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Blackwood is a south eastern suburb located in the foothills of Adelaide, South Australia, with easy access to the city, beaches, hills and southern vales wine district.

The first use of the name “Blackwood” seems to have been prior to 1880, in relation to the “Blackwood Inn”, a small local hotel situated where the Belair Hotel now stands. The Blackwood Inn was likely to be named after the Australian Blackwood tree which grew in the area.
Land was first subdivided for housing around 1880 in anticipation of opening the railway line between Adelaide and Melbourne.

The Hills Land and Investment Company advertised blocks for purchase along Coromandel Parade at €1 per foot. They were –

“Within half an hour’s train ride from Adelaide, possessing a most salubrious climate,
with delightful scenery and excellent conveniences of communication”

A sought after suburb, Blackwood continues to grow, whilst keeping its community feel.

Coromandel Valley is situated in the Adelaide Hills about eighteen kilometres from the Capital City.

Coromandel Valley and its neighbouring suburb, Coromandel East are named after the 662 tons, three-masted, ship Coromandel which arrived in Holdfast Bay from London in 1837 and was captained by William Chesser. She arrived via Kangaroo Island with 156 passengers.
After the ship reached the shore, some of its sailors deserted, intending to remain behind in South Australia, and took refuge in the hills in the Coromandel Valley region.
Other early arrivals at Coromandel Valley were Thomas Matthews, James Ackland, Alexander Murray, the Winn family and Thomas Turner.

The Coromandel Valley Primary School, established in 1877, is one of the oldest in South Australia. Adjacent to the school is the original St John's Anglican Church, built with local stone.