Place Names of South Australia - T
Teakle Town - Thebarton
- Teakle Town
- Teal Flat
- Teetulpa
- Telowie
- Templers
- Templeton, Mount
- Tennyson
- Tenterden
- Terka
- Terowie
- Terre
- Thebarton
Teakle Town
Nomenclature
In the vicinity of Hill and Cherington Streets and Hawthorn Road named after Mr Teakle who owned the land from Adelaide Road to Dunn's run where the freeway now sits.
Probably David Teakle (1810-1895) who is recorded as being a storekeeper, farmer, builder and weaver; in 1880 he leased part section 4482, Hundred of Macclesfield (40 acres) from F.C. Smith, buying the freehold in 1882. This land is adjacent to the modern-day freeway.
General Notes
David Teakle's obituary is in the Register,
21 September 1895, page 5b and
of Mrs Teakle in the Chronicle,
5 October 1895, page 26b.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
T
Place Names
Teal Flat
Its school opened in 1890 and closed in 1931.A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
10 September 1892, page 23b.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
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Place Names
Teetulpa
Nomenclature
Seven kilometres north of Yunta was a name Aborigines applied to an adjacent hill. The name was taken from John Chewings' 1863 pastoral lease no. 1693.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
Information on its discovery is in the Express,
19 October 1886, pages 2c-3b,
5 and 18 November 1886, pages 3e and 3c,
Advertiser,
18 and 19 October 1886, pages 5d and 4c-5f;
a "Sketch of Teetulpa" appears on
November 1886, page 7d.
Sanitation is discused in the Register,
20 December 1886, page 7e-h.
- When John Wesley was alive and moving about... one of his suggestions was to hang up the clothes worn by them in their work all night, so as to allow a free current of air to circulate through them and so sweeten them. Our men at Teetulpa might adopt this plan and hang their sweaty clothes to the ridge-pole of their tent during the night... Teetulpa's worst enemy is this phase of uncleanness, I refer to Nature's own demands...
66/1887 and
67/1888; also see
Observer,
22 January 1887, page 5f,
Advertiser,
2 June 1887, page 6b.
Express,
2 June 1887, page 3d,
Observer,
4 June 1887, page 31b.
"The Northern Crown Nugget" is in the Register,
31 December 1886, page 3f.
"Drink at Teetulpa" is in the Register,
8 January 1887, page 6f,
2 and 3 February 1887, pages 5a and 7e,
"The Destitute and Police at Teetulpa" on
16 March 1887, page 3h.
Also see South Australia - Police.
"The Teetulpa Charitable Fund" is in the Register,
19 December 1887, page 7h.
"The Teetulpa Goldfield" in the Chronicle,
12 May 1888, page 19a.
"Teetulpa Returns to the Pastoralist" is in the Register,
23 December 1903, page 4g.
An obituary of the field's discoverer, Thomas Brady, is in the Register,
29 February 1904, page 3f,
Observer, 5 March 1904, page 1e (supp.),
Chronicle, 5 March 1904, page 32d.
An 1886 photograph is in the Observer,
8 April 1911, page 32,
Chronicle,
11 August 1932, page 32.
Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in November 1886, pages 168-169,
December 1886, page 189,
January 1887, page 4.
Cartoons are in The Lantern,
30 October 1886, page 24, 4 and 18 December 1886, pages 21 and 11.
"Grog Selling" is in the Advertiser,
8, 14, 15 and 22 January 1887, pages 6d, 7e, 7b and 6c and
a report on its hospital on
11 October 1887, page 7g.
Its climate and rainfall is described in the Observer,
26 February 1887, page 14c.
A report on the Teetulpa Hospital is in the Chronicle,
15 October 1887, page 7g,
Observer,
15 October 1887, page 37e.
The school opened in 1888 and closed in 1890.
Observer,
10 March 1888, page 29e,
Register,
10 March 1888, page 5b.
A letter from Rev Trestrail talking of the "Teetulpa Charitable Fund" is in the Register,
19 December 1887, page 7h.
"The Teetulpa Lease" is in the Observer,
19 December 1887, page 39d.
Flooding on the field is reported in the Express,
3 January 1888, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
The Register of
23 December 1903 at page 4g reports the return of the field "to the pastoralists".
"A Memory of Teetulpa" appears on
18 January 1916, page 4e and
the reminiscences of L.C.E. Gee, a mining warden, on
18 December 1923, page 3h; also see
14 and 26 April 1924, pages 9b and 7g,
Observer,
10 May 1924, page 48c.
"A Memory of Teetulpa" is in the Register,
18 January 1916, page 4e,
Observer,
22 January 1916, page 7e.
Photographs of a patriotic carnival are in the Observer,
26 January 1918, page 26.
"The Derelicts of a Goldfield" is in the Register,
18 December 1923, page 3h.
A gold find is reported in the Register,
30 September 1926, page 8e; also see
2 October 1926, page 18e and
Advertiser,
15 October 1926, page 14b.
A photograph of the old police station is in the Chronicle,
19 February 1927, page 39.
"Johnny-All-Sorts of Teetulpa" is in The Mail,
18 April 1931, page 11a.
The reminiscences of John Penna are in the Advertiser,
5 August 1932, page 21e; also see
27 November 1936, page 31a.
"Gold Rush of 50 Years Ago" is in The News,
20 August 1936, page 22h.
"Teetulpa Memories" is in the Advertiser,
28 January 1937, page 21a.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
T
Place Names
Telowie
Nomenclature
Derived from the Aboriginal delowie - 'saltbush waterhole'. This plant once covered extensive areas of the district; surrounding land was first held under occupation licence by William Younghusband from 10 April 1845, while J. Haimes established the 'Old Telowie Run' in July 1851 (lease no. 137) and A. Campbell took up the 'New Telowie Run' at the same time (lease no. 138).
General Notes
The Telowie School opened in 1878 and closed in 1925;
Telowie Creek School operated from 1909 until 1971. See
Register,
26 March 1907, page 3h.
Observer,
6 April 1907, page 37e.
"Agricultural Settlement" is in the Register,
10 and 17 November 1881, pages 4b and 6d,
7 December 1881, page 6c.
Working Men's Blocks in the Hundred are described in the Advertiser,
10 December 1892.
Also see Place Names - Cotton, Hundred of.
Biographical details of Mrs David Lowe are in the Register,
27 June 1900, page 4i, Observer, 30 June 1900, page 29b.
An obituary of Mrs Eliza Smith is in the Register,
9 May 1905, page 5b.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Andrew Carmichael is reported in the Register,
2 June 1906, page 8g,
of Mr & Mrs J. Downton on 28 December 1912, page 13a.
