Charleston, South Australia
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Charleston is a small town in the Adelaide Hills
of South Australia
. It is situated on the Onkaparinga Valley Road between Woodside
and Mount Torrens
, on the main route from the Adelaide Hills to the Barossa Valley. Most of the local businesses are on the Onkaparinga Valley Road, while the largest number of houses are on Newman Road.
Charleston is served by a community postal agency called the Bookpost which is also a bookshop, internet cafe and General Store.
Next to The Bookpost is the Charleston Hotel which enjoyed some national attention as one of the main props in a car advertisement, based on Slim Dusty
's famous song "Answer to a Pub With No Beer".
Charleston is very close to the source of the River Onkaparinga
.
Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...
of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It is situated on the Onkaparinga Valley Road between Woodside
Woodside, South Australia
Woodside is a town in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia. The town is between Balhannah and Lobethal, from the state capital, Adelaide. Amenities include a swimming pool, , second hand store, grocery store, tennis club, bowls club and playing fields. The Johnston family of Oakbank...
and Mount Torrens
Mount Torrens, South Australia
Mount Torrens is a town in the eastern Adelaide Hills region of South Australia, 46 kilometres east-north-east of the state capital, Adelaide and 8 km east of Lobethal along the Onkaparinga River. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area...
, on the main route from the Adelaide Hills to the Barossa Valley. Most of the local businesses are on the Onkaparinga Valley Road, while the largest number of houses are on Newman Road.
Charleston is served by a community postal agency called the Bookpost which is also a bookshop, internet cafe and General Store.
Next to The Bookpost is the Charleston Hotel which enjoyed some national attention as one of the main props in a car advertisement, based on Slim Dusty
Slim Dusty
David Gordon "Slim Dusty " Kirkpatrick AO, MBE was an Australian country music singer-songwriter and producer, with a career spanning nearly eight decades. He was known to record songs in the legacy of Australian poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson that represented the Australian Bush...
's famous song "Answer to a Pub With No Beer".
Charleston is very close to the source of the River Onkaparinga
Onkaparinga River
The Onkaparinga River runs from its source between Mount Torrens and Charleston in the Mount Lofty Ranges, and flows south westerly to an estuary at Port Noarlunga. The catchment is over 500 km² in area, and is in part located in the Onkaparinga River National Park.The Onkaparinga River is the...
.