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Balhannah

Coordinates: 34°59′S 138°49′E / 34.983°S 138.817°E / -34.983; 138.817
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Balhannah
South Australia
Onkaparinga Valley Road at Balhannah
Population1,028 2006 Census [1]
Established1839
Standort30 km (19 mi) SE of Adelaide
LGA(s)Adelaide Hills Council
State electorate(s)Kavel
Federal division(s)Mayo
Localities around Balhannah:
Carey Gully Lenswood Oakbank
Mount George Balhannah Nairne
Bridgewater Hahndorf Littlehampton

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. The fruit cold store built in 1914 was one of the first in Australia and is still in use. 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[2].

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Balhannah (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Sallis, Roger (1998). Railways in the Adelaide Hills, 1st edition. Openbook Publishers, Adelaide. ISBN 0-646-35473-6.

34°59′S 138°49′E / 34.983°S 138.817°E / -34.983; 138.817