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Woodside, South Australia

Woodside, South Australia (South Australia, Australia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 31, "A Monster More Than Once" (16 August 2017). Woodside, South Australia, is a town of about 1,842 people, 37 kilometres from Adelaide.

Town
Woodside
Region
South Australia
Country
Australia
Episodes
31
Approximate location
-34.951, 138.876
N ↑Public placePublic placeTown centre (approximate places)
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Episode 31 / 16 August 2017 / 73 min / full

A Monster More Than Once

"This week, we check out the down-under town of Woodside, South Australia" about 0:01:01

The case: Murder of Sandra Holland, Craig Holland and Scott Holland (July 1977); Rape of a 21-year-old woman at Cudlee Creek (April 1994). Read the case file.

The figures, as told in 2017

Population
about 1,842
Median age
36
Median household income
about $50,000 a year
Violent crime
▼ very low

History, in brief

  • The Johnston family of nearby Oakbank founded the town in the 1850s to improve their brewery business. about 0:10:21
  • The town was a traffic hub between Oakbank, Lobethal and Charleston. about 0:10:29
  • The family ran a microbrewery, with a notable IPA in 1856. about 0:10:35
  • They opened the Woodside Inn, which is now the Woodside Hotel. about 0:11:00
  • St Mark's Church and the Uniting Church are among the old buildings still standing. about 0:12:19
  • The hotel has been open since 1857. about 0:12:27
  • The railway line came through the town from 1918 to 1953. about 0:12:32
  • The Melba chocolate company started in 1981, working out of the owners' house. about 0:13:05
  • On July 1st, 1990, Melba moved its operations into the historic Woodside Farmers Union factory site, a cheese factory closed since 1977. about 0:13:35
  • The town's postcode is 5244. about 0:09:32

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