Balhannah: Difference between revisions
Doug butler (talk | contribs) link Greenhill Road |
m date format audit, minor formatting |
||
(10 intermediate revisions by 8 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date= |
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} |
||
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2013}} |
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2013}} |
||
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town |
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town |
||
Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
| image = BalhannahSA.JPG |
| image = BalhannahSA.JPG |
||
| caption = Onkaparinga Valley Road at Balhannah |
| caption = Onkaparinga Valley Road at Balhannah |
||
| coordinates = {{coord|34|59|S|138|49|E|display=inline,title}} |
|||
|latd =34 |latm =59 |lats = |
|||
|longd =138 |longm =49 |longs= |
|||
| pushpin_label_position =top |
| pushpin_label_position =top |
||
| lga = Adelaide Hills Council |
| lga = Adelaide Hills Council |
||
| postcode = |
| postcode = |
||
| est = 1839 |
| est = 1839 |
||
| pop = <!-- Leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata. --> |
|||
| pop = 1,075 |
|||
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}} |
|||
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC40033|name=Balhannah (State Suburb)|accessdate=3 February 2016|quick=on}}</ref> |
|||
| elevation= |
| elevation= |
||
| maxtemp = |
| maxtemp = |
||
Line 34: | Line 31: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Balhannah''' is a town in the [[Adelaide Hills]] about 30 km southeast of [[Adelaide]], the capital of [[South Australia]]. It was established in 1839 as a farming community, |
'''Balhannah''' is a town in the [[Adelaide Hills]] about 30 km southeast of [[Adelaide]], the capital of [[South Australia]]. It was established in 1839 as a farming community by [[James Turnbull Thomson]], who built the first hotel. The town soon grew to incorporate two once adjoining towns: Gilleston (named for [[Osmond Gilles]]) and Blythetown, named for James Blythe, another Scottish settler.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90956353 |title=Towns, People, and Things We Ought to Know |newspaper=[[The Chronicle (Adelaide)]] |volume=LXXVI |issue=4,011 |location=South Australia |date=28 September 1933 |access-date=23 March 2017 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} An interesting article with much more information on the history off Balhannah</ref> |
||
It is on the main interstate railway between Adelaide and [[Melbourne]]. In the past it was the [[Junction (rail)|junction]] for a branch line that ran up the Onkaparinga Valley and beyond to [[Birdwood, South Australia|Birdwood]] and [[Mount Pleasant, South Australia|Mount Pleasant]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Railways in the Adelaide Hills, 1st edition |publisher=Openbook Publishers, Adelaide |author=Sallis, Roger |year=1998 |isbn=0-646-35473-6}}</ref> |
It is on the main [[Melbourne–Adelaide railway|interstate railway]] between Adelaide and [[Melbourne]]. In the past it was the [[Junction (rail)|junction]] for [[Mount Pleasant railway line|a branch line]] that ran up the Onkaparinga Valley and beyond to [[Birdwood, South Australia|Birdwood]] and [[Mount Pleasant, South Australia|Mount Pleasant]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Railways in the Adelaide Hills, 1st edition |publisher=Openbook Publishers, Adelaide |author=Sallis, Roger |year=1998 |isbn=0-646-35473-6}}</ref> |
||
Much of Balhannah is along |
Much of Balhannah is along [[Onkaparinga Valley Road]], although there are some other residential streets, and [[Greenhill Road, Adelaide|Greenhill Road]] terminates near the town centre. One of the larger businesses in the town is a long-established hardware store, now part of the [[Mitre 10]] chain. The fruit [[refrigeration|cold store]] built in 1914 was one of the first in [[Australia]] and is still in use. |
||
Features Kidman Flower Co, a Native Flower Farm that allows tourists and is home to Nepenthe Winery and Shaw + Smith Winery. |
|||
Peramangk and Kaurna peoples are the Traditional Custodians of the Adelaide Hills. |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Line 44: | Line 44: | ||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
*[http://www.adhills.com.au/tourism/towns/balhannah/ Adelaide Hills Online |
*[http://www.adhills.com.au/tourism/towns/balhannah/ Adelaide Hills Online – Balhannah] |
||
{{Adelaide Hills Council suburbs}} |
{{Adelaide Hills Council suburbs}} |
||
{{Adelaide Hills}} |
{{Adelaide Hills}} |
||
{{authority control}} |
|||
[[Category:Towns in South Australia]] |
[[Category:Towns in South Australia]] |
Latest revision as of 00:40, 24 February 2023
Balhannah South Australia | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coordinates | 34°59′S 138°49′E / 34.983°S 138.817°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 1,660 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1839 | ||||||||||||||
Standort | 30 km (19 mi) SE of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Adelaide Hills Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kavel | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
|
Balhannah is a town in the Adelaide Hills about 30 km southeast of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. It was established in 1839 as a farming community by James Turnbull Thomson, who built the first hotel. The town soon grew to incorporate two once adjoining towns: Gilleston (named for Osmond Gilles) and Blythetown, named for James Blythe, another Scottish settler.[2]
It is on the main interstate railway between Adelaide and Melbourne. In the past it was the junction for a branch line that ran up the Onkaparinga Valley and beyond to Birdwood and Mount Pleasant.[3]
Much of Balhannah is along Onkaparinga Valley Road, although there are some other residential streets, and Greenhill Road terminates near the town centre. One of the larger businesses in the town is a long-established hardware store, now part of the Mitre 10 chain. The fruit cold store built in 1914 was one of the first in Australia and is still in use. Features Kidman Flower Co, a Native Flower Farm that allows tourists and is home to Nepenthe Winery and Shaw + Smith Winery.
Peramangk and Kaurna peoples are the Traditional Custodians of the Adelaide Hills.
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Balhannah (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Towns, People, and Things We Ought to Know". The Chronicle (Adelaide). Vol. LXXVI, no. 4, 011. South Australia. 28 September 1933. p. 13. Retrieved 23 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia. An interesting article with much more information on the history off Balhannah
- ^ Sallis, Roger (1998). Railways in the Adelaide Hills, 1st edition. Openbook Publishers, Adelaide. ISBN 0-646-35473-6.
External links
[edit]