Black Hill, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Black Hill
State:sa
Postcode:5353
Dist1:19
Dir1:SE
Location1:Cambrai
Lga:Mid Murray Council
Stategov:Schubert
Fedgov:Barker
Coordinates:-34.703°N 139.457°W
Near-N:Swan Reach
Near-Ne:Sunnydale
Near-E:Wongulla
Near-Se:Walker Flat
Near-S:Mannum
Near-W:Cambrai
Near-Nw:Sedan

Black Hill is a settlement in South Australia.[1] Black Hill is between the Mount Lofty Ranges and the Murray River on the banks of the Marne River. Until 1918, when many place names were changed if they sounded German, Black Hill was known as Friedensthal.

Prior to white settlement, the area was owned by the Ngaiawang people.

The Black Hill post office and shop have long since closed. The school operated from 1894 to 1945. The post office opened in 1891.[2] The township was first settled in 1890 as Friedensthal (Valley of Peace). Prior to that, it had been part of a station owned by Thomas R Reynolds. Black Hill Rocks provide the source for two commercial granite quarries that have been used in significant buildings in Australia.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 8 December 2009.
  2. Web site: Placename Details: Black Hill . SA0006829 . Property Location Browser Report . Government of South Australia . 13 October 2009 . 8 May 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .
  3. Web site: Black Hill, The mid Murraylands, South Australia . Discover Murray . 8 May 2017.