Hamley Bridge, South Australia
Hamley Bridge is a community in South Australia located at the junction of the Gilbert and Light rivers, as well as the site of a former railway junction.
| Hamley Bridge South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Light St in Hamley Bridge | |||||||||||||||
Hamley Bridge | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°21′0″S 138°41′0″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 717 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1860s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5401 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 78 km (48 mi) N of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Goyder, Light | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Named by the government of the day, in honour of the Acting Governor of South Australia Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Gilbert Hamley, whose wife, Lady Edith Hamley laid the foundation stone of the River Light Railway Bridge on 25 July 1868. This bridge carries the Peterborough railway line over the Light River.
Other settlements in the area had commenced in the early 1860s, and it was not until 1868 that the junction of the two rivers came under notice as a possible site for a township.
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