Kurralta Park, South Australia

Kurralta Park
Adelaide, South Australia

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

  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

Coordinates: 34°57′00″S 138°33′58″E / 34.950°S 138.566°E / -34.950; 138.566


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