| St Morris Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,598 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5068 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Norwood Payneham St Peters | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Dunstan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Sturt | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Morris (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- 1 2 3 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. iii,16,47. Retrieved 18 December 2022.PDF
- ↑ "Hugh Waterman and sons extend the Ozone cinema chain from Adelaide's Semaphore in 1911 to eastern states". AdelaideAZ. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ↑ "St Morris – SA". Inspirations Paint. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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