#MorphettVale
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Glenheath Farm

Glenheath Farm at Lonsdale passed through three families in its first half-century: the Kings from Cornwall who broke the ground and built the homestead, the Mc…

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May 21, 2026 at 8:02 AM
The Union Chapel, Morphett Vale

Built in 1849 as the first Protestant place of worship in Morphett Vale, the Union Chapel served its Congregati…

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May 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Alexander Anderson—publican, brewer, mill-builder and MP—founded #MorphettVale and ran the Emu Hotel for six years. A decade-long feud with the Reynells ended when locals forced him from the magistracy months before his 1862 death. #LocalHistory #SouthAustralia
August 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM
United States Vale

A cluster of allotment settlers on Bains Road in Morphett Vale called their community 'United States' in the 1840s — a name whose origins remain unexpla…

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May 26, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Victoria School, Morphett Vale

Named after a Scottish fishing village where Queen Victoria had passed on her first visit to Scotland, the Victoria Scho…

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May 23, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Emu Wines, Morphett Vale

The winery that stood on Wheatsheaf Road at Morphett Vale had a history that stretched back nearly a century before the buildings came down in 1989. …

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May 22, 2026 at 5:15 AM
The O'Sullivan Family of Morphett Vale

Ignatius O'Sullivan brought his wife Honora and five children to Morphett Vale on the Mary Dugdale in 1840, sett…

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May 20, 2026 at 5:24 AM