Redhill, South Australia

Redhill, South Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Redhill
state = South Australia


caption =
lga = Port Pirie Regional Council
postcode = 5521
pop = 217 [Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC44771 | name = Redhill (State Suburb)| quick = on | accessdate=2008-07-16] (2006 Census)
est =
region = Mid North
mayor = Geoff Brock
stategov = Frome
fedgov = Grey
dist1 = 176
dir1 = north
location1= Adelaide
dist2 = 52
dir2 = south-east
location2= Port Pirie

Redhill (coord|33|32|S|138|13|E|region:AU-SA_type:city), postcode 5521, is a town in the Mid North of South Australia.

Governance

Redhill is in the Port Pirie Regional Council local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Frome and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Grey.

History

Redhill was established in the late nineteenth century, with a hotel, blacksmith, general store and other businesses built within the township. A primary school operated in the town for many years. Several churches were also built in the township and there is also a cemetery on the town's south eastern outskirts. The town now has a small museum opposite the hotel ("Eureka Hotel"), located in the former district council offices.

Maps

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/5/Redhill.html FallingRain Map]

Transport

Redhill was for many years the terminus of a broad gauge branch railway that was meant to continue to Port Pirie to connect directly with the standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway. This link was completed in 1938, resulting in a rare triple gauge yard. In the 1980s, when more lines were converted to standard gauge, the Redhill line was diverted to Crystal Brook.

The Princes Highway bypasses the town with a petrol station situated between the road and the township.

References


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