Place Names of South Australia - H
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
- Henley Beach
- Henley Park
- Hensley Flat
- Herbert, Mount
- Hermit Range
- Hermitage
- Herrgott Springs
- Hesso
- Heywood Park
- Higgins Landing
- Highbury
- Highercombe
- Highgate
- Hildesheim
- Hiles Lagoon
- Hill, Mount
- Hillsley
- Hilltown
- Hilton
- Hindmarsh
- Hindmarsh, Hundred of
- Hindmarsh Island
- Hindmarsh, River
- Hindmarsh Tiers
- Hindmarsh Valley
Henley Park
Nomenclature
A subdivision of section 46, Hundred of Adelaide by Walter Reynell (1846-1919) and Charles A. Reinecke (1851-1918) in 1884; now included in Thebarton:
- [It] adjoins the land on which the new handsome Thebarton Town Hall is now being erected [and] is very handy to the Henley Beach and Hindmarsh trams. The Model School is close by.
General Notes
A sports day is reported in the Register,
2 September 1885, page 7a:
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300 or 400 persons gathered at the vacant block of land near the New Thebarton Town Hall at Henley Park. The amusements for the day comprised a football match in the forenoon and sports in the afternoon. A football match had been arranged between the West Torrens and Gawler, but the latter did not put in an appearance and the South Australian Juniors tried conclusions with the West Torrens with the result that the latter after a good contest won by 5 goals against two...
A Catholic picnic is reported in the Express,
27 December 1887, page 3d.
Information on a cricket club is in the Express,
21 September 1888, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
An obituary of Mrs John Antonio is in the Register,
11 September 1900, page 5b.
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Place Names
Hensley Flat
The Observer of 18 September 1875 at page 7c locates it as "19 miles from Kingston" in the South-East. Probably named after either Charles or John Hensley both of whom resided in the Lucindale district.
Memorial Book no. 283 folio 95 in the General Registry Office refers to him holding lease no. 218A in the South-East while Book 284 Folio 132 alludes to him leasing "Avenue Range Station".
See Place Names - South-East for an account of a local robbery of a mail coach.
An obituary of John Hensley is in the Register, 27 February 1893, page 5c:
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John Hensley, formerly of Cavin [sic] Bank near Kingston, but latterly of Geelong, by his will dated August 18, 1887... appointed his sons W.H. Hensley and J.A. Hensley and his sons-in-law, J. Sinclair and R. Fletcher, executors... He died on September 29 1891 when his estate was sworn at £46,934 real and £1,093 personal...
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Place Names
Herbert, Mount
Nomenclature
Herbert Bristow Hughes of Booyoolie Station.
General Notes
"A Goldfield for Gladstone" is in the Advertiser, 11 April 1881, page 6e:
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Mount Herbert, a spot distant about two miles from Gladstone, is beginning to attract some attention on the part of most people in Gladstone. It has, on previous occasions, been looked upon as a likely spot for the existence of gold, not only from the fact of a strong quartz reef running over it, but from other indications of a 'keen' character. This property belongs to Mr J.B. Jones, who owns Parryville, a nice compact farm at the Willows, close to the mount...
Close to the mount is the Gladstone cemetery, not a very imposing spot, as nothing but wild bushes are growing in it, and I am pleased to sat that few interments have been made there considering the age of the township, a fact that speaks well of the health of the place... Well down on the base of the mount we come to the large government reservoir, a public work recently carried out, which most people believe to be in the wrong place, but its removal is not as yet mooted.
During the past four years many persons from the township have been in the habit of prospecting for gold on the top of the highest point on the mount and at this spot the ground is considerably broken up... Competent judges are strongly of the opinion that there are valuable stones of precious metal yet to be unearthed in this locality...
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
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Place Names
Hermit Range
A letter from B.H. Babbage in respect of "Hermit Hills" is in the Register, 23 January 1860, page 3e and in following editions he, and the Editor, express differing opinions in respect of the findings emanating from the Governor's expedition in the vicinity of Lake Torrens - see notes Place Names - Eyre, Lake and Place Names -Torrens, Lake.
