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    Glen Boree - Gleneagles

    Glen Boree

    Nomenclature

    A post office on section 6A Hundred of Nash 16 km north-east of Fowlers Bay and a school opened in 1895 by Emily Cameron in 1900; it closed in 1930. It took its name from a local homestead.

    General Notes

    A cricket match against Yalata is reported in the Chronicle,
    19 September 1896, page 4c; also see
    17 October 1896, page 26c,
    14 November 1896, page 27e.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

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    Place Names

    Glen Ewin

    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.

    In the Tea Tree Gully district. The Aborigines called the area kingurlie - "war paint". "They found a peculiar excresence of various colours in the trees which supplied them with the only colouring they cared to carry in war." See Advertiser, 20 February 1912, page 6g.

    Writing from Glen Ewin in 1859 Mr George McEwin offered a remedy for scarlet fever gleaned from the London Times::

    The vineyard is described in the Chronicle,
    22 February 1862, page 1d (supp.),
    18 April 1908, page 10a.

    "A Visit to Glen Ewin" is in the Observer,
    14 January 1865, page 4d (supp.); also see
    10 February 1883, page 12d,
    Register,
    30 June 1904, page 6h.

    Information on the Glen Ewin factory in Adelaide is in the Observer,
    10 January 1891, page 12d,
    Register,
    24 and 28 September 1910, pages 12i-15a and 8g,
    1 October 1910, pages 12h-14f.

    The Glen Ewin Quarry is discussed in the Register,
    29 March 1867, page 3e,
    Chronicle,
    30 March 1867, page 3g,
    30 September 1899, page 15b:

    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Building Stone.

    A private reservoir is described in the Register,
    13 November 1876, page 5d,
    Observer,
    18 November 1876, page 7g:

    An obituary of Mrs McEwin is in the Observer,
    27 September 1884, page 8d,
    of George McEwin in the Register,
    10 August 1885, pages 5a-6g,
    Observer,
    15 August 1885, page 7e,
    of Robert McEwin on 24 November 1900, page 16c,
    of Mrs G.P. Doolette in the Register,
    21 February 1890, page 5b.

    An obituary of F.J. Lewis is in the Register,
    6 July 1911, page 6h.

    The sale of the factory is reported in the Register,
    16 December 1919, page 6e.

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    Place Names

    Glen Lossie

    The name was probably taken from a property owned by John Cowan - see Register,
    25 August 1903, page 6h and
    Advertiser,
    17 February 1910, page 7d,
    25 January 1935, page 23b.
    A photograph of the property is in the Observer,
    11 March 1916, page 25.

    "A Wild Dog Hunt" is in the Register,
    11 February 1905, page 4d:

    Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Dogs.

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    Place Names

    Glen Osmond

    Nomenclature

    Laid out on part section 270, Hundred of Adelaide by Osmond Gilles circa 1857.

    General Notes

    Information on The Miners'Arms is in the Observer,
    10 August 1844, page 1c:

    A miners' celebration of Midsummer Day is reported in the Observer, 29 June 1844, page 5b:

    Reminiscences of Arthur Hardy are in the Register,
    14 July 1909, page 5c.
    His wife's (Mary L. Hardy) obituary is in the Register,
    30 January 1909, page 7b.

    The village and district are described in the South Australian,
    3 October 1845, page 2d,
    Observer,
    24 May 1884, page 29a,
    24 September 1887, pager 33d and
    the mines on
    11 October 1847, page 3f,
    24 May 1850, page 3a.

    Historical information is in the Register,
    9 November 1914, page 4g.

    A feature article on the Toll House is in the Observer,
    8 November 1902, page 26a,
    Register,
    6 December 1902, page 8e; also see
    Chronicle,
    29 September 1906, page 40b,
    Register,
    20 and 23 June 1913, pages 6h and 3g and
    Advertiser,
    17 September 1932, page 9f,
    8 November 1935, page 25b.

