EDEN HILLS, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

'Eden Hills' is a suburb 12 km. south of Adelaide, South Australia in the local government area of the City of Mitcham. It is largely residential with three schools: Blackwood High School, Blackwood Primary School and Eden Hills Primary School, and a kindergarten. It is located in the Mitcham Hills area. Transport is by road and train on the Belair railway line with the Eden Hills railway station, near Eden Hills Primary School. Also located at Eden Hills is the Eden Hills CFS Station.

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History

In 1883, a syndicate comprising John Whyte, James Cowan, Ebenezer Ward, John Hill, R.D. Moore, Seth Ferry and G.H. Catchlove acquired the sections of land where the suburb is now centred, and after survey laid out the land into allotments. The area was named 'Eden Hills'. Whilst the derivation of the name is not conclusive, the Department of Lands Grant Book reveals the first land owner in the area was William Detmar Cook. Cook was Master of the barque 'Eden'.
Edwin Ashby, an estate agent and early land owner is credited with naming Eden Hills.
The oldest known residence in Eden Hills is "Seaview", built in 1849. ^[1]

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1. Another Way of Life - Eden Hills 1883-1950, Janet Callen, , , self-published, ,