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°ECoordinates: 35°19′13″S 139°48′13″E / 35.3202°S 139.8037°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5301 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft)[1] | ||||||||||||
| 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.[2] It is on the Pinnaroo railway line[1] and Mallee Highway.
History
The town was surveyed in May 1907.[3] The railway station opened in January 1913, with the stationmaster also responsible for the Moorlands station 9 miles (14 km) west.[4] The Sherlock Baptist Church opened in 1911, and was the first stone building erected along the Pinnaroo railway line.[5]
References
- 1 2 "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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