"Through the Telowie Gorge" is in the Register,
27 September 1904, page 6c; also see
29 September 1904, page 4e and
1 October 1904, page 8g,
Observer,
25 June 1904, pages 25-26.
The district is described in the Register,
24 October 1906, page 6a.
The opening of a Methodist church at Broad Creek is reported in the Register,
17 August 1909, page 7g.
Photographs of Mr J. Spain's property are in the Chronicle,
20 November 1909, page 30.
"Pioneer Days - From Scrub Land to Prosperity" is in the Advertiser,
14 June 1927, page 17d.
The jubilee of the Telowie Baptist Church is reported in the Advertiser,
28 August 1928, page 18d.
Observer,
1 September 1928, page 17d.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
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Place Names
Templers
Nomenclature
William Templer arrived in South Australia in 1839 in the Buckinghamshire and established a carpentry and sign writing business in Hindley Street. He then proceeded to the place which now bears his name, where he built the 'North Star Hotel' which was conducted by the Templer family for over forty years.
General Notes
A letter from William Templer in respect of inn keeping is in the Observer,
7 October 1848, page 3b.
His funeral is reported in the Register,
14 February 1860, page 3e,
Observer,
18 February 1860, page 7g.
The laying of the foundation stone of the school is reported in the Register,
20 January 1858, page 3c,
Observer,
23 January 1858, page 6g;
it opened as "Ashwell" in 1859, name changed in 1878 and closed in 1951.
For the laying of its foundation stone see Register,
20 January 1858, page 3c; also see
24 January 1859, page 2h,
13 August 1862, page 2f,
31 October 1863, page 2e,
24 March 1865, page 2h,
16 October 1865, page 3e,
Express,
23 August 1864, page 2d,
27 February 1869, page 2e.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
8 August 1894, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
A ploughing match is reported in the Observer,
14 September 1861, page 4d,
Register,
15 September 1862, page 3d,
17 September 1864, page 3d,
13 September 1865, page 3f,
Chronicle,
5 September 1868, page 9a,
Advertiser,
4 September 1869, page 3e,
Express,
30 August 1872, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
The opening of the Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
18 March 1865, page 2b (3b?).
"An Emigrant's Story" is in the Register,
15 November 1876, page 6f.
A practice at the rifle range is reported in the Register,
8 August 1879, page 5a,
Observer,
30 November 1880, page 742b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
A visit to Mr Marshall's "Hope Farm" is described in the Register,
8 December 1892 (supp.), page 1b.
A description of the village is in the Register,
21 November 1903, page 9e.
- So far as the town is concerned. it doesn't really matter which council claims it, and the local trades people (who total two only) are equally indifferent. Although unpretentious in appearance the town is surrounded by productive and valuable country... Mr A. Robinson, who conducts the only general store and officiates as post master, is also a butcher and grazier...
4 March 1916, page 39b.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
T
Place Names
Templeton, Mount
Nomenclature
By application no. 160/1851 Philip Butler and Alexander W.T. Grant took up pastoral lease no. 123 of 27 square miles which covered portions of the present-day Hundreds of Everard, Goyder and Stow. During 1853-54 a trigonometrical survey was made in the area by Richard J. Loveday and his survey maps show a trig point as 'Mount Templeton'. By 1862 all but four square miles of the original lease had been resumed and was held by Edmund Bowman 'at Mount Templeton' and, as to its nomenclature, research has failed to find a definitive answer. However, during 1868 Charles Burney Young obtained the land grants of 27 sections within the Hundred of Everard and in her reminiscences Mrs Charles Burney Young says of her husband, 'among the stations he established was "Mt Templeton''; this has now been cut up for closer settlement and he would have been delighted to see the farms which now flourish there.'
These remarks must refer to his large holdings in the Hundred of Everard the majority of which he consolidated into one certificate of title and sold to John Young, Gavin Freebairn and William Henry Hall on 27 June 1884. At this point we encounter a perplexing coincidence, for C.B. Young hailed from Devon, arriving in South Australia in the Flora Kerr in 1855; there is a town of 'Templeton' in that County which refers to 'a place belonging to the Knights of the Temple'! (See Place Names - Sutton Town. for a town christened by C.B. Young after a town in Devon.)
At a meeting of residents circa 1871, ie, about three years after Mr Young established his 'Mount Templeton Station', the name was adopted for a post office 19 km north of Balaklava which opened in 1872 on section 81, Hundred of Stow. Accordingly, the question remaining to be answered is whether the local citizens adopted the name from the trig point, Edmund Bowman's run at 'Mount Templeton' or C.B. Young's 'Mount Templeton Station'?; the answer may well be with the latter.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1873 and closed in 1951.
Information on it is in the Register,
26 February 1881, page 5b.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
8 August 1894, page 6e. Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
A photograph of Empire Day celebrations is in the Observer,
5 June 1915, page 30.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Empire Day.
The experiences of a local farmer in Adelaide when he was a victim of the "notorious matchbox trick" is reported in the Register,
26 July 1884 (supp.), page 2g.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Gambling - Card "Sharping".
The laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Church is reported in the Observer,
4 April 1885, page 14a.
Mr John Young's Mount Templeton station is described in the Register,
4 October 1897, page 6d.
His obituary is in the Register,
20 March 1900, page 5b,
Observer,
24 March 1900, page 22d.
Mr C.B. Young's obituary is in the Advertiser,
30 September 1904, page 5h.
See under Place Names - Swanscombe.
"Exodus from Mount Templeton" is in the Register,
26 February 1907, page 4i.
- Today Mr Robert Young, late of Mount Templeton, will leave by special train for the estate he has taken up in conjunction with Mr Ralli near Young in New South Wales... [It] conveys not only Mr Young but 60 people - men, women and children - who are going forth to make their homes in the eastern colony...
18 January 1913, page 30.
A picnic race meeting is reported in the Observer,
19 March 1927, page 11a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
T
Place Names
Tennyson
Nomenclature
It was named after the Rt. Hon. Hallam, Baron Tennyson, Governor of South Australia (1899-1902).
General Notes
An editorial on the land speculation in the area by Messrs David Murray, John Brodie Spence and Arthur Harvey is in the Advertiser,
25 September 1879, page 4d; also see
26 and 30 September 1879, pages 7c and 7b.
Biographical details of the Governor are in the Register,
2 February 1899, page 5i.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
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Place Names
Tenterden
Nomenclature
In 1839, Nathaniel Morphett obtained the land grant of section 409, Hundred of Yatala which he subdivided prior to 1844 as 'Tenterdon' naming it after his family home in Kent, England which translates as 'swine pasture'. He, himself, remained in England; his two sons, George and John, were his colonial agents.
The corruption to Tenterden probably occurred when Henry Simpson built 'Tenterden House' on part of the section, naming it after his steamship Tenterden; now included in Woodville Gardens. (Morphett's original plan shows 'Tenterdon'.) The Mail of 1 March 1919, page 6e has a photograph of a house named 'Tenterton' (sic).
To confuse the matter, in 1840 'R. Cunningham and others' occupied part section 409, the location being known as 'Tenterden or Half-Way House.'
General Notes
A school of this name opened in 1859 and closed in 1861.
Mr Simpson's ship Tenterden is described in the Register,
3 September 1883, page 5c.
His obituary appears on
28 April 1884, page 5b.
Information on the wreck of the Tenterden at Port MacDonnell is reported in the Register,
1 July 1899, p. 10d.
An obituary of William A. Simpson is in the Observer,
13 November 1920, page 19b.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
T
Place Names
Terka
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'kangaroo'.
General Notes
This school opened as "Spring Creek" in 1893,
name changed in 1941 and closed in 1955.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
T
Place Names
Terowie
Also see Place Names - Shebbear.Nomenclature
An Aboriginal word meaning 'hidden waterhole'. The Government town 24 km south of Peterborough was proclaimed as 'Shebbear' on 9 August 1877, but was withdrawn from sale. In 1878 John Aver Mitchell (c.1833-1879) laid out the private town of Terowie on section 158. Prior to this time the location was called 'Gottlieb's Well' which was the business place for the district and served as a coach station for the Blinman service.
General Notes
See Observer of
11 May 1878, page 20b, for a report on the government town of Shebbear and references to Terowie.
Information on the private and government town is given in the Register,
19 February 1880, page 6e; also see
27 March 1880, page 6d.
Government facilities in the town are commented upon in the Register,
8 February 1881, page 7a.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Chronicle,
17 October 1874, page 7g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A history of the town and photographs are in the Observer,
21 September 1929, page 18,
Chronicle,
2 February 1933, pages 33 and 46.
The town is described in the Register,
5 and 10 November 1875, pages 6a and 7b,
21 February 1878, page 6c-f; also see
Observer,
2 March 1878, page 22a,
27 March 1880, page 530e,
Register,
30 November 1883, page 6a,
19 May 1887, page 7c,
24 September 1904, page 8c,
7 February 1910, page 6e,
Parliamentary Paper
91/1889.
A photograph of flooding is in the Chronicle,
23 January 1936, page 38.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
Its school opened in 1877,
an Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
21 August 1897, page 26c. Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
Terowie East School opened in 1881 and closed in 1905.
Observer,
26 August 1882, page 30d,
10 November 1894, page 32e.
"The Terowie Railway Bill" is in the Observer,
12 October 1878, page 10e.
Information on and the opening of the railway to Terowie are in the Register,
13 and 15 December 1880, pages 6a and 5f.
For the extension to Peterborough see
11 and 12 May 1881, pages 6c and 6b.
A train trip from Adelaide is described in the Register,
18, 22 and 24 July 1885, pages 6f, 5g and 6a.
"Break of Gauge - Transferring Goods at Terowie" is in the Chronicle,
12 November 1887, page 5e.
For information on "Bob, the Railway Dog",
see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Bob the Railway Dog and
South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
A proposed Mechanics Institute is discussed in the Observer,
30 November 1878, page 13e.
A proposed memorial to John Mitchell is reported in the Register,
6 June 1879, page 5c,
Observer,
7 June 1879, page 3g.
A proposed flour mill is discussed in the Observer,
21 August 1880, page 315b.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
A fatal fight at the Eglinton Hotel is reported in the Observer,
11 September 1880, page 446d.
A cricket match at Wonna Wells, Terowie versus Ketchowla, is reported in the Register,
29 May 1880, page 5b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
The new Baptist church is described in the Register,
2 October 1880, page 5c.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Express,
13 November 1880, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A proposed rifle club is discussed in the Observer,
27 November 1880, page 904b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
"The Terowie Refreshment Room" is in the Register,
16 March 1891, page 7f.
The trials and tribulations of those conducting the railway refreshment room are traversed on
5 October 1904, page 6g.
Information on the railway station is in the Express,
7 December 1887, page 7d.
- I desire to say that I have never sat down to dinner at the Terowie refreshment rooms without hearing complaints from my fellow travellers of the unique annoyance they are put to by being unable to get a wholesome drink of their own choosing to wash down the meal of the day. There are probably about 30,000 people every year pass through this station and it is a very singular condition of affairs that the Licensing Branch have been able to exercise their restrictive power to the inconvenience of a large proportion of this number... The refreshment room lessee has applied more than once for a licence for his dining room... he was advised to apply, at the suggestion of a member of the Bench, for the so called "shanty" on the other side of the railway platform but was advised that had he applied for it at the dining room instead of the "shanty" it might have been granted...
29 January 1881, page 205d,
12 February 1881, page 287e.
Also see South Australia - Communications.
A destructive storm is reported upon in the Register,
12 January 1881, page 1g (supp.).
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
The opening of the Masonic lodge is reported in the Register,
19 July 1881, page 5c,
The opening of a Masonic Hall is reported in the Register,
11 May 1906, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Freemasonry.
"Horsewhipping by a Lawyer" is in the Register,
20 May 1882, page 5c.
Coach trips to Silverton in NSW are reported in the Register,
4, 7 and 12 June 1884, pages 6c, 5g and 5h-6a and
Advertiser,
14 and 18 July 1885, pages 5e and 5d. Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches
For a bicycle trip over the same terrain by Mr Thiselton see Register,
16 July 1884, page 5b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cycling.
A sports event is reported in the Observer,
1 January 1881, page 34e,
Chronicle,
3 January 1885, page 22d,
15 December 1894, page 15e,
9 January 1904, page 35d.
A farewell to J.V. O'Loghlin is reported in the Register,
23 December 1886, page 5c.
The destruction of a mill by fire is reported in the Observer,
29 September 1894, page 16d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
The Register of 6 March 1885 at page 3h carries a complaint about the Salvation Army:
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Whose aggravating conduct of marching and playing through a private yard belonging to the hotel [caused] two teams of horses to take flight from their feeders and become lost to their owners...
The opening of a new hall is reported in the Register,
10 August 1885, page 7f.
The opening of a hall is reported in the Register,
30 April 1912, page 8g,
Observer,
4 May 1912, page 18d.
A rabbit plague is commented upon in the Register,
13 and 14 December 1887, pages 6g and 5a.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Rabbits.
Aquatics on Lake Hiles are reported in the Register,
1 February 1889, page 5d.
Information on the town's first show is in the Register,
29 September 1890, page 3d; also see
Chronicle,
17 October 1891, page 8b,
Observer,
4 November 1893, page 37c,
Chronicle,
18 November 1893, page 5e.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
The destruction of Bleechmore Brothers' store is reported in the Register,
8 April 1891, page 7a,
Observer,
11 April 1891, page 35e.
A trip by rail and coach to Waukaringa is described in the Register,
28 May 1891, page 7e.
Local efforts at rainmaking are traversed in the Register,
23 March 1892, page 5a and
an outbreak of typhoid fever reported on
7 April 1898, page 6d.
Also see South Australia - Health - Fevers - Typhoid.
A snow fall is reported in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901, page 33d;
a photograph is in the Register,
22 July 1927, page 10.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Archibald McLachlan is reported in the Register,
12 February 1903, page 3f,
of Mr & Mrs E. Hains in the Register,
21 December 1903, page 8h,
Observer,
26 December 1903, page 38b.
A photograph of council members is in the Chronicle,
1 July 1905, page 27,
of district pioneers on
6 April 1912, page 31,
of the Royal Hotel on
19 July 1934, page 37.
"The Divining Rod" is in the Register,
31 July 1905, page 4i.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Water Divining and Rainmaking.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs George Wallis is reported in the Register,
14 June 1907, page 4i,
of Mr & Mrs J. Matthews on 6 November 1908, page 4g.
Biographical details of Edward Hams are in the Register,
19 March 1912, page 6f,
Observer, 23 March 1912, page 35a.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs Edward Hams is reported in the Register,
23 December 1913, page 8b.
The 65th wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs Edward Hams is reported in the Register,
19 December 1918, page 6h.
A photograph of Mr & Mrs Edward Hams is in the Observer,
4 January 1919, page 24.
"Dry Farming Results - A Story of Success" is in the Advertiser,
22 June 1909, page 10a.
"Old Time Terowie" is in the Register,
17 March 1911, page 8a,
Observer,
4 March 1911, page 47a.
The opening of St Joseph's Convent is reported in the Register,
8 November 1911, page 11e.
"Commercial Travellers at Terowie" is in the Register,
16 July 1912, page 6f,
Observer,
20 July 1912, page 17d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Commercial Travellers.
"Improving a Town" is in the Advertiser,
26 May 1922, page 7f.
Photographs are in the Register,
11 September 1929, page 12.
Terowie - Obituaries
An obituary of Rev T. M. Rowe is in the Chronicle, 13 January 1900, page 20b,
of Denis L. Ryan in the Observer, 19 August 1905, page 38d,
of Mrs F.G. Hales on 11 September 1909, page 40b,
of G.K. Jenkins on 29 June 1912, page 41a,
of Herbert Woodgate on 30 November 1912, page 41b.
An obituary of Patrick O'Day (O'Dea?) is in the Register, 8 August 1911, page 4h,
of Herbert Woodgate on 26 November 1912, page 6i,
of Mrs Agnes Matthew on 10 December 1912, page 7b,
of Thomas Battersby on 14 February 1914, page 17a,
of Thomas O'Dea 20 May 1914, page 10a,
of Mrs Anne Hallett on 20 January 1917, page 8i,
of Edward Hams on 19 August 1921, page 6h,
of George Hanlin on 23 February 1922, page 6f,
of Mrs Jane Battersby on 9 August 1922, page 6g,
of Frank Williams on 19 April 1923, page 8e,
of Mrs Fanny Wood on 27 and 28 August 1924, pages 8h and 8g,
of Frederick A. Mitchell on 26 September 1925, page 8h,
of Mrs Fanny Wood on 21 October 1926, page 8h.
An obituary of Adam Boyd is in the Observer, 14 June 1913, page 41b,
of Thomas Battersby on 21 February 1914, page 41a,
of Thomas O'Dea on 23 May 1914, page 39c,
of George Keats on 3 June 1916, page 20c,
of Mrs Anne Hallett on 27 January 1917, page 21e,
of Mrs Johanna Slattery on 20 August 1927, page 37a,
of William Besanko on 19 May 1928, page 49e.
An obituary of William J.H. Ward is in the Register, 20 July 1928, page 14f.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
T
Place Names
Terre
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'sunbeams' or 'hidden water'. The 'Terre Run' was apparently named by John Bascombe circa 1864 (lease no. 1924), when he bought lease no. 521A issued to John Chipp Hamp in 1856.
General Notes
Its school opened as "Terre Siding" in 1919 and became "Lock" in 1935.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
26 January 1933, page 38.
Teakle Town - Thebarton
T
Place Names
Thebarton
Nomenclature
H.C. Talbot says:
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When William Light was a boy, his father sent him to England from Penang to be educated to his trusted friend, George Doughty of "Theberton Hall'', in Suffolk... He built a home on section 1, Hundred of Adelaide which he called "Theberton House''.
The Village of Thebarton
(Taken from an unpublished manuscript by Geoffrey H. Manning, From Tribal Land to Township - A History of Thebarton - copy in State Library)
Upon his removal to Theberton Cottage, William Light encountered some problems; firstly, the Aborigines were to become a nuisance and he expressed his concern to Dr William Wyatt, the Protector of Aborigines:
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It is with reluctance I now write to complain of the natives, after requesting my friend Mr Jacob the other day to inform you of the annoyance I meet with from them as well as the danger my property is in from wilful burning. On Wednesday last a firebrand was thrown in the dry grass immediately to windward for the purpose of setting fire to my house. There is hardly an hour in the day they are not either lopping down branches, or burning some tree, and it is in vain speaking to them, and at this moment another fire has been kindled under an old tree which I have been obliged to send two men to put out.
Last night several garden palings were torn down by them, and a sack of potatoes, the property of Mr Wm Lawes the gardener, stolen. Many of the natives were seen early this morning with potatoes on the end of their spears. They have some days encamped on my property where they were perfectly welcome as long as they conducted themselves quietly and did no injury.
Secondly, he was in acute financial difficulty and, in attempt to alleviate this matter, decided to subdivide his land; the timing was propitious because land in the City was subject to speculation and attendant high prices. Accordingly, in February 1839 he advertised "acre sections to be let on building leases on Number One Section, now called Theberton." The plan shows that 24 allotments each of one acre were for sale. The response was less than encouraging because before his death only one parcel of land comprising four-fifths of an acre was sold, the purchaser being Robert Bristow. The other sales were one acre to Richard Jacques "of Light's Village" on 9 October 1839 and two lots of half an acre to Thomas Toole on 10 and 27 December 1839.
Later that year the unsold land comprising about 21 acres was cut up as "Theberton" into 252 allotments of 30 feet by 104 feet and offered for sale at a price which averaged about £8 each, thus bringing ownership within the range of a working man. After his death Maria Gandy was to extend the village for "being possessed under the will of seven acres to the north of the said twenty-one acres [she] hath divided seven acres into 92 small allotments numbered 253-344..." Its boundaries were - to the north, Light Terrace; southwards, South Terrace (now Kintore Street); eastwards, the Port Road and to the westwards, West Terrace (later Bean's Road and now Dew Street); the core of the village was Chapel, George and Maria Streets. However, there was one problem that was not to be remedied for about twenty years - the lack of north-south streets. In respect of the plan of the village the following comment lodged in Application No. 19251 in the General Registry Office is of interest:
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I have seen Dr Mayo and he says the only record of sales at Thebarton was a plan kept by Mr Smart, solicitor, which has long since been lost and that no one can trace to whom the land was sold without the conveyance.
A resurvey plan was lodged in the General Registry Office in 1854 and,when bringing the land under the Real property Act, many owners, had to rely on possessory titles under the real property laws of adverse possession.
By 1841 its population had reached "a sufficiently large number to attract those who catered for two different kinds of spirits"; two hotels were trading; firstly, Robert Bristow's Great Tom of Lincoln, built on land purchased by him from Colonel Light on 2 April 1839, between Maria and Kintore Streets and facing the Park Lands - secondly, the Brickmakers' Arms held by William Gandy. The other spiritual provider, namely the Church, was not represented locally until a small Wesleyan Chapel was opened in 1848 in Chapel Street. Among its early industries were Ingham and Bean's tannery, George Gandy, the brickmaker, together with a fellmonger who operated his business on the eastern boundary of section 1 abutting the River Torrens. By 1853 there had been 153 buildings erected including 65 cottages with only two rooms.
In his Almanac published in 1843 J.F. Bennett gave a fleeting description of Thebarton and its near neighbours, Bowden and Hindmarsh: The largest of the suburban villages are Thebarton, Hindmarsh and Bowden, built on three adjoining sections of land close to the Torrens just below Adelaide, and on the border of the park lands. The inhabitants of these villages consist of mechanics, labourers, etc, who have houses of their own, cultivate small gardens, rear a few pigs and poultry and find employment among the surrounding farmers. One of the steam flour mills... is in Hindmarsh, and another in Thebarton. The latter place also contains a tannery, numerous brickworks, etc.
Henry Shearing (1831-1908) has left an evocative account of his parent's trials in establishing a home near Thebarton in 1839:
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When arriving towards Thebarton my parents found a place that was built on the south-west corner of the Park Lands, opposite the Squatters Arms. It was built with timber split out of a large log about eight feet long... and having been put there in a green state warped like a piece of new leather in the sun, so that it was necessary for a glass window, and neither was there any, but a calico about two feet wide was put in its place... natural surface for the floor and no fireplace as there was only one room.
The fireplace was made outside with stones laid in mortar and this way the cooking took place. I have often times wondered what my parents thought of their removal from England from a good home... to go into a wilderness as it appeared to be at the time... At this time I am sure there were not more than six houses in all Thebarton.
Many were primitive and shabby and the following extracts from "Letters to the Editor" columns of the day provide an insight into the hand to mouth existence of the poor while, at the same time, tilting at the inherent hypocrisy which pervaded the mid-nineteenth century - indeed, his comments must be considered germane today!:
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There are scores of large families that exist and transact all the mysteries of cooking, washing, sleeping, etc, in two small rooms - in these two aromatic rooms where sick and healthy, not forgetting pigs, goats and poultry, are squeezed together, and quarrelling in heat, rum and dirt, a large number of infants are brought crying into the world.
No wonder they weep, poor little things, but few remain long to enjoy life under such disadvantages - their little lights are soon put out like candles down foul wells - they soon find themselves in West Terrace Cemetery...
It is a custom on Christmas Day for the rich to wake up and remember the poor and hungry, just as some people think of religion that, like fine clothes, must be put on only on Sundays, or as we were only Christians on Christmas Day...
Later, the same correspondent wrote on the subject with further insight and compassion, - the comment he makes on "wealth" is more than appropriate today when one considers the plundering of the nation's wealth by irresponsible, greedy and predatory "entrepreneurs", including banks, during the 1980s; the poor and underprivileged, of course, still remain in our society in spite of statements emanating from politicians in rash and ill-considered pre-election promises.
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Indeed, there would appear to be no argument against the proposition that, over the past decade, social mores have been abandoned and the pursuit of profit put before the long-established precept of accountability:
If the poor had clean healthy houses to live in there would be less sickness, misery, drunkenness and crime, better morals and consequent increased happiness and prosperity...
All wealth is wasted that does not honour God and benefit man... but no real good can be accomplished until the poor have improved houses to dwell in; for as a clean soul cannot exist in a vicious body, neither can religion or morality thrive in filthy hovels.
Home is, as it were, a sacred well, whose waters give life and happiness... Building grand churches or recklessly giving alms does little good, because so many of the poor make the public house their church...
William Laurence Holmes (1813-1873) arrived in South Australia in 1848 in the Navarino and his daughter, Sarah Hannam, who was born in 1842, wrote of the family's experiences:
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[Father] got some land (lot 7) in Chapel Street so called because there was a Wesleyan place of worship at the end. Beyond that was a great belt of gum trees, long since gone. The family lived in tents until he and his two young sons helped to build [our] home which consisted of two large rooms divided into compartments with hessian...
The heat was intolerable and convenience practically nil, for a drought had swept the land and the Torrens had dried into pools... There was a well near the dwelling, but the water was too brackish for drinking purposes... [my] two brothers would have to go across the Park Lands with buckets on poles to get water from the Torrens... People were very thankful when water carts began to trade... Flies and ants were other sources of discomfort... [I] had to go next door to school, which was kept by a very severe young man named Watson and his sterner elderly wife. Fruit, except water melons and tomatoes, were scarce and dear... bullock carts [manned by men] hawked from door to door. [We] had our own goat and thus plenty of milk.
In a letter dated 1 April 1850 from "Thebarton, near Adelaide", Caroline Johns tells of life in the village:
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I cannot tell you what a blessing the low price of provisions is; the greatest drawback to small incomes here is house rent, which is enormous. The cottage in which we now live is £48 a year - in England it would not be £10, but it is a pretty place with nearly an acre of garden ground and plenty of fig trees which bear three crops in the year. Peaches, apricots, grapes, etc - as dear as the rent is - you can buy very cheaply; this place is to be sold for £150...
The season has been a very uncommon one, the thermometer has only been up to 90 degrees twice, whereas in ordinary seasons 120 degrees during the hot windy days is not infrequent - the dust here is a great nuisance. I have seen it rise in dense columns perhaps a hundred yards high...
In 1866 a gazetteer described Thebarton as "a postal suburb of the City of Adelaide. The district is an agricultural one, crops of hay being the principal produce... There is a fellmongery and a tannery [Peacock's]... and a considerable number are engaged in gardening... Thebarton has two hotels - the Wheatsheaf and the Squatters' Arms... The population, including that of the surrounding agricultural neighbourhood, numbers about 450 persons." The Wheatsheaf had been built by the miller, William Gardiner, and opened for business in 1844 "for the purpose of affording accommodation to the numerous country settlers frequenting the mill at Thebarton [sic]." It was demolished and a new building of two storeys erected in 1922; the site occupied by the old structure is now a car park.
The land on which the Squatters' Arms stands was purchased by Thomas Toole in 1839; by 1849 the half-acre block was owned by Patrick McCarron upon which he built and conducted the Foresters and Squatters' Arms Hotel, subsequently leasing it to Charles Olarenshaw, of the Black Forest Inn, Bay Road, "together with the blacksmith's shop and premises." The name was apparently adopted because most of its patrons were drawn from farmers and farm workers who extended their patronage whilst attending the slaughter yards sited on the adjacent Park Lands.
By 1907 the whole of the town was lighted, either with gas "Best" lamps or acetylene gas lamps and its population was estimated to be about 7,000; there were 1, 428 houses and 2,058 ratepayers. Its water supply was obtained from the Happy Valley reservoir and part of the area was sewered. Further, the town was the chief supplier of milk to the city and there were fifty-four registered dairies in the district.
General Notes
A ploughing match on Colonel Light's section is reported in the Observer,
2 September 1843, page 5a.
- A ploughing match came off yesterday on the section chosen by the late Colonel Light... There were 12 regularly entered competitors for the prize... Mr Harkness obtained the first prize of £4 from Messrs Frew, Hamilton and P. Auld; the second was awarded to Mr Smith; the third to Mr Stacey; the fourth to Mr Bouse and the fifth to Mr Bowman. Stacey ploughed his allotment with four oxen only in the short space of three hours and a half... At the conclusion... the associated promoters and friends of the institution repaired to Mr Payne's Auction Mart tavern where a sumptuous dinner was provided... Mr Harkness and other successful candidates spontaneously relinquished the prizes awarded to them with a view to augmentation of the South Australian Agricultural Society...
The opening of the Wheat Sheaf Tavern is reported in the Register,
26 October 1844, page 3a.
The opening of Wilkins Bridge is reported in the Register,
18 December 1844, page 3b; also see
4 March 1853, page 3b and
for his untimely demise and surrounding events see
22 February 1845, page 3e,
15 and 19 March 1845, pages 3c and 2e.
Reminiscences of its opening are in the Advertiser,
29 December 1909, page 4h.
Information on "Wilkins' Bridge" is in the Register,
1 October 1928, page 11d and
on a new bridge over the River Torrens in the Register,
20 March 1878, page 7c; also see
Express,
23 July 1870, page 2f,
Register,
15 and 18 December 1903, pages 4h and 2i,
20 and 21 January 1904, pages 6i and 3f,
3 and 4 February 1904, pages 4f and 7f,
Advertiser,
18 December 1903, page 6g,
20 January 1904, page 6c,
Express,
1 April 1912, page 4b.
Also see Adelaide - Bridges.
"The Dog Nuisance" is in the Register,
10 January 1846, page 2d.
Also see Adelaide - Public Nuisances - Dogs.
Reports on local cricket matches are in the Register,
25 November 1846, page 3a,
2 December 1846, page 3a,
12 May 1847, page 3c,
27 October 1847, page 2e,
23 April 1867, page 3e,
25 February 1873, page 6d-e; also see
South Australian,
1 December 1846, page 5c,
30 March 1847, page 5c,
2 April 1847, page 6b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
A cricket club dinner is reported in the Chronicle,
15 October 1864, page 2g; also see
Express,
3 May 1872, page 2e,
Chronicle,
19 October 1872, page 7g,
1 and 22 March 1873, pages 5b and 4d,
28 February 1874, page 4f,
Express,
11 November 1871, page 3d,
18 November 1872, page 3b,
25 February 1873, page 2g.
The disbandment of the Thebarton Cricket Club and the formation of the West Torrens Cricket Club is reported in the Register,
17 September 1875, page 3f.
The opening of a Foresters' Lodge is reported in the Observer,
24 August 1850, page 3e (supp.).
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - General Finance - Building and Friendly Societies.
A pigeon shooting match is reported in the Register,
25 June 1853, page 3f,
4 May 1854, page 3e,
Express,
27 May 1892, page 4b,
8 August 1892, page 4b.
Information on the Thebarton Pigeon and Sparrow Club is in the Chronicle,
3 and 17 September 1892, pages 14f and 15c,
25 February 1893, page 7c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Pigeon Racing and Shooting.
"The Lamp on Thebarton Bridge" is in the Register,
3 October 1856, page 3d.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.
An anniversary of the Wesleyan Sunday School is reported in the Chronicle,
19 March 1859, page 1f (supp.).
The laying of the foundation stone of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Observer,
12 December 1863, page 6f.
Information on a proposed water supply is in the Register,
22 March 1855, page 3f,
Observer,
5 September 1863, page 4e,
30 January 1864, page 2b (supp.).
Also see Adelaide - Water Supply.
A meeting of ratepayers is reported in the Express,
11 July 1864, page 2d,
4 February 1885, page 6d.
A council election meeting is reported upon in the Express,
5 August 1871, page 2d.
A proposed separation from West Torrens District Council is discussed in the Register,
18 December 1879, page 6e,
Express,
22 and 30 August 1882, pages 2c and 2c,
9 October 1882, page 2c,
Chronicle,
14 October 1882, page 7f,
"Municipal Elections" in the Express,
2 December 1884, page 3g,
"The Thebarton Poll - Its Validity Questioned" on
8 July 1909, page 1i,
"A Rising Municipality" is in the Register,
19 August 1911, page 8c.
Information on the Mayor, B.J. McCarthy is in the Observer,
17 October 1885, page 26d,
of C.B. Ware on
12 December 1903, page 25a,
of Thompson Green on
5 December 1914, page 43c,
of A.W. Lemon in the Register,
4 December 1916, page 8.
Internecine strife within the Council is reported in the Register,
25 February 1888, page 6e,
6 and 7 March 1888, pages 4g and 7d - "The Mayor is a young hand with the broom and wants to sweep vigorously..."; also see
27 and 28 July 1888, pages 5a and 6g.
A complaint against the town clerk is aired in the Express,
18 January 1899, page 4c.
"A Civic Bear Garden - Scenes in the Thebarton Council" is in the Express,
14 June 1905, page 4e-f.
A municipal inspection is reported in the Express,
1 August 1905, page 4e.
"Verbose Councillors" is in the Express,
31 January 1906, page 1g.
A proposed separation from West Torrens District Council is discussed in the Express,
22 and 30 August 1882, pages 2c and 2c,
9 October 1882, page 2c,
Chronicle,
14 October 1882, page 7f,
"Municipal Elections" in the Express,
2 December 1884, page 3g,
"The Thebarton Poll - Its Validity Questioned" on
8 July 1909, page 1i,
"A Rising Municipality" is in the Register,
19 August 1911, page 8c.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
Information on a Bible Class is in the Express,
8 September 1864, page 3c.
A dinner given for Mr George Dew is reported in the Express,
9 September 1864, page 3d,
Chronicle,
30 September 1876, page 7c,
A complimentary dinner to George Dew is reported in the Register,
23 September 1876, page 6c.
A soiree of the Mutual Improvement Society is reported in the Chronicleon
25 August 1865, page 2e.
The Adelaide Grand Annual Steeple Chase is reported upon in the Chronicle,
25 September 1858, page 3f; also see
Express,
21 September 1865, page 3d.
An article on local horse racing is in the Chronicle,
5 January 1867, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A race horse meeting is reported in the Register,
3, 7 and 8 January 1859, pages 3e, 3d and 2h,
6 January 1860, page 3f,
29 December 1862, page 3a,
Express,
23 April 1867, page 3f,
21 April 1869, page 2b,
Chronicle,
7 January 1860, page 7b,
28 February 1891, page 14g,
Express,
27 January 1888, page 4b,
19 March 1888, page 4c,
23 February 1891, page 3g,
27 November 1893, page 4b.
Reminiscences of the racecourse appear in the Register,
23 March 1906, page 4e,
2 and 5 November 1921, pages 4b and 12g; also see
Chronicle,
21 December 1933,
Chronicle,
5 August 1937, page 50a.
The racecourse is described in the Register,
24 December 1861, page 2f.
"The First Hunt Club Cup" is reminisced upon in the Observer,
11 October 1902, page 17c.
Information on a boiling down works owned by Mr E.M. Bagot is in the Register,
3 February 1870, page 5b.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Boiling Down.
The Provincial Gasworks is described in the Register,
28 July 1871, page 6a.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.
A report on local football matches is in the Observer,
27 May 1871, page 7g.
A football match against Mile End is reported in the Express,
26 May 1871, page 2c.
The first annual dinner of the West Torrens Football Club is reported in the Express,
20 October 1879, page 2c; also see
14 March 1883, page 2c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
Taylor Brothers woolwashing establishment is described in the Register,
15 August 1874, page 6c,
Express,
12 January 1876, page 3d.
Benjamin Taylor's obituary is in the Express,
1 and 5 January 1887, pages 2f and 2d.
