Hawthorndene is a south-eastern suburb located in the Foothills of the

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. Hawthorndene has a population of 3,389 according to the 2021 censu

Hawthorndene is home to the popular Apex Park with two tennis courts and a large family

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with Barbecue and toilet facilities. Joan's Pantry was first opened in 1920. It overlooks Hawthorndene Oval and has a

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. Hawthorndene is also home to the Blackwood CFS

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Station which is located on Gorse Ave, Hawthorndene.

History

The original subdivision of Hawthorndene was created by A.E. and D.J. Hewett on part sections 871–2,

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in 1925; however, it was not until 1988 that its boundaries were completely formalised. Its name refers to the many Hawthorn bushes growing along Minno Creek as a result of seeds being washed down the creek from the Hawthorn maze in the

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and from a Hawthorn hedge planted by C. Legh Winser around his orchard in what is now Glenalta. When the majority of the population and houses that are there now were put in, the suburb was called "Blackwood Estate".

Transport

Blackwood railway station and bus interchange are on the western boundary of the suburb and local routes , , and operate to and from the city from Blackwood Interchange via Suffolk Road and Rankeys Hill Road.

Blackwood Forest Recreation Park

In 1908, the Government of South Australia acquired for use as an experimental orchard. It was planted with various fruit and nut trees by the Department of Agriculture and, in 1952, a small area was planted with Radiata Pines. In 1968, management was transferred to the Woods and Forest Department and, in 1972, the remaining fruit trees were removed and more pines were planted. However, by 1985, after community opposition to a plan to harvest the timber, the land was resumed and held as vacant Crown Land. After further opposition to attempts to dispose of the land, led by the community based Save the Blackwood Forest Committee, it was proclaimed a recreation park in November 2001.

References

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