Morn Hill, South Australia

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Morn Hill
South Australia
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Morn Hill
Coordinates 34°25′01″S138°45′32″E / 34.417°S 138.759°E / -34.417; 138.759 Coordinates: 34°25′01″S138°45′32″E / 34.417°S 138.759°E / -34.417; 138.759
Population17 (2016 census) [1]
Location20 km (12 mi) north of Gawler
LGA(s) Light Regional Council
State electorate(s) Schubert
Federal Division(s)
Localities around Morn Hill:
Linwood
Magdala Morn Hill Freeling
Templers
Footnotes [2]

Morn Hill is a locality in the Mid North region of South Australia. It straddles the Horrocks Highway midway between Gawler and Tarlee.

Morn Hill is a rural locality with a handful of farms - at the 2016 census, there were six dwellings housing 17 people. [1] The locality drew its name from the Morn Hill School which opened in 1891 [2] but has long since closed. Morn Hill also had a Primitive Methodist church which had opened by 1870 [3] and closed soon after 1900. [4]

In the Morn Hill area, the Horrocks Highway (formerly Main North Road) forms the boundary between the federal electoral divisions of Grey (on the west) and Barker (to the east). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Morn Hill". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 April 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Placename Details: Morn Hill (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 1 August 2011. SA0046440. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Family Notices". South Australian Register . XXXIV (7303). South Australia. 8 April 1870. p. 4. Retrieved 3 April 2021 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Morn Hill Church". Australian Christian Commonwealth . XV (757). South Australia. 21 November 1902. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021 via National Library of Australia.