Also see Place Names - Hindmarsh - Factories and Manufacturing.
An Adelaide Ploughing Match is reported in the Chronicle,
11 August 1866, page 2e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
Information on Kemp's fellmongery is in the Express,
18 October 1875, page 3f.
The district is described in the Register,
8 May 1879, page 5f.
"A Nuisance by Authority" is in the Register,
12 and 30 May 1879, pages 4g and 5c.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Bible Christian Chapel is reported in the Observer,
13 September 1879, page 14c.
Information on the Adelaide Ice Company's works is in the Register,
24 October 1879, page 6d.
Information on the Crystal Iceworks is in the Express,
2 October 1880, page 2b,
Chronicle,
8 October 1881, page 9f,
Observer,
20 January 1883, page 37b.
Information on the Crystal Iceworks is in the Express,
2 October 1880, page 2b,
Chronicle,
8 October 1881, page 9f.
Also see Adelaide - Factories and Mills.
Postal arrangements are discussed in the Express,
16 December 1879, page 2c.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal.
An "alleged" murder is reported in the Express,
5 February 1880, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Crime, Law and Punishment - Crime - Murders.
Larrikinism is reported upon in the Express,
3 April 1880, page 2e.
Also see Adelaide - Larrikinism.
The opening of new cattle yards is reported in the Chronicle,
8 May 1880, page 7f.
Also see Adelaide - Markets - Sheep and Cattle Markets.
Information on the school is in the Express,
6 July 1877, page 2e,
25 September 1882, page 2c,
Register,
7 July 1877, page 7d,
Advertiser,
25 September 1883, page 6d,
Express,
20 September 1884, page 2e;
its Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
1 July 1911, page 9h - photographs are in the Chronicle,
8 July 1911, page 29; also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
"disgraceful accommodation" is commented upon in the Advertiser,
25 June 1913, page 17f,
20 February 1915, page 19f,
22 April 1921, page 13d,
9 September 1921, page 13f.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
27 April 1933, page 35,
4 May 1933, page 32.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Central School is reported in the Register,
23 November 1926, page 10b and
its opening on
3 April 1928, page 11g.
Information on the State School Mothers' Club is in The News,
20 December 1928, page 11c.
Photographs of a sports day are in the Observer,
25 May 1929, page 32,
of a charity fete on
28 August 1930, page 30,
of a school's pet show is in the Chronicle,
23 April 1931, page 38.
Information on the West Torrens Quoit Club is in the Express,
23 August 1886, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf.
The manufacture of "colonial flannel" is reported upon in the Observer,
11 February 1888, page 32d,
Express,
13 February 1888, page 3g,
12 June 1888, page 3e.
The district is described in the Register,
8 May 1879, page 5f,
20 May 1890, page 7f.
Information on Mr Warburton's school is in the Register,
17 December 1880, page 6e.
C. Campbell and Co's new chemical works is described in the Register,
22 July 1882, page 5f; also see
Chronicle,
29 July 1882, page 8b.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Catholic Church is reported in the Register,
1 January 1883, page 5e,
that of the Town Hall and Catholic Convent on
11 May 1885, pages 6a and 7e; also see
12 May 1885, page 4g,
Express,
2 February 1885, page 3e.
Photographs of the opening of the Catholic Church are in the Chronicle,
19 February 1916, page 27.
An obituary of Monsignor Healy is in the Express,
15 December 1921, page 1a.
A Chinese garden is described in the Register,
16 August 1884, page 6c; also see
Observer,
27 September 1884, page 41e.
Also see Adelaide - Chinese Population.
Information on a proposed town hall is in the Register,
4 February 1885, page 7h.
Its opening is reported in the Register,
9 and 13 October 1885, pages 7e and 6e.
Criticism of it appears on
15 March 1906, page 4f; also see
2 July 1906, page 3g,
12 June 1928, page 12a.
For information on a new town hall see
15 September 1927, page 16a; also see
Advertiser,
9 June 1928, page 21e.
The town is described in the Observer,
11 September 1886, page 34c.
The trial of harvesting machinery at West Thebarton is reported in the Observer,
16 October 1886, page 31e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Farm Implements.
The name was also applied to a railway station on the Glenelg-North Terrace railway line;
it was originally "Mile End" being renamed in 1914.
Also see Adelaide - Transport - Railways.
A flannel factory is reported upon in the Advertiser,
13 February 1888, page 7d.
A trial of a Julien electric street car is reported in the Register,
8 January 1889, page 6d.
"A Tram Fatality - A Driver Run Over" is in the Express,
8 September 1908, page 4h.
See Place Names - Henley Beach for a history of the tramway.
"Poisoning Cases" is in the Observer,
18 April 1891, page 7d.
"Alleged Attempt ot Poison a Wife" is in the Register,
14 March 1895, page 6e.
"Among the Factories" is in the Express,
22 and 28 January 1891, pages 3g and 5e,
4 February 1891, page 6g.
A woollen factory is described in the Register,
23 October 1891, page 5a,
The Critic,
31 August 1901, page 36,
Chronicle,
11 July 1908, page 42a,
a cement works in the Register,
14 and 18 January 1892, pages 5a and 7g and
a manure factory on
16 February 1892, page 7c; also see
4 March 1892, page 7h,
Express,
2 July 1891, page 4a,
16 February 1892, page 3f,
4 and 18 March 1892, pages 4a and 3g,
23 August 1892, page 4a,
23 September 1892, page 2f.
Information on the Bunyip Soap Company is in the Register,
20 April 1894, page 7h.
Also see Adelaide - Factories and Mills.
A new distillery is described in the Advertiser,
20 August 1892, page 9e.
An article on Milne & Co's brandy distillery is in the Observer,
16 April 1910, page 38e.
A pigeon shooting competition is reported in the Register,
11 January 1892, page 7d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Pigeon Racing and Shooting.
"Lighting Thebarton With Gas" is in the Register,
28 April 1892, page 5b.
"Street Lighting at Thebarton" is in the Register,
19 November 1904, page 6g.
Information on street lighting is in the Register,
7 April 1914, page 8c.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.
The proposed construction of Thomas Hardy's wine cellars is discussed in the Chronicle,
29 April 1893, page 14c.
Also see Place Names - Bankside.
"What's in a Name - Proposed Alteration of Thebarton" is in the Express,
7 March 1894, page 4a.
Biographical details of Robert B. Cuming are in the Observer,
10 February 1894, page 16a,
Register, 23 December 1901, page 5a.
Biographical details of a centenarian, Mrs Borthwick, are in the Register,
7 February 1895, page 6d,
Observer, 16 February 1895, page 13c.
Biographical details of the Mayor, William Weber, are in the Observer,
30 March 1895, page 16a,
of C.B. Ware on 15 January 1898, page 16d.
