Milendella, South Australia

Milendella is a locality on the plains to the east of the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia. It was once a stop on the Sedan railway line. The name Milendella was approved by the state Nomenclature Committee in 1917 in advance of the railway opening in 1919. The name was the native name of Emu Creek which runs through the locality.[2]

Milendella Lutheran Church in 2018

Milendella
South Australia
old building on Church Road in Milendella
Milendella
Coordinates34.80°S 139.21°E / -34.80; 139.21
Established1881[1]
Postcode(s)5237
Elevation162 m (531 ft)[2]
LGA(s)Mid Murray Council
State electorate(s)Hammond
Federal Division(s)Barker
Localities around Milendella:
Springton Sanderston Angas Valley
Mount Pleasant Milendella Punthari
Palmer Apamurra Frayville
Footnotes[3]

Milendella was first settled by German immigrant families in the 1880s. The Lutheran church was built in the 1890s. The town once had a church, general store, post office, school and railway station.[1]

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church continues to meet monthly.[4]

Milendella includes the former Government Town of Bonython which was surveyed in 1890 and named after Sir John Langdon Bonython.[5]

References
  1. "Milendella". Flinders ranges Research. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. "Placename Details: Milendella Railway Station". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 26 March 2007. SA0044782. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. "Placename Details: Milendella (LOCB)". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 31 March 2010. SA0065626. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  4. "Congregations". Mid Murray Lutheran Parish. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  5. "Placename Details: Bonython". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 12 May 2011. SA0008154. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.


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