Mitcham, South Australia
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Mitcham is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham.
Created as a village separate from Adelaide, it was ancillary to a sheep station at Brown Hill Creek belonging to the South Australia Company. Prior to European settlement the area was inhabited by the Kaurna aboriginal people. A group of about 150 formerly camped at “Wirraparinga”, now Mitcham reserve.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Chinner, Christine; Osborn P. (1974). Mitcham village sketchbook. Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, pp.8-10.
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