Brinkworth (postcode 5464) is a town in the

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region of

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with a current population of 243. It is north west of the regional centre of

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. 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

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from

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in the north. The other line from Brinkworth went through

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to Kadina and

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. Both were originally built as

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. These lines were converted to

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in 1927. The

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closed in May 1988. The remaining Kadina-Brinkworth railway line closed in March 1993. The railway lines and yards have since been demolished.

Governance

Brinkworth is in the

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, the state electoral district of

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and the federal division of

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References

External links

* Towns in South Australia Mid North (South Australia) {{SouthAustralia-geo-stub