Hartley, South Australia

Hartley is a ghost town located in South Australia, along the Bremer River on the Strathalbyn-Callington Road.

Hartley
South Australia
Hartley entrance sign
Hartley
Coordinates35.1801°S 139.0261°E / -35.1801; 139.0261
Established1856
Postcode(s)5255
Location
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1]
State electorate(s)Heysen
Federal Division(s)Mayo
Localities around Hartley:
Red Creek Callington, Salem Monarto South
Woodchester Hartley
Bletchley Langhorne Creek
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

  1. "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. Map of Hartley Bonzle


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