Hartley, South Australia

Hartley is a ghost town located in South Australia, along the Bremer River on the Strathalbyn-Callington Road.

Hartley
South Australia
Hartley entrance sign
Hartley
Coordinates35.1832929°S 139.0030330°E / -35.1832929; 139.0030330
Population149 (SAL 2021)
Established1856
Postcode(s)5255
Location
  • 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Strathalbyn
  • 11 km (7 mi) south of Callington
LGA(s)Alexandrina Council
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island
State electorate(s)Heysen
Federal division(s)Mayo
Localities around Hartley:
Red Creek Callington, Salem Monarto South
Woodchester Hartley
Bletchley Langhorne Creek
Footnotes

Founded in 1853 as a small rural settlement, it once boasted a Methodist church (1856), post office (opened 1869 and closed 1981), school (opened 1919 and closed 1970) and creamery. Now the town is little more than a series of ruins and farm houses.

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