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{{Location map|Australia South Australia|lat=-34.3603|long=138.7671|width=200|caption=Location of Linwood in [[South Australia]]|label=Linwood}} '''Linwood''' is a [[List of cities and towns in South Australia|settlement]] in [[South Australia]].<ref name="APPENDIX STATE SUBURBS 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/2905.0Appendix82006?opendocument&tabname=Notes&prodno=2905.0&issue=2006&num=&view=|title=2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=08 December 2009}}</ref> |
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| type = town |
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| name = Linwood |
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| state = sa |
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| dist1 = 25 |
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| location1 = [[Gawler, South Australia|Gawler]] |
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| lga = Light Regional Council |
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Schubert|Schubert]] |
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| fedgov = [[Division of Barker|Barker]] |
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| near-ne = [[Bethel, South Australia|Bethel]] |
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| near-e = [[Fords, South Australia|Fords]] |
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| near-se = [[Freeling, South Australia|Freeling]] |
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| near-s = [[Morn Hill, South Australia|Morn Hill]] |
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| near-sw = [[Magdala, South Australia|Magdala]] |
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| near-w = [[Hamley Bridge, South Australia|Hamley Bridge]] |
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| near-nw = [[Stockport, South Australia|Stockport]] |
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'''Linwood''' is a [[List of cities and towns in South Australia|settlement]] in [[South Australia]].<ref name="APPENDIX STATE SUBURBS 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/2905.0Appendix82006?opendocument&tabname=Notes&prodno=2905.0&issue=2006&num=&view=|title=2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 |publisher=Australian Bureau of Statistics |accessdate=8 December 2009}}</ref> It is in the [[Mid North]] region and spans the [[Horrocks Highway]] (Main North Road) halfway between [[Templers, South Australia|Templers]] and [[Tarlee, South Australia|Tarlee]] on the southern bank of the [[Light River (South Australia)|Light River]] in the [[Hundred of Light]]. The wooden bridge over the River Light was washed away in a flood in 1889. A new, higher, stone bridge was opened in 1891.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24805379 |title=THE LINWOOD BRIDGE. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |volume=XXXIV |issue=10304 |location=Adelaide |date=27 October 1891 |accessdate=29 June 2017 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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The public school at Linwood was referred to as the "Hundred of Light School" after it opened in 1903.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88378270 |title=LINWOOD. |newspaper=[[The Chronicle (Adelaide)|The Chronicle]] |volume=47 |issue=2,417 |location=Adelaide |date=17 December 1904 |accessdate=29 June 2017 |page=39 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> There was also a Methodist church<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article88419399 |title=LINWOOD. |newspaper=[[The Chronicle (Adelaide)|The Chronicle]] |volume=47 |issue=2,423 |location=Adelaide |date=28 January 1905 |accessdate=29 June 2017 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> and a post office.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163037373 |title=LINWOOD |newspaper=[[Adelaide Observer]] |volume=LX |issue=3,242 |date=21 November 1903 |accessdate=29 June 2017 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> None remain in use. |
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Coordinates | 34°21′36″S 138°46′01″E / 34.360°S 138.767°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 41 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Location | 25 km (16 mi) north of Gawler | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
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Linwood is a settlement in South Australia.[2] It is in the Mid North region and spans the Horrocks Highway (Main North Road) halfway between Templers and Tarlee on the southern bank of the Light River in the Hundred of Light. The wooden bridge over the River Light was washed away in a flood in 1889. A new, higher, stone bridge was opened in 1891.[3]
The public school at Linwood was referred to as the "Hundred of Light School" after it opened in 1903.[4] There was also a Methodist church[5] and a post office.[6] None remain in use.
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Linwood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "THE LINWOOD BRIDGE". The Advertiser. Vol. XXXIV, no. 10304. Adelaide. 27 October 1891. p. 7. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LINWOOD". The Chronicle. Vol. 47, no. 2, 417. Adelaide. 17 December 1904. p. 39. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LINWOOD". The Chronicle. Vol. 47, no. 2, 423. Adelaide. 28 January 1905. p. 13. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LINWOOD". Adelaide Observer. Vol. LX, no. 3, 242. 21 November 1903. p. 10. Retrieved 29 June 2017 – via National Library of Australia.