Sandergrove, South Australia

Sandergrove is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 9 km (5.5 mi) south of Strathalbyn. It was a junction on the Victor Harbor railway line, where the Milang railway line branched off. The railway was authorised in 1881[4] and closed in 1970.[5]

Sandergrove
South Australia
Sandergrove is located in South Australia
Sandergrove
Sandergrove
Coordinates35°20′0″S 138°52′19″E / 35.33333°S 138.87194°E / -35.33333; 138.87194
Population98 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5255
Elevation43 m (141 ft)
Location9 km (6 mi) S of Strathalbyn
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council[2]
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3]
CountyHindmarsh[2]
State electorate(s)Heysen
Federal division(s)Mayo
Localities around Sandergrove:
Strathalbyn Strathalbyn Strathalbyn
Ashbourne
Finniss
Sandergrove Angas Plains
Nurragi
Finniss Finniss Nurragi
FootnotesAdjoining localities[2]

The north-western end of the Nurragi Conservation Reserve, a private protected area which follows the alignment of the former Milang railway line as a rail trail, terminates at Sandergrove.[6]

History

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In 1863, the Strathalbyn Methodist circuit included a church at Sandergrove.[7] It still existed in 1900,[8] but it was not part of the circuit by 1963.[7] The Sandergrove Primary School opened in 1923, but has since closed.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sandergrove (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ a b c "Search result(s) for Ashbourne (LOCB) (Record No. SA0003394) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas", "Counties", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Mount Barker, & c., Railway 44 Vic., 1881, No. 221". 1881. hdl:2328/3533.
  5. ^ "Branch From Sandergrove to Milang Railway (Discontinuance) Act, 1970, No. 25". Flinders University. 1970. hdl:2328/20321.
  6. ^ "Nurragi Conservation Reserve". Australian Council of National Trusts. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  7. ^ a b Methodist Church of Australasia. South Australia Conference (1859), Strathalbyn Methodist Circuit, retrieved 22 February 2015
  8. ^ "United Methodist Conference". South Australian Register. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 3 March 1900. p. 10. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Placename Details: Sandergrove Primary School". Property Location Browser. Land Services Group, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 16 April 2009. SA0035710. Retrieved 22 February 2015.