Cromer, South Australia

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Cromer
South Australia
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Cromer
Coordinates 34°46′S138°59′E / 34.76°S 138.99°E / -34.76; 138.99 Coordinates: 34°46′S138°59′E / 34.76°S 138.99°E / -34.76; 138.99
Population187 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 5235
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location
State electorate(s) Schubert
Federal Division(s)
Localities around Cromer:
Mount Crawford
Cromer Mount Pleasant
Forreston Birdwood
Footnotes [2]

Cromer is a locality in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. It spans the boundary between the Adelaide Hills Council and the Barossa Council northwest of Mount Pleasant and includes the Cromer Conservation Park.

Early farmers in the area included the Hannaford family. Cromer was the scene of an alluvial gold rush in 1870 at a site named Bonney's Flat on Hannaford Creek. [3] (Bonney Flat Creek is 30 km away, west of Balhannah).

The school opened as "Para Wirra" in 1898. It was renamed Cromer in 1899 and closed in 1950. The post office opened in 1910 and closed in 1944. [2]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cromer". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 March 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Placename Details: Cromer (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 6 January 2010. SA0016905. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. "THE GOLD-FIELDS". The South Australian Advertiser . South Australia. 4 October 1870. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2019 via National Library of Australia.