    Its history is to be found in the Register on
    1 December 1924, page 8e.
    A photograph is in the Observer,
    16 December 1916, page 10 (supp.).
    Tolls are commented upon in the Observer,
    6 October 1928, page 71a.
    For information on the road see Barker, Mount.

    A history of the mines is in the Chronicle,
    10 December 1881, page 5f,
    Register,
    17 May 1888, page 6c; also see
    14 June 1888, page 3h.
    Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.

    "The Birth of SA Mining" appears on
    19 November 1897, page 5g and
    A history of the mines is in the Register,
    17 May 1888, page 6c; also see
    14 June 1888, page 3h.

    "Sale of a Mine" in the Observer,
    23 November 1901, page 31a
    "Chimney of Memories" in the Advertiser,
    19 November 1932, page 8e.
    "When Glen Osmond Had Mines" is in The Mail,
    4 August 1928, page 13e.

    A ploughing match is reported in the South Australian,
    17 August 1849, page 2d.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

    "Peeps Into the Forties", the reminiscences of Mrs G.F. Moreton (nee Gilles), is in the Register,
    10 January 1918, page 7c.

    A proposed railway from Glen Osmond is discussed in the Register,
    15 June 1853, page 2f; also see
    5, 9, 11 and 24 August 1854, pages 3a, 2d, 3e and 3d and
    Parliamentary Papers 64 and 69 of 1854.
    Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.

    A proposed tramway from Adelaide is discussed in the Register,
    20 July 1880, page 5b,
    10, 21, 22, 23 and 30 December 1880, pages 5c, 5a, 6f, 6d and 5b,
    2 March 1881, page 5b.
    A complaint about the service is in the Register,
    7 July 1923, page 6a.
    Also see Adelaide - Transport - Trams.

    Information on a mechanics' institute is in the Register,
    12 August 1854, page 3e,
    8 August 1855, page 2h.

    A meeting called to discuss the erection of a church is reported in the Register,
    4 November 1854, page 2f.

    A German rifle match is reported in the Register,
    25 March 1856, page 3f.
    Information on a meeting of the German Rifle Club is in the Express,
    30 March 1864, page 2c.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.

    A "Chinese fracas" on their way to the goldfields in Victoria is reported in the Register,
    17 June 1856, page 3h,
    Observer,
    21 June 1856, page 3g (supp.).
    Also see South Australia - Gold Fever of the 1850s.

    Information on schools is in the Register,
    25 August 1856, page 2e,
    3 October 1856, page 3b.
    The opening of a "new" school is reported in the Observer,
    29 January 1859, page 3f.
    Register,
    23 June 1860, page 3h,
    20 September 1918, page 9d.
    Its history is in the Advertiser,
    18 October 1926, page 11b and
    a jubilee is reported in the Register,
    9 and 15 October 1928, pages 14f and 12f.

    Information on early schools is in the Observer,
    28 July 1923, page 43b.
    A photograph of the laying of the foundation stone of a kindergarten is in the Chronicle,
    26 December 1935, page 29.

    The formation of a volunteer rifle corps is reported in the Advertiser,
    1 August 1859, page 3b.
    Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.

    "Glen Osmond and Osmonditis" is in the Register,
    11 and 20 May 1921, pages 9f and 3h,
    "Glen Osmond Long Ago and Now" on
    23 July 1923, page 9.

    Local vineyards are described in the Advertiser,
    28 February 1862, page 2e.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.

    The hazards of "Omnibus Racing" is discussed in the Register,
    23 March 1866, page 2h.
    Also see Adelaide - Transport - Cabs and Omnibuses.

    A highway robbery is reported in the Register,
    17 May 1866, page 2f,
    Observer,
    19 May 1866, page 7d.

    Osmond Gilles' obituary is in the Register, 24 September 1866, page 2e:

    A letter from Lewis Gilles setting out Osmond Gilles' philanthropy is in the Register,
    8 December 1875, page 5g;
    the former's obituary appears on 5 January 1884, page 5d.
    Lewis B. Gilles obituary is in the Register, 18 June 1909, page 5b;
    Mrs L.W. Gilles's is in the Observer, 10 July 1915, page 32b.

