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Bolivar, South Australia

April 13, 2024

Bolivar is an outer northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Salisbury.

Bolivar
Adelaide, South Australia
Bolivar
Coordinates34°46′30″S 138°35′20″E / 34.775°S 138.589°E / -34.775; 138.589
Population357 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1956[2]
Postcode(s)5110[3]
Location17 km (11 mi) N of Adelaide city centre[3]
LGA(s)City of Salisbury
State electorate(s)Port Adelaide (2011)[4]
Federal division(s)Spence

History edit

The suburb was established in 1956, and was named after the General Bolivar Hotel. This hotel had been built by Walter Walpole, a settler who had arrived in South Australia in 1850 on the sailing ship Bolivar.[2]According to Ronald Praite, Bolivar, South Australia, may have got its name from the old General Bolivar Hotel, which takes the name of Simon Bolivar a Venezuelan soldier who led the revolutions against Spanish rule and liberated several South American countries from the spanish empire, Simon Bolivar was also known as the Liberator.[5]

The Bolivar Post Office in the then rural area opened on 1 July 1905 and closed in 1930.[6]

On the 13th & 17th of March in 1910 The first flights in Australia were carried out in Bolivar,[7] the aircraft in operation resembled the Bleriot monoplane that L. Bleriot famously flew during the historic 1909 crossing from France to England, marking a significant milestone in aviation history.[8]

On the 27 June 1967 a historical plaque and mosaic was strategically placed in a prominent location by the City of Salisbury on the corner of Victoria Dr and Port Wakefield Rd, carefully chosen to commemorate the significant event that occurred on the 13 March in 1910 known as the Wittber hop.[9]

Geography edit

Bolivar lies beside Barker Inlet and is bounded on the south by the Little Para River and on the east by Port Wakefield Road.[10]

Demographics edit

The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 119 persons in Bolivar on census night. Of these, 63.9% were male and 36.1% were female.[11]

The majority of residents (69.7%) are of Australian birth, with an additional 13.4% claiming England as their country of birth.[11]

The age distribution of Bolivar residents is skewed towards an older population compared to the greater Australian population: 94.1% of residents were over 25 years in 2006, compared to the Australian average of 66.5%.[11]

Facilities and attractions edit

Waste water treatment plant edit

The suburb is best known as the location of the Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant.[10] Bolivar is the largest of three SA Water sewage treatment plants in metropolitan Adelaide and the largest in South Australia. It produces recycled water which is provided to farmers on the Adelaide Plains near Virginia. Methane is collected and used to generate electricity. Bolivar produces 35,000 tonnes of biosolids which have been supplied to farmers since the 1960s.[12] Bolivar processes 60% of metropolitan Adelaide's raw sewage. The biogas produced in the treatment process is used to generate 85% of the facility's annual electricity requirements. Twenty-five gigawatt-hours of electricity is generated by the natural gas-powered reciprocating engines each year. It treats 135 million litres of water per day. Water from the northwestern suburbs is treated separately as it tends to be more saline and not suitable for reuse in irrigation.[13] Waste water that is not used for irrigation of market gardens or reticulation at Mawson Lakes is discharged via an open outfall channel 11 km long near St Kilda at the northern end of the Barker Inlet. Water to be reused passes through an additional Dissolved Air Flotation and Filtration (DAFF) plant commissioned in 1999, and Mawson Lakes reticulated water also receives additional chlorination. The High Salinity Waste Water Treatment Plant is on the Bolivar site, but otherwise a separate facility that replaced a facility at Port Adelaide in 2005. There is a dedicated pumped trunk sewer delivering the raw sewage from the former site to Bolivar. it is 17 km long with a diameter of 900mm.[14]

Bolivar's treated wastewater contains pollutants that enter the Port River estuary. In 2018-19 the most significant pollutants discharged to the marine environment were (by mass): nitrogen (320 tonnes), phosphorus (81 tonnes), fluoride (26 tonnes), boron (19 tonnes), ammonia (12 tonnes) and zinc (2.2 tonnes).[15]

Parks edit

The southern boundary of the suburb runs along the Little Para River and includes greenspace and a shared path along the river.[10]

Transportation edit

Rail edit

The Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line had a station named Bolivar, which was north of where the Northern Expressway now crosses the railway (and several kilometres from Bolivar). There is still a crossing loop in the vicinity.

Roads edit

Bolivar is serviced by Port Wakefield Road, part of the National Highway,[10] and the North–South Motorway, Adelaide's under construction major north–south road route.

