Burnsfield, South Australia

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Burnsfield
South Australia
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Burnsfield
Burnsfield, South Australia
Coordinates 33°41′46″S138°12′54″E / 33.69611°S 138.21500°E / -33.69611; 138.21500
Population6 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5520
Elevation128 [2]  m (420 ft)
Location23 km (14 mi) N of Lake Bumbunga [3]
LGA(s) Wakefield Regional Council
State electorate(s) Frome [4]
Federal division(s) Grey [4]
Localities around Burnsfield:
Mundoora Lake View, Collinsfield Koolunga
Hope Gap, Wokurna Burnsfield Brinkworth
Barunga Gap Snowtown Condowie

Burnsfield is a locality in South Australia's Mid North. [4] [3] It is north of Snowtown on the eastern side of the Augusta Highway. The locality is named for the Burnsfield railway station which was near the southwestern corner of the locality. The station was named for the Burns family, owners of the land at the time of and prior to the Salisbury-Redhill railway construction in 1925. [2] The Burns family first took up land at the site at the western foot of the Hummocks Range in about 1878. [5]

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In 2011, an eight-year mining lease was granted to mine salt from a 83-hectare (210-acre) site in the north west of Burnsfield. [6]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burnsfield (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Search result for 'Burnsfield Railway Station' (ID SA0011136)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Burnsfield, South Australia" . Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Search result for 'Burnsfield, LOCB' (ID SA0043142)". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. "Obituary. Mr. F. Burns". Adelaide Chronicle. 21 September 1939. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  6. "Mineral Lease ML 6394 Mulgundawa Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 093 255 111)" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2016.