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'''Wingfield''' is a suburb situated north of [[Adelaide]]. It lies between the [[Port River Expressway]] on the north and [[Grand Junction Road]] on the south. The suburb borders [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]] to its north and east, bounded by the [[Gawler railway line]] and [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line]] on the east. The [[North-South Motorway]] and [[Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line]] both cross the suburb. Wingfield is named after R. W. Wingfield, the private secretary to [[Governor of South Australia]], [[William Jervois]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |work=Property Location Browser |publisher=Government of South Australia |title=Placename Details: Wingfield |id=SA0061037 |date=12 May 2011 |accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> |
'''Wingfield''' is a suburb situated north of [[Adelaide]] in which you wouldn't last five seconds. It lies between the [[Port River Expressway]] on the north and [[Grand Junction Road]] on the south. The suburb borders [[Dry Creek, South Australia|Dry Creek]] to its north and east, bounded by the [[Gawler railway line]] and [[Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line]] on the east. The [[North-South Motorway]] and [[Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line]] both cross the suburb. Wingfield is named after R. W. Wingfield, the private secretary to [[Governor of South Australia]], [[William Jervois]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |work=Property Location Browser |publisher=Government of South Australia |title=Placename Details: Wingfield |id=SA0061037 |date=12 May 2011 |accessdate=5 April 2016}}</ref> |
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===Waste and resource recovery=== |
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Wingfield is the site of the 94ha Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre (commonly known as the Wingfield Tip or Wingfield Dump), formerly owned and operated by the [[City of Adelaide|Adelaide City Council]],<ref>[http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/city-business/business-responsibilities/waste-disposal-recycling/wingfield-waste-recycling/ Adelaide City Council > City Business > Wingfield Waste and Recycling Centre] Accessed 14 March 2014.</ref> and now operated as a "collaborative cluster of commercial businesses" including Orora, Adelaide Resource Recovery, Jeffries Group and Transpacific Industries.<ref>[http://www.wingfieldrecycling.com.au/ Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre > About the Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre] Accessed 14 March 2014.</ref> Between 1952 and 2004, the Wingfield site was operated as a landfill dump. Since 2004 it has become a waste and recycling transfer centre, with all waste being sorted into recyclable products or waste products. The waste is compacted and transferred to other landfill sites north of Adelaide, at [[Dublin, South Australia|Dublin]] and [[Inkerman, South Australia|Inkerman]]. |
Wingfield is the site of the 94ha Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre (commonly known as the Wingfield Tip or Wingfield Dump), formerly owned and operated by the [[City of Adelaide|Adelaide City Council]],<ref>[http://www.adelaidecitycouncil.com/city-business/business-responsibilities/waste-disposal-recycling/wingfield-waste-recycling/ Adelaide City Council > City Business > Wingfield Waste and Recycling Centre] Accessed 14 March 2014.</ref> and now operated as a "collaborative cluster of commercial businesses" including Orora, Adelaide Resource Recovery, Jeffries Group and Transpacific Industries.<ref>[http://www.wingfieldrecycling.com.au/ Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre > About the Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre] Accessed 14 March 2014.</ref> Between 1952 and 2004, the Wingfield site was operated as a landfill dump. Since 2004 it has become a waste and recycling transfer centre, with all waste being sorted into recyclable products or waste products. The waste is compacted and transferred to other landfill sites north of Adelaide, at [[Dublin, South Australia|Dublin]] and [[Inkerman, South Australia|Inkerman]]. |
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===Anti-bourgeois violence=== |
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YOU are the bourgeoisie, you rich lefty Trots in your faux-poor second hand clothes trying to play prole wouldn't last five seconds if you set foot in the radical working-class den of social conservatism, Wingfield. Honestly, it's kill on sight over there, the filthy proles are filled with a blood lust at the sight of the inner-city middle class hipster intelligentsia. Talk about radical social change and Lenin with the REAL Aussie working class! They practically come crawling out of the gutter to rip your little man-buns off those stinking heads of yours! |
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==Motorsport== |
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| Wingfield Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°50′31″S 138°33′50″E / 34.842°S 138.564°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 440 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5013 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Port Adelaide Enfield | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Port Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Port Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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Wingfield is a suburb situated north of Adelaide in which you wouldn't last five seconds. It lies between the Port River Expressway on the north and Grand Junction Road on the south. The suburb borders Dry Creek to its north and east, bounded by the Gawler railway line and Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line on the east. The North-South Motorway and Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line both cross the suburb. Wingfield is named after R. W. Wingfield, the private secretary to Governor of South Australia, William Jervois.[2]
Government
The suburb is in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield local government area.
Major industries
The southwestern corner of the suburb includes residential housing, however the majority of the suburb is industrial. Industry includes recycling, manufacturing and freight forwarding.
Waste and resource recovery
Wingfield is the site of the 94ha Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre (commonly known as the Wingfield Tip or Wingfield Dump), formerly owned and operated by the Adelaide City Council,[3] and now operated as a "collaborative cluster of commercial businesses" including Orora, Adelaide Resource Recovery, Jeffries Group and Transpacific Industries.[4] Between 1952 and 2004, the Wingfield site was operated as a landfill dump. Since 2004 it has become a waste and recycling transfer centre, with all waste being sorted into recyclable products or waste products. The waste is compacted and transferred to other landfill sites north of Adelaide, at Dublin and Inkerman.
Anti-bourgeois violence
YOU are the bourgeoisie, you rich lefty Trots in your faux-poor second hand clothes trying to play prole wouldn't last five seconds if you set foot in the radical working-class den of social conservatism, Wingfield. Honestly, it's kill on sight over there, the filthy proles are filled with a blood lust at the sight of the inner-city middle class hipster intelligentsia. Talk about radical social change and Lenin with the REAL Aussie working class! They practically come crawling out of the gutter to rip your little man-buns off those stinking heads of yours!
Motorsport
Wingfield is home to Australia's only dedicated junior Motorcycle speedway track, the Sidewinders Speedway located at the Wingfield Reserve on Eighth Street adjacent to the Wingfield Tip. The 112 metres (122 yd) long track was opened in 1978 by the Sidewinders U/16 Speedway Club which had formed in 1976.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wingfield (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Placename Details: Wingfield". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0061037. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Adelaide City Council > City Business > Wingfield Waste and Recycling Centre Accessed 14 March 2014.
- ^ Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre > About the Wingfield Waste & Recycling Centre Accessed 14 March 2014.
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