Osborne, South Australia
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{{Infobox Australian place| type = suburb
| name = Osborne
| city = Adelaide
| state = sa
| image = HMAS Hobart under construction April 2015.JPG
| caption = HMAS Hobart under construction at Osborne, 10 April 2015.
| coordinates = {{coord|34.795165|S| 138.504686|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| postcode = 5017
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| timezone = ACST
| utc = +9:30
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| utc-dst = +10:30
| dist1 = 21
| location1= Adelaide city centre
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| lga = City of Port Adelaide Enfield
| county = Adelaide
| region = Western Adelaide
| stategov = Port Adelaide{{cite web|title=Electoral district profiles – Port Adelaide (2018-2022 boundaries) |url=https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/electoral-districts/electoral-district-profiles?view=article&id=850:port-adelaide |publisher=Electoral Commission SA|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| fedgov = Hindmarsh{{cite web|title=Profile of the electoral division of Hindmarsh (SA)|url=https://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/hindmarsh.htm |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission|access-date=17 July 2019}}
| maxtemp = 22.5
| mintemp = 11.2
| rainfall = 451.2
| near-sw = Gulf St Vincent
| near-w = Outer Harbor
North Haven
Gulf St Vincent
| near-nw = Gulf St Vincent
| near-n = Torrens Island
| near-ne = Torrens Island
| near-e = Torrens Island
| near-se = Torrens Island
| near-s = Taperoo
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Osborne is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about {{convert|21|km|abbr=off}} north-west of the Adelaide city centre.
Description
Osborne is bounded to the south by the suburb of Taperoo, to the west by Gulf St Vincent and to the north west by the suburbs of North Haven and Outer Harbor and to the east by the suburb of Torrens Island.
History
Osborne originally started as a private sub-division in Section 2015 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Port Adelaide. It was named after Captain R.W. Osborne (c.1834-1920). A portion was subsequently added to North Haven. The name was "formally submitted by the City of Port Adelaide at a council meeting held on 10 May 1945" and was formally adopted in 1951 by the Nomenclature Committee. Since 1951, its boundaries have varied as follows. A portion was renamed as North Haven while another portion was added to the suburb of North Haven. In March 2006, its boundaries were varied to ensure that the Osborne Maritime Precinct was within its boundaries. In August 2009, its eastern boundary was extended to the centre of the Port River.{{cite web|title=Osborne, Nomenclature |url= http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/o/o2.htm#osborne |work=Place Names of South Australia |publisher=State Library of South Australia |access-date=1 July 2016}}
Osborneville Post Office opened around 1922; it was renamed Taperoo on 1 February 1964, and North Haven in 1989.
Osborne was also known as Brooklyn after the name change from Osborneville.{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=SA&filter=*Osborne* | access-date = 3 February 2021}}
Industries
Osborne is the home of a number of industrial employers, including
- ASC Pty Ltd, a naval ship builder notable for the Royal Australian Navy's Collins class submarines and Hobart-class destroyers.{{cite web|title=About ASC|url=http://asc.com.au/en/About-Us/|publisher=ASC Pty Ltd|access-date=17 June 2015}}
- Osborne Power Station, a gas-fired power station.{{cite web|title=ATCO Power Australia|url=http://www.atco.com.au/Our-Business/Power-Generation/ATCO-Power-Australia|publisher=ATCO Ltd|access-date=17 June 2015}}
- Flinders Ports which has two port facilities located on the suburb's coast with the Port River.{{cite web|title=Port User Guide|url=http://www.flindersports.com.au/pdf/PtUserGuideComplete.pdf|publisher=Flinders Ports|access-date=17 June 2015|pages=21–24}}
Community services
Osborne is the home of LeFevre Reserve, which also hosts a community centre.
There are no schools in the suburb. The closest schools are in the adjacent suburbs of North Haven (North Haven School R-7) and Taperoo (Ocean View College B-12),[http://www.oceanview.sa.edu.au/ Ocean View College], www.oceanview.sa.edu.au (originally Taperoo High School).
Transport
Adelaide Metro provides two bus services that directly serve the suburb – route 333 that runs between the suburb and Port Adelaide and route 150 that starts on Victoria Road within the suburb and continues to the Adelaide city centre.{{cite web|title=Osborne to City|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/150|publisher=Government of South Australia|access-date=17 June 2015}}{{cite web|title=Outer Harbor to Port Adelaide|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/333|publisher=Government of South Australia|access-date=17 June 2015}}
The Outer Harbor railway line has two stations that serving the suburb – Midlunga railway station and the Osborne railway station which is located nearby in the suburb of North Haven.{{cite web|title=Outer Harbor to City|url=https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/OUTHA|publisher=Government of South Australia|access-date=17 June 2015}} Osborne is also traversed by the Dry Creek–Port Adelaide railway line which carries freight to the Outer Harbor container and grain export terminals via the Mary MacKillop Bridge.
Governance
Osborne is located within the federal division of Hindmarsh, the state electoral district of Port Adelaide and the local government area of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
See also
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