Toll Gate - Windback Wednesday

Built in 1841, the old toll house at the base of the South Eastern Freeway raised funds for the construction of the road from Adelaide to Mount Barker. As the only toll in the colony, the scheme met public hostility, and the funds raised were insufficient. Consequently, in 1847, the toll was removed.

This image is of the 1842 watercolour painting by Alexander Murray (1803 - 1880) entitled 'The first toll bar in South Australia, entrance to Glen Osmond'. This painting is in the Art Gallery of South Australia collection.

The toll house is the first stop on the Glen Osmond Historic Walk, which you can download.