School = Towitta - Teachers listed by year". Teachers. University of South Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- Royal, Simon (19 February 2017). "'Sensational' Towitta murder mystery of 1902 keeping residents guessing to this day". Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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