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Place Names
Hermitage
Nomenclature
A subdivision of sections 5551-53, 5555, 5558, 5567-8 and 5570, Hundred of Para Wirra takes its name from a property held by Thomas Williams and others about 1839.
General Notes
Parliamentary Paper 18/1870-71 lists this school near Tea Tree Gully as being conducted by Mary A. Cate with 38 enrolled pupils; it opened in 1869 and closed in 1941. Historical information is in the Advertiser,
29 July 1929, page 14c.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs John Warren is reported in the Register,
30 June 1898, page 7b,
Observer,
2 July 1898, page 31b.
The reminiscences of Rev John Blacket are in the Register,
22 March 1919, page 4e,
Observer,
29 March 1919, page 2a.
"First White Girl at Hermitage [Mrs E.S. Inglis]" is in the Observer, 5 June 1930, pages 15c-30 (photo.):
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Mrs E.S. Inglis was the first white girl born at The Hermitage, where her parents had a farm. In honour of this she was asked to open the road cutting in Tea Tree Gully when she was 18. This was the longest road in the State at the time. In 1861 she married the late Mr George Inglis who was Chairman of the State Bank...
Hermitage - Obituaries
An obituary of Thomas Williams is in the Register, 18 January 1882, page 4g,
of Mrs Elizabeth Millar on 7 January 1915, page 4g.
An obituary of William Neale is in the Observer, 1 August 1914, page 39a,
of George Lambert on 26 June 1915, page 46b.
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Place Names
Herrgott Springs
Also see note Place Names -Marree.Nomenclature
Discovered by Joseph Albert F.D. Herrgott on 11 April 1859, a botanist with John McD. Stuart. It was changed to 'Marree Springs' in 1918 but reverted to its original name on 8 February 1979. There has been much controversy about the spelling of the name.
General Notes
"Hergolt[sic] - Citizen of the World" is in the Observer,
23 November 1929, page 38d.
The school opened in 1884 and became "Marree" in 1918.
The successful drilling for artesian water is reported in the Register,
2 August 1884, pages 4g-h-6g; also see
21 August 1884, page 6b,
Express,
2 June 1886, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters - Water, Artesian Wells and Springs.
"Herrgott and What I Saw There" is in the Express,
2, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 14 December 1885, pages 5c, 3f, 3e, 4a, 6g, 3d and 4a.
"Hergott Railway Works" is in the Express,
8 and 22 December 1885, pages 3f and 3g.
"The Censure on Dr Baker" in the Register,
25 February 1887, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
A train trip from Quorn is described in the Register,
6 August 1885, page 6a.
"Her(r)gott" or "Hergolt" is discussed on
11 May 1922, page 8c.
The springs are described in the Observer,
28 April 1888, page 30b,
27 March 1897, page 33c:
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The springs are one of the strange freaks of nature in Australia... A natural spring bubbling up in the top of a mound upon a plain as flat as a tablecloth - a mound formed by the deposits of the spring itself, but with no trees or shrubs to mark the presence of the life-saving waters... It is about a mile from the township... The water tastes brackish, but it is not undrinkable... A Chinaman has managed with the patience and skill peculiar to his race to grow vegetables of the best description. This Celestial lives a hermit-like life, having no companions and no neighbours within miles...
Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters - Water, Artesian Wells and Springs.
The cultivation of date palms is discussed in the Observer,
18 February 1893, page 10b,
24 March 1894, page 30b,
19 May 1894, page 43e,
10 November 1894, page 30b,
25 April 1896, page 29c,
15 October 1898, page 28c,
Register,
7 May 1907, page 9d.
Also see Place Names -Harry, Lake.
"From Coolgardie to Hergott - A Dreary Walk" is in the Observer,
20 June 1896, page 42b.
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Place Names
Hesso
Nomenclature
A railway station on the Trans-Australia line 48 km NNW of Port Augusta takes its name from an adjoining pastoral property and is a corruption of an Aboriginal word relating to birds.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1965 and closed in 1983.
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Place Names
Heywood Park
Also see Place Names -Unley.
