Daveyston, South Australia

Daveyston
South Australia
A historic building in Daveyston
Daveyston is located in South Australia
Daveyston
Daveyston
Coordinates34°28′08″S 138°52′52″E / 34.469°S 138.881°E / -34.469; 138.881
Population85 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5355
Location
LGA(s)Light Regional Council
State electorate(s)Schubert
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around Daveyston:
Nain Greenock
Freeling Daveyston
Shea-Oak Log Seppeltsfield

Daveyston is a small town in the northern Barossa Valley region of South Australia. It is adjacent to the current Sturt Highway which previously ran through the middle of the town. The town is named after Benjamin Davey who had established a mill there before the town was established.[2]

There is a large stockfeed mill adjacent to the highway just west of the town, which is not the site of the original mill.

History

The town was founded in the Hundred of Nuriootpa, by Edward Hempel, circa 1856, and named after Thomas Davey (1796-1862) who, with his five sons, established mills at Penrice, Angaston, Eudunda, Salisbury and Adelaide.[3]

The towns first postmaster was Francis Norrie who opened a post office in 1863 and it closed on 3 January 1974.[4]

The population of the town rose to about 100 in 1866 and, in 1877, the Daveyston School was conducted by Theodor Becker with 39 enrolled pupils; it opened in 1867 and closed in 1970.[5]

References

Media related to Daveyston, South Australia at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Daveyston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Placename Details: Daveyston". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. 21 December 2012. SA0018047. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ^ South Australian Names.
  4. ^ South Australian Names.
  5. ^ South Australian Names.



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