14-734: Onkapringa may refer to. Onkaparinga Football Club, a predecessor of the Onkaparinga Valley Football Club Onkaparinga Racecourse - now called the Oakbank Racecourse Onkaparinga Racing Club - now called the Oakbank Racing Club District Council of Onkaparinga , a former local government area in South Australia Onkaparinga River ,
28-824: A river in South Australia Onkaparinga Rugby Union Football Club City of Onkaparinga , a local government area in South Australia Electoral district of Onkaparinga , a former electorate district in South Australia Hundred of Onkaparinga , a cadastral unit in South Australia See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Onkaparinga All pages with titles containing Onkaparinga Onkaparinga Hills, South Australia Onkaparinga Valley Road Topics referred to by
42-759: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Onkaparinga Valley Football Club The Onkaparinga Valley Football Club , nicknamed the Bulldogs, is an Australian rules football club that serves the South Australian towns of Balhannah , Woodside and Oakbank . The Bulldogs currently compete in Division 1 of the Hills Football League and play their home games in Balhannah. The Onkaparinga Valley Football Club
56-460: Is on the main interstate railway between Adelaide and Melbourne . In the past it was the junction for a branch line that ran up the Onkaparinga Valley and beyond to Birdwood and Mount Pleasant . Much of Balhannah is along Onkaparinga Valley Road , although there are some other residential streets, and Greenhill Road terminates near the town centre. One of the larger businesses in
70-775: The Hills Central Football Association in 1962 where it remained until it merged with the Woodside Army Football Club in 1967. A-Grade Premierships Balhannah Balhannah is a town in the Adelaide Hills about 30 km southeast of Adelaide , the capital of South Australia . It was established in 1839 as a farming community by James Turnbull Thomson , who built the first hotel. The town soon grew to incorporate two once adjoining towns: Gilleston (named for Osmond Gilles ) and Blythetown, named for James Blythe, another Scottish settler. It
84-723: The Oakbank Hahndorf Football Club. Onkaparinga reformed in its own right in 1909 competing in the Hills Football Association before shifting to the Torrens Valley Football Association in 1929. In 1934, Onkaparinga made a shift to the Mount Lofty Football Association, dropping to B-Grade in 1936, before returning to A-Grade the following year and then returning to the Hills Football Association in 1938. Onkaparinga joined
98-745: The Torrens Valley Football Association in 1925 before going into recess in 1931. The club reformed in 1935, returning to the Torrens Valley Association for one year before shifting to the Mount Lofty Football Association B-Grade competition in 1936. After one season, they were promoted to the Mount Lofty A-Grade competition and then the following season returned to the Hills Football Association where they remained until they merged with No. 16 Battalion to form Woodside Army. A-Grade Premierships Number 16 Battalion
112-440: The amalgamation of Woodside and No. 16 Battalion. Initially starting in the Hills Football Association, Woodside Army shifted to the Torrens Valley Football Association in 1960 before merging with Onkaparinga in 1967 to join the newly formed Hills Football League . A-Grade Premierships The Woodside Football Club joined the Hills Football Association briefly in 1902 for two seasons and then returned in 1907. Woodside shifted to
126-484: The following year in 1978. That same year saw the Bulldogs win their first premiership over Heathfield-Aldgate and won their second premiership in 1994. Their 1978 premiership ended Heathfield-Aldgate's hopes of leaving the HFL having won eight consecutive premierships. The club plays its games in the town of Balhannah but Woodside Oval has always remained the training ground for junior teams. The red, white and blue colours of
140-466: The former Woodside FC were the chosen colours for the new club with the Bulldog becoming the club nickname and adopted symbol. The Onkaparinga Valley Bulldogs still continue to field senior and junior teams in Division 1 of the Hills Football League . Onkaparinga Valley was formed in 1967 through the amalgamation of Woodside Army and Onkaparinga. The Woodside Army Football Club was formed in 1959 through
154-418: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Onkaparinga . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Onkaparinga&oldid=887853494 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732844268438168-705: The town is a long-established hardware store, now part of the Mitre 10 chain. The fruit cold store built in 1914 was one of the first in Australia and is still in use. Features Kidman Flower Co, a Native Flower Farm that allows tourists and is home to Nepenthe Winery and Shaw + Smith Winery. Peramangk and Kaurna peoples are the Traditional Custodians of the Adelaide Hills. This South Australia geography article
182-584: Was an Army team formed in 1953 that joined the Hills Football Association. In 1959 they merged with Woodside to form Woodside Army. The Onkaparinga Football Club was initially formed in 1902 as the Oakbank Football Club, adopting the Onkaparinga name the following year. Entering recess during World War I , Onkaparinga reformed as part of a temporary merger with the Hahndorf Football Club as
196-748: Was founded in 1967 at the same time as the amalgamation of the Hills Central Football League and the Torrens Valley Football League to form the current Hills Football League . The Onkaparinga Football Club joined with the Woodside Football Club to form the Onkaparinga Valley Football Club. In 1977 the OVFC became the only club in the HFL to own their headquarters, with the changerooms and lounging area built
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