St Morris, South Australia
Suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
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St Morris is a suburb of Adelaide, located in the local government area of the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters.
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Adelaide | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,598 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5068 | ||||||||||||
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History
North Norwood Post Office opened around 1886, was renamed Trinity Gardens in 1950 and St Morris in 1963 before closing in 1988.[2]
The Windsor Theatre opened at 407 Magill Road in 1931, purpose-built as a picture theatre, on a corner block. It was owned by the Cunnew brothers, was also known as the De Franco at some point, and closed in 1957,[3] by which time the lease had been acquired by Ozone Theatres Ltd.[4] and as of 2022 houses Inspirations paint shop.[5][3]
The suburb was regarded as a middle class one in the 20th century.[3]
