Lockleys, South Australia
| Lockleys Adelaide,South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Residential home in Lockleys | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°55′30″S138°31′52″E/ 34.925°S 138.531°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,987 (SAL2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5032 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of West Torrens | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | West Torrens, Colton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hindmarsh | ||||||||||||||
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Lockleysis an inner western suburb ofAdelaide,in theCity of West Torrens.
Australian Bureau of Statisticsdata from May 2021 revealed that Adelaide's western suburbs had the lowest unemployment rate in South Australia.[2]
History
[edit]The area was inhabited by theKaurnapeople before theBritish colonisation of South Australia.[3]
The area was subject to flooding by theRiver Torrens,which originally ran into an area named "The Reedbeds"in the upper reaches of thePort River.In the 1930s the Torrens Channel, also named Breakout Creek, was cut through the coastal dunes toGulf St Vincent,to drain the wetlands and eliminate the flooding. A large part of Lockleys is within a bend of the River Torrens.
Hence, prior to subdivision, the area was renowned for its rich soil, market gardens and greenhouses. The name comes from a property (section 145) owned byCharles Brown Fisher,[4]thenEdward Meade BagotandGabriel Bennett,who built a course there for amateur horse racing. The property was rented by trainersJ. Eden SavillandC. Leslie Macdonaldfor their Lockleys Stables where many good racehorses were prepared.[5]
Hank family
[edit]The area was divided for housing. However, the Hank family lived on Torrens Avenue, Lockleys[6]and had established 11 acres[7]ofmarket gardenthere after world war I.[7]The Hank brothers (Ray, Bill and Bob) all attended the Lockleys Primary School[7]inBrooklyn Parkand would all become footballers for theWest Torrens Football Clubin theSANFL.Bob Hankwould go on to become anAFLHall of Fameinductee, winning theMagarey Medalin both 1946 and 1947 and winning a record 9 league best and fairest awards for his club. A pavilion in the eastern grandstand atAdelaide Ovalis named the Bob Hank Pavilion[8]and the grandstand atThebarton Ovalis named the Hank Brothers Stand after theseAustralian Footballlegends. Bob Hank also famously clean bowledSir Donald Bradmanin aDistrict Cricketfinal in March 1947 whilst playing for theWest Torrens Cricket Clubagainst Bradman'sKensington Cricket Club.[9]
John Martin's warehouse
[edit]The formerJohn Martin'sdepartment store had a bulk warehouse on Pierson Street, which was also a storage location for the floats used inthe company's annual Christmas Pageant.[10][when?]The warehouse was converted byEDSfor a data and call centre, which opened in 1996,[11]and later owned by the Maras Group and operated byWestpacas a mortgage processing centre.[10]In September 2021 a development application was announced for rezoning thecall centreand adjacent child care centre, to allow a medium density residential development to be built on the site.[12]
Windsor Theatre
[edit]The Windsor Theatre, located at 362Henley Beach Road,was originally built as aRSLhall in March 1925,[13]with the construction cost of £3,800 covered by community fund-raising,[14]with much of it donated by John Mellor.[15]It was called the Lockleys Memorial Hall. On 10 October in the same year, the hall was used by Lyric Theatres Ltd to screen a film, and soon became a successfulmovie theatre.[14]At some point it was named the Odeon Star (indicating ownership byD. Clifford Theatres).[16]
The Windsor Group acquired the cinema in October 1948, renaming it as the Windsor Theatre,[14]and by 1949 the lease had been acquired byOzone Theatres Ltd.[17]During the 1950s the cinema was substantially upgraded. The "Nostalgia Walk" was created, with hundreds of original movie posters lining the walls.[14]It seated 500 people, and was the first cinema in Adelaide to sellpopcorn.[18]
The Windsor ceased operating in August 2012, and remained mostly vacant for a couple of years after that. In 2018, the theatre was purchased by theCity of West Torrens.,[14]who demolished it in early 2021[15]despite public debate and much resistance from organisations which saw its heritage and cultural value to the area.[19]During demolition, a hidden basement was rediscovered, containing a kitchen and supper room.[14]
Lockleys now features many large modern homes including one shown on the Grand Designs Television show.[20]
Sport
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Lockleys is home to the Lockleys Football Club, known as the Demons, their home clubrooms on Rutland Ave are a modern two-story facility that has won a state award for its architecture.[21]The club play in theSouth Australian Amateur Football League.[21]AFLWplayerEbony Marinoffplayed for the club,[22]as well as formerAFLplayerJimmy ToumpasandBrooklyn Parklocal andPort Powerdraftee Thomas Scully[23]
The Lockleys Football Club facilities are shared with the West Torrens Baseball Club.[24]The South Australian Badminton Association is also located in Lockleys, neighbouring the football club and baseball club.[25]TheKooyonga Golf Clubis also located in Lockleys. Kooyongawas the name of the suburbbefore it became Lockleys.
