Roseworthy, South Australia facts for kids

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Silos in Roseworthy
Roseworthy Location in South Australia
Population	994 (2016 census)
Established	1863
Postcode(s)	5371
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Location	10 km (6 mi) N of Gawler
LGA(s)	Light Regional Council
State electorate(s)	Schubert
Federal Division(s)	Barker Grey
Localities around Roseworthy: Wasleys Templers Freeling Wasleys Roseworthy Shea-Oak Log Kangaroo Flat Gawler Belt Kingsford

Roseworthy is a small town in South Australia. It's about 10 kilometers north of Gawler, right on the Horrocks Highway. In 2016, nearly 1,000 people lived there.

Roseworthy is important for storing grain, like wheat and barley. It has huge storage silos and bunkers where farmers keep their crops. This grain used to travel by train to Port Adelaide for export. Now, it's mostly taken by trucks.

The town is also home to a campus of the University of Adelaide. This campus has Australia's newest Vet School! Here, students learn to become animal and veterinary scientists. They can study Animal Science, Veterinary Bioscience, or even become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM).

Roseworthy is a popular spot for truck drivers. The Roseworthy Roadhouse is often busy. It's a place where travelers and drivers can stop and rest while driving along the Horrocks Highway.

Roseworthy is part of the Light Regional Council. For state government, it's in the electoral district of Schubert. For federal government, it's in the Barker and Grey areas.

Roseworthy's Past

The area where Roseworthy now stands was first visited by a government surveyor on December 13, 1837. Later, in 1855, William and Grace Gartrell bought land here. When William passed away in 1863, Grace divided the land into smaller pieces. She then named this new area Roseworthy.

Trains and Tracks

A railway line, called the Kapunda railway line, opened through Roseworthy on August 13, 1860. This line was an extension of the Gawler railway line. It later went all the way to the shipping port at Morgan.

Another train line opened from Roseworthy towards Terowie on December 14, 1880. This line was extended to Peterborough on May 11, 1881. Most of these lines were built with a wide track size (1,600 mm or 5 ft 3 in). However, the section from Terowie to Peterborough was originally a narrower size (1067 mm or 3 ft 6 in). This narrower section was changed to the wider size on January 12, 1970.

Regular passenger trains stopped running through Roseworthy in December 1986. However, some special train tours continued until 2004. Grain trains last used the silos at Roseworthy on February 2, 2007. The very last train, collecting empty grain cars, passed through on October 11, 2007. This marked the final use of the railway line in Roseworthy.