City of West Torrens, South Australia
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City of West Torrens
The City of West Torrens is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. It was established on 7 July 1853 as the District Council of West Torrens, which was one of the first local governments to be formed in South Australia following the passage of the District Councils Act 1852. The area has been restructured several times since. It became a municipal corporation as the Corporate Town of West Torrens on 1 January 1944, and gained city status as the City of West Torrens on 1 July 1950.[1]
As of 2021, the City of West Torrens is comprised of the following suburbs: Ashford, Brooklyn Park, Camden Park, Cowandilla, Fulham, Glandore, Glenelg North, Hilton, Keswick, Kurralta Park, Lockleys, Marleston, Mile End, Mile End South, Netley, North Plympton, Novar Gardens, Plympton, Richmond, Thebarton, Torrensville, Underdale, West Richmond, West Beach.[2]
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| City of West Torrens See the City's website for an interactive map |
Traditional Owners
The City of West Torrens is located on the traditional lands of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains.
Local History
The following organisations contain historical information relevant to the City of West Torrens which are suitable for genealogical purposes:
- City of West Torrens, Local History - includes an extensive online collection
- West Torrens Historical Society
- Pioneers Association of South Australia Inc.
See South Australia Sources and Citations for other genealogical sources within South Australia.
Cemeteries
Cemeteries within or near to the City of West Torrens include:
- Hindmarsh Cemetery - cnr Adam Street & South Road, Hindmarsh. Search the burial database
- Cheltenham Cemetery - cnr High Street & Port Road, Cheltenham. Search the burial database
- West Terrace Cemetery - West Terrace, Adelaide. Search the burial database
- Dudley Park Cemetery - Exeter Terrace, Dudley Park. Search the burial database
- Alberton Cemetery - Pioneer cemetery in Parker Street, Alberton. Has been cleared. State Library of South Australia has a copy of the burial register, which has also been transcribed by Genealogy SA.
- North Brighton General Cemetery - 301 Brighton Road, North Brighton. Contact Adelaide Cemeteries Authority. Genealogy SA has transcribed over 15,000 burials from the register.
- St Jude's Anglican Cemetery - 444 Brighton Road, Brighton. Telephone the church (08) 8296 8333. Genealogy SA has transcribed about 7,500 burials from the register.
- St Mary's (on the Sturt) Anglican Cemetery - 1167 South Road, St Marys. Contact the church. Genealogy SA has transcribed nearly 900 headstones.
Other large cemeteries as possible burial locations for people within the City of West Torrens:
- Enfield Memorial Park - Browning Street, Clearview. Search the burial database
- Centennial Park - 760 Goodwood Road, Pasadena. Search the burial database
- North Road Cemetery - 1A Cemetery Road, Nailsworth. Contact the cemetery. Genealogy SA has transcribed nearly 30,000 burials from the register.
Street Names
Many of the streets within the City of West Torrens have been named to honour people who have lived within the area. The City of West Torrens has digitised a book detailing the history of street names within the city.
Suburb Names
The City of West Torrens has digitised a book detailing the history of suburb names, both past and present.
People
The following people are associated with the street and suburb names within the City of West Torrens. If they have no link, they may not have a profile yet.
| Name | Details |
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| James Henry Aldridge (1849-1925) | Land owner. Owned Richmond Park stud on what is now Aldridge Terrace, Marleston. |
| E.N. Alexander | Land owner of section 45, Hd of Adelaide. |
| Henry Allchurch (1859-1943) | Land owner, farmer and storekeeper. Allchurch Avenue, North Plympton is named for him. Purchased section 93, Hd of Adelaide in 1919 and turned it into the 370 allotment subdivision of Kurralta Park. |
| George Alfred Allington (1884-1967) | Farmer, butcher. Allington Avenue, Marleston is named for him. |
| Cecil William Anderson OAM (1897-1976) | Flour and grain merchant, served on Glenelg Council 30 years from 1940. Anderson Avenue, West Beach named after him. |
| Edward Alfred Anstey (1858-1952) | SA politician, Commissioner of Crown Lands & Immigration, Minister of Repatriation. Anstey Crescent, Kurralta Park is named after him. |
| Daniel Attrill | Land owner, farmed the land until the mid 1920s. Subdivided into lots 1-13 in 1902. Attrill Avenue, Hilton is named after him. |
| William Ayliffe | Farmed at Plympton in 1860s and 1870s. Councillor for Plympton Ward 1873-1874. Ayliffe Place, Novar Gardens is named after him. |
| Oliver George Ayton | Land owner, dairy farmer. Ayton Avenue, Fulham, named after him. |
| Arthur Robert Burton (1863-1933) | Land owner, boilermaker and striker, market gardener. Arthur Street, Richmond is named after him. |
| Charles George Everard (1794-1876) | Built ‘’Ashford House’’ in 1838, named after Ashford in Kent. |
| Arnold Howard Hinton | Three parallel streets named Arnold, Howard and Hinton in Underdale. |
| Alice Maynard (c1820-1895) | Wife of Henry Jackson Moseley, who subdivided land 1879. Alice Street, Plympton was named after her. |
| John White Mellor (1868-1913) | Land owner (possibly in Lockleys), ornithologist, naturalist and collector. |
| Audrey Cummins Morphett (1902-1983) | Great-granddaughter of Sir John Morphett of ‘’Cummins’’. Audrey Street, Novar Gardens is named after her. |
| Amy Streeter | Family lived in the Lodge at ‘’Cummins’’, Sir John Morphett’s property. Amy worked for 3 generations of the Morphett family. Amy Street, Novar Gardens is named after her. |
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "City of West Torrens," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=City_of_West_Torrens&oldid=991863134 (accessed June 29, 2021).
- ↑ City of West Torrens Map (City of West Torrens, https://www.westtorrens.sa.gov.au/Home : accessed 29 Jun 2021)
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