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Findon
AdelaideSouth Australia
Population: 5,450 (2006 census)[1]
Established: 1839
Postcode: 5023
LGA: City of Charles Sturt

Findon is a suburb in the west of Adelaide.[2]

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[edit] Origins

The land on which the suburb stands originally comprised sections 393 and 410, granted to George Cortis in 1839, who subdivided it in 1848. Mr Cortis came from Worthing in the Findon Valley which is adjacent to Findon in West Sussex, England.

The Observer of 28 April 1849, page 1a, carries an advertisement for the Township of Beverley which says, inter alia:

[It] will adjoin the pretty township of Finden [sic] and before long may be expected to unite with Lockleys.

Its school opened circa 1861. A proposed school is discussed in the Express:

The residents of Findon said that their children had to walk two, three and sometimes four miles to school. They were not asking for a new school, as the trustees of the Bible Christian Church had a room which they would enlarge for the purpose of a school room...

The laying of the foundation stone of the Bible Christian Church is reported in the Register, 1 April 1879.

[edit] Clubs and Schools

Findon is home the "Findon Skid Kids", a no-brakes bicycle racing club.[3] Findon is also is the home of Findon High School.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Findon (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC41506&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-06-07. 
  2. ^ 2008 Adelaide and Surrounds Street Directory, 46st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2008. ISBN 978-0-731-92118-8. 
  3. ^ Findon Skid Kids
  4. ^ Findon High School
  • Findon - Obituaries in the Observer:
    • Edwin Smith, "veteran nurseryman", 6 April 1907
    • George Crittenden, 5 December 1908
    • G. Bridgman, 6 December 1919

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Coordinates: 34°54′S 138°32′E / 34.9°S 138.533°E / -34.9; 138.533




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