Air edit

On the 13 March 1910 during taxiing test by Mr.Wittber the plane (A Bleriot monoplane) became unexpectantly airborne in a hop caused by a gust of wind known as the Wittber hop,[16] four days later Frederic Custance made Australia's first monoplane flight on the 17 March 1910 in a paddock in Bolivar, South Australia. [17]

In the depicted scene, the City of Salisbury celebrates its heritage with a plaque and mosaic commemorating the Wittber Hop, highlighting the achievements of Australia's first pioneering flights.[18]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bolivar (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ a b "Place Names of South Australia". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Bolivar, South Australia (Adelaide)". Postcodes-Australia. Postcodes-Australia.com. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^ . Electoral Commission SA. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. ^ Place names of South Australia, R.Praite J.C.Tolley, P.13.
  6. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  7. ^ Adelaide Airport a brief overview of its history, West Torrens Historical Society Inc. (A. Litten,G. Grainger 2021), p.2, p.3, (PDF).
  8. ^ Salisbury, South Australia, A history of town and district, By H.John.Lewis, 1980, p.201.
  9. ^ https://www.discoversalisbury.com.au/history/australias-first-power-flight-whittbers-hop
  10. ^ a b c d Adelaide and surrounds street directory (47th ed.). UBD. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7319-2336-6.
  11. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bolivar (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  12. ^ . SA Water. Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Bolivar wastewater treatment plant energy use case study" (PDF). Water Services Association of Australia. August 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  14. ^ "SA Water Wastewater Treatment Plants and Catchments". 2013. pp. 33–49. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  15. ^ "2018/2019 report for SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATION, Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant – Bolivar, SA". National Pollution Inventory. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  16. ^ Salisbury, South Australia, A history of town and district, By H.John.Lewis, 1980, p.201.
  17. ^ "Chronology 1901-1910".
  18. ^ Salisbury, South Australia, A history of town and district, By H.John.Lewis, 1980, p.202.

