Woodside, South Australia
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| Population: | 1,826 (2006 Census) [1] |
| Established: | 1850s |
| Postcode: | 5244 |
| Coordinates: | 34°57′05″S 138°52′51″E / 34.9514°S 138.8808°ECoordinates: 34°57′05″S 138°52′51″E / 34.9514°S 138.8808°E |
| Location: | 37 km (23 mi) from Adelaide |
| LGA: | Adelaide Hills Council |
Woodside is a town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. The town is between Balhannah and Lobethal, 37 kilometres (23 mi) from the state capital, Adelaide. Amenities include a swimming pool, library, second hand store, grocery store, tennis club, bowls club and playing fields.
The Johnston family of Oakbank founded Woodside in the 1850s, primarily to improve their brewery business. The town was a useful traffic hub linking Oakbank, Lobethal and Charleston.
It is home to the Woodside Barracks (16th Air Defence Regiment), which is located in nearby Inverbrackie.
Local businesses include Woodside Cheese Wrights, Melbas Chocolate Factory, a Lobethal Bakery and is five minutes from the boutique winery Bird in Hand.
The first business was the Woodside Inn. Now known to the locals as the Woodside Hotel, it has changed beyond recognition of the old Inn, however remains an important commercial building to the town of Woodside. Many other businesses followed this and today many of the remaining original houses were little businesses themselves. The houses that still stand today are now occupied by normal families.
[edit] External links
Welcome to Woodside, South Australia
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Woodside (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census Quickstats. Retrieved on 2008-05-29
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