Birdwood, South Australia
 

Birdwood - Thought to have been named Blumberg by Johann Gottlob Bluemel.  In 1918 the towns name was changed to Birdwood (after Sir William R. Birdwood, an English General who commanded Australian troops in World War I) under the Nomenclature Act of 1917.

Churches

  1. •Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Church St, Birdwood)
    Birdwood SA - Holy Cross Lutheran (Australian Church Histories)

  2. •St Matthew Catholic Church (Shannon St, Birdwood)
    Birdwood SA - St Mathew's Catholic (Australian Church Histories)

  3. •United Church (Shannon St, Birdwood)
    Birdwood SA - Uniting (Australian Church Histories)

  4. •Seventh Day Adventist Church (Shannon St, Birdwood)


Schools

  1. •Birdwood High School 1931-

  2. •Birdwood Primary School


Cemeteries

  1. •Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery
    Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery (Australian Cemeteries)
        Headstone list

  2. •St Matthew Roman Catholic Cemetery (behind church)
    St Matthews R/C Cemetery (Australian Cemeteries)
        Headstone list

  3. •Birdwood Old Cemertery (Cromer Rd, Birdwood)
    Headstone list (Gravesecrets)

  4. •Birdwood General Cemetery (William St, Birdwood)
    Birdwood General Cemetery (Australian Cemeteries)
        Headstone list
    Cemeteries (Adelaide Hills Council)
        Cemetery data


Links

Oliventhal (Olivedale) (Flinders Ranges Research)

Birdwood Motor Museum

Birdwood, South Australia (Wikipedia)

Birdwood (Heritage Buildings of South Australia)

Blumberg (Place Names of South Australia)

Birdwood (Place Names of South Australia)