Burnsfield, South Australia

Burnsfield
South Australia
Burnsfield
Coordinates 33°41′46″S 138°12′54″E / 33.69611°S 138.21500°E / -33.69611; 138.21500Coordinates: 33°41′46″S 138°12′54″E / 33.69611°S 138.21500°E / -33.69611; 138.21500
Postcode(s) 5520
Elevation 128[1] m (420 ft)
Location 23 km (14 mi) N of Lake Bumbunga[2]
LGA(s) Wakefield Regional Council
State electorate(s) Frome[3]
Federal Division(s) Grey[3]
Localities around Burnsfield:
Mundoora Lake View, Collinsfield Koolunga
Hope Gap, Wokurna Burnsfield Brinkworth
Barunga Gap Snowtown Condowie

Burnsfield (33°41′S 138°12′E / 33.683°S 138.200°E / -33.683; 138.200; postcode: 5520) is a locality in South Australia's Mid North.[3][2] The locality is named for the Burnsfield railway station which in turn was named for the Burns family, owners of the land at the time of and prior to the Salisbury-Redhill railway construction in 1925.[1] The Burns family first took up land at the site at the western foot of the Hummocks Range in about 1878.[4]

In 2011, an eight-year mining lease was granted to mine salt from a 83-hectare (210-acre) site in the north west of Burnsfield.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Search result for 'Burnsfield Railway Station' (ID SA0011136)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Burnsfield, South Australia". Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Search result for 'Burnsfield, LOCB' (ID SA0043142)"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Obituary. Mr. F. Burns". Adelaide Chronicle. 21 September 1939. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mineral Lease ML 6394 Mulgundawa Investments Pty Ltd (ACN 093 255 111)" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2016.

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