Sherlock, South Australia

Sherlock
South Australia
Sherlock
Coordinates 35°19′13″S 139°48′13″E / 35.3202°S 139.8037°E / -35.3202; 139.8037Coordinates: 35°19′13″S 139°48′13″E / 35.3202°S 139.8037°E / -35.3202; 139.8037
Postcode(s) 5301
Elevation 17 m (56 ft)[1]
LGA(s) The Coorong District Council
State electorate(s) Electoral district of Hammond
Federal Division(s) Division of Barker
Localities around Sherlock:
Wynarka Karoonda
Moorlands Sherlock Peake
Coomandook Yumali

Sherlock is a settlement in South Australia.[2] It is on the Pinnaroo railway line[1] and Mallee Highway.

History

The town was surveyed in May 1907.[3] The railway station opened in January 1913, with the stationmaster also responsible for the Moorlands station 9 miles (14 km) west.[4] The Sherlock Baptist Church opened in 1911, and was the first stone building erected along the Pinnaroo railway line.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Placename Details: Sherlock Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 21 April 2008. SA0061422. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Placename Details: Sherlock". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0007045. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "SHERLOCK RAILWAY SIDING". Daily Herald. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 1 January 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "THE COUNTRY". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 25 March 1911. p. 21. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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