    A cricket match against Mitcham is reported in the Observer,
    25 January 1868, page 4c; also see
    Express,
    13 May 1876, page 3e,
    12 April 1902, page 2c.
    Information on a cricket club is in the Register,
    12 August 1898, page 6h,
    Observer,
    6 April 1907, page 23b.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    A digging contest on the site of a proposed Institute is reported in the Observer,
    21 October 1876, page 12f.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
    11 June 1877, page 6e; also see
    25 October 1877, page 5b,
    11 August 1904, page 6e (jubilee history).

    "The Glen Osmond Road" is in the Chronicle,
    27 April 1878, page 5b.
    "Difficulties on the Glen Osmond Road" in the Register,
    24 February 1879, page 5b,
    Observer,
    1 March 1879, page 21d.

    Information on the water supply is in the Express,
    3 and 10 December 1878, pages 3c and 2c,
    18 June 1880, page 3c,
    Register,
    11 December 1878, page 6e and
    30 March 1881, page 5b.
    Also see Adelaide - Water Supply.

    A blasting experiment at the Glen Osmond Quarry is reported in the Observer,
    27 September 1879, page 20d.
    The local quarries are described in the Register,
    23 December 1882, page 6e.
    "The Glen Osmond Quarry Case" is in the Register,
    10 and 11 September 1885, pages 4f and 4h.
    An explosion is reported in the Register,
    18 July 1903, page 4h;
    photographs are in the Chronicle,
    25 July 1903, page 43.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Building Stone.

    A dinner to Mark Goldsack is reported in the Register,
    5 and 28 July 1881, pages 5b and 5c.

    "Glen Osmond Passenger Traffic" is in the Register,
    8 September 1882, page 5d.

    A sketch of the Vine Inn is in the Pictorial Australian in
    June 1884, page 87.
    A history of the "old Vine Inn" is in the Register,
    19 October 1916, page 4f,
    Observer,
    21 October 1916, page 31c.

    Mr W. Murray's Jam Factory is described in the Register,
    17 February 1883, page 6a.
    Observer,
    3 March 1883, page 13b.
    Also see Adelaide - Factories and Mills.

    A description of "[bullock] teams coming to town" and the lighting of the vehicles is in the Register,
    3 September 1883, page 6e.
    Also see South Australia - Transport - Miscellany.

    A tennis match is reported in the Express,
    13 October 1886, page 4f.
    Observer,
    24 September 1887, page 19a,
    29 October 1887, page 19a.
    A photograph of a team is in The Critic,
    14 February 1906, page 21.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Tennis.

    A flooding of the suburb is described in the Register,
    15 February 1897, page 5f.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

    Information on the Glen Osmond Harriers is in the Observer,
    23 July 1898, page 50c,
    12 August 1899, page 54c.

    A demonstration of electric lighting at Mr Hewitt's residence is reported in the Register,
    14 September 1898, page 5h.
    Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.

    Information on a recreation ground is in the Register,
    25 September 1906, page 4f;
    its opening of a recreation ground is reported in the Register,
    3 December 1906, page 7f; also see
    5 June 1907, page 6f,
    26 August 1907, page 4f.

    Biographical details of William H. Hall are in the Register,
    10 March 1908, page 5b.

    Biographical details of Rev S. Fairey are in the Register,
    23 December 1908, page 7c.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Peter Somerville is reported in the Register,
    3 December 1910, page 15d.

    Photographs of the opening of the cyclist clubs' rifle range are in the Observer,
    16 May 1908, page 30.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.

    Reminiscences of Arthur Hardy are in the Register,
    14 July 1909, page 5c.

    "Portrush Road Springs - Houses and Roads Damaged" is in the Register,
    1 September 1909, page 5b; also see
    2 September 1909, page 4e,
    9 and 12 October 1909, pages 13b and 6e.
    "An Artesian Cascade" is in the Observer,
    1 May 1915, page 11b.

    Photographs are in The Critic,
    15 September 1909, page 12.

