Sherlock, South Australia
| Sherlock South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Sherlock | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′13″S 139°48′13″E / 35.3202°S 139.8037°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 70 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5301 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | The Coorong District Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Hammond | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Sherlock is a settlement in South Australia.[3] It is on the Pinnaroo railway line[2] and Mallee Highway.
History
The town was surveyed in May 1907.[4] The railway station opened in January 1913, with the stationmaster also responsible for the Moorlands station 9 miles (14 km) west.[5] The Sherlock Baptist Church opened in 1911, and was the first stone building erected along the Pinnaroo railway line.[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sherlock (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Sherlock Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 21 April 2008. SA0061422. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Placename Details: Sherlock". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0007045. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "SHERLOCK RAILWAY SIDING". Daily Herald. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 1 January 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "THE COUNTRY". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 25 March 1911. p. 21. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
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