Information on its proposed purchase is in the Advertiser,
20 March 1920, page 12h,
14 April 1920, page 8:
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The arguments against the purchase of the Heywood property appear to be based on ignorance of facts... A moment's reflection will show that it is at the end of the narrowest outlet from the city that exists amongst the tramway routes... Across this narrow outlet run other narrow streets and an afternoon's investigation will show that the area from Goodwood Road and Unley Road that lies between Park and Mitchell Streets to the south, and the level of Hughes Street to the north, is as thickly populated as any part of the municipality. Heywood is the natural and nearest open space for all the people living in the area...
Its opening is reported in the Register,
12 December 1921, page 3e; also see
20 July 1922, page 6g,
4 December 1926, page 10d,
29 January 1927, page 18d,
Advertiser,
9 August 1927, page 13b.
A photograph is in the Observer,
17 December 1921, page 7 (supp.).
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Place Names
Higgins Landing
Nomenclature
It was described as 'at the Bight, near the western boundary of the province... good port with a good anchorage'. A Government party led by J.L. Higgins landed a water boring apparatus there.
General Notes
Notes on Mr Higgins are in the Observer, 13 November 1909, page 49b:
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One of the best known men on Eyre Peninsula is Mr J.L. Higgins, late of Talia, and there are probably few men more intimately acquainted with every corner of this vast land. A 51 year's residence on the west coast and a great part of the time travelling and exploring new country, should entitle him to speak authoritatively on the future of the comparatively unknown parts which have recently created attention. In the early days he was associated with Mr Price Maurice and formed one of the courageous band of pioneers who, against great odds, established the first successful sheep station...
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Place Names
Highbury
Nomenclature
The Register of 14 May 1851 at page 4b advertises an 'unofficial' 'Highbury' on section 369 [Hundred of Yatala]:
- The situation of this new township is unexceptionable... excellent agricultural land, while other portions contain an inexhaustible supply of limestone.
In 1916 the Nomenclature Committee suggested it be changed to 'Errabenie', Aboriginal for 'all together', so as to avoid confusion with another subdivision of the same name near Paradise which may have been adopted from the name of the home of Stephen George Dordoy who bought land in the area in 1850; it is also the name of suburban district of London.
General Notes
A sports day at the hotel is reported in the Express, 30 October 1872, page 2d:
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Athletic sports were held at the Highbury Hotel on 26 October 1872. A concourse of people assembled, numbering about 500, a fair proportion being of the gentle sex. At 3 pm the first event took place - a one mile race open to all competitors who had not previously won public money - first prize, Charles Klapper in 4 minutes 49 seconds... The sports over, hearty cheers were given for the judges and committee...
A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register,
13 October 1885, page 3g,
2 November 1886, page 7e.
An obituary of Frank Farnell is in the Register,
31 January 1907, page 5b,
Observer,
2 February 1907, page 38e,
of Mary E. Dordoy on 13 March 1920, page 9a.
Reports on a brown coal discovery near Paradise are in the Register,
16 and 17 June 1911, pages 6f and 14h,
4 July 1911, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Mining - South Australia.
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Place Names
Highercombe
Nomenclature
A subdivision of sections 3237-38 and others, Hundred of Yatala takes its name from a property owned by George A. Anstey (1814-1895) in 1840. It was laid out by Lorenzo C. Goodwin, vigneron of Houghton in 1917. The name comes from Devonshire, England.
General Notes
The vineyard, the property of G.M. Waterhouse, is described in the Chronicle,
2 November 1861, page 1f (supp.).
A new wine cellar is discussed in the Register,
19 November 1863, page 3c,
Observer,
21 November 1863, page 4g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.
"A Case of Destitution" is in the Register,
5 February 1866, page 2e.
A gold discovery is reported there in the Register,
23 February 1866, page 2g.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
A history of "Highercombe Estate" is to be found in the Register,
6 April 1871, page 5f.
Mr Anstey's obituary appears on
21 February 1895, page 4h:
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To old colonists it will be familiar under the name of Anstey's Garden, having been originated and largely stocked by Mr G.A. Anstey... Mr G.M. Waterhouse purchased the property in 1857 and it remained in his possession until 1866 when it became the property of Mr R.D. Ross... A more beautiful spot in which to reside it would be difficult to imagine... At a time when nothing more ornamental than a cabbage plant was procurable in Adelaide beyond the product of our native forests, Mr Anstey was receiving packages by the best means available from Europe and elsewhere and raising around him in his mountain home the choicest ornamental plants from England and warmer climes...