    A jubilee of Saint Saviour's Church is reported in the Register on
    7 December 1912, page 17a;
    its history appears on Register,
    16 February 1924.
    The laying of the foundation stone of a church hall is reported in the Express,
    26 July 1898, page 4c.
    Photographs are in the Chronicle,
    7 December 1912, page 40c.

    Jubilee celebrations of the Glen Osmond Lodge (MU) are reported in the Register,
    11 February 1913, page 3d,
    Observer,
    15 February 1913, page 46d.

    "A Cool Impostor - Robbed the Clergyman" is in the Register,
    12 July 1913, page 15c.

    The laying of the foundation stone of The Little Sisters of the Poor is reported in the Register,
    14 September 1914, page 10f.
    A new hospital for The Little Sisters of the Poor is reported upon in the Register,
    25 June 1915, page 10c; also see
    The News,
    12 July 1927, page 8c.

    A proposed Soldiers' Memorial is discussed in the Register,
    30 September 1915, page 4f,
    23 November 1915, page 4e; also see
    16 August 1919, page 8f,
    13 December 1920, page 8f;
    its unveiling is reported on
    19 December 1921, page 8f.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    24 December 1921, page 26.
    Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.

    Biographical details of John H. Wiles are in the Register,
    27 March 1915, page 8g,
    of Dirk Brobble on 6 November 1919, page 6h.

    Historical information on the Miners' Arms and the district is in the Register,
    20 October 1915, page 6g.

    "Breaking Up Old Estates" is in the Register,
    27 February 1919, page 4g.

    "Hands off Beauty Spots" is in the Register,
    31 May 1920, page 4g.

    A photograph of the diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs John H. Wiles is in the Observer,
    20 July 1918, page 24;
    also see Register,
    11 and 15 July 1918, pages 6g and 4g.
    Biographical details are in the Observer,
    27 March 1920, page 28c;
    his obituary appears on 9 April 1927, page 10d.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Frederick Morphett is reported in the Register,
    20 January 1919, page 5a.

    Information on a masonic temple is in the Register,
    4 January 1923, page 5g.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Freemasonry.

    Biographical details of J.H. Wiles are in the Register,
    22 March 1923, page 7f,
    of Mrs J. Langham on 10 June 1925, page 8h, 9 June 1927, page 11e,
    of Mrs J.H. Finlayson on 9 June 1927, page 11e.

    "Glen Osmond Then and Now" is in the Observer,
    28 July 1923, pages 42-43.

    The reminiscences of J.H. Wiles are in the Observer,
    29 March 1924, page 36b.
    "Father of Glen Osmond", Mr J.H. Wiles, is in the Advertiser,
    4 April 1927, page 15f.

    Photographs of and information on St Paul's Retreat are in the Observer,
    16 October 1920, page 25,
    Chronicle,
    24 September 1927, page 56b,
    15 October 1927, page 56,
    20 October 1928, page 40,
    Register,
    10 October 1927, page 8g.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs R.J. Langham is reported in the Register,
    17 August 1928, page 8g.

    "The Glen, Glen Osmond" is in The Mail,
    11 August 1928, page 13c.

    Information on the Glen Osmond Scout Group is in The Mail,
    1 September 1928, page 13c.
    Also see Adelaide- Boy Scouts.

    "An Old Land Mark [conning tower]" is in the Observer,
    20 October 1928, page 71a.

    Glen Osmond - Obituaries

    An obituary of T.W. Boothby is in the Register, 20 June 1885, page 5d,
    of Charles Merrett on 29 August 1891, page 4g,
    of J.G. Boothby on 26 September 1892, page 5b,
    of W.H. Pound on 29 January 1896, page 5b,
    of J.W. Merrett on 19 May 1896, page 7f.

    An obituary of James Brown is in the Register, 10 February 1890, page 5a,
    of Osmond H. Gilles on 19 February 1892, page 4h,
    of James Turner, carter, on 28 February 1893, page 5a,
    of George Boothby on 1 and 3 July 1893, pages 5c and 5c,
    of Charles Seymour on 17 April 1895, page 5d.

    An obituary of Washington Moorhouse is in the Observer, 11 May 1901, page 22d,
    of John Johnston on 26 October 1907, page 38e,
    of R.B. Fraser on 15 August 1908, page 40d,
    of Allen Brook on 19 August 1911, page 41a,
    of George Goldsack on 21 June 1913, page 41c,
    of Mark Goldsack on 31 October 1914, page 42a,
    of Clement Bowen on 6 November 1915, page 46b,
    of E.T. Griggs on 20 November 1915, page 46a.

    An obituary of William Murray is in the Register, 19 October 1901, page 7c,
    of Alexander Stewart on 30 December 1902, page 4f,
    of Thomas Gill on 5 January 1903, page 4g,
    of Jonathan McMillan on 28 September 1903, page 4h,
    of Mrs Edward Holthouse on 3 December 1903, page 5a,
    of H.V. Pridmore, vigneron, on 17 April 1907, page 5b,
    of George Amos on 15 July 1907, page 5a,
    of John Johnston on 21 October 1907, page 4h,
    of C.F.W. Illert on 9 May 1911, page 4g,
    of Allen Brook on 16 August 1911, page 6h,
    of George Goldsack on 18 June 1913, page 12h,
    of Mark Goldsack on 26 October 1914, page 4g,
    of John Langley on 9 September 1915, page 6g.

    An obituary of Mrs Thomas Henderson is in the Observer, 8 July 1916, page 19a,
    of Owen Payne on 7 October 1916, page 35a,
    of Dirk Brobble on 8 November 1919, page 32e,
    of Austen I.T. Hewett on 24 September 1921, page 38b,
    of Bert Sayers on 31 December 1921, page 21c,
    of Mrs Ernest Whitington on 20 February 1926, page 35d,
    of J.H. Wiles on 9 April 1927, page 10d,
    of E.H. March on 2 June 1928, page 45b.

    An obituary of Benno Weidenbach is in the Register, 16 November 1917, page 6g,
    of Rev William H. Winter on 4 and 5 February 1921, pages 4i and 6i,
    of Simon Matheson on 3 March 1921, page 6i,
    of Archie Johnson on 18 July 1921, page 10h,
    of I.T. Hewitt on 21 September 1921, page 8e,
    of John E. Day on 28 April 1925, page 8g.

    Information on John H. Wiles is in the Register, 22 March 1920, page 6g, 21 March 1924, page 8d,
    of Ernest Whitington on 17 February 1926, page 8g.

    An obituary of Mrs Annie Braddock is in the Register, 10 May 1926, page 10g,
    of Mrs Rose Liebich on 14 May 1926, page 8f,
    of Alan McDougall on 14 September 1926, page 8h,
    of John H. Wiles on 4 April 1927, page 11a,
    of Edwin Weidenbach on 3 May 1927, page 18a,
    of Mrs Mary A. Cavanagh on 29 June 1927, page 13b,
    of Mrs H.V. Kain on 29 July 1927, page 8g.

    An obituary of Mrs Adele Weste is in the Register, 24 January 1928, page 8g.

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    Place Names

    Glen Taggart

    In February 1893 a gold discovery was reported on land near Kangarilla belonging to a Mr McTaggart; it became known as the Kangarilla Mine or Glen Taggart. See Register,
    7 and 11 February 1893, pages 7c and 5b,
    Advertiser,
    9 and 20 February 1893, pages 7a and 7f and Place Names - Kangarilla: Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.

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    Place Names

    Glenburn

    Nomenclature

    Descriptive for the locality. Its post office opened in 1862 and closed in 1875. The Aboriginal name for the area was bullaparinga - 'near the dark river'.

    General Notes

    The laying of the foundation stone of a Day School is reported in the Register,
    26 October 1866, page 2f;
    examinations are reported upon in the Observer,
    1 December 1866, page 2h (supp.); also see
    Express,
    2 August 1877, page 2d.
    See Place Names - Delamere.

