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Bridgewater, South Australia

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Another potential origin of the name is from the first postmaster, William Radford, who claimed responsibility due to a successful petition in 1873 to change the post office's name from Cox's creek to Bridgewater.
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An early use of the name "Bridgewater" was in James Addison's (c. 1819 – 26 April 1870) "Bridgewater Hotel", and the town was renamed Bridgewater when the adjacent flour mill was built by
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The origin of the name "Bridgewater" for the town is unclear. Early European settlement in the area resulted in a village, Cox's creek, at a point where bullock teams crossed
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Journal of an excursion from Adelaide to the River Murray and Lake Alexandrina, December 1837, BY Robert Cock, WM. Finlayson, A. Wyatt, G. Barton article,
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in 1995 and continues to be the main line from Adelaide to Melbourne, but no trains stop at the now demolished
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A portion of the Heysen walking trail runs through the town, as well as the Pioneer Women's walking trail.
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The streets of one part of Bridgewater were named for
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South Australia

Bridgewater is located in South Australia
Coordinates
35°00′59″S 138°46′05″E / 35.016367°S 138.767995°E / -35.016367; 138.767995
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Postcode(s)
LGA(s)
Adelaide Hills Council
District Council of Mount Barker
Region
Adelaide Hills
County
Adelaide
State electorate(s)
Heysen
Federal division(s)
Mayo
Aldgate
Mount George
Mount George
Verdun
Aldgate
Verdun
Hahndorf
Aldgate
Mylor
Hahndorf
Hahndorf
South Australia

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