A cricket match against Salisbury is reported in the Express,
4 January 1875, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
"The Wants of Highercombe" are in a letter in the Register,
16 February 1881, page 6f.
A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register,
8 April 1885, page 6h.
Mr Ross' property is described in the Register,
14 April 1886, page 5b.
"Highercombe Cider" is in the Register,
14 December 1886, page 5d.
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Place Names
Highgate
Nomenclature
Laid out as Highgate-on-the-Hill in September 1881 by F.J. Botting (1819-1906) on part section 251, Hundred of Adelaide; he named it after the English town in which he was born.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1923.
See Register,
21 July 1923, page 7f:
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It was in 1915 when Mr Crawford Vaughan was Premier that the Mayor and Alderman Williams waited upon the Premier with a request for a school. They were then assured that if a petition bearing 50 signatures was presented the school would be built... The new government had to review the situation. The matter was consequently hung up and for eight years they 'pegged away' until now they had the school... Local residents gathered in large numbers on 20 July 1923 for the official opening...
Photographs are in The Critic,
25 July 1923, page 12,
Observer,
28 July 1923, page 29.
A photograph of Mr & Mrs J.M. Coles and descendants on the occasion of their golden wedding is in The Critic,
9 February 1916, page 4.
An obituary of Alfred France is in the Observer,
7 August 1926, page 38d,
of Edwin E. Hughes in the Register,
15 January 1927, page 13c.
Biographical details of James H. Bray are in the Register,
13 June 1928, page 8g.
Information on the Congregational Church is in The News,
18 September 1928, page 6d.
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Place Names
Hildesheim
Nomenclature
The name was taken from a town in Hanover, Germany near the battlefield where Arminius defeated Varus in 9 AD.
General Notes
For information on the school see Finniss Vale.
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Place Names
Hiles Lagoon
Nomenclature
Near Terowie. George Hiles who, with John Chewings, held the Munjibbi station (lease no. 64 of July 1851).
General Notes
A boating fatality is reported in the Register, 4 February 1889, page 6c:
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A boating fatality occurred on the lake in February 1889 when a young man named Statton, employed at the telegraph office, together with Mr Lihou and Benjamin and Mark Cook went out in a flat bottomed boat. Benjamin Cook, employed as an ironworker with Messrs Williams and Brady, was drowned and a seven hour search by the police failed to find his body...
An obituary of George Hiles is in the Observer,
24 May 1902, page 20e.
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Place Names
Hill River
Nomenclature
In the Clare district; discovered by William Hill in 1838 and named in 1839 by Edward John Eyre.
General Notes
For the naming of the river by E.J. Eyre in 1839 see Edward Eyre's Autobiographical Narrative, 1832-1839, Caliban Books, Great Britain, 1984, page 205 - "I named it the Hill, after the gentleman who discovered [it]..."
