Mitcham, South Australia
Mitcham, formerly known as Mitcham Village, is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham.
| Mitcham Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Mitcham | |
| Coordinates | 34°59′13″S 138°37′30″E |
| Population | 1,832 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 5062 |
| LGA(s) | City of Mitcham |
| State electorate(s) | Waite |
| Federal division(s) | Boothby |
History
Created as a village separate from Adelaide known as "Mitcham Village", it was ancillary to a sheep station at Brown Hill Creek belonging to the South Australia Company. Prior to British colonisation, the area was inhabited by the Kaurna, an Aboriginal people. A group of about 150 Kaurna formerly camped at "Wirraparinga", now Mitcham Reserve (known for many years as "Brown Hill Creek reserve").[2] The reserve area occupies what was used as the village green.[3]
In August 1909, the Church of England's Orphan Home for Girls, established by Julia Farr and Mrs W. S. Douglas[4] in Carrington Street in Adelaide city centre in 1860,[5] moved to Fullarton Road, Upper Mitcham.[6]
Governance
The suburb is the seat of the Mitcham Council.
Mitcham is located in the federal electorate of Boothby and the state electorate of Waite, which both tend to be safe Liberal seats.
Notable residents
- Theodore Ambrose (1880–1947) medical practitioner[7]
- Major Rupert Downes (1885–1945) surgeon and soldier[8]
- Hedley Herbert Finlayson (1895–1991) conservationist and mammalogist[9]
- John Harvey Finlayson (1843–1915) newspaper editor[10]
- Laura Margaret Hope (1868–1952) medical practitioner[11]
- Doris Egerton Jones (1889–1973) writer[12]
- Ellen Thornber (1851–1947) schoolmistress[13]
- Joseph Garnett Wood (1900–1959) botanist[14]
Gallery
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mitcham (SA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- Chinner, Christine; Osborn P. (1974). Mitcham village sketchbook. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd. pp. 8–10. ISBN 0-85179-748-2.
- "Mitcham Reserve, Mitcham". City of Mitcham. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- "Patriotic column". Observer (Adelaide). Vol. LXXVI, no. 5, 782. South Australia. 15 November 1919. p. 47. Retrieved 11 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Orphan Home for Girls". The Express and Telegraph. Vol. XXXIV, no. 10, 122. South Australia. 27 July 1897. p. 2 (One o'clock edition.). Retrieved 11 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Carrington Street, Adelaide (1942)" (photo + caption). State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- Joske, Prue (1979). "Ambrose, Theodore (1880–1947)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Hill, A.J. "Downes, Rupert Major (1885–1945)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Harris, Colin (2014). "Finlayson, Hedley Herbert (1895–1991)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Love, J.H. (1972). "Finlayson, John Harvey (1843–1915)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Jones, Helen (1996). "Hope, Laura Margaret (1868–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Edgar, Suzanne (1983). "Jones, Doris Egerton (1889–1973)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Scarfe, Janet, "Thornber, Ellen (1851–1947)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 17 January 2020
- Specht, Ray, "Wood, Joseph Garnett (1900–1959)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 17 January 2020
