Mel Baker Reserve

Mel Baker Reserve is a park in Holdfast Bay, South Australia. Mel Baker Reserve is situated nearby to the park Alf Smedley Reserve, as well as near Sandison Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cummins House and The Old Gum Tree.

Cummins House

Historic site

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Cummins House is a historic house in Adelaide, situated at 19-23 Sheoak Avenue, Novar Gardens. It was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 24 July 1980. It is now managed as a museum with guided tours by the Cummins Society. Cummins House is situated 680 metres north of Mel Baker Reserve.

The Old Gum Tree

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The Old Gum Tree is a historic site in Glenelg North, South Australia. Near this tree on 28 December 1836, the British governor John Hindmarsh delivered the proclamation announcing the establishment of Government of the colony of South Australia. The Old Gum Tree is situated 1 km northwest of Mel Baker Reserve.

Glenelg Oval

Stadium

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Glenelg Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket venue located in the Adelaide suburb of Glenelg East. It is the home of the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the Glenelg Cricket Club in the South Australian Premier Cricket competition. Glenelg Oval is situated 1 km southwest of Mel Baker Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Novar Gardens and West Adelaide.

Novar Gardens

Suburb

Novar Gardens is an inner south-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. Originally to be called Morphettville, the name was changed to honour the family estate of Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, Governor-General of Australia from 1914 to 1920, who visited the site of the future suburb in 1919.

West Adelaide

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Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.

North Plympton

Suburb

North Plympton is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. The historic Parkin House which dates from before 1860 and houses an important piano collection, is situated at 4 Lewis Crescent, North Plympton. North Plympton is situated 3 km northeast of Mel Baker Reserve.

Mel Baker Reserve

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Holdfast Bay, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.97718° or 34° 58′ 38″ south

Longitude

138.52904° or 138° 31′ 45″ east

Open location code

4QQW2GFH+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 158820940

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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