Osborne

Osborne is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the LeFevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about 21 kilometres (13 miles) north-west of the Adelaide city centre.

Osborne is asuburb in the Australian state ofSouth Australia located on the LeFevre Peninsula in the west ofAdelaide about 21 kilometres (13 miles) north-west of the Adelaide city centre.

Osborne originally started as a private sub-division in Section 2015 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Port Adelaide.It was named after Captain R.W. Osborne (c.1834-1920).A portion was subsequently added to North Haven.The name was “formally submitted by the City of Port Adelaide at a council meeting held on 10 May 1945” and was formally adopted in 1951 by the Nomenclature Committee.Since 1951, its boundaries have varied as follows.A portion was renamed as North Haven while another portion was added to the suburb of North Haven.In March 2006, its boundaries were varied to ensure that the Osborne Maritime Precinct was within its boundaries.In August 2009, its eastern boundary was extended to the centre of the Port River.Osborneville Post Office opened around 1922; it was renamed Taperoo on 1 February 1964, and North Haven in 1989.

Osborne was also known as Brooklyn after the name change from Osborneville.