Century-old brass bell stolen from St Peters Anglican Church, Mallala

Between 5 p.m. on Friday, 2 October and 3 p.m. on Thursday, 8 October 2026, a brass bell about 100 years old was stolen from its stand outside the door of St Peters Anglican Church on Aerodrome Road, Mallala, South Australia. SA Police appealed for information on 15 October, saying the bell had marked church services, weddings, funerals and community gatherings for generations. Adelaide Plains Mayor Mark Wasley called it pretty well irreplaceable and said its weight meant more than one person may have been involved; ABC News reported it amid a wave of metal thefts from memorials across the state.

Theft of a historic church bell, mapped to incidentType vandalism; occurredOn is the end of the police time window. Coordinates are the Nominatim pin for Aerodrome Road, Mallala (the church did not resolve), labeled approximate. Also reported by ABC News (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-16/mallala-historical-church-bell-targeted-by-metal-thieves/107274178).