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Streets by Name
A series of comprehensive articles on individual streets commences
in the Observer,
24 August 1929, page 30c.
For further information on street nomenclature see Manning's Place Names of South Australia.
G
Gawler Place
"Street Corner History" is in the Register,
5 September 1929, page 5.
The opening of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
17 November 1847, page 2c.
"Progressive Gawler Place" is in The Mail,
21 August 1915, page 7.
"A Dog's-Leg Street" is described in the Register,
30 June 1925, page 9e.
Gilbert Street
"Street Corner History" is in the Register,
3 September 1929, page 5a.
School examinations are reported in the Register,
28 April 1859, page 3b; also see
Express,
24 June 1865, page 2b.
Also see Education.
Thomas Gilbert's obituary is in the Observer,
31 May 1873, page 7g.
Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in August 1892, page 133.
Gilles Street
"Street Corner History" is in the Register,
31 August 1929, page 5a.
School examinations are reported in the Register,
25 April 1859, page 3c,
17 April 1860, page 3d,
Chronicle,
21 April 1860, page 6g,
Register,
30 April 1861, page 3d,
Chronicle,
2 May 1863, page 3d (Brougham School),
Express,
28 April 1866, page 2e,
Register,
5 May 1869, page 3e (Brougham School).
Also see Education.
"Terrible Tragedy in Gilles Street" is in the Chronicle,
7 February 1891, page 8d.
The laying of the foundation stone of the State school is reported in the Advertiser,
5 September 1899, page 7c; also see
Observer,
9 September 1899, page 30d,
Chronicle,
31 October 1903, page 41 (photographs),
The Mail,
8 September 1934, page 4.
Information on its Mothers' Club is in The News,
11 April 1929, page 9d.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
26 December 1935, page 31.
Also see Education.
The laying of the foundation stone of an infant school is reported in the Register,
23 September 1918, page 4e,
Advertiser,
23 September 1918, page 6f;
its opening in the Register,
30 August 1919, page 4g.
Photographs are in The Critic,
3 September 1919, page 14,
Observer,
6 September 1919, page 28.
Glover Avenue
For a report on the naming ceremony see Register,
23 December 1925, page 10a.
Gouger Street
"Street Corner History" is in the Register,
23 August 1929, page 5b.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Presbyterian Church is reported
in the Register,
5 December 1840, page 2f.
School examinations are reported in the Observer,
28 December 1867, page 3g,
27 June 1868, page 16a,
Express,
26 December 1872, page 3c.
Also see Education.
Information on the Gouger Street Academy is in the Chronicle,
23 December 1876, page 4f.
"Robert Gouger - A Distinguished Pioneer" is in the Advertiser,
30 December 1912, page 10c,
"A Founder of the State" in the Register,
21 February 1914, page 16d (includes a sketch of "My First House at Glenelg").
His life and times are traversed on
26 December 1927, page 11b.
"Father of Our State" is in The News,
29 June 1936, page 4g.
"Gouger Street Open for Traffic" is in the Register,
23 and 24 November 1922, pages 8c and 8e.
The establishment of a branch of the Savings Bank of SA is reported in the Register,
29 March 1927, page 5e.
Grenfell Street
"Street Corner History" is in the Register,
24 August 1929, page 5a.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Scotch Church is reported in the Register,
7 February 1844, page 3a and
its opening on
17 July 1844, page 3b.
"The Grenfell Street Nuisance [Burford's Factory]" and the proprietor's response
is in the Observer,
27 January 1855, page 5e.
Also see Public Nuisances.
"Old Grenfell Street" is in the Register,
27 August 1915, page 9a.
Information on the Grenfell Street School is in the Register,
13 November 1877, page 1e (supp.).
Also see Education.
Information on and a sketch of the destruction of C. Pritchard's premises
by fire are in the Chronicle,
24 May 1902, page 30 and
31 May 1902.
A sketch of the street looking east is in the Pictorial Australian in
November 1884, page 165.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
20 December 1902, page 58.
Information on a fire at Holden & Frost's is in the Chronicle,
14 February 1903, page 33a and photographs on page 44.
Also see Factories.
A photograph of Goode, Durrant & Co's building is in the Chronicle,
27 May 1905, page 26.
Information on it is in the Register,
5 June 1905, pages 3e-4e.
Also see Buildings.
Reminiscences of "Old Grenfell Street" are in the Register,
27 August 1915, page 9a
"Early-Day Memories", including a photograph of F.W. Thomas's bakery, on
16 October 1919, page 5f,
"Grenfell Street, South Side" on
23 October 1919, page 5c and
of "The Old Corner" on
15 February 1924, page 10b; also see
21 and 22 February 1924, pages 12g and 14a.
Grote Street
"Street Corner History" is in the Register,
24 August 1929, page 5a.
George Grote's obituary is in an editorial in the Register,
23 September 1871, page 4f.
The Grote St School is described in the Express,
15 September 1885, page 4a,
Register,
13 October 1888, page 7c and
the Domestic Economy School in the Advertiser on
1 July 1904, page 9c.
A visit by the Governor is reported in the Register,
6 August 1904, page 11b.
Also see Education.
"Back to School" is in The Mail,
2 February 1929, page 12c.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
30 January 1904, page 42,
Observer,
28 June 1924, page 34;
of a school concert in the Chronicle,
27 December 1902, page 44.
Information on the Christian Chapel is in the Register,
7 and 10 July 1873, pages 5c and 5e.
Information on Miss Tilney's school is in the Chronicle,
26 December 1891, page 7g.
Also see Education.
Biographical details of W.J. McBride, headmaster, are in the Observer,
21 August 1897, page 16d.
A history of the Church of Christ is in the Register,
24 August 1903, page 6b,
11 October 1916, page 6f.
The opening of a Church of Christ is reported in the Register,
24 and 26 April 1926, pages 18g and 8a; also see
5 May 1926, page 15h.
The opening of the hippodrome is reported in the Register,
29 October 1906, page 6e.
Also see Entertainment.
The new Princes(s) Theatre is discussed in the Register,
12 and 15 October 1912, pages 11d and 8e.
Also see Entertainment.
The dedication of St Patrick's Church is reported in the Chronicle,
21 March 1914, page 44a.
The opening of the Church of Christ is reported in the Register,
24 and 26 April 1926, page s 18g and 8a; also see
5 May 1926, page 15h.
