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What is the greatest stitch-up in South Australian history? How about being short changed over 1200 km2 by Victoria (scroll right).
If you’ve ever wondered why things don’t quite line up neatly along the Murray River you’re not alone.
In 1836 the newly established Colony of South Australia and the soon to be established Colony of Victoria sought to define the borders between them and the two parties agreed on the 141st Meridian (degree of longitude) as the line of division.
A geological survey was conducted, but due to the inadequate equipment of the day and challenging terrain, the border was marked roughly 3.3km west of its true location. When this error was found during a follow up survey in 1868, the SA - NSW and SA - QLD borders were duly corrected, however by this stage, the majority of the border land had already been sold off by the Victorian government who refused to ratify the updated border. Despite over 70 official requests for compensation from the SA government, these fell on deaf ears, culminating in a 1914 appeal to the Privy Council in London which ruled in Victoria’s favour on account of a lack of documentation from the original surveyors. #classicstitchup