Hilltown, South Australia

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Hilltown
South Australia

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Hilltown
Coordinates 33°41′11″S138°38′11″E / 33.6865°S 138.6364°E / -33.6865; 138.6364 Coordinates: 33°41′11″S138°38′11″E / 33.6865°S 138.6364°E / -33.6865; 138.6364
Established 1866
Postcode(s) 5455
Elevation 348 m (1,142 ft)
LGA(s) Clare and Gilbert Valley Council
State electorate(s) Frome
Federal Division(s) Wakefield
Localities around Hilltown:
Euromina Andrews Leighton
Anama Hilltown Gum Creek
Bungaree Barinia Hill River

Hilltown is a locality in the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys of South Australia. The former town centre is located on Hilltown Road, which runs north-south between Andrews and Hill River, while the unsealed Harvey Highway connects the former town centre to RM Williams Way. [1] It is about 4 km east of RM Williams Way, on the former Spalding railway line.

South Australia State of Australia

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

Andrews, South Australia Town in South Australia

Andrews is a rural locality in the Northern Areas Council of South Australia, located on the Hill River. Its boundaries were formalised in April 2001 for the long established name for the area. The district, which is primarily dedicated to primary production, mainly grain farming, is in the Spalding Ward of the council. The township has bulk grain handling and storage facilities as well as limited sporting and community facilities. The Hill River Road and the Hill River run north-south through the locality, while Andrews Road runs east-west, connecting the Goyder Highway with RM Williams Way. In the 2011 census, the population of Andrews was too low to separately report; it was included in that of adjacent Spalding.

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History

It was created in the 1860s when closer settlement came to the Mid-North, allowing grain farming by self-employed farmers. The government town of Hilltown was surveyed in September 1865. [2] The first lots at Hilltown were sold by public auction in March 1866. Street names of the surveyed township honored pioneering pastoralists of the region such as John Harris Browne and Charles Brown Fisher.

John Harris Browne Australian explorer and pastoralist

John Harris Browne, generally referred to as J. Harris Browne, was an explorer in Australia and a pioneer pastoralist.

Charles Brown Fisher Australian pastoralist and livestock breeder

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It was proposed to rename it Yakkalo in 1916 and Milne in 1926, but neither took effect. [2] Subsequent public infrastructure, since closed, included a railway siding and primary school. The Spalding railway line passed the town in 1922, the station was named for the Hundred of Milne which is the cadastral division in which the town was established. It was named in 1860 after Sir William Milne, MP. [3] The town was recorded as diminished in 1929. [2] The local railway station had been opened under the name of Milne, but was altered to Hilltown in 1939. [4] The railway closed in 1984. Hilltown Post Office opened on 2 January 1914 and closed on 4 April 1985. [5]

The Spalding railway line was a railway line on the South Australian Railways network which branched from the Peterborough line at Riverton and passed through the Clare Valley to Spalding. The line opened from Riverton to Clare on 5 July 1918, being extended to Spalding on 9 January 1922. The cessation of railway services was a consequence of the Ash Wednesday bushfires in February 1983, which caused major damage to infrastructure between Sevenhill and Penwortham. The line was formally closed on 17 April 1984.

William Milne (politician) Australian politician

Sir William Milne was an Australian entrepreneur and politician, serving as the member for Onkaparinga in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1857 to 1868. He was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in 1869, and was President of the South Australian Legislative Council from 25 July 1873 to 1881.

A private subdivision named Dudley formerly existed on the border of Hilltown and Barinia; it has now been subsumed into the two localities. [6]

Features

The Clare Valley Aerodrome is located in the south-west corner of the locality, on the corner of RM Williams Way and Cornwell Road. [7] The Hilltown Soldiers' Memorial Hall is still available for community use. [8] [9]

Clare Valley Aerodrome airport in Australia

Clare Valley Aerodrome is an airport located 14 km (8.7 mi) north of the town of Clare, South Australia. The Clare Valley Flying Group began construction of the airfield in 2010 and it was officially opened in November 2014.

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References

  1. ↑ "Hilltown, 5455". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hilltown". Property Location Viewer. Government of South Australia. SA0042842. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Placename Details: Hundred of Milne". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0007587. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "New Road from Clare to Blyth". Northern Argus . Clare, SA: National Library of Australia. 14 April 1939. p. 7. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hilltown". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dudley". Property Location Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Hilltown SA 5455". Google Maps. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Halls". Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Hilltown Soldiers' Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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