City of Tea Tree Gully
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The City of Tea Tree Gully is in the Australia
n state of South Australia
, in the outer north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide
. The city has a estimated population of 100,155 people and is one of the most populous local government divisions in Adelaide. The major business district in the city is at Modbury
, where Tea Tree Plaza, the Civic Centre and the library are located.
Howard, Lord Florey
, Australian pathogist and co-discoverer of penicillin, was a resident of the City of Tea Tree Gully. http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1945/florey-bio.html
The area was originally part of the Highercombe District Council, and Tea Tree Gully became the name of a smaller Council in October, 1858, when the original Highercombe District Council was split in two. When the two district councils were re-united in May, 1935, the new Council was named Tea Tree Gully and is known today as the City of Tea Tree Gully.
s in the area - thus the eventual name 'Tea Tree Gully'.
The suburbs of Vista are adjacent to the 350ha Anstey Hill Recreation Park
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A detailed history of the District of Tea Tree Gully (1836-1976) was written by Mr Ian Auhl and published by Lynton Publications (Blackwood SA) in 1976. It has since been updated to more recent times
(April 2006)
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n state 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...
, in the outer north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. The city has a estimated population of 100,155 people and is one of the most populous local government divisions in Adelaide. The major business district in the city is at Modbury
Modbury, South Australia
Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. Modbury is located at the end of the Adelaide O-Bahn and is home to the Tea Tree Plaza shopping complex and a Hospital.It was named Modbury by R...
, where Tea Tree Plaza, the Civic Centre and the library are located.
Howard, Lord Florey
Howard Walter Florey
Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey OM FRS was an Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945 with Sir Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Alexander Fleming for his role in the making of penicillin. Florey's discoveries are estimated to have saved...
, Australian pathogist and co-discoverer of penicillin, was a resident of the City of Tea Tree Gully. http://nobelprize.org/medicine/laureates/1945/florey-bio.html
Suburbs and post codes
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Hope Valley, South Australia -History:Hope Valley was more the result of random settlement than of actual town planning. Jacob Pitman first purchased an section in 1839. In the early 1840s he sold a few allotments. One such allotment was purchased by William Holden in 1841, on which he set up a butcher and general store... - 5090 Houghton, South Australia Houghton is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills, in the City of Tea Tree Gully and the Adelaide Hills Council local government areas between Tea Tree Gully and Inglewood on the North East Road.-History:... - 5131 Modbury, South Australia Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. Modbury is located at the end of the Adelaide O-Bahn and is home to the Tea Tree Plaza shopping complex and a Hospital.It was named Modbury by R... - 5092 Modbury Heights, South Australia Modbury Heights is a medium-sized suburb in the City of Tea Tree Gully, Adelaide, with a census area population of 5,601 people. The suburb is located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges around 16 kilometres north east of the Central business district. Much of the suburb is residential but... - 5092 Modbury North, South Australia Modbury North is a suburb 14 km northeast of Adelaide, capital city of South Australia.Modbury North is a suburb in the City of Tea Tree Gully Council area.... - 5092 Para Hills, South Australia Para Hills is a residential suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, accessible from Adelaide by bus, . A train station is approximately 2 kilometres to the west. There is a light aircraft airport close to its boundary, and numerous sporting facilities, abundant parks and schools and two medium sized... - 5096 Redwood Park, South Australia Redwood Park is a suburb in the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.... - 5097 Ridgehaven, South Australia Ridgehaven is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully.-Geography:Ridgehaven is located in the North Eastern suburbs and is approximately 15 km from the Adelaide CBD... - 5097 St Agnes, South Australia St Agnes is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is around 15 km northeast of the city centre. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully.... - 5097 |
Salisbury East, South Australia -References:... - 5109 Salisbury Heights, South Australia Salisbury Heights is a suburb located in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, South Australia. The upper section of Salisbury Heights was originally established as Castieu Estate in the 1970s by a private consortium. The blocks of land in this area were typically much larger than surrounding suburbs... - 5109 Surrey Downs, South Australia Surrey Downs is a northeastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, and is adjacent to Wynn Vale, Golden Grove, Fairview Park and Redwood Park.-History:... - 5126 Tea Tree Gully, South Australia Tea Tree Gully is a suburb in the greater Adelaide, South Australia area, under the City of Tea Tree Gully. Tea Tree Gully is in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Newland and the Australian House of Representatives... - 5091 Upper Hermitage, South Australia Upper Hermitage is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully and Adelaide Hills Council local government areas, and is adjacent to the rural districts of Yatala Vale and Gould Creek.-History:... - 5131 Valley View, South Australia Valley View is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located mainly in the City of Salisbury and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, with part also in the City of Tea Tree Gully.-History:Valley View Post Office opened on 1 June 1967 and closed in 1993... - 5093 Vista, South Australia Vista is a small north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Houghton, Tea Tree Gully, St Agnes and Hope Valley.-History:... - 5091 Wynn Vale, South Australia Wynn Vale is an outer north-eastern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area. It is adjacent to Golden Grove, Modbury Heights, Surrey Downs, Salisbury East and Para Hills... - 5127 Yatala Vale, South Australia Yatala Vale is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully local government area, and is adjacent to Golden Grove and Fairview Park, as well as the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Gould Creek.-History:Yatala is an Aboriginal... - 5126 |
History
Tea Tree Gully was originally known as 'Steventon' as a local resident, John Stevens, was a major landowner in the area. Whilst the area name has changed, the name Steventon remains today as one of the electoral wards of the City of Tea Tree Gully.The area was originally part of the Highercombe District Council, and Tea Tree Gully became the name of a smaller Council in October, 1858, when the original Highercombe District Council was split in two. When the two district councils were re-united in May, 1935, the new Council was named Tea Tree Gully and is known today as the City of Tea Tree Gully.
Geography
The gully to which the city name refers actually exists and is known to be sizable as it provided a gradient negotiable only by bullock wagons travelling through the Mt. Lofty Ranges. Additionally the gully had permanent freshwater springs which promoted the growth of tea treeTea tree
Tea tree or Ti-tree is a popular name that has been applied to a number of different, unrelated plants:*Camellia sinensis , from which black, green, oolong and white tea are all obtained....
s in the area - thus the eventual name 'Tea Tree Gully'.
The suburbs of Vista are adjacent to the 350ha Anstey Hill Recreation Park
Anstey Hill Recreation Park
Anstey Hill Recreation Park is a public park approximately northeast of Adelaide, South Australia. It is managed by the City of Tea Tree Gully, the Department for Environment and Heritage and a volunteer group—The Friends of Anstey Hill. The park is designed for recreational walking and there are...
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A detailed history of the District of Tea Tree Gully (1836-1976) was written by Mr Ian Auhl and published by Lynton Publications (Blackwood SA) in 1976. It has since been updated to more recent times
Sister cities
The City of Tea Tree Gully, has one sister city. it is the: Asakuchi, JapanJapan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(April 2006)