Hamilton, South Australia
| Hamilton South Australia | |
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  Hamilton | |
| Coordinates | 34°13′S 138°52′E / 34.217°S 138.867°ECoordinates: 34°13′S 138°52′E / 34.217°S 138.867°E |
| Postcode(s) | 5373 |
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) |
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| LGA(s) | Light Regional Council |
| State electorate(s) | Stuart |
| Federal Division(s) | Wakefield |
Hamilton (postcode 5373) is a small township in the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia. It is about 120 km northeast of Adelaide, South Australia, about 20 km north of Kapunda. Once a stop for the mining carts going from Adelaide to Burra, but now just a small agricultural district.
Hamilton was the birthplace of Albert Percy Blesing in 1879, MP for Northern from 1924-1944. He served as Minister for Agriculture, Local Government and Afforestation in the government of Thomas Playford IV. This now shrinking town used to be a very vibrant one with its own football, netball and cricket teams all of which now are non-existent. The Hamilton tennis club is still running and plays in the Julia & Light Tennis Association.[1] The park at Hamilton is called Gill Park and is named after the Gill family which was a common family in the district, and donated the money to build the hall and oval there.
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References
- ↑ "Julia and Light Tennis Association". Eudunda.net. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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