Woolsheds is a locality in the lower

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north of the road between

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 ...

and Mallala. The

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shed at Woolsheds is signed as Woolsheds-Wasleys. It is across the road from the former Woolsheds Methodist Church. The church was originally in the

then Gawler West Methodist circuits and later in the

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then Adelaide Plains Methodist circuits, but has been closed for many years. The church was built in 1875 as a

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chapel. It became

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on church union in 1901. The church (and hence the locality) received the name "woolsheds" due to it being near to the

woolshed Shearing sheds (or wool sheds) are large sheds located on sheep stations to accommodate large scale sheep shearing activities. In countries where large numbers of sheep are kept for wool, sometimes many thousands in a flock, shearing sheds ar ...

on a neighbouring property.

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