New Town, South Australia

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New Town
South Australia
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New Town
Coordinates 33°57′14″S137°41′35″E / 33.954°S 137.693°E / -33.954; 137.693
Population1,291 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5554 [2]
LGA(s) Copper Coast Council
State electorate(s) Narungga [3]
Federal division(s) Grey [2]
Localities around New Town:
Kadina Kadina Wallaroo
Kadina New Town Kadina
Kadina Wallaroo Mines Kadina
FootnotesCoordinates [4]

New Town (originally Newtown) is a suburb of the town of Kadina on the Yorke Peninsula. It is located in the Copper Coast Council. [2] The boundaries were formally gazetted in January 1999, although the name had long been in use for the area. [4]

History

It is unclear when the suburb was established: Keith Bailey wrote that it "was settled as early as 1865", but little was reported until 1872, at which time it was noted that "several nice residences" were being built in the township. [5] [6] It once featured "two churches (Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan), a soap factory, two stores, three fruiterers, a wheelwright and a wine shop", as well as a small brickworks, lime kiln and butcher's slaughterhouses. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "New Town (SA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 "Search result(s) for New Town, 5554". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Narungga (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Search result(s) for New Town, 5554". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. 1 2 Bailey, Keith (1990). Copper City Chronicle: A History of Kadina. p. 201.
  6. ↑ "Wallaroo Times". The Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal . Vol. VIII, no. 714. South Australia. 10 February 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2017– via National Library of Australia.
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