Osborne, South Australia

Osborne, South Australia
Osborne
AdelaideSouth Australia
Postcode: 5017
Location: 19 km (12 mi) from CBD
LGA: City of Port Adelaide Enfield
State District: Lee
Federal Division: Port Adelaide
Suburbs around Osborne:
Gulf St Vincent North Haven Outer Harbour
Gulf St Vincent Osborne Port River
Gulf St Vincent Taperoo Port River

Osborne is a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia 19 km from the CBD, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is on the LeFevre Peninsula, adjacent to Outer Harbor, Taperoo and North Haven. It is bounded to the south by Moldavia Walk and Solvay Road, to the north by Marmora Terrace, to the west by Gulf St Vincent and to the east by the Port River.

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History

History

Osborneville Post Office opened around 1922, was renamed Taperoo on 1 February 1964 and North Haven in 1989.[1]

Industries

Osborne is the home of the Australian Submarine Corporation (builders of the Royal Australian Navy's Collins class submarines) on the Port River and a gas-fired power station. In mid-2005 it was selected as the site of construction for the RAN's A$6 billion dollar air warfare destroyer project. It is also the site of a Penrice Soda plant for manufacturing sodium carbonate and port facilities operated by Flinders Ports. [1]

Community services

Osborne is the home of LeFevre Reserve, which also hosts a community centre. There is no primary school in the suburb and the closest schools are the North Haven Primary School located in North Haven and Ocean View College (B-12) in Taperoo.

Transport

The Adelaide Metro 157 and 333 bus routes serve Military Road, while route 150 serves Victoria Road. The Outer Harbor railway line serves Midlunga railway station, while the Osborne railway station is in the adjoining suburb of North Haven.

References

  1. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=SA&country=. Retrieved 26 May 2011. 

Coordinates: 34°47′56″S 138°29′28″E / 34.79889°S 138.49111°E / -34.79889; 138.49111


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