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==Edinburgh, South Australia==
{{Infobox Australian place 
| name      = Edinburgh
| city      = Adelaide
| height    = 450
| state     = sa
| image     = Edinburgh, Salisbury Explosives Factory..png
| caption   = Map of Salisbury  explosives factory.
| lga       = [[Salisbury, South Australia|City of Salisbury]]
| postcode  = 5111
| near-ne   = [[Edinburgh North, South Australia|Edinburgh North]]
| near-e    = [[Elizabeth, South Australia|Elizabeth]] <br> [[Elizabeth South, South Australia|Elizabeth South]]
| near-se   = [[Salisbury, South Australia|Salisbury]] <br> [[Elizabeth Vale, South Australia|Elizabeth Vale]]
| near-s    = [[Direk, South Australia|Direk]]
| near-s    = [[Salisbury North, South Australia|Salisbury North]]
| near-n    = [[Penfield, South Australia|Penfield]] 
}}Ed·in·burgh /ˈɛdɪnbərə/ A suburb in [South Australia] located north of Adelaide. Edinburgh is bound by several key roads, including Heaslip Road, Bellchambers Road, and Purling Avenue, among others. It is part of a semi-industrial area and home to defense and manufacturing industries.

==History==
===Salisbury Factory Explosion Claims Life===
Monday 19 Oct 1942, Edna May Purling, 39, of Carlton Parade, Torrensville, was killed in an explosion while handling explosives at a government factory in [[Salisbury, South Australia|Salisbury, South Australia]]. The incident caused damage to the building and equipment. An investigation was initiated by the Munitions Department’s safety committee, with members arriving from Melbourne to assess the situation.<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/48887756] Fatal Explosion at S.A. Factory, The Advertiser, 1942</ref> The most dangerous operations carried out in any industry’ involved the manufacture and handling of the extremely azide and styphnate used in detonators. Miss Edna May Purling met her death early  Monday morning in October 1942 when some styphnate she was weighing got knocked over. The fact that this accident was the sole fatality during the whole life of the factory is a testimony to its safety precautions and strict controls, which is even more remarkable considering that only six of the more than one hundred production staff of chemists and engineers originally had much knowledge about explosives manufacturing. <ref>Fire Across the Desert, By Peter Morton, 1989, P.48</ref>

===Edinburgh Airfield===
On the 22nd March 1954, Edinburgh Airfield in [South Australia] received its name in recognition of the Duke of Edinburgh, honoring his association with the British royal family.<ref>Place names of South Australia,  By R.Praite and J.C.Tolley, 1970, P.40.</ref> In 1954, Edinburgh Airfield was constructed near [[Salisbury, South Australia|Salisbury, South Australia]], replacing the air component previously located at Mallala as part of the Long Range Weapons Establishment (LRWE) reorganization. Initially, it was used for joint project flying, particularly for guided weapons trials. By the mid-1960s, the airfield’s role in these projects began to decline. However, in 1968, after a major reorganization of the Woomera Range activities, Edinburgh Airfield transitioned into a key operational air base, continuing to support the remaining trials and eventually becoming home to the RAAF’s fleet of P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft.<ref>Fire Across the Desert, 1989, P.135.</ref>

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