Population 2,035 (2006 census) LGA(s) City of Burnside Glen Osmond Mount Osmond Local time Wednesday 5:14 AM | Postcode(s) 5064 State electorate(s) Bragg Postal code 5064 Federal division Division of Sturt | |
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Glen Osmond is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Burnside which is in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills. It is well known for the road intersection on the western side of the suburb, where the South Eastern Freeway (National Route M1) from the Adelaide Hills and the main route from Melbourne splits into National Route A17 Portrush Road (north, the main route towards Port Adelaide), Glen Osmond Road, Adelaide (northwest towards Adelaide city centre) and state route A3 Cross Road west towards the coast and southern suburbs.
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Map of Glen Osmond SA 5064, Australia
History
In 1841, silver and lead were found at Glen Osmond, leading to the establishment of the Wheal Gawler and Wheal Watkins mines. The mines operated in the 1840s, and again in the 1890s.
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Glen Osmond, South Australia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA