Place Names of South Australia - C
Copeville - Corunna
- Copeville
- Copley
- Copper Hill
- Copper Mine Creek
- Copperhouse
- Coralbignie
- Corcondo
- Cordillo Downs
- Corn Hill
- Corny Point
- Coromandel Valley
- Corryton
- Cortlinye
- Corunna
Copeville
Nomenclature
The town in the Hundred of Bandon 37 km north of Karoonda was proclaimed on 1 May 1919. H.S. Cope, an early settler in the district.
General Notes
The school opened as "Glencope" in 1914;
name changed in 1917 and closed in 1966.
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Place Names
Copley
Nomenclature
The town 37 km north of Beltana was surveyed in 1891 by Edward Copley Playford (an uncle to Sir Thomas Playford) and named after William Copley (1845-1925), Commissioner of Crown Lands and proclaimed on 27 August 1891.
General Notes
Biographical details of William Copley are in the Weekly Herald,
9 November 1901, page 4a,
Register, 19 August 1890, page 6e,
15 October 1892, page 6f, 3 December 1921, page 9b and
his reminiscences on 17 April 1925, page 11c;
also see Express,
2 August 1922, page 2e;
an obituary is in the Advertiser,
17 September 1925, pages 8f-9a.
The town is described in the Chronicle,
24 June 1899, page 18a,
Register,
2 December 1899, page 11d.
Information on the district is in The Mail,
8 September 1928, page 16A-c:
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Mr. E. (Ted) Temple, contractor and mail carrier, is well known... His two ton truck was brought into commission before Easter of this year and by August it had recorded more than 13, 000 miles without stop or repairs. Not only does he manage two mail contracts, one to Mooloowurtana and the adjoining sand dune country of Yandana, but between the weekly mail service he spends his days and portion of his nights in freighting the horse feed and wool bales to and from the pastoral stations within a 100 miles of Copley...
"Ammonia at Copley" is in The News,
8 January 1924, page 5e,
"Mineral Search near Copley" on
15 October 1924, page 10g.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
"Tragedy in Navvies' Camp" is in the Register,
10 December 1925, page 13a.
The school opened in 1945 and closed in 1961.
A photograph of an Aboriginal camp is in the Observer,
23 November 1929, page 33,
of a prospector's hut is in the Chronicle,
28 June 1934, page 33.
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Place Names
Copper Hill
Nomenclature
A school near Moonta; opened in 1885 it closed in 1946. It took its name from either a local homestead or a mine.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
The mine is described in the Register, 14 September 1872, page 5c:
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A company to work the Copper Hill Mine, situated about nine miles east of Kadina and two miles from Green's Plains was floated in September 1872.... There are only about 18 proprietors and the shares allotted are already at a premium.
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Place Names
Copper Mine Creek
It runs through section 53, Hundred of Cassini on Kangaroo Island and was no doubt named after the Bonaventura copper mine which was once worked there - see Record of The Mines of South Australia (fourth edition), page 34.Another creek of the same name is about "20 miles from Renmark" - Advertiser, 28 July 1921, page 6g:
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[It] was not so named because there is any copper near, but owing to the fact that it is the nearest approach the pioneer whites could make to the native name.
(See Advertiser, 13 August 1921, pages 13h where a variation to this proposition is to be found.)
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Place Names
Copperhouse
Nomenclature
A village contiguous to Lostwithiel 3 km west of Burra, laid out on section 52, Hundred of Kooringa by William Oliver, licensed victualler of Redruth, in 1858.
General Notes
The Observer of 25 May 1861 at page 8d reports that:
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At this place a few friends of temperance have been actively at work... and their labours have been greatly blessed; drunkards have been reclaimed, moderate drinkers arrested and the sober preserved.
it opened in 1865 and closed in 1949.
The Register of 30 November 1892, page 6g says:
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Starting from the Burra, in the distance was Copperhouse, formerly the first halting stage of the mule caravans which carried the copper ore of the Burra to Port Wakefield before the iron horse appeared on the scene and took the wind out of them. These mules were imported from South America and fulfilled their purpose for a time, but as they do not procreate amongst themselves they have, I presume, by this time nearly all died out...
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs J. Fisher is reported in the Register,
25 February 1927, page 8g.
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Place Names
Coralbignie
Nomenclature
South of Lake Gairdner. The 'Coralbignie Run' was established by C.H. Leycester in 1865. (lease no. 1637).
General Notes
A report of a person being lost in the bush is in the Express, 25 September 1872, page 2d:
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A man was lost in the Gawler Ranges in 1872 and Mr. Stokes, the overseer of the station, dispatched one of his men, accompanied by an Aboriginal, in a buggy to bring the wanderer back. They followed a track for 40 miles from the station but had to turn back because the buggy could not cope with the dense scrub. The next day Mr. Lyons, the owner of the station, and two others, made a search on horseback but nothing was seen of the missing man who was described as a traveller, known as 'Jack' and 'not quite right in the mind.'
