Magdala, South Australia

Magdala (sometimes erroneously spelled Magdalla) is a former settlement and current locality about 20 km north of Gawler in South Australia. There was formerly a church and Lutheran school, but all that remains is the cemetery.[2] Magdala is on the road from Templers to Hamley Bridge. It was established in the 1890s and had a school from 1903 to 1940.[2] The Roseworthy-Peterborough railway line passes through the settlement.

Magdala
South Australia
Former homestead immediately south of the intersection of Roennfeldt and Owen roads
Magdala is located in South Australia
Magdala
Magdala
Coordinates34°26′00″S 138°42′32″E / 34.433310°S 138.708750°E / -34.433310; 138.708750
Population79 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1890s
Postcode(s)5400
Location20 km (12 mi) N of Gawler
LGA(s)Light Regional Council
State electorate(s)Light
Federal division(s)Grey
Localities around Magdala:
Hamley Bridge Linwood
Pinkerton Plains Magdala Morn Hill
Wasleys Templers

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Magdala (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ a b "Placename Details: Magdala". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 7 November 2011. SA0041950. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015. Boundaries established in May 1995. Corrigendum published in April 2009 correcting the spelling of Magdalla as gazetted in 1995 to Magdala. Magdala was a Lutheran settlement established in the late 1890s and consisted of a school (1903-1940), a cemetery and the meeting rooms for the Mudla Wirra North Council. No remnants of the original settlement remain except for gravestones of the cemetery located on CT 5783/875. A memorial plaque has been erected on the site of the original school.