Brinkworth (postcode 5464) is a town in the
Mid North
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region of
South Australia
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with a current population of 401. It is north west of the regional centre of
Clare.
The Brinkworth area was first settled in the 1860s and the town laid out in 1892. Brinkworth is named after the early landowner, George Brinkworth.
Transport
Brinkworth was a junction on the
Gladstone railway line
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from
Adelaide
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to
Gladstone in the north. The
other line from Brinkworth went through
Snowtown to
Kadina and
Wallaroo
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. Both were originally built as
narrow gauge
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Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
. These lines were converted to
broad gauge in 1927 but are now closed.
Governance
Brinkworth is in the
local government area of
Wakefield Regional Council
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Geography
The Wakefield Regional Council includes the towns and localities of Avon, Balaklava, Bar ...
, the
state electoral district
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of
Frome
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and the
federal division of
Grey
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.
References
External links
BrinkworthSA.info: Brinkworth Community web site created and managed by locals
Towns in South Australia
Mid North (South Australia)
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