Information on the pastoral station is in the Observer,
4 August 1894, page 25e (poem),
1 December 1894, page 43a,
Advertiser,
20 and 22 April 1898, pages 6g and 6e,
Observer,
30 April 1898, page 2b.
An obituary of F.B. Jones is in the Observer,
6 February 1897, page 30a.
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Place Names
Corcondo
Nomenclature
The name given to a subdivision of section 248, Hundred of Alma by Joachim Heinrich Hoepner (1816-1882) in 1875; it lies 5 km north of Hamley Bridge. The land has now reverted to broad acres and in 1986 it was part of a property called 'Corcondo' by the owner, H.G.R. Branson.
General Notes
A tennis match against Hamley Bridge is reported in the Chronicle,
2 amd 16 April 1898, pages 12e and 15c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Tennis.
An obituary of John B. Adamson is in the Observer,
1 January 1916, page 44a.
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Place Names
Cordillo Downs
A pastoral property in the Far North-East.
A photograph of a camel mail coach is in the Observer,
23 June 1928, page 36,
of dogs being destroyed in an Aboriginal camp on
21 July 1928, page 36, (Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Dogs)
of Aborigines on
30 March 1929, page 35.
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Place Names
Corn Hill
Information on the Wesleyan Chapel at this place near Normanville is in the Register, 5 February 1862, page 3e,
Chronicle,
24 November 1866, page 2f:
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This newly-erected and elegant place of worship was rededicated to its sacred and appropriate use in February 1862... The chapel is finished after the Gothic order the front gable being surmounted with a corresponding cupola and flanked by ornamental buttresses. It occupies a conspicuous position and forms a great convenience to the settlers...
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Place Names
Corny Point
Nomenclature
The physical feature was named by Matthew Flinders on 18 March 1802 which he described as 'a remarkable point'.
General Notes
In 1850 a police station lay "8 miles distant WSW" from the Point and a sketch of it appears in The Life and Adventures of Edward Snell, Angus & Robertson (1988), page 122 - also see page 134 and 150 where its location is more clearly defined.
A proposed lighthouse is discussed in the Register,
8 February 1881, page 4g; also see
28 February 1882, page 5b,
4 March 1882, page 5c,
Observer,
4 and 11 March 1882, pages 35b and 8c,
21 April 1883, page 29e,
10 January 1891, page 31a,
26 March 1892, page 30a.
A photograph is in The Critic,
25 April 1903, page 6.
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs - Lighthouses and Lightships.
Its school opened in 1888.
Register,
13 June 1911, page 9b,
8 August 1911, page 6e,
19 December 1911, page 3e,
Observer,
23 December 1911, page 18c:
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The new school building is nearly completed... A night school has been started for two evenings a week with an attendance of nine, and promises of five more after seeding. This is a boon to the older members of the community and is greatly appreciated. Altogether the advent of the new teacher, Mr. Bradley, has caused the social status of Corny Point to look much brighter.
A proposed jetty is discussed in the Observer,
18 April 1914, page 13b,
17 April 1915, page 33b.
An obituary of Charles Hayes is in the Register,
14 July 1927, page 8g.
Photographs are in the Observer, 17 March 1928, page 36.
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Place Names
Coromandel Valley
Nomenclature
The ship Coromandel arrived at Port Adelaide on 12 January 1837, when ten of the crew deserted and found refuge in a valley in the Mount Lofty Range.
General Notes
Its early history is discussed in the Blackwood Magazine, 1914.
"Its Birth and Progress" is in the Advertiser,
12 January 1914, page 7d,
Advertiser,
9 January 1937, page 9c:
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The Coromandel Valley of today is a small, scattered settlement situated on the River Sturt about 12 miles from Adelaide... The principal buildings are a public school, an institute hall, three places of worship, a post office and store, butcher's and baker's premises and a disused jam and biscuit factory. Besides, there are two gardens and orchards sustaining a population of 272 persons...
"Romance of Coromandel Valley" in The Mail,
12 November 1927, page 11a.
A history of the district is in the Chronicle,
13 July 1933, page 50; also see
20 July 1933, page 44.
The opening of a Baptist Chapel is reported in the Adelaide Times, 28 December 1850, page 5d:
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On 18 December 1850 a new place of worship was opened in the Coromandel Valley, Sturt Vale, about 10 miles from Adelaide, in connection with a church under the pastoral care of Mr. Samuel Gill, composed principally of persons holding the doctrine of Believers Baptism... The services were opened by Mr. Playford and were continued in the afternoon by Mr. James Allen... It is delightfully situated in a romantic valley and in the midst of a thriving and daily increasing population. The church has only been formed about twelve months and it now numbers about 40 members, but the accommodation provided is for double that number... A Sunday school already exists in connection with the branch church at Clarendon and one is to be established forthwith at Sturt Vale...
