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Kenton Valley
Kenton Valley is a locality named for a valley located between Gumeracha and Lobethal, about east of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area. The area contains cherry and strawberry farms and a golf course. It is sparsely populated, and residents rely on nearby Gumeracha for educational and commercial services. The town developed on a parcel of land taken up by the South Australian Company. The first manager of the station was William Beavis Randell who named a home he built, Kenton Park, after his home town in Devon. The Kenton Valley Post Office operated from 1873 to 1973. The school operated from 1904 to 1943. See also *List of valleys of Australia This is a list of valleys of Australia. New South Wales The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales lists 37 valleys in the Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. * Arbon Vale * Babbage Ravine * Bindra Basin * Bromley Basin * Brumb ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumeracha, South Australia
Gumeracha ( ) is a town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, located on the Adelaide-Mannum Road. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area on the south bank of the upper River Torrens. At the 2006 census, Gumeracha had a population of 731. The region relies heavily on grazing, dairying, grape growing, orchards and market gardening. History The original inhabitants of the area were the Peramangk people, and the name "Gumeracha" derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "fine waterhole". The area was one of the earliest settled by Europeans in South Australia. First to explore the district were Dr George Imlay and John Hill, on 24 January 1838. In 1839, the South Australia Company took up a parcel of land, on which the settlements of Gumeracha, Kenton Valley and Forreston developed. The company established a district headquarters and opened it up for sheep grazing. In 1841, The South Australian Company built a home for the first manager of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
