Sherlock, South Australia

Sherlock
Sherlock
Town
	Sherlock
	Coordinates: 35°19′13″S 139°48′13″E / 35.3202°S 139.8037°E
Country	Australia
State	South Australia
LGA	The Coorong District Council;
Established	8 August 1907 (town); 24 August 2000 (locality)
Government
• State electorate	Electoral district of Hammond;
• Federal division	Division of Barker;
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population
• Total	70 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	5301
	Localities around Sherlock

Sherlock is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia. It is on the Pinnaroo railway line^[3] and Mallee Highway.

History

The town was surveyed in May 1907.^[5] The railway station opened in January 1913, with the stationmaster also responsible for the Moorlands station 9 miles (14 km) west.^[6] The Sherlock Baptist Church opened in 1911, and was the first stone building erected along the Pinnaroo railway line.^[7]

References

↑ Kirkpatrick, A.A. (8 August 1907). "Town of Sherlock" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 299. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
↑ "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (within the Coorong District Council)" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 596, 24 August 2000, retrieved 9 April 2019
1 2 "Placename Details: Sherlock Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 21 April 2008. SA0061422. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sherlock (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
↑ "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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[SAGG-1907-1] Kirkpatrick, A.A. (8 August 1907). "Town of Sherlock" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 299. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[SAGG-2000-2] "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT 1991, Notice to Assign Boundaries and Names to Places (within the Coorong District Council)" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 596, 24 August 2000, retrieved 9 April 2019

[station-3] 1 2 "Placename Details: Sherlock Railway Station". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 21 April 2008. SA0061422. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

[4] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sherlock (SA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[town-5] "Placename Details: Sherlock". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0007045. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

[6] "SHERLOCK RAILWAY SIDING". Daily Herald. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 1 January 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

[7] "THE COUNTRY". The Advertiser. Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 25 March 1911. p. 21. Retrieved 18 September 2015.

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