Glen Osmond is a suburb of

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in the

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which is in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills. It is well known for the road intersection on the western side of the suburb, where the

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(National Route M1) from the Adelaide Hills and the main route from

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splits into National Route A17

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(north, the main route towards

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), Glen Osmond Road, Adelaide (northwest towards

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) and state route A3 Cross Road west towards the coast and southern suburbs.

History

In 1841, silver and lead were found at Glen Osmond, leading to the establishment of the

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and

Wheal Watkins mine Wheal Watkins mine, formerly Wheal Gawler mine, is an historic lead and silver mine in Glen Osmond, South Australia. The mine first operated from 1844 until 1850, and again briefly in 1888 to 1889, and 1916. From 1986 onwards, the mine was acce ...

s. The mines operated in the 1840s, and again in the 1890s.

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, founder of the

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, died here in 1976.

Notable people

* Nancy Cato (1917–2000), writer and activist, born and raised in Glen Osmond

Bibliography

Tom Gill, whose family were early settlers in the area, published a ''History and Topography of Glen Osmond'' in 1902. The

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were also early Glen Osmond residents. A

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of the book was published by the

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in 1974.

References

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