Dawson, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 32°48′14″S 138°58′30″E / 32.804°S 138.975°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Yorke and Mid North | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 19 May 1881 (town) 31 August 2000 (locality) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3 (SAL 2016) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5720 | ||||||||||||
| County | Herbert | ||||||||||||
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Dawson is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the District Council of Peterborough. It covers the entirety of the cadastral Hundred of Coglin, with the exception of the small town of Oodla Wirra.
Boundaries for the locality were created on 31 August 2000 and it was given the "long established name" of Dawson which is derived from the Government Town of Dawson whose site is located within the boundaries of the locality.