    The village is described in the Register,
    18 December 1866, page 3b and
    a local horse race meeting on
    3 January 1868, page 3f:

    "Mr Everard, MP, at Glenburn" is in the Register,
    18 December 1866, page 3b.

    A report of the laying of the foundation stone of the Christ Church is in the Register,
    25 April 1870, page 5c; also see
    20 May 1871, page 5c,
    8 May 1871, page 5f,
    Express,
    6 May 1871, page 2f.

    "Serious Fires" is in the Register,
    7 January 874, page 6b,
    Observer,
    10 January 1874, page 11c.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.

    A literary and musical soiree is reported in the Farmers Weekly Messenger,
    27 November 1874, page 12a.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Isaac Norman is reported in the Register,
    31 May 1909, page 6f.

    "Glenburn Wattle Plantation" is in the Register,
    21 December 1910, page 9c,
    Register,
    7 and 10 June 1912, pages 5e and 3f,
    Observer,
    15 June 1912, page 12d.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Wattle Bark.

    "An Old Church - Jubilee Celebrations", including reminiscences of the district, is in the Register,
    7 and 11 May 1921, pages 11d and 2h; also see
    25 August 1921, page 3h.

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    Glenburnie

    Nomenclature

    In 1866 a school was mooted 6 km east of Mount Gambier and by 1872 'Mr Turner, SM applied for a grant in aid of the cost of building a new schoolhouse at Glenburnie on land given by Mr Jacob'. Information on the school is in the Observer, 3 February 1872, page 11b, 9 and 23 November 1872, pages 3b and 3b; it was opened in January 1873 by J.N. Goymour.

    The name was also given to a post office on section 378, Hundred of Gambier; it opened on 10 November 1928 and closed on 29 March 1985. (Australia Post records show a post office of the same name opening at an unknown location in the district in 1868; it closed in 1904).

    The name was imported from Scotland and also applied to a subdivision of sections 2474 and 1140, Hundred of Adelaide 'opposite Torrens Park and Scotch College and within two minutes of Blythewood railway station'; now included in Torrens Park. Robert A. Ford cut it up in 1920.

    General Notes

    Information on the school is in the Register,
    3 December 1866, page 3e,
    Observer,
    3 February 1872, page 11b,
    9 and 23 November 1872, pages 3b and 3b.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs L. Koop is in the Register,
    11 May 1921, page 6i.

    A "Back to School" photograph is in the Chronicle,
    4 April 1935, page 32.

    Glenburnie - Obituaries

    An obituary of Mrs Susannah Palmer is in the Register,
    10 July 1888, page 5a,
    of Mrs Margaret Bingham on 3 April 1917, page 6i,
    of William Attiwill on 7 October 1918, page 6f,
    of Mrs Agnes Hamilton on 19 March 1919, page 6h,
    of J.B. Walpole on 6 July 1921, page 6i
    of Arthur C. Chambers on 26 October 1927, page 8h,
    of William Arthur on 27 April 1928, page 11e.

    An obituary of Johann F. Ruwe is in the Observer,
    3 September 1910, page 41b,
    of John Leckie on 24 December 1910, page 41a,
    of William Hardy on 29 March 1913, page 41a,
    of Mrs Isaac Gould on 10 June 1916, page 32d,
    of James Gurry on 2 February 1918, page 40c.

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    Place Names

    Glencoe

    Nomenclature

    In the South-East 24 km north-west of Mount Gambier was the name of a property first taken up by Edward and Robert Leake in April 1844. John McIntyre, who managed the property, hailed from Glencoe in Scotland.

    General Notes

    See Register, 20 and 27 May 1851, pages 2c and 3e for an account of the activities of bushrangers in the vicinity of Leake's station:

    Mr R. Leake's funeral is reported in the Register,
    26 September 1860, page 3d.

    A new cave discovery is reported in the Register,
    12 September 1871, page 5c.

    The school in the South-East opened in 1869 and closed in 1972.
    A "Back to School" photograph is in the Chronicle,
    31 May 1934, page 33.

