Dawesley
Town in South Australia
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Dawesley is a locality in South Australia. It is in the Adelaide Hills 40 km southeast of Adelaide. It is on Dawesley Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River, and the old Princes Highway between Nairne and Kanmantoo. It is in the Hundred of Kanmantoo.[3]
CountryAustralia
Established1857
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1857 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 259 (2016 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
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The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Dawesley had 259 people living within its boundaries.[2]
History
The town was laid out by William Bower Dawes and sold at the District Hotel, Nairne, on 4 May 1857.[4] Mount Beevor station, once held by T. Hope Murray, is nearby.[5]
