Myrtle Bank, South Australia
| Myrtle Bank Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ferguson Avenue, Myrtle Bank | |||||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′32″S 138°38′10″E / 34.959°S 138.636°ECoordinates: 34°57′32″S 138°38′10″E / 34.959°S 138.636°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,883 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5064 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 6 km (4 mi) from Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Unley | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Unley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Sturt | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Myrtle Bank is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Unley. The suburb is named after a property near the foothills built in 1842 by William Sanders (1801–1880), who arrived in South Australia in 1838. He named the premises 'Myrtle Bank', because his friend James Gall of Trinity living in Edinburgh had a fine property of the same name.[2] The property passed through the hands of Capt. William Elder, brother of Sir Thomas Elder, before being purchased in 1848 by William Ferguson (1809–1892), who built on the original house and lived there with his family until he died.[3]
During World War I the property became a repatriation hospital.
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Myrtle Bank (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "The Manning Index of South Australian History". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ Gill, Thomas, History and Topography of Glen Osmond 1905
 | This article about a place in Adelaide is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Suburbs of Adelaide
- Adelaide geography stubs