Brinkworth, South Australia

Brinkworth
South Australia

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Brinkworth
Coordinates 33°41′0″S 138°24′0″E / 33.68333°S 138.40000°E / -33.68333; 138.40000Coordinates: 33°41′0″S 138°24′0″E / 33.68333°S 138.40000°E / -33.68333; 138.40000
Population 240 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1892
Postcode(s) 5464
Elevation 122 m (400 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Wakefield Regional Council
State electorate(s) Frome
Federal Division(s) Grey
Localities around Brinkworth:
Lake View Koolunga, Yacka Marola
Burnsfield Brinkworth Rochester
Condowie Hart

Brinkworth (postcode 5464) is a town in the Mid North region of South Australia with a current population of 401. It is 32 km north of the regional centre of Clare.

The Brinkworth area was first settled in the 1860s; and the town laid out in 1892. Brinkworth is named after the early landowner, George Brinkworth.

Transport

Brinkworth was a junction on the Gladstone railway line from Adelaide to Gladstone in the north. The other line from Brinkworth went through Snowtown to Kadina and Wallaroo. Both were originally built as narrow gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). These lines were converted to broad gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) in 1927 but are now closed.[2]

Governance

Brinkworth is in the local government area of Wakefield Regional Council, the state electoral district of Frome and the federal division of Grey.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Brinkworth (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
  2. Callaghan, W.H. (2002). "Horse and Steam, Wheat and Copper". Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin (January;February 2002): 9–27;46–63.

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