The second anniversary of the Union Chapel is reported in the Register,
4 April 1853, page 3e and
the laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Chapel on
26 March 1859, page 2h.
A cricket match against Clarendon is reported in the Register,
14 March 1867, page 3f.
Information on its cricket team is in the Chronicle,
30 May 1874, page 14b,
3 October 1874, page 4f,
14 November 1874, page 7b,
3 April 1875, page 7a,
8 May 1875, page 10a,
26 June 1875, page 7a; also see
Express,
20 September 1888, page 4c,
Register,
27 April 1889, page 7b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket.
A proposal to erect an Episcopal Church is in the Register,
20 August 1872, page 5d.
A proposed church is discussed in the Express,
19 August 1872, page 3d.
The laying of the foundation stone of Saint John's Church is reported in the Register,
23 December 1872, page 6a,
8 January 1873, page 6b -
for its opening see
12 and 15 May 1873, pages 6f and 5d;
an anniversary festival is reported in the Express,
7 April 1874, page 2b.
Its golden jubilee is reported on
12 May 1923, page 3d - this includes historical information on the district;
Observer,
5 and 19 May 1923, pages 43d and 14c.
Information on bridges across the Sturt River is in the Express,
28 October 1872, page 2c,
20 December 1872, page 2b.
Information on the school is in the Chronicle,
23 January 1875, page 7d,
Register,
16 May 1876, page 6d,
29 August 1876, page 6a.
A photograph of the school band is in the Observer,
4 June 1921, page 26.
The jubilee of the school is reported in the Register,
15 February 1927, page 7g.
A. Murray and Sons "Craiglee Jam and Biscuit Factory" is described in the Observer,
8 January 1876, page 4a -
it and the district are described in the Register,
31 March 1865, page 3e; also see
22 June 1868, page 3d,
4 January 1876, page 5c and Place Names - Craiglee.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
6 January 1881, page 2c (supp.),
Chronicle,
8 January 1881, page 11c; also see
5 November 1881, page 12f.
Information on a football team is in the Express,
10 June 1885, page 3g,
17 March 1887, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register,
8 February 1887, page 7f,
15 October 1889, page 5b,
23 August 1893, page 7e,
20 August 1907, page 7h,
6 March 1928, page 6e.
An obituary of John Weymouth is in the Register, 10 June 1887, page 5b,
of J. Woodings on 2 July 1904, page 4a,
of Mrs Joan Kernot is in the Observer, 10 April 1909, page 38a,
of Mrs Maria Phillips on 16 October 1909, page 40a,
of William Nicolle on 26 May 1928, page 49d.
An experimental orchard is described in the Register,
5 February 1910, page 15f.
Observer,
8 February 1913, page 12e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.
Biographical details of W.B. Burpee, school teacher, is in the Register,
4 May 1912, page 13f.
Reminiscences of the district are in the Register,
15 June 1921, page 9g.
Photographs of the unveiling a a war memorial are in the Observer,
4 June 1921, page 26.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
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Place Names
Corryton
Nomenclature
An 1877 subdivision of part section 272, Hundred of Adelaide by William Dean and George A. Farr, who possibly took the name from 'Corryton Park', a property owned by the Rounsevell family at Mount Crawford; now included in Kensington Gardens. Several children of John Rounsevell's (jnr) fourth marriage to Sarah Coombs were given 'Corryton' as a second Christian name. The Rounsevell family hailed from Cornwall, England and in the adjoining County of Devon is a town of 'Coryton' (sic).
General Notes
An obituary of Mrs Sarah A. Booth is in the Register,
20 August 1903, page 5b,
of E.P. Lawrie on
28 September 1916, page 6g,
of Mrs F.V. Allbright on
17 February 1927, page 8h,
of Reuben Partridge in the Observer,
30 June 1928, page 49a.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs F.N. Linington is in the Register,
11 June 1929, page 6d.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs F.N. Linington is in the Register,
11 June 1929, page 6d.
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Place Names
Cortlinye
Nomenclature
The 'Cortlinye Run' was held by John Bascombe in the 1870s (lease no. 1853). Aboriginal for 'black oak'.
General Notes
The Cortlinye School opened in 1922 and closed in 1946;
Cortlinye East School existed from 1929 until 1942,
while Cortlinye South School opened in 1926 and closed in 1941.
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Corunna
Nomenclature
A mountain north-west of Iron Knob. The Royal Geographical Society in its proceedings (vol 66, page 92) says: 'the battle of Corunna was fought in 1808. Baxter, Eyre's companion, after whom the adjacent hills were named, seems unlikely to have had an association with the Peninsular War. There can be little doubt that Corunna was the spelling used by Eyre for the native name of the place, which to other ears sounded more like Coroona'.
General Notes
"Caroona [sic] Hill and Neighbourhood" is in the Register, 18 May 1887, page 5b:
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Caroona (sic) Hill is about 45 miles west of Port Augusta and about 12 miles from Lake Gillies. It has always been an important point to explorers as being the only surface water between Port Augusta and Uno. It is an Aboriginal name for a crane or heron...
Information on the pastoral run is in the Register,
27 November 1894, page 6a,
Observer,
1 December 1894, page 43a,
23 April 1898, page 2d.
A photograph of shearers is in the Chronicle,
5 October 1933, page 38.