"Hill River 60 Years Ago" is in the Observer,
16 November 1918, page 21a.
A description of a farm and farmhouse appears in the Register,
9 August 1873, page 5f.
A description of C.B. Fisher's farm is in The Irish Harp,
5 September 1873, page 5d,
Farmers Weekly Messenger,
27 November 1874, page 5c,
Register,
14 January 1874, page 5e; also see
20 June 1881 (supp.), page 1g,
4 July 1881 (supp.), page 1f,
28 October 1886, page 7c,
2 March 1904, page 5b.
Historical notes appear on
15 September 1910, page 7d.
Its subdivision is discussed in the Register,
11 July 1910, page 3c,
15 September 1910, page 7c.
Its sale is reported in the Express,
21 October 1910, page 2a,
Register,
23 July 1912, page 8g,
25 October 1912, page 7a,
"Hill River 60 Years Ago" on
13 November 1918, page 4a; see
Advertiser,
7 November 1931, page 19a for a description of the property:
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The acquaintance with Hill River began in the early months of 1857. The name of Fisher was at that time well known in connection with the magnificent run and its beautiful head station. Squatters have been accused of 'picking out the eyes' of the country. What else could they be expected to do?... It is easy after half a century of development, when most of the early difficulties have passed away, to criticise the courageous and far-seeing men who ventured everything in the endeavour to open up a new land for the benefit of their own and coming generations... To quote C.J. Dennis:
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No heritage for cowards or for slaves,
Here is a mission for the brave, the strong,
Guard ye the treasure if the gift be meet,
Win ye to strength and wisdom while ye may,
For he who fears the burden and the heat
Shall gain the wages of a squandered day.
The Hill River North School opened in 1885 and closed in 1896;
the Hill River South School closed in 1886.
For information on the school of this name on Kangaroo Island see Place Names -Dudley.
Boring for coal in the district is reported in the Register,
30 September 1893, page 5b,
28 October 1893, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
A photograph of a coursing event is in the Chronicle,
20 August 1910, page 30.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Coursing.
"Goodbye to H. Bowman" is in the Register,
30 June 1911, page 3e.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs Angus Mclean is reported in the Register,
17 July 1922, page 6i.
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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Place Names
Hill View
See Place Names -Eurelia for information on the school.
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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Place Names
Hill, Mount
For information on Mount Hill School see Moody, Hundred of.
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Place Names
Hillsley
Nomenclature
Five kilometres north-east of Myponga; it has a counterpart in Gloucestershire, England.
General Notes
Rob Linn in an article entitled "The Discovery and Settlement of the Fleurieu and the Angas/Bremer Region 1802-1861", which appears in the Journal of the SA Historical Society, says, inter alia: "... The road wound its way tightly up the Willunga scarp passing Mypunga [sic] (Hillsley) station opened up by the Everard's in the early 1840s..." The Gloucestershire link is thus explained for the Everard family hailed from that English county.
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Place Names
Hilltown
Nomenclature
In the Hundred of Milne 18 km north of Clare, surveyed by George Moore in 1865 and diminished on 4 July 1929. William Hill, the discoverer of the Hill and Hutt Rivers.
General Notes
A sale of allotments is reported in the Chronicle,
3 March 1866, page 7g.
Its school opened in 1915 and closed in 1980.
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Place Names
Hilton
Nomenclature
On 1 April 1839, Matthew Davenport Hill received the land grant of section 49, Hundred of Adelaide and the 'Village of Hilton' (as spelt in early conveyancing documents) was laid out by his attorney, George Milner Stephen circa 1849.
General Notes
A "single-wicket" cricket match is reported in the Observer, 6 November 1852, page 6e:
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A match came off [in 1852] between Mr James Dewhurst, 'The Crack Thebartonian' and Mr John Hardy, less known to colonial fame and described as 'A Green Yorkshireman'. The spot selected for the cricket ground was between the Hilton Hotel and Richmond... The score was as follows - Dewhurst, 1st innings, 2 notches; 2nd innings, none. Hardy, 1st innings, 29 notches...
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
A proposed Methodist Chapel is discussed in the Register,
16 August 1856, page 2e; also see
7 November 1856, page 3h.
The road from Adelaide was the cause for complaint in 1862 - "The crown of the road is full of ruts big enough to bury a wheelbarrow" - see Register, 8 and 21 July 1862, pages 3a and 3d respectively:
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The crown of Hilton Road is full of ruts big enough to bury a wheelbarrow and large water channels are on either side sufficiently large to float a small boat, in addition to which persons are now using the footpaths for their horses and in a few days, if not attended to, will be quite useless for pedestrians... Dr Bayer broke his trap the other night...
The opening of a Methodist Free Church is reported in the Register,
4 June 1857, page 3c.
A "shameful occurrence" in the form of a prize fight in the vicinity of the Hilton Hotel is reported in the Observer,
1 August 1863, page 5b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Boxing.
A trial of a self-raking mower is reported in the Express,
2 November 1872, page 2e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Farming Implements
A ploughing match is reported in The Irish Harp,
29 August 1873, page 3a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
A horse race meeting in a paddock near the Hilton Hotel is reported upon in the Observer,
23 February 1878, page 5d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
"The Hounds at Hilton" is in the Advertiser,
26 August 1878, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Fox Hunting.
The Register of 22 May 1879, page 6c under the heading "A Dangerous Nuisance" says "The region of Hilton seems to be the fountain head of the nuisance..."
The opening of the Primitive Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
30 September 1882, page 5d.
Information on a dairy is in the Observer,
31 May 1884, page 32b.
Also see Adelaide - Public - Health - Milk Supply.
Information on the Catholic Church is in the Observer,
26 September 1891, page 29a.
It is described in the Register,
24 June 1887, page 7c.
The flooding of the district in the Chronicle,
20 February 1897, page 18a,
Register,
15 February 1897, page 5f,
Observer,
26 May 1917, page 30c,
16 June 1917, page 32a.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
Biographical details of Frederick Box are in the Register,
13 June 1902, page 5a.
"Fearful Tragedy - Woman and Four Children Killed" is in the Express,
3 June 1915, page 1g.
The opening of the tramway is reported in the Register,
25 January 1917, page 6e.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
3 February 1917, page 30,
Observer,
3 February 1917, page 26.
Also see Adelaide - Transport - Tramways.
"Hilton Shows Remarkable Growth" is in The News,
24 September 1924, page 10c.
The laying of the foundation stone of the memorial hall is reported in the Register,
10 September 1928, page 10a and
its opening on
22 October 1928, page 14g; also see
The News,
24 November 1927, page 19b.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
A photograph of a Princess competition is in the Chronicle,
26 December 1935, page 30.
"New Workers' Houses" is in The Mail, 6 February 1937, page 25a.
Also see Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters.
Hilton - Obituaries
An obituary of Thomas Keats is in the Register, 21 September 1860, page 3b,
of John Tregeagle on 2 September 1890, page 3g.
An obituary of H.H. Woodhead is in the Register, 13 June 1899, page 5b, Observer, 24 June 1899, page 29c,
of John Pillifeant on 31 October 1914, page 42b,
of James Biddle on 9 January 1926, page 37c.
An obituary of James Northey is in the Register, 8 September 1925, page 10g.
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Place Names
Hindmarsh Island
Nomenclature
Named by Messrs T.B. Strangways and Y.B. Hutchinson on 6 December 1837.
General Notes
Interesting information on Aboriginal habits is in a petition lodged by local residents in respect "improving communications between the island and Lake Albert." See Observer, 29 November 1856, page 6g:
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The Aborigines habitually pass over from the island to the peninsula and Lake Albert by a series of islands and shallow intervening channels. We consider it of great public importance that the practicability of improving this means of communication... should be ascertained as early as convenient... We believe that the aforesaid channels are capable of easily being filled up by earthen embankments...
The opening of the Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
26 November 1857, page 2h.
A proposed school is discussed in the Observer,
3 December 1859, page 8b;
it opened in 1876 and closed in 1954.
On 5 October 1861 at page 2g the Register reports on a company being formed to test carboniferous deposits on the island - the fate of this project is discussed on
28 and 29 April 1862, pages 3b and 3a respectively; also see
1, 7, 8 and 9 May 1862, pages 2h, 3b, 3b and 3d.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
Mr Price's farm is described in the Register,
29 September 1862, page 3h,
29 December 1875, page 7a,
Chronicle,
21 October 1876, page 16b,
Register,
20 and 27 November 1883, pages 5g and 1d (supp.).
Mr Price's obituary is in the Observer,
1 May 1886, page 32b and
his wife's on 7 April 1906, page 37d.
