Tusmore is a suburb in the inner east of

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History

In 1839, a pastoralist William Rogers, settled in the area and named his land ''Tusmore'' after his birthplace in

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. In 1911 the area roughly corresponding to modern-day Tusmore, known as Section 291, was owned by the Colonial Board of Advice of the

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. In that year the Board subdivided the land, and several streets in Tusmore are named after board members from that time: Bakewell, Barr-Smith, Brandreth, Fisher, Kennaway and Stirling. The Tusmore Post Office was in the Council offices for many years, until a new building erected on the corner plot located diagonally opposite the

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junction in 1951 retained the name, despite being located in Glenside, until 1967.

Facilities

A recreational park, Tusmore Park, straddles the suburbs of Tusmore and Heathpool. It has a public children's

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, large grassed areas which may be used for ball games, five

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s, a children's playground, seating areas and electric barbecues. First Creek, dry in summer, runs through the park, and a

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is situated adjacent on the western side. The building complex housing the Burnside Civic Centre, Council Chambers, Burnside Community Centre, Ballroom and Library, is on the corner of

and

. The Burnside City Uniting Church faces Portrush Road.

References

{{City of Burnside suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide