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18-525: Sandy Creek may refer to: Communities [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Sandy Creek, South Australia , a town Sandy Creek, Queensland a town Sandy Creek, Victoria , a locality in the Shire of Indigo United States [ edit ] Sandy Creek, New York , a town in Oswego County Sandy Creek (village), New York , in

36-642: A Japanese class visit the community every year since 1998 where they have been billeted with local families. In 2008 Sandy Creek sent its largest contingent of 21 students to Japan in its sixth visit to Japan and they were also billeted with local Minami Aiki families. Rosedale Primary School was closed by a policy to amalgamate schools into "Super Schools" by the Labor Government, after 156 years, in 2007. Notable people from or who have lived in Sandy Creek include: Sandy Creek (Allegheny River) Sandy Creek

54-531: A Thoroughbred racehorse Sandy Creek station , a light rail station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States See also [ edit ] Big Sandy Creek (disambiguation) Sandy River (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Sandy Creek Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Sandy Creek . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

72-740: A creek in northeastern Jackson County, Georgia Sandy Creek (Michigan) , a tributary of Lake Erie Sandy Creek (Apple Creek) , a stream in Missouri Sandy Creek (Cuivre River) , a stream in Missouri Sandy Creek (Joachim Creek) , a stream in Missouri Sandy Creek (New York) , in Oswego County , New York Sandy Creek (Deep River tributary) , a stream in Guilford and Randolph Counties, North Carolina Sandy Creek (Middle Fork Coquille River) , in Oregon Sandy Creek (Ohio) ,

90-534: A plaque within the hotel in memory of the good times they experienced there and of fallen comrades. It is believed this pub still holds the South Australian record for the greatest amount of beer served in a single week. This was set, unsurprisingly, after the announcement of the ceasefire at the end of World War II. Sandy Creek was served by a station on the Barossa Valley railway line , built in 1911, however

108-455: A significant brown snake population. Nearby Cockatoo Valley is named for the flocks of corellas , a native parrot , which denude the pine trees and feed on the grain crops. Daytime temperatures can reach as high as 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees f) and often exceed 40 degrees. A Green belt between Sandy Creek and Gawler has been maintained and is policy, however this is being steadily nibbled away as sub-divisions are approved in order to meet

126-679: A tributary of the Pirie-Torrens corridor Sandy Creek (South Coast, New South Wales) , a tributary of the Bega River Sandy Creek (Upper Hunter, New South Wales) , a tributary of the Gloucester River Sandy Creek (Victoria) , multiple streams in Victoria United States [ edit ] Sandy Creek (Choctawhatchee River) , a creek in northeastern Leon County, Florida Sandy Creek (Georgia) ,

144-702: A tributary of the Tuscarawas River Sandy Creek (Allegheny River) , in northwestern Pennsylvania Sandy Creek (Banister River tributary) , a stream in Halifax County, Virginia Sandy Creek (Ohio River) , a tributary of the Ohio River in West Virginia Sandy Creek (Texas) , a grus creek near Enchanted Rock Sandy Creek (Mississippi) , a tributary of St. Catherine's Creek Other uses [ edit ] Sandy Creek (horse) ,

162-468: Is 41.0 miles (66.0 km) long, flows southeast 24 miles (39 km), then east 16 miles (26 km), and its watershed is 161 square miles (417 km ) in area. 41°21′43″N 79°55′01″W  /  41.36186°N 79.91688°W  / 41.36186; -79.91688 This Venango County, Pennsylvania state location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Mercer County, Pennsylvania state location article

180-474: Is a town in South Australia . The town is situated approximately 6 kilometres east of Gawler and is the last town passed through before reaching Barossa Valley at Lyndoch . The Sandy Creek Conservation Park is nearby as is Tindo, a members only gated nudist enclave with several permanent residents and a fully functioning caravan park. The surrounding fields are often populated by wild kangaroos and

198-641: The above town Sandy Creek, North Carolina , a town in Brunswick County Streams [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Sandy Creek (Arnhem Land) Sandy Creek (Queensland) , a tributary of Lake Somerset Sandy Creek (Central West, New South Wales) , a tributary of the Bogan River Sandy Creek (Mirrool) , an indefinite creek in the Riverina region Sandy Creek (Richmond Valley) Sandy Creek (South Australia) ,

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216-474: The actual population of the town, drawing its players mainly from Williamstown and Gawler. The Sandy Creek Golf Club is a well regarded and challenging course. The club has a deep fresh water dam opposite Curdnatta Oval which for many years was the unofficial local swimming hole after a hot day of cricket. Sandy Creek is also the nearest town to Rosedale and the Turretfield Research Centre –

234-724: The area as do the Lyndoch and Williamstown brigades. The Sandy Creek Store, now closed, was the scene of a notorious murder in 1982. Much of the building was destroyed by fire not long after and only the Post Office boxes remain. Sandy Creek Primary School has for several years maintained a cultural exchange with the Japanese community of Minami Aiki . There are bi-annual visits for the Sandy Creek students. Sandy Creek Primary and nearby Rosedale Primary sent students to Japan every even year for about 10 days. This Cultural Exchange Programme has seen

252-415: The filming was done on location using the local farms and dirt roads as background. The locals were often recruited as extras or to supply livestock or for riding lessons. Wine is increasingly cultivated locally and many hundreds of acres have been planted in the last ten years so that the traditional mixed and share farming has been replaced on many properties. The Concordia Volunteer Fire Brigade services

270-482: The home of Matilda, Australia's first cloned sheep . Sandy Creek is also the name of the small local spring which flows into the North Para River . Sandy Creek originates on "The Glen", a historical property on MacCullum Rd, which is still owned by the family of former Federal Senator and Australian Democrat , the late David Vigor . McLeod's Daughters , an Australian soap opera , was filmed locally and much of

288-458: The increasing housing stock demands required to service Defence Force, vineyard and mining labour needs. The Sandy Creek Hotel, which has been open over 120 years, is a famous watering hole. The hotel is best known for the prodigious amounts of alcohol served to the US soldiers during World War II , who had a camp in close proximity. Several of these soldiers have returned in later years and have placed

306-433: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sandy_Creek&oldid=1240116127 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sandy Creek, South Australia Sandy Creek

324-528: The station was closed in 1927. The Sandy Creek Cricket Club recorded its first ever Para Districts Cricket Club Grade 1 premiership in the 2006/2007 season and boasts that former Australian cricketer Darren Lehmann had been a junior player. Ryan Harris (opening bowler for Australia) is also an ex player. This team now plays in a turf competition in the Barossa and surrounds, and has an upgraded oval. It has several senior and junior teams and has more members than

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