Taperoo is a

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in the Australian state of

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, located on the

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in the west of

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, about north-west of the

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Description

Taperoo is adjacent to Osborne and

Largs North Largs North is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about northwest of the Adelaide city centre. Description Largs North is bounded to the north by the suburb of Taperoo ...

. It is bounded to the north by Moldavia Walk and Solvay Road, to the south by Strathfield Terrace, and in the west and east by

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and the

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respectively. Taperoo is primarily a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern side of the suburb.

History

Taperoo as a placename was in use by 1920 as a railway siding located "opposite the works of the now defunct Silicate Brick Company, between Outer Harbour and Glanville" was renamed as Taperoo. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "calm". Part of Taperoo is reported as being "formerly known as Silicate". The name was "formally submitted by the

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at a council meeting held on 10 May 1945" and was formally adopted in 1951 by the Nomenclature Committee. In January 2007, a portion was excluded and added to the suburb of

. In August 2009, its eastern boundary was extended to the centre of the

. ''Osborneville'' Post Office, opened around 1922, was renamed ''Taperoo'' on 1 February 1964 and '' North Haven in 1989.

Facilities

The suburb is served by Ocean View College P-12 on Gedville Road and Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Primary School. The suburb is the location of historic

Fort Largs Fort Largs is a historic defence site in the coastal suburb of Taperoo near Port Adelaide, South Australia, approximately north west of Adelaide's city centre. Fort Largs was built as a coastal battery installment in 1885, responsible for ...

, including the former Fort Largs Police Academy, which had been the training facility for

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. The heritage-listed Fort Largs site, together with a parcel of coastal frontage land immediately to the north and also formerly part of the Police Academy site, was placed on the market by the state government in 2014 to recoup the cost of constructing new Police Academy buildings. Further to the north, the site is bordered by a former sand quarry in the coastal foredune, officially known as White Hollow Reserve but popularly known as the "Snakepit". The area contains a sandhill running circuit, established by local activist Robert Crouch, with of tracks used by sporting clubs and locals. Roy Marten Park, the primary recreational reserve in the suburb, lies to the north of the Fort Largs Police Academy, between the "Snakepit" and Military Road. A major upgrade of the park started in 2016.Work to start this month on $6.4 million overhaul of Roy Marten Park, Taperoo, including new dog park
''Portside Messenger'', 6 January 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

Governance

Taperoo is located within the federal

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, the state electoral district of

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and the local government area of the

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References

{{City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburbs Suburbs of Adelaide Lefevre Peninsula

Description

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