Tusmore, South Australia

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Tusmore
Adelaide, South Australia
Population: 1,570 (2006 Census)[1]
Established: 1839
Postcode: 5065
Property Value: AUD $660 000 [2]
Location: 6 km (4 mi) from Adelaide
LGA: City of Burnside
State District: Bragg
Federal Division: Sturt
Suburbs around Tusmore:
Heathpool Leabrook Leabrook
Toorak Gardens Tusmore Hazelwood Park
Glenside Linden Park Linden Park

Tusmore is a suburb in the inner east of Adelaide, South Australia. In 1839, a pastoralist William Rogers, settled in the area and named his land Tusmore after his birthplace in Oxfordshire, England. In 1911 the area roughly corresponding to modern-day Tusmore, known as Section 291, was owned by the Colonial Board of Advice of the South Australian Company. In that year the Board subdivided the land, and several streets in Tusmore are named after board members from that time: Bakewell, Barr-Smith, Brandreth, Fisher, Kennaway and Stirling. [3]

A recreational park, Tusmore Park, has a public children's swimming pool, five tennis courts, a children's playground, seating areas and electric barbecues. The park is split through the middle by First Creek and has a Scout hall which is situated on the opposite side of the creek to the pool. It is popular for social gatherings in the warmer months, especially on Sundays.

Places of interest include the modern Burnside Library and the Tusmore Memorial Church (Uniting).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Tusmore (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  2. ^ Tusmore suburb profile, domain.com.au, Accessed 13/12/07
  3. ^ Street Names and Origins, City of Burnside
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Coordinates: 34°56′S, 138°38′E