St. Peters, South Australia
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St Peters is a suburb of Adelaide
in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
.
The suburb was first settled in 1838, with allotments sold to investors in the South Australia Company
. It was originally a separate town and was named after the Church of England
's school of St Peter
. The school was established in 1849 on 30 hectare
s of land, today being named St Peter's College
.
St Peters Post Office opened on 1 November 1886.
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is a metropolitan Local Government Area of South Australia. It covers the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide.-Suburbs:- External links :**...
.
The suburb was first settled in 1838, with allotments sold to investors in the South Australia Company
South Australia Company
The South Australian Company was formed in London on 9 October 1835 by George Fife Angas and other wealthy British merchants to develop a new settlement in South Australia; its purpose was to build a new colony...
. It was originally a separate town and was named after the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
's school of St Peter
Saint Peter
Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...
. The school was established in 1849 on 30 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s of land, today being named St Peter's College
St Peter's College, Adelaide
St Peter's College, , is an independent boy's school in the South Australian capital of Adelaide...
.
St Peters Post Office opened on 1 November 1886.