Old Gum Tree Reserve

Old Gum Tree Reserve is a recreation area in Holdfast Bay, South Australia. Old Gum Tree Reserve is situated nearby to The Old Gum Tree, as well as near the community center Glenelg North Community Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Old Gum Tree and Patawalonga River.

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.

Patawalonga River

River

Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Patawalonga River, also known as the Patawalonga Creek, is a river in the western suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area, in South Australia. It drains an area of flat, swampy lands formerly known as the Cowandilla Plains or as The Reedbeds, that were drained by the engineering works in the mid-20th century, to enable establishment of Adelaide Airport and development of residential housing.

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 1 km east of Old Gum Tree 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.

Adelaide Airport

Suburb

Adelaide Airport is a suburb in the City of West Torrens west of the Adelaide city centre. The suburb was proclaimed in 1991. Almost the entire area of the suburb is taken up by the Adelaide Airport and associated businesses. Adelaide Airport is situated 3 km north of Old Gum Tree Reserve.

Old Gum Tree Reserve

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Holdfast Bay, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.97013° or 34° 58′ 13″ south

Longitude

138.5211° or 138° 31′ 16″ east

Open location code

4QQW2GHC+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 71501592

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Highlights include Glenelg North Community Centre and Bill Shepherd Reserve.

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