St Morris, South Australia

Coordinates: 34°54′39″S 138°39′14″E / 34.91088°S 138.65398°E / -34.91088; 138.65398
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St Morris
AdelaideSouth Australia
Population1,598 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5068
LGA(s)City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
State electorate(s)Dunstan
Federal division(s)Sturt
Suburbs around St Morris:
Payneham South Firle Tranmere
Trinity Gardens St Morris Tranmere
Beulah Park Kensington Park Kensington Gardens

St Morris is a suburb of Adelaide, located in the local government area of the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters.

History[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Morris (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b c 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
  4. ^ "Hugh Waterman and sons extend the Ozone cinema chain from Adelaide's Semaphore in 1911 to eastern states". AdelaideAZ. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. ^ "St Morris – SA". Inspirations Paint. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

34°54′39″S 138°39′14″E / 34.91088°S 138.65398°E / -34.91088; 138.65398