Gilles Plains, South Australia
- Gilles Plains, South Australia
Gilles Plains (coord|34|54|S|138|34|E|region:AU-SA , postcode 5086, altitude 79 m (300 ft)) is a suburb of the greater Adelaide, South Australia area, located approximately 15km north of the Adelaide business district.
History
It is named after the first colonial treasurer Osmond Gilles who owned land in the area. Gilles Plains was predominantly a hay growing area of Adelaide through its early years. In 1874, it had the largest hay farm in South Australia owned by J.A.W. Sudholz.Fact|date=March 2007
Government
Gilles Plains is in both the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and City of Tea Tree Gully local government areas, and is in both the South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts of Florey and Torrens. It is also in the Australian House of Representatives Division of Sturt.
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