Gepps Cross, South Australia
It retains the open nature, even with warehouses, a velodrome, hockey stadium, Adelaide Raiders – a Croatian soccer club, and karate training facilities.[7] In May 1846, Gepp gave notice of his application to license a new public house called the Miller's Friend[8] on land being Part Section 360 he had acquired from William Webber the previous year.The name Miller's Friend may be linked to the Ragless flour mill on land, Part Section 97, immediately north east of the junction and Gepp's new premises.The bench ruled that competition for custom would induce a disregard for order or public convenience and the application of Charles Mathews was refused.[21] Gepp sold his Part Section 360 to Charles Mathews in November 1854 for the sum of £900, with repayment set out in the terms of a mortgage and two lease payments of £50 per year each for inn and surrounding land until the purchase was complete.[23] By the end of 1858 Matthews was in financial difficulty and he sold one acre of his Part Section 360 bordering John Merritt's farm to the council, which wanted the land to erect a civic hall and stray animal pound.In November 2021, the family business announced the closure of the drive-in at the end of February 2022, owing to various factors which have affected its viability over the years, including "the changing nature of the cinema industry, the introduction of daylight saving, film piracy and now the lengthy COVID-19 epidemic".[32] Until 1995, the Northfield railway line which ran along the suburb's northern boundary to Yatala Prison and the abattoirs crossed Port Wakefield Road.Gepps Cross also has the ServiceFM Stadium, a soccer facility, used by multiple National Premier League teams, and for multiple extracurricular activities by Roma Mitchell Secondary College, who is located next to the facility The suburb is also the location of the State Sports Park, which incorporates the State Hockey Centre, also known as The Pines, and cycling velodrome Adelaide Super-Drome, the latter of which is currently used as the base and main venue for the South Australian Futsal League (SAFL) from 2013 onwards.