Toll House, Mount Barker Rd, Glen Osmond, South Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bucketeer
S 34° 57.913 E 138° 38.838
54H E 285200 N 6128286
Quick Description: The only turnpike gate erected in South Australia.
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 7/1/2009 5:33:43 AM
Waymark Code: WM6PER
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
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Long Description:
In 1841 a road from Adelaide to Mount Barker was surveyed and constructed, allowing settlement in the Adelaide Hills. A toll house was established at Glen Osmond to toll the road, thus paying for its upkeep and maintenance. However, the state of the road was poor and a sustained public backlash caused the removal of the tolls in 1847 after the Government refused to upgrade it any further.
The site contains one of the original toll gates and was place on the Register of the National Estate in 1978.
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