External links edit

  • Official website

April 13, 2024
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Bolivar is an outer northern suburb of Adelaide South Australia It is located in the City of Salisbury Bolivar Adelaide South AustraliaBolivarCoordinates34 46 30 S 138 35 20 E 34 775 S 138 589 E 34 775 138 589Population357 SAL 2021 1 Established1956 2 Postcode s 5110 3 Location17 km 11 mi N of Adelaide city centre 3 LGA s City of SalisburyState electorate s Port Adelaide 2011 4 Federal division s SpenceSuburbs around Bolivar St Kilda Waterloo Corner BurtonSt Kilda Bolivar ParalowieGulf St Vincent Globe Derby Park Globe Derby Park Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Facilities and attractions 4 1 Waste water treatment plant 4 2 Parks 5 Transportation 5 1 Rail 5 2 Roads 5 3 Air 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2022 The suburb was established in 1956 and was named after the General Bolivar Hotel This hotel had been built by Walter Walpole a settler who had arrived in South Australia in 1850 on the sailing ship Bolivar 2 According to Ronald Praite Bolivar South Australia may have got its name from the old General Bolivar Hotel which takes the name of Simon Bolivar a Venezuelan soldier who led the revolutions against Spanish rule and liberated several South American countries from the spanish empire Simon Bolivar was also known as the Liberator 5 The Bolivar Post Office in the then rural area opened on 1 July 1905 and closed in 1930 6 On the 13th amp 17th of March in 1910 The first flights in Australia were carried out in Bolivar 7 the aircraft in operation resembled the Bleriot monoplane that L Bleriot famously flew during the historic 1909 crossing from France to England marking a significant milestone in aviation history 8 On the 27 June 1967 a historical plaque and mosaic was strategically placed in a prominent location by the City of Salisbury on the corner of Victoria Dr and Port Wakefield Rd carefully chosen to commemorate the significant event that occurred on the 13 March in 1910 known as the Wittber hop 9 Geography editBolivar lies beside Barker Inlet and is bounded on the south by the Little Para River and on the east by Port Wakefield Road 10 Demographics editThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2023 The 2006 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 119 persons in Bolivar on census night Of these 63 9 were male and 36 1 were female 11 The majority of residents 69 7 are of Australian birth with an additional 13 4 claiming England as their country of birth 11 The age distribution of Bolivar residents is skewed towards an older population compared to the greater Australian population 94 1 of residents were over 25 years in 2006 compared to the Australian average of 66 5 11 Facilities and attractions editWaste water treatment plant edit The suburb is best known as the location of the Bolivar Waste Water Treatment Plant 10 Bolivar is the largest of three SA Water sewage treatment plants in metropolitan Adelaide and the largest in South Australia It produces recycled water which is provided to farmers on the Adelaide Plains near Virginia Methane is collected and used to generate electricity Bolivar produces 35 000 tonnes of biosolids which have been supplied to farmers since the 1960s 12 Bolivar processes 60 of metropolitan Adelaide s raw sewage The biogas produced in the treatment process is used to generate 85 of the facility s annual electricity requirements Twenty five gigawatt hours of electricity is generated by the natural gas powered reciprocating engines each year It treats 135 million litres of water per day Water from the northwestern suburbs is treated separately as it tends to be more saline and not suitable for reuse in irrigation 13 Waste water that is not used for irrigation of market gardens or reticulation at Mawson Lakes is discharged via an open outfall channel 11 km long near St Kilda at the northern end of the Barker Inlet Water to be reused passes through an additional Dissolved Air Flotation and Filtration DAFF plant commissioned in 1999 and Mawson Lakes reticulated water also receives additional chlorination The High Salinity Waste Water Treatment Plant is on the Bolivar site but otherwise a separate facility that replaced a facility at Port Adelaide in 2005 There is a dedicated pumped trunk sewer delivering the raw sewage from the former site to Bolivar it is 17 km long with a diameter of 900mm 14 Bolivar s treated wastewater contains pollutants that enter the Port River estuary In 2018 19 the most significant pollutants discharged to the marine environment were by mass nitrogen 320 tonnes phosphorus 81 tonnes fluoride 26 tonnes boron 19 tonnes ammonia 12 tonnes and zinc 2 2 tonnes 15 Parks edit The southern boundary of the suburb runs along the Little Para River and includes greenspace and a shared path along the river 10 Transportation editRail edit The Adelaide Port Augusta railway line had a station named Bolivar which was north of where the Northern Expressway now crosses the railway and several kilometres from Bolivar There is still a crossing loop in the vicinity Roads edit Bolivar is serviced by Port Wakefield Road part of the National Highway 10 and the North South Motorway Adelaide s under construction major north south road route Air edit On the 13 March 1910 during taxiing test by Mr Wittber the plane A Bleriot monoplane became unexpectantly airborne in a hop caused by a gust of wind known as the Wittber hop 16 four days later Frederic Custance made Australia s first monoplane flight on the 17 March 1910 in a paddock in Bolivar South Australia 17 In the depicted scene the City of Salisbury celebrates its heritage with a plaque and mosaic commemorating the Wittber Hop highlighting the achievements of Australia s first pioneering flights 18 See also editList of Adelaide suburbs Gulf St Vincent Important Bird AreaReferences edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Bolivar suburb and locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp a b Place Names of South Australia The Manning Index of South Australian History State Library of South Australia Retrieved 4 May 2011 a b Bolivar South Australia Adelaide Postcodes Australia Postcodes Australia com Retrieved 4 May 2011 Electoral Districts Electoral District for the 2010 Election Electoral Commission SA Archived from the original on 22 August 2011 Retrieved 4 May 2011 Place names of South Australia R Praite J C Tolley P 13 Premier Postal History Post Office List Premier Postal Auctions Retrieved 26 May 2011 Adelaide Airport a brief overview of its history West Torrens Historical Society Inc A Litten G Grainger 2021 p 2 p 3 PDF Salisbury South Australia A history of town and district By H John Lewis 1980 p 201 https www discoversalisbury com au history australias first power flight whittbers hop a b c d Adelaide and surrounds street directory 47th ed UBD 2009 ISBN 978 0 7319 2336 6 a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 25 October 2007 Bolivar State Suburb 2006 Census QuickStats Retrieved 4 May 2011 Sewage Treatment SA Water Archived from the original on 31 July 2018 Retrieved 6 January 2018 Bolivar wastewater treatment plant energy use case study PDF Water Services Association of Australia August 2012 Retrieved 6 January 2018 SA Water Wastewater Treatment Plants and Catchments 2013 pp 33 49 Retrieved 6 January 2018 2018 2019 report for SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WATER CORPORATION Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant Bolivar SA National Pollution Inventory Retrieved 4 January 2022 Salisbury South Australia A history of town and district By H John Lewis 1980 p 201 Chronology 1901 1910 Salisbury South Australia A history of town and district By H John Lewis 1980 p 202 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bolivar South Australia amp oldid 1209971254 Waste water treatment plant, wikipedia, wiki, 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