Sherlock South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°19′13″S 139°48′13″E / 35.3202°S 139.8037°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 70 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 8 August 1907 (town) 24 August 2000 (locality) [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5301 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) [4] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | The Coorong District Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Hammond | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Division of Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Sherlock is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia. It is on the Pinnaroo railway line [4] and Mallee Highway.
The town was surveyed in May 1907. [5] The railway station opened in January 1913, with the stationmaster also responsible for the Moorlands station 9 miles (14 km) west. [6] The Sherlock Baptist Church opened in 1911, and was the first stone building erected along the Pinnaroo railway line. [7]