Sandergrove, South Australia

Sandergrove South Australia
Sandergrove
Coordinates	35°20′0″S 138°52′19″E / 35.33333°S 138.87194°ECoordinates: 35°20′0″S 138°52′19″E / 35.33333°S 138.87194°E
Postcode(s)	5255
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Location	9 km (6 mi) S of Strathalbyn
LGA(s)	Alexandrina Council
State electorate(s)	Heysen
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Localities around Sandergrove: Strathalbyn Belvidere Ashbourne Sandergrove Angas Plains Mount Observation Finniss Nurragi

Sandergrove is a locality on the Fleurieu Peninsula, 9km south of Strathalbyn in South Australia. It was a junction on the Victor Harbor railway line, where the Milang railway line branched off. The railway was authorised in 1881^[1] and closed in 1970.^[2]

Sandergrove is at the northwestern end of the Nurragi Conservation Reserve.

History

In 1863, the Strathalbyn Methodist circuit included a church at Sandergrove.^[3] It still existed in 1900,^[4] but it was not part of the circuit by 1963.^[3] The Sandergrove Primary School opened in 1923, but has since closed.^[5]

References

1. "Mount Barker, & c., Railway 44 Vic., 1881, No. 221" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 1881. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
2. Branch From Sandergrove to Milang Railway (Discontinuance) Act, 1970, No. 25 (PDF), Parliament of South Australia, 1970, archived from the original on 24 May 2011, retrieved 22 February 2015
3. Methodist Church of Australasia. South Australia Conference (1859), Strathalbyn Methodist Circuit, retrieved 22 February 2015
4. "United Methodist Conference". South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 3 March 1900. p. 10. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
5. "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.