Government
[edit]Lockleys is in theCity of West Torrenslocal government area,split between theSouth Australian House of Assemblyelectoral district of Coltonandelectoral district of West Torrens,and in theAustralian House of RepresentativesDivision of Hindmarsh.
Education
[edit]| Lockleys North Primary School | |
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| Address | |
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55 Malurus Avenue , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°55′12″S138°32′17″E/ 34.920°S 138.538°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Aim high |
| Established | 1960[26] |
| Principal | Tyson Grinham |
| Enrolment | 462[27](2012) |
| Colour(s) | Blue White |
| Website | lnps.sa.edu.au |
| St Francis School | |
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| Address | |
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458 Henley Beach Road , Australia | |
| Coordinates | 34°55′27″S138°31′34″E/ 34.9243°S 138.5261°E |
| Information | |
| Type | Catholic school |
| Motto | Faith, Peace, Wisdom |
| Established | 1967 |
| Principal | Phil Schultz |
| Enrolment | 438[28](2020) |
| Colour(s) | Blue Green Gold |
| Website | sflockleys.catholic.edu.au |
Two schools are located in Lockleys – Lockleys North Primary School and St Francis School. Despite its name, Lockleys Primary School is located in neighbouring suburbBrooklyn Park.
Lockleys North Primary School
[edit]Lockleys North Primary School is acoeducationalgrades R-6 school located on Malurus Avenue.[29]Students come from a wide variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds due to the demographics ofWest Torrensarea.[29]
History
[edit]With the expansion of the western suburbs of Adelaide the school was built in 1960.[26]The school celebrated its 50th anniversary with an open day for old scholars and old staff on 14 November 2010.[26]
Facilities
[edit]In July 2010, two new school buildings opened – "Tirkandi" (Library) and "Torrens" (classrooms for year 6-7's).[29]The library was opened bySteve Georganas,the Member of Parliament for the seat ofHindmarsh.[30]The school grounds also have asoccer pitchwhich have not only used by the school, but also local sporting clubs.[31]The gymnasium has also been used forbadmintonby local sporting clubs.[32]
Special programs
[edit]Specialist programs are offered in science, physical education, music, German and Greek.[29][33]
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Auditorium -
Sports fields -
Quadrangle
St Francis School
[edit]St Francis School is a coeducational grades R-6 school located on Henley Beach Road. It is a private Catholic school.[34]
References
[edit]- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Lockleys (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"Adelaide's West Leads Employment Surge".IN Daily.28 June 2021.Retrieved29 June2021.
- ^Horton, David R.(1996)."Map of Indigenous Australia".AIATSIS.Retrieved18 December2022.
- ^"Manning index of SA Placenames: Lockleys".State Library of South Australia.Retrieved16 September2017.
- ^"Reflections from the Racecourse".The Mail (Adelaide).Vol. 17, no. 844. South Australia. 28 July 1928. p. 7.Retrieved16 September2017– via National Library of Australia.
- ^Kay, Brian (2003).The Master: the Bob Hank Story.Norwood SA: Peacock Publications. p. 11.
- ^abcBest of Both Worlds: The Story of West Torrens, Woodville and the Eagles Football Clubs.South Australia: Hyde Park Press. 2010. p. 126.
