Cudlee Creek, South Australia

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Cudlee Creek
Adelaide suburbs near Cudlee Creek
Chain of Ponds Gumeracha
Paracombe Cudlee Creek
Castambul Lobethal
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Adelaide suburbs near Cudlee Creek
	Chain of Ponds	Gumeracha
Paracombe	Cudlee Creek
Castambul		Lobethal

Cudlee Creek (postcode 5232) is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area.

Contents

1 History

1.1 Kaurna Aborigines
1.2 European settlement

2 Geography
3 Facilities
4 Transport
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

History

Kaurna Aborigines

The Kaurna people (pronounced "Garner" or "Gowna") people were the Indigenous inhabitants of the Adelaide region, numbering approximately 650 in 1842. Few traces exist of the Kaurna people today, other than in some place names. [Northeast Facts and Figures]. Accessed 15 June 2006.

The name Cudlee Creek is probably derived from Aboriginal Kaurna or possibly Peramangk language meaning the Dingo's Creek.

European settlement

The first European inhabitants of Cudlee Creek settled in 1838, when William Kelly, from the Isle Of Man, came to the area and established the Sulby Glen estate. A district history states that Sulby Glen was "...well-known for cheese-making. Quite a lot of wheat was grown; fruit trees were planted and a lot of potatoes marketed." It became a significant exporter of apples and pears, and a cold store built in 1922 for a fruitgrowers' cooperative is the most prominent building in the town. [Adelaide Hills Council - Historical Town Information] Accessed 15 June 2006 [Gumeracha history centre - Cudlee Creek] Accessed 15 June 2006

Geography

Cudlee Creek is located south of Chain of Ponds on the road out of Adelaide via Athelstone (Gorge Road). The ABS 2001 census records 486 people living in 189 dwellings.[link] ABS Census 2001 - Postal Area (5232)

Facilities

Cudlee Creek has a primary school, caravan park, golf course and a Country Fire Station.

Points of interest:

the largest privately owned animal park in Australia (opened 1965)
an old icecreamery now converted to a restaurant (opened 1890)

Cudlee Creek Conservation Park on the River Torrens, located near the Gorge Road-Lobethal Road intersection, is home to a variety of birds and marsupials who live in the stringybark, red gum, blue gum and manna gum woodlands on quite steep terrain. It was proclaimed in 1971 and contains no visitor facilities or amenities.[Department of Environment and Heritage - Cudlee Creek]

The Fox Creek mountain bike trails in the Mount Crawford forest south of the town. There are 2km-3km downhill tracks plus an 8km cross-country track.[South Australian Trails - Adventure] Accessed 15 June 2006

Transport

The area is not serviced by Adelaide public transport. A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Affordable Coachlines. [Timetable] Accessed 15 June 2006

References

External links

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