Magdala, South Australia
Magdala (sometimes erroneously spelled Magdalla) is a former settlement and current locality about 20 km north of Gawler in South Australia. There was formerly a church and Lutheran school, but all that remains is the cemetery.[2] Magdala is on the road from Templers to Hamley Bridge. It was established in the 1890s and had a school from 1903 to 1940.[2]
| Magdala South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Former homestead immediately south of the intersection of Roennfeldt and Owen roads | |||||||||||||||
  Magdala | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.433310°S 138.708750°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 79 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1890s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5400 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 20 km (12 mi) N of Gawler | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Light Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Light | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Magdala (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Placename Details: Magdala". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 7 November 2011. SA0041950. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
Boundaries established in May 1995. Corrigendum published in April 2009 correcting the spelling of Magdalla as gazetted in 1995 to Magdala. Magdala was a Lutheran settlement established in the late 1890s and consisted of a school (1903-1940), a cemetery and the meeting rooms for the Mudla Wirra North Council. No remnants of the original settlement remain except for gravestones of the cemetery located on CT 5783/875. A memorial plaque has been erected on the site of the original school.
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