Kurralta Park, South Australia

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Kurralta Park
AdelaideSouth Australia
File:Tennyson centre.JPG
Tennyson Centre in Kurralta Park
Postcode(s) 5037
LGA(s) City of West Torrens
Federal Division(s) Division of Hindmarsh

Kurralta Park is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens.

History

Dr William Wyatt purchased an 80-acre section of land, south-west of Adelaide, which would become Kurralta Park, in 1837.[1] Dr Wyatt (an early Protector of Aborigines) made his home, "Kurralta", in Burnside. "Kurralta" is said to mean "set on a hill" in a local language.[2]

Geography

The area is bound by Anzac Highway to the south, South Road to the east, and Barwell Avenue to the north. Brownhill Creek divides the suburb.

References

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  1. Dudley Coleman (ed) The First Hundred Years: A History of Burnside in South Australia (1956) Griffin Press, Adelaide p71
  2. Dudley Coleman (ed) The First Hundred Years: A History of Burnside in South Australia (1956) Griffin Press, Adelaide. p70