Cherry Gardens is a semi-rural suburb of

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. It lies within the

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History

Cherry Gardens' early settlers included John and Benjamin Chambers, who were granted land in the area some time before 1844. The area was named for the native cherry (''

Exocarpos cupressiformis ''Exocarpos cupressiformis'', with common names that include native cherry, cherry ballart, and cypress cherry, belongs to the sandalwood family of plants. It is a species endemic to Australia. Occasionally the genus name is spelt "Exocarpus" bu ...

'') which grew there in profusion. Cherry Gardens Post Office first opened on 10 July 1850 and finally closed in 1976.

Services

The Cherry Gardens brigade of the

South Australian Country Fire Service The South Australian Country Fire Service (SACFS, commonly abbreviated as CFS) is a volunteer based fire service in the Australian state of South Australia. The CFS has responsibility as the Control Agency for firefighting and hazardous mater ...

provides service for water bomber aircraft at the Cherry Gardens Airstrip. In January 2021, a fire started in the Cherry Gardens area and destroyed two houses.

References

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