- ^"Greats Honoured".Adelaide Oval.23 September 2013.Retrieved22 July2021.
- ^"The Last Goodbye with Bob Hank".The Advertiser.16 June 2012.Retrieved23 July2021.
- ^abWestpac Home Ownership Service CentreMaras Group. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^Westpac sells off call centre workersThe Guardian,15 August 2001 – via Communist Party of Australia. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^Lockleys Code Amendment - for consultation.pdfPlanSA Portal.Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^Roe, Ken."Windsor Theatre in Adelaide, AU".Cinema Treasures.Retrieved18 December2022.
- ^abcdef"Urban Exploring: Remembering the Windsor Theatre".Awesome Adelaide.28 October 2020.Retrieved18 December2022.
- ^ab"Lockleys Sub-Branch Memorial Hall, Lockleys, South Australia, Australia".Virtual War Memorial.Retrieved18 December2022.
- ^Hennessy, Antoinette (2016).Entertaining the Classes: An archaeological investigation of historic cinemas in Metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia, and their development in relation to social class, 1896-1949(MA).Flinders University.p. 97.Retrieved18 December2022.PDF
- ^"Hugh Waterman and sons extend the Ozone cinema chain from Adelaide's Semaphore in 1911 to eastern states".AdelaideAZ.Retrieved17 December2022.
- ^"The Windsor Theatre".Jims Urbex Adelaide.5 July 2022.Retrieved18 December2022.
- ^Conlin, Thomas (26 March 2014)."Windsor Cinema at Lockleys faces demolition when its future is considered by the West Torrens Council".Herald Sun.Melbourne.Retrieved23 July2021.
- ^"Grand Designs Australia Season 8 episode 4".7 August 2019.Retrieved4 April2023.
- ^ab"South Australian Architecture Awards 2021 Winners Announced".InDaily.10 June 2021.Retrieved24 July2021.
- ^Lordonic, Marissa (22 March 2022)."Its been a wild ride: Inaugural Crow Marinoff reflects on 50 AFLW games".EPSN.Retrieved22 May2022.
- ^"AFL Players Thomas Scully".Zero Hanger.9 February 2023.Retrieved9 February2023.
- ^"West Torrens Baseball Club".West Torrens Baseball Club.17 July 2021.Retrieved17 July2021.
- ^"South Australian Badminton Association".Retrieved17 July2021.
- ^abc"Celebrating 50 years of Education 1960-2010"(PDF).Xtra – Information for DECS Staff.Vol. 4, no. 15.Department of Education and Children's Services.2 September 2010. p. 3. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 27 September 2014.Retrieved21 June2013.
- ^"Site information - Lockleys North Primary School".Department of Education and Children's Services,South Australian Government.Archived fromthe originalon 27 September 2014.Retrieved23 January2012.
- ^.10 October 2022https://web.archive.org/web/20221010040105/https:// sflockleys.catholic.edu.au/__files/f/11462/AGM_Book_2021.pdf.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 10 October 2022.Retrieved10 October2022.
{{cite web}}:Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^abcd"Welcome to Lockleys North Primary School".South Australian Government.17 June 2011.
- ^"Lockleys North Primary School opens new $3.2 million BER library and classrooms".Steve Georganaspress release.Australian Labour Party.23 July 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 28 March 2013.Retrieved30 January2012.
- ^"LATEST TITANS NEWS".Adelaide Titans Football Club.15 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 10 April 2012.
Training sessions will be held... at the Lockleys North Primary School
- ^"Important Dates (for Glenelg Breakers)".Glenelg Breakers Badminton Club.Archived fromthe originalon 13 August 2014.Retrieved24 January2012.
Glenelg Badminton Club Venues... Lockleys North Primary School Gymnasium
- ^"Greek Language Schools".Greek Orthodox Community of S.A.Archived fromthe originalon 27 February 2011.Retrieved24 January2012.
The weekday Schools are... Lockleys North PS
- ^"St. Francis School".2014.Retrieved27 March2014.
