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| Coordinates:33°41′46″S138°12′54″E / 33.69611°S 138.21500°E /-33.69611; 138.21500 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 128[5] m (420 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 6 (SAL2021)[4] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5520 | ||||||||||||
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Burnsfield is a locality inSouth Australia'sMid North.[2][1] It is north ofSnowtown on the eastern side of theAugusta Highway. The locality is named for the Burnsfield railway station which was near the southwestern corner of the locality. The station was named for the Burns family, owners of the land at the time of and prior to theSalisbury-Redhill railway construction in 1925.[5] The Burns family first took up land at the site at the western foot of theHummocks Range in about 1878.[6]
In 2011, an eight-year mining lease was granted to mine salt from a 83-hectare (210-acre) site in the north west of Burnsfield.[7]
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