A 170- year-old border anomaly at the crossroads of three states has actually left homeowners of a small wilderness neighborhood in limbo amidst coronavirus restrictions– with one regional now requiring the line to be redrawn.
Bottom line:
- Citizens of Lindsay Point say they think about themselves as South Australian
- Their neighborhood lies close to a dogleg in the border with Victoria
- One local is concerned about possible emergency service hold-ups since of coronavirus constraints
The minor dogleg in the otherwise straight limit near the junction of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales may not look like much, but it caused among Australia’s longest-running border disagreements
The conference point between the 3 states is known as MacCabe Corner, near the small almond-growing community of Lindsay Point on the bank of the River Murray.
A cartographical mistake come from during a dry spell in the late 1840 s, when property surveyors ran into problems mapping out the border.
It culminated in South Australia accusing Victoria of incorrectly appropriating more than 1,000 square kilometres of its land– triggering a dispute which lasted for more than 60 years.
After being taken to London’s Privy Council in the early 1900 s, Victoria won a prolonged legal battle and now declares the community of Lindsay Point as part of its territory.
While the conflict has