Heritage Places
Heritage Place Details
| LOCATION |
| Map |
Show Map
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| Address |
46 Oakwood Road OAKBANK |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
L - low level confidence |
| Council Area |
Adelaide Hills Council |
| Polygon Type |
P - parcel (from DCDB) |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Oakbank Racecourse |
| Registered Name |
Oakbank Racecourse |
| Significance |
The Oakbank Racecourse is associated with the emergence of horse racing in South Australia in the nineteenth century and the Oakbank Easter race meeting, today known as the Oakbank Easter Carnival, which has been held at the Racecourse most years since 1872. The Oakbank Easter Carnival grew to be the most popular race meeting in South Australia. The picturesque qualities of the racecourse and the open spaces of `the flat' and `the hill' contributed to the popularity of the Easter Carnival, while the scale and extent of the Oakbank Racecourse grandstand and totalizator facilities demonstrates this and the popularity of horseracing and its growth during the first half of the twentieth century. |
| Subject Index |
Recreation and entertainment - Racecourse; Recreation and entertainment - Sports Venue; Recreation and entertainment - Totalisator |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
20-NOV-1986 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Adelaide Hills |
| State Heritage ID |
12883 |
| Heritage Number |
15255 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 6221/661 D120498 A5,CT 6221/664 D120498 Q70,71 |
Disclaimer
While due care has been taken to ensure that the SA Heritage Places Database accurately reflects the South Australian Heritage Register and listings of Local Heritage Places in Council areas, the State of South Australia does not accept liability for the use of the SA Heritage Database for any purpose. Users should consult the Department for Environment and Water - Heritage South Australia to confirm the listing of State Heritage Places and the Planning and Design Code or their local council for Local Heritage Places.
In the majority of cases, the maps of State Heritage Places on this web site show the footprints of the most significant structures on a registered Place. However, sometimes they simply indicate the complete area of land comprising the Place. Work is proceeding to further refine the mapping of such places. It is also important to note that development control is not limited to the registered structures but extends to their setting and structures nearby (what is termed ‘development affecting’ a State Heritage Place). Hence it is vital that exact details of the listed place and implications for any proposed development be discussed with Heritage South Australia staff, as they cannot be deduced solely from the information on this web site. The inclusion of a place in the SA Heritage Register gives no right of public access. Permission to visit properties must be sought from the owners. The accuracy of the mapping of State Heritage Places is not guaranteed. Please contact Heritage SA ( https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/heritage/sa-heritage-register) if you believe there is an error.
GIS files
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