Linwood, South Australia

Linwood
South Australia
Linwood
Coordinates 34°21′36″S 138°46′01″E / 34.360°S 138.767°E / -34.360; 138.767Coordinates: 34°21′36″S 138°46′01″E / 34.360°S 138.767°E / -34.360; 138.767
Location 25 km (16 mi) north of Gawler
LGA(s) Light Regional Council
State electorate(s) Schubert
Federal Division(s) Wakefield
Localities around Linwood:
Stockport Bethel
Hamley Bridge Linwood Fords
Magdala Morn Hill Freeling

Linwood is a settlement in South Australia.[1] It is in the Mid North region and spans the Horrocks Highway (Main North Road) halfway between Templers and Tarlee on the southern bank of the Light River in the Hundred of Light. The wooden bridge over the River Light was washed away in a flood in 1889. A new, higher, stone bridge was opened in 1891.[2]

The public school at Linwood was referred to as the "Hundred of Light School" after it opened in 1903.[3] There was also a Methodist Church[4] and a post office.[5] None remain in use.

References

  1. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "THE LINWOOD BRIDGE.". The Advertiser. XXXIV, (10304). South Australia. 27 October 1891. p. 7. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "LINWOOD.". Chronicle. 47, (2,417). South Australia. 17 December 1904. p. 39. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "LINWOOD.". Chronicle. 47, (2,423). South Australia. 28 January 1905. p. 13. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "LINWOOD". Adelaide Observer. LX, (3,242). South Australia. 21 November 1903. p. 10. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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