    An affray with Aborigines in 1843 is recalled in the Advertiser,
    8 July 1878, page 6f.
    The death of "Glencoe Billy" is reported in the Observer,
    21 January 1893, page 32b.
    Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians.

    An obituary of George Harper is in the Observer,
    8 October 1892, page 30d,
    of A.A. Hayes on 19 July 1919, page 22d.

    The Glencoe Station is described in the Register,
    10 January 1893, page 6c and
    the district on
    4 December 1902, page 3g,
    Express,
    3 January 1906, page 2c.

    "The Leake Estate" is in the Register,
    26 May 1896, page 6d,
    Observer,
    30 May 1896, page 44d.

    "The Glencoe Country" is in the Chronicle,
    30 August 1902, page 3a,
    6 December 1902, page 34b,
    Advertiser,
    27 April 1904, page 6h.
    The district is described in the Register,
    21 April 1903, page 6d.

    Information on the railway is reported in the Register,
    26 November 1903, page 4f,
    3 December 1903, page 5b,
    Advertiser,
    19 and 23 August 1904, pages 4d and 7d; also see
    Register,
    23 August 1904, page 4h;
    Observer,
    3 September 1904, page 25.
    Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.

    The opening of the railway is reported in the Express,
    22 August 1904, page 1h.
    Photographs are in The Critic,
    31 August 1904, page 10,
    Observer,
    18 April 1908, page 29.

    A photograph of the post office is in the Observer,
    3 September 1904, page 25.

    "The Ideal Settlement" is in the Chronicle,
    13 January 1906, page 8e.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    9 May 1908, page 29.

    "Sale of Glencoe Land" is in the Register,
    19 May 1906, page 11c.

    An obituary of James Medhurst is in the Register,
    27 July 1907, page 7d.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs W. Sporer is reported in the Register,
    21 December 1912, page 13b.

    "Tour Through Glencoe Farms" is in the Register,
    9 December 1907, page 10g.

    The opening of the Glencoe East Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
    20 March 1911, page 9a,
    Observer,
    25 March 1911, page 16b,
    of a public hall on
    8 February 1913, page 18a.

    The opening of a "public hall" is reported in the Register,
    31 January 1913, page 9d.

    A photograph of milk being delivered to the cheese and butter factory is in the Chronicle,
    22 May 1926, page 40,
    of a football team on
    28 November 1935, page 36,
    19 November 1936, page 38.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.

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    Glencoe West

    Its school closed in 1972.

    A proposed district hall is discussed in the Register,
    22 November 1911, page 11a,
    Observer,
    25 November 1911, page 17b and
    its opening in the Register,
    10 May 1912, page 8f:

    An obituary of Duncan McCallum is in the Register,
    3 October 1923, page 8h.

    A photograph of a basketball team is in the Chronicle,
    22 November 1934, page 32,
    12 December 1935, page 32,
    of a cricket team on
    28 November 1935, page 36,
    15 July 1937, page 38.

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    Glencope

    See Place Names - Copeville.

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    Glendore

    Nomenclature

    A subdivision of section 2031, Hundred of Stanley by Joseph Williams in 1860. In the 1870s it was described as 'one mile south of Black Springs and consists of a few scattered houses, a store, a chapel and a scattered population of about 70 persons.'

    General Notes

    The opening of "schoolroom and cause" is reported in the Register,
    9 May 1863, page 2g,
    while Parliamentary Paper 24/1874 shows it being conducted by Mary A. Keightley with 26 enrolled pupils:

    The opening of a Primitive Methodist Chapel is reported in the Register,
    25 March 1865, page 3d,
    Observer,
    25 March 1865, page 2h (supp.).

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    Glendower

    Information on this place near Burra is in the Chronicle,
    26 May 1866, page 2f:

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    Gleneagles

    Nomenclature

    A subdivision of section 432, Hundred of Yatala in 1925; now included in Seaton:

    Named by Gleneagles Limited, a company which held sections 430-32 during the 1920s.

    General Notes

    Information on the subdivision is in the Register, 2 April 1925, page 5c:

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