Kilburn, South Australia
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
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| Postcode | 5084 | ||||||||||||
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Kilburn is a suburb in the inner north of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb borders Blair Athol, Gepps Cross, Wingfield, Regency Park and Prospect.[2] Kilburn has the same postcode (5084) as Blair Athol.
History
[edit | edit source]Kilburn was known as 'Little Chicago' up until the mid 20th century.[1]
Education
[edit | edit source]The only school in Kilburn is St Brigids Primary School, a private Catholic school located on Le Hunte Street. It caters for year levels Reception to Year 6. St Gabriels Primary School is located nearby in the easterly adjacent suburb of Enfield, on Whittington Street.
Transport
[edit | edit source]Kilburn is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the Adelaide central business district. The suburb is well-serviced by public transport. Kilburn station, located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the city.
Adelaide Metro G10 and G11 bus services pass through Kilburn and Blair Athol along Prospect Road. Buses routes 235, 237, 238 and 239 traverse Kilburn along Churchill Road and terminate at Kilburn, Valley View, Mawson Lakes University of South Australia and Armada Arndale respectively.
Sport
[edit | edit source]Kilburn Speedway took place on the Kilburn Oval, on the corner of Carroll Avenue and Churchill Road (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.). It opened during February 1946 and closed in 1951.[3] The venue hosted motorcycle speedway and held the South Australian Individual Speedway Championship four times from 1946 to 1950.[4]
Heritage listings
[edit | edit source]Kilburn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office[5]
- Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop[6]
- Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Foundry[7]
- Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School[8]
- Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop[9]
- Churchill Road: Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex[10]
- 498 Churchill Road: Tubemakers Administration Building No. 2[11]
- 500 Churchill Road: Tubemakers Administration Building No. 1[12]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- City of Port Adelaide Enfield Archived 18 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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