His reminiscences are in the Register,
1 September 1917, page 8h,
7 December 1917, page 8h.
The island is described in the Register,
13 January 1866, page 3g,
Farmers Weekly Messenger,
1 January 1875, page 5b.
The opening of the ferry is reported in the Register,
27 October 1866, page 3g.
See Place Names -Goolwa.
"Mice on Hindmarsh Island" is in the Register,
8 June 1871, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Mice, Snakes and Rats.
A SA Coursing Club meeting on the island is reported in the Register,
4 July 1885, page 7g,
13 September 1886, page 7b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Coursing.
Boring for water is described in the Express,
4 November 1903, page 4e.
Fox hunting is described in the Register,
23 May 1905, page 9g,
Observer,
27 May 1905, page 17b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Fox Hunting.
An obituary of James Rankine is in the Register,
9 September 1897, page 6f,
of Mrs David Wallace on 20 August 1901, page 5b.
An obituary of Donald McBeath is in the Observer,
29 March 1902, page 28a.
The reminiscences of Mrs J. Barker are in the Register,
12 March 1918, page 7b,
8 and 16 January 1918, pages 4f and 8b,
12 and 15 March 1918, pages 7b and 4h.
"Hindmarsh Island Long Ago", the reminiscences of T.P. Bellchambers, is in the Register,
16 and 17 April 1918, pages 6f and 8c.
The unveiling of a memorial in honour of Captain Sturt is reported in the Advertiser,
20 January 1930, page 21d.
Also see Place Names -Sturt.
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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Place Names
Hindmarsh Tiers
Its school opened in 1920 and closed in 1938.
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
H
Place Names
Hindmarsh Valley
The laying of the foundation stone of a Bible Christian Chapel is reported in the Observer,10 December 1870, page 8d.
Information on the local school appears in the Register,
19 September 1871, page 3c; also see
Advertiser,
19 September 1871, page 3a,
31 October 1871, page 3c.
A photograph of Arthur Quinn, the winner of the Ornithological Society Challenge Cup and other entrants from the school, is in the Observer,
10 July 1920, page 25.
Biographical details of Richard Bombrick (Bambrick?) are in the Register,
17 July 1900, page 3e,
Observer,
21 July 1900, page 51c.
An obituary of Mrs Maurice Bambrick is in the Register,
31 August 1911, page 6h.
"A Trip Through Hindmarsh Valley" is in the Advertiser,
2 November 1903, page 6f;
the district is described in the Register,
6 July 1911, page 8g.
A photograph of the waterfalls is in the Chronicle,
5 October 1912, page 32,
of a sports committee on
4 February 1928, page 42.
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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Hindmarsh, Hundred of
A school of this name opened in 1876 and closed in 1880.
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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Hindmarsh, River
The opening of the "Alexandra Bridge" across the river is reported in the Register,26 August 1863, page 3h.
Also see Place Names -Alexandra.
A photograph titled "On the Hindmarsh River" is in the Chronicle,
8 March 1902, page 40; also see
20 January 1906, page 28.
Historical information is in the Register, 6, 13 and 17 January 1919, pages 6e, 4e and 9d:
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The native name for the river is not Mootaparinga, but Yalla-Doola and the river has only a secondary, if any claim, to be called Hindmarsh. The Moorta Peringa of Dr Wyatt is the upper part of what is now Hindmarsh Valley and to this district Meyer, probably the best authority of all, gives the heavier sounding name of Mootabarringar. Mann (1838) in describing the coast from the Bluff to the Murray certainly refers to the Mootaparinga River but this is qualified by Stephens (1839)...
The Hindmarsh River has every right to be known by its present cognomen. It was not discovered by Cock, Finlayson, Wyatt and Barton as stated by your correspondent. The stream those four pioneers came across was that which is now known as the Bremer and which they named Hindmarsh as it was discovered on the day before the anniversary of the first governor's arrival in the province. A little earlier T.B. Strangways and Y.B. Hutchinson made their way to Encounter Bay when on 1 December 1837 they discovered the stream which flows into the sea at Victor Harbour and they named it the River Hindmarsh, as it is known today... The native name of that stream as stated by Simpson Newland is Yalla-doola...
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