Windback Wednesday - Glenside

Did you know that Glenside was once known as Knoxville? The area was originally part of Nathaniel Knox’s farm, which he owned from 1840 to 1882.

From 1882 to 1913, Knoxville became a hub for South Australia’s meat production, with its slaughter yards and stock paddocks playing a key role in the region's economy. For nearly 30 years, half of the state's lamb and all of the exported lamb were processed at Knoxville's works. Cattle would arrive in Adelaide by train and was driven through the city streets—down West and South Terraces, and along Glen Osmond Road—on their way to the works.

By 1915, the area was renamed to Glenside, and the slaughter yards were closed around 1913. Fun fact: today’s Webb Oval was once part of one of the cattle holding paddocks!

Photograph: The Bacon Factory, part of the meat production works of Knoxville, owned by W. P. Hill, circa 1902. Courtesy of State Library of South Australia B15484