Dudley Park, South Australia
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Dudley Park, is a suburb of
Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
,
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
, located approximately 3 kilometres north-west of the CBD. The suburb is bordered by
Regency Road Regency Road (and its eastern section as Muller Road) is a main east-west road forming a continuous connection between the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Located approximately north of the city centre, Regency Road carries ...
(north), Simpson Avenue (south), the Adelaide-Gawler railway line (east), and a line directly north–south from the Harrison Road-Simpson Avenue intersection to Regency Road (west). The
Dudley Park Cemetery Dudley Park Cemetery is a cemetery in Dudley Park, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The cemetery caters for various forms of burial and memorial in different areas. The ''Caroline Gardens'' area is based around the former Caroli ...
is located within the suburb at the corner of Simpson Avenue and Exeter Terrace. Two railway stations border the suburb,
Islington railway station Islington railway station is located on the Gawler line.Dudley Park railway station.


History

By the turn of the twentieth century, the Dudley Park area was known as Islington, a name preserved in the present-day
Islington railway station Islington railway station is located on the Gawler line.Regency Park) from 1881 until 1966. In October 1909, the Dudley Park subdivision was created and named after
William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, (25 May 1867 – 29 June 1932), was a British aristocrat, politician, and military officer who served as the fourth Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1908 to 1911. He was previously Lord Lieut ...
who was the
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,
theobromine Theobromine, also known as xantheose, is the principal alkaloid of ''Theobroma cacao'' (cacao plant). Theobromine is slightly water-soluble (330 mg/L) with a bitter taste. In industry, theobromine is used as an additive and precursor to s ...
and other drugs on a site on Pym Street in Dudley Park. This had become necessary as the major global source for caffeine had been the
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, which had been occupied by Germany early in World War II. The primary feedstock for caffeine production was cocoa waste imported from other states of Australia. As the factory was being established, the state government assisted with a new road and railway crossing, and extending the metropolitan
sewerage Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drainage, drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, a ...
to the area. An explosion at the chemical works in 1942 resulted in the death of two workers. The most well-known product of this factory would have been Bex Powders. The facade of the factory and administration building have local heritage protection.


Government

Dudley Park is located within the
local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
of the Port Adelaide Enfield, the state Electoral District of Croydon and the federal Division of Adelaide


References

{{City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide