Sturt Street is a street in the south-western sector of the

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. It runs east-west between

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to King William Street, passing through

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. After crossing King William Street, it continues as Halifax Street.

History

The street is one of the many geographical locations in South Australia that are named after the explorer

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. There was once a length of tram line along the western end of Sturt Street, which on 18 September 1918 was extended via

and then Anzac Highway (then Bay Road) to Keswick. It was used to transport soldiers returned from

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to the military hospital there. There are also residential properties and small businesses, including boutiques and small galleries in the street.

School

Sturt Street is home to the Sturt Street Community School, which was established in 1883 as one of four model schools in the CBD, called Sturt Street School. Educationalist Milton Moss Maughan (1856–1921) was headmaster of the school from 1891 through to 1900, when it was referred as "Sturt-street Public School". The son of Rev.

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, founder of Maughan Methodist Church on Franklin Street, Milton Maughan later became Director of Education. Cinema entrepreneur Dan Clifford (1887–1942) attended the school.

Historic properties

Former cameleer, turned healer and

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lived and ran his business at number 181 in the first half of the 20th century. In 1992, a cafe specialising in Middle European

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, Nanyeta's Gypsy Taverne was opened in the building by Marni Moroshovesti. It was also the South Australian office for Romani International Australia, until it was sold and converted into a residential dwelling.

References

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