Australia (also Australia Landing) is a former town located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States.
[1] Australia was located on the Mississippi River.
[2] Andrew Jackson Donelson, a planter, purchased 1,579 acres (639 ha) of land at Australia in 1857.
[2] The "Cessions Towhead Chute", a cutoff constructed on the Mississippi River, left Australia situated on a narrow channel no longer used for navigation.
This Bolivar County, Mississippi state location article is a stub.