Hartley, South Australia
| Hartley South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Hartley entrance sign | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°11′00″S 139°00′11″E / 35.1832929°S 139.0030330°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 149 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1856 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5255 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Alexandrina Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Heysen | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Hartley is a ghost town located in South Australia, along the Bremer River on the Strathalbyn-Callington Road.
Founded in 1853 as a small rural settlement, it once boasted a Methodist church (1856), post office (opened 1869 and closed 1981), school (opened 1919 and closed 1970) and creamery. Now the town is little more than a series of ruins and farm houses.