Dutton, South Australia

Dutton is a settlement in South Australia.[1] The small township lies approximately six kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Truro on the Eudunda Road. It was first laid out in 1866 and lots were advertised for sale in the German-language newspaper Südaustralische Zeitung.[2]

Dutton
South Australia
Former blacksmith workshop at Dutton
Established1866
Location6 km (4 mi) N of Truro
Localities around Dutton:
Dutton
Truro

Dutton School opened in 1880 and closed in 1903. Dutton North School, built on the Levi's Water Hole property near the boundary with Frankton, opened in 1914 and closed in 1927. It also once had a Lutheran school.[3]

The historic former St John's Lutheran Manse and Blacksmith's Shop and Dwelling are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[4][5]

St John's Lutheran church at Dutton

The Hundred of Dutton, was proclaimed on 12 August 1858.[6]

References
  1. "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. "Township Dutton". Südaustralische Zeitung (Tanunda and Adelaide, SA : 1860 - 1874). National Library of Australia. 10 October 1866. p. 7. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. Dreckow, Betty (1986). Hills, Valley and Plains: History of the Eudunda District. p. 410.
  4. "Former St John's Lutheran Manse". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. "Former Blacksmith Shop & Dwelling". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  6. South Australian Names.
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