The Northfield railway line formerly brought meat out of the abattoirs from which suburb north of Adelaide?
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Northfield railway line The Northfield railway line was a railway in northern Adelaide. The line branched east from the Gawler line just north of Dry Creek station. In earlier years, it saw mixed freight including livestock in and meat out of the Gepps Cross abattoirs and sale yards. In its later years, it was operated as part of the metropolitan passenger rail network and served three stations: Cavan, Pooraka, and Northfield.
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Gepps Cross, South Australia Gepps Cross (pronounced 'Jepps Cross') is a suburb and major road intersection in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. Gepps Cross is traditionally seen as the end of the inner suburbs and the start of the outer northern suburbs, as it was home to a major abattoir (now closed) with holding yards and other open space. It is the first significant open space encountered after the North Parklands. It retains the open nature, even with warehouses, a velodrome, hockey stadium, Adelaide Raiders – a Croatian soccer club and karate training facilities.
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Hawthorn railway station, Adelaide Hawthorn railway station was located on the Belair line, in the inner southern Adelaide suburb of Hawthorn, 7.5 kilometres from Adelaide railway station.
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Millswood, South Australia Millswood is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley. It is dissected by Goodwood Road, which travels north to the Adelaide central business district from the southern suburb of Pasadena. Millswood also had its own railway station along the Goodwood-Belair line, but this was closed in the nineties, only to be reopened in 2014. Goodwood Road passes under the railway line in a deep underpass which may flood during heavy rain.
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Mobiltown railway station Mobiltown is a disused station on the former Altona railway line, which now forms part of the Werribee railway line in Melbourne, Australia. It was located immediately north of the Kororoit Creek Road level crossing in the suburb of Altona North. The station opened in 1953 as the Standard Oil Platform next to the oil refinery operated by the Vacuum Oil Company. When the company changed its name to Mobil Australia in 1954, the station's name was altered shortly afterwards to reflect that. It was made a public platform in 1958 but closed on 29 January 1985 because of low patronage. It was then closed, with only an overgrown double-platform remaining.
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Elizabeth Vale, South Australia Elizabeth Vale is a suburb in the northern extent of Adelaide, South Australia. It was established in 1955. Its main roads are Main North Road to the east and John Rice Avenue which bisects the suburb. The southern boundary is the northern bank of the Little Para River.
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Strathfield, New South Wales Strathfield is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, Australia. It is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the Strathfield Local Government Area. A small section of the suburb north of the railway line sits in the local government area of the City of Canada Bay, while the area east of The Boulevard sits within the Burwood Council. North Strathfield and Strathfield South are separate suburbs, to the north and south respectively.
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Nantawarra, South Australia Nantawarra is a locality in South Australia located about 120 km north of the Adelaide city centre and within the local government area known as the Wakefield Regional Council. The locality occupies land on both sides of Highway 1 between Port Wakefield in the south and Snowtown in the north. Nantawarra is recognisable from a distance by the presence of grain silos immediately just east of the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line. The name Nantawarra may derive from the word "nantuwara" (meaning a northern yerta, or family group) in Kaurna, the language of the indigenous people of this part of South Australia.
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Tuggerah, New South Wales Tuggerah is a developing suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the Main North Line railway and Sydney-Newcastle Freeway approximately 90 km north of Sydney. It is the Business Hub, Major Shopping Area and Financial District for the Central Coast Council . It is a mixture of semi-rural, Residential, and light industrial. Historically it was, like much of the Wyong District a dairy area, which currently still has the Pioneer Dairy Wetlands. There was an airstrip for some years which has now been built over. The Wyong South sewerage plant is also located in Tuggerah.
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Netherby, South Australia Netherby is an affluent inner-southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia which lies within the City of Mitcham.
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Hallett Cove, South Australia Hallett Cove is a coastal suburb in the south of Adelaide, South Australia, with a population of more than 12,000 people. Adjoining suburbs are Marino to the north, Trott Park and Sheidow Park to the east and Lonsdale to the south. It is within the City of Marion local government area. The Hallett Cove Shopping Centre is the suburb's largest shopping centre, and has recently undergone a major redevelopment. New features include underground parking, a food court, a Big W department store and a Woolworths supermarket in addition to the Drake Foodmarkets owned Foodland already in place.
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Everard Park, South Australia Everard Park is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Unley, part of the once extensive land holdings of the prominent colonist Dr. Charles George Everard, and the location of "Marshfield", the home of part of his family.
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Seaford, South Australia Seaford is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga. Seaford railway station is the southern terminus of the Seaford railway line from Adelaide railway station.
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Penfield Gardens, South Australia Penfield Gardens is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Playford. It is in the urban fringe on the Adelaide Plains, with major industries including market gardening and harness racing horse training.
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Elizabeth North, South Australia Elizabeth North is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Playford. It is sandwiched between Main North Road to the east and the Gawler railway line to its west immediately north of Elizabeth and south of Smithfield. It is served by the Womma and Broadmeadows railway stations.
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Brompton, South Australia Brompton is an inner-northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Charles Sturt.
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Taperoo, South Australia Taperoo is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the LeFevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about 18 km north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
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The Parade, Adelaide The Parade (often referred to as "Norwood Parade") is an Adelaide road in the eastern suburbs, running East-West from the Adelaide city centre to the foothills, connecting suburbs including Kent Town, Norwood, Beulah Park, Rosslyn Park, Auldana and Skye. It is more known for its shopping precinct than its role as a transport conduit for the eastern suburbs.
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North Melbourne railway station North Melbourne railway station is located on the northern edge of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. The station is a major interchange point with the Craigieburn, Flemington Racecourse, Sunbury, Upfield, Werribee and Williamstown lines all servicing the station. It opened on 6 October 1859. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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Hillier, South Australia Hillier is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Town of Gawler.
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Cook, South Australia Cook is a railway station and crossing loop on the standard gauge Trans-Australian Railway from Port Augusta to Kalgoorlie, with no inhabited places around. It is 826 km by rail from Port Augusta, and is connected to the Eyre Highway by an unsealed road about 100 km long.
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Main North Road Main North Road is the major north-south arterial route through the suburbs north of the Adelaide City Centre in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. It continues north through the settled areas of South Australia and is a total of 307 km long, from North Adelaide to 21 km out of Port Augusta. It follows the route established in the early years of the colony by explorer John Horrocks and was a major route for farmers and graziers to reach the capital, passing through rich farmland and the Clare Valley wine region. In 2011, the section of road between Gawler to Wilmington was renamed Horrocks Highway.