Gawler River, South Australia

This article is about the town in South Australia. For other uses, see Gawler River (disambiguation).

Gawler River South Australia
Gawler River Hall, church and cemetery
Gawler River
Coordinates	34°36′52″S 138°39′23″E
Population	104 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5118
Location	10 km (6 mi) W of Gawler, South Australia
LGA(s)	Light Regional Council
State electorate(s)	Light
Federal division(s)	Grey Spence
Localities around Gawler River: Reeves Plains Ward Belt Ward Belt Lewiston Gawler River Buchfelde Penfield Gardens Angle Vale Hillier

Gawler River is a locality and former small town on the north bank of the Gawler River, west of the town of Gawler in South Australia. The Dawkins family (of whom M. B. Dawkins MLC was a member) established extensive farms in the early 19th century. The Dawkins' Newbold Stud is credited with being first to develop the Poll Dorset breed of sheep, which is one of Australia's most important sheep meat breeds.[2]

The Gawler River church, originally named "Stone Hill" was built in 1854, one of the earliest stone churches in the Gawler area.[3][4]

Gawler River Memorial Hall was erected in 1951, adjacent to the Methodist Church and cemetery.

The "Gawler River campus" of Trinity College, Gawler is actually in Angle Vale.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gawler River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Breed History". The Australian Poll Dorset Association. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
3. "Church's 98th Anniversary". The Advertiser. Vol. 95, no. 29, 331. Adelaide, South Australia. 14 October 1952. p. 11. Retrieved 24 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Gawler River Methodist Church". The Bunyip. No. 2, 049. South Australia. 14 October 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 22 May 2017 – via National Library of Australia.