Magdala (sometimes erroneously spelled Magdalla) is a former settlement and current locality about 20 km north of
Gawler
Gawler, established in 1839, is the oldest country town in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about north of the st ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
. There was formerly a church and Lutheran school, but all that remains is the cemetery.
Magdala is on the road from
Templers
Templers may refer to:
* Templers, South Australia is a town in South Australia
* Templers (religious believers)
The German Templer Society, also known as Templers, is a Radical Pietist group that emerged in Germany during the mid-nineteenth ...
to
Hamley Bridge
Hamley Bridge is a community in South Australia located at the junction of the Gilbert and Light rivers, as well as the site of a former railway junction.
Named by the government of the day, in honour of the Acting Governor of South Australia L ...
. It was established in the 1890s and had a school from 1903 to 1940.
The
Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line passes through the settlement.
References
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