Adelaide Hills History #02 Crafers West
Crafers West was once a part of Crafers, until the freeway divided Crafers in the 1960's. For more history on Crafers see GC2YJB7. For more history on Crafers West, read below.
The monument at the published co-ordinates is a reminder that although a beautiful bushland area, it is quite dangerous during fire prone weather. Several bush fires including Ash Wednesday in 1983 have ripped through Crafers West.
Extract numbers A, B and C from the date the plaque was unveiled: AB APRIL 199C
The final co-ordinates are:
S35 00.(C-1) (C-4) (A-2)
E138 41.(B+1) (B-A) (C-3)
Approx 100 meters away.
Crafers West real History (according to Mr Tardis):
After the freeway made the division between Crafers West and Crafers (East) there was much rivalry between the east side and west side long before this became fashionable in Los Angeles gansta culture.
The eastside made fun of the westside ice hokey team and called them the Wafers (short for West Crafers). Rather than being humiliated, the westerners embraced their new name and became the Wafers Crest Ice Hockey team.
