Hartley, South Australia
Hartley is a ghost town located in South Australia, along the Bremer River on the Strathalbyn-Callington Road.
Hartley South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Hartley entrance sign | |||||||||||||||
Hartley | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35.1801°S 139.0261°E | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1856 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5255 | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Alexandrina Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1] | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Heysen | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | [2] |
Founded around the year 1856 as a small rural settlement, it once boasted a Methodist church (1856), post office (opened 1869 and closed 1981), school (opened 1919 and closed 1970) and creamery. Now the town is little more than a series of ruins and farm houses.
References
- "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- Map of Hartley Bonzle
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