Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
Kilburn is a suburb in the inner north of
Adelaide ,
South Australia . The suburb borders
Blair Athol ,
Gepps Cross ,
Wingfield ,
Regency Park and
Prospect .
[3] Kilburn has the same postcode (5084) as Blair Athol.
History
Kilburn was known as 'Little Chicago' up until the mid 20th century.
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Education
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
Kilburn is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the Adelaide
CBD (Central Business District). The suburb is well-serviced by public transport.
Kilburn train station , located on Railway Terrace, has services that go to and from the
city .
The G10 and G11
buslines pass through Kilburn and
Blair Athol along
Prospect Road . Buses 235, 237, 238 and 239 traverse Kilburn along
Churchill Road and terminate at Kilburn,
Valley View ,
Mawson Lakes
UniSA and
Arndale Shopping Centre respectively.
Sport
Kilburn Speedway took place on the Kilburn Oval, on the corner of Carroll Avenue and Churchill Road (
34°51′39″S 138°34′56″E / 34.86083°S 138.58222°E / -34.86083; 138.58222 ). It opened during February 1946 and closed in 1951.
[4] The venue hosted
motorcycle speedway and held the
South Australian Individual Speedway Championship four times from 1946 to 1950.
[5]
Heritage listings
Kilburn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
See also
References
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022).
"Kilburn (suburb and locality)" . Australian Census 2021 QuickStats . Retrieved 28 June 2022 .
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"Property Location Browser: Search for 'Kilburn, SUB' (ID SA0036544)" . Government of South Australia. Archived from
the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2016 .
^ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition . UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003.
ISBN
0-7319-1441-4 .
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"Kilburn Speedway" . Monument Australia . Retrieved 25 February 2024 .
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"Adelaide (SA)" . Speedway and Road Race History . Retrieved 25 February 2024 .
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"Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
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"Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
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"Islington Railway Workshops Foundry" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
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"Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
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"Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
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"Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
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"Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 2" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
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"Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 1" . South Australian Heritage Register . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 August 2016 .
External links
34°51′40″S 138°35′49″E / 34.861°S 138.597°E / -34.861; 138.597