Information on Saint John's Catholic School is in the Observer,
7 September 1895, page 14a.
The death of a "famous bird" that performed three times at Government House, is reported in the Observer,
25 July 1896, page 28e.
Information on the Adelaide Chemical and Fertiliser Co. is in the Express,
26 August 1885, page 6g,
Chronicle,
14 November 1896, page 22d,
Register,
8 February 1900, page 3f,
Observer,
19 September 1903, page 27a,
22 September 1906, page 33.
Also see Adelaide - Factories and Mills.
Information on the West Torrens Cycling Club is in the Chronicle,
24 April 1897, page 20c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cycling.
The new Salvation Army barracks are discussed in the Observer,
11 December 1897, page 15c.
Also see South Australia - Religion - Salvation Army.
A chrysanthemum show is reported in the Express,
7 May 1902, page 3f.
A flower show is reported in the Register,
4 May 1907, page 9f.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
Information on cottage homes is in the Express,
2 December 1902, page 2g.
Also see Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters - Cottage Homes.
An Empire Fair is reported in the Express,
9 October 1903, page 4f.
The 25th anniversary of St John the Baptist's Guild is reported in the Register,
15 November 1904, page 6e.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
16 January 1905, page 3e.
Its opening is reported on
18 May 1905, page 7h
(photographs are in the Chronicle,
21 January 1905, page 35),
The Critic,
18 January 1905, page 23; also see
The News,
21 July 1927, page 6c.
A "war" between "pushes" is reported in the Register,
23 March 1905, page 4f.
"Hoodlums Night Out [at a Liberal Union meeting]" is in the Register,
23, 24 and 25 March 1911, pages 5d, 3g and 12d.
Also see Adelaide - Larrikinsim.
"Winter Scenes at Thebarton" is in the Register,
1 August 1905, page 4h.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs C.J. Filsell is reported in the Register,
23 June 1906, page 7c.
"A Cyclist's Misfortune [upon leaving the Squatter's Arms]" is in the Register,
26 July 1907, page 4h.
A proposed recreation ground is discussed in the Register,
2 March 1904, page 6g,
7 April 1906, page 6h; also see
28 August 1907, page 6e,
6 and 7 September 1907, pages 6g and 11f,
5 October 1907, page 7g,
Advertiser,
23 September 1921, page 10e,
17 and 29 October 1921, pages 6f and 10g,
Register,
2 and 5 November 1921, pages 4b and 12g.
The history of tree planting on the Henley Beach Road appears in the Register on 20 March 1907, page 9e.
A meeting of the District Trained Nursing Society is reported in the Register,
17 August 1907, page 13c.
Also see South Australia - Women - Nurses and Female Doctors.
A proposed bowling club is discussed in the Register,
27 August 1908, page 4g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Bowling.
The life story of Ralph Smyth, a long-time resident, is in the Observer,
26 December 1908, page 39a.
Council works on the Henley Beach Road are reported in the Register,
15 May 1909, page 4g.
Photographs are in The Critic,
11 August 1909.
"Thebarton Flying Machine" is in the Register,
23 October 1909, page 12h.
A photograph of a flying machine invented and constructed by Mr G. Richardson is in the Chronicle, 20 November 1909, page 31
(also see a report in the Observer,
30 April 1910, page 17c), Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes
of a mayoral reception in the Observer,
29 June 1912, page 30,
of a horses in action event on
18 October 1924, page 33.
Biographical details of Mr & Mrs C.J. Filsell, "pillars of the Methodist Church", are in the Register,
22 June 1910, page 7d,
Observer,
25 June 1910, page 42c.
Information on Theberton in Suffolk, England is in the Register,
5 July 1910, page 6f.
The unveiling of a tablet on the site of Col Light's cottage in Adelaide is reported in the Advertiser,
8 August 1927, page 17b,
15 January 1937, page 25b (information on Theberton, UK).
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
24 June 1905, page 27,
13 August 1927, page 51,
Observer,
13 August 1927, page 33.
Also see Place Names - Light.
A photograph of a Mayor's social is in the Observer,
6 August 1910, page 28.
Biographical details of A.W. Lemon are in the Observer,
9 December 1916, page 48b.
Biographical details of E.M.C. Ohlmeyer are in the Register,
30 August 1910, page 4g,
of Ernest J. Doley on 12 October 1910, page 9e.
"Municipal Election Irregularities" is in the Register,
19 April 1912, page 6f.
Its "Rookeries and Soap Factories" is in the Advertiser,
16 and 24 January 1913, pages 8g and 11a,
7 February 1913, page 11a; also see
Express,
10 February 1913, page 4d,
8 March 1913, page 2h.
Biographical details of a Mayor, T, Green, are in the Register,
8 December 1913, page 8g.
Photographs of a patriotic pet show are in The Critic,
1 November 1916, page 16.
The opening of a new fire station is reported in the Register on 8 January 1917, page 8f.
A photograph is in The Critic,
10 January 1917, page 11,
Chronicle,
13 January 1917, page 29.
Also see Adelaide - Fires and the Fire Brigade.
Floods are reported in the Express,
2 August 1905, page 4c.
Photographs of local flooding are in the Observer,
16 June 1923, pages 28-29,
29 September 1923, page 29.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
Photographs of a Red Triangle Day are in the Observer,
8 September 1917, page 24,
of the oval on
29 October 1921, page 24,
5 November 1921, page 27.
Biographical details of Mrs Eliza Donald are in the Register,
12 October 1921, page 6i.
The reminiscences of P.H. Barnes are in the Register,
31 October 1921, page 8d.
"Abandoned Technical School" is in The Mail,
12 February 1921, page 2d.Also see South Australia - Education - Technical and High Schools
Photographs of a sports day are in the Observer,
21 August 1930, page 32,
of a fete on
6 November 1930, page 34.
Photographs of the Western Suburban Society's Show on the Thebarton Oval are in the Chronicle,
7 April 1923, page 34.
A bicycle and motor cycle meeting is reported in the Register,
1 February 1923, page 8d and
a charity trotting fixture on
28 February 1924, page 13a; also see
2 May 1925, page 12h.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Archery.
Information on the Alpha Fibrous Palster Works is in the Register,
14 June 1923, page 5c.
A history of the Methodist Church is in the Register,
12 April 1924, page 6a.
"Progress of Thebarton" is in the Advertiser,
26 November 1924, page 7c,
The News,
16 November 1927, page 14e.
"The Unemployed - Demonstration at Thebarton" is in the Observer,
27 November 1926, page 44a.
Also see South Australia - The Depression Years - 1930 to 1936.
Thebarton - Obituaries
An obituary of Henry Pegler is in the Register, 27 December 1894, page 5c,
of Edward Lowe on 2 June 1896, page 5e,
of Edward Giddings on 13 June 1896, page 5b,
of John Linn on 22 June 1896, page 5b,
of John Bollard on 30 June 1896, page 5e,
of George Lea on 13 July 1896, page 5b,
of John Stead on 14 September 1896, page 5e,
of J.B. Broderick on 2 August 1900, page 4g.
An obituary of Thomas Collins is in the Register, 27 February 1895, page 5c, Observer, 2 March 1895, page 30a,
of John Stead on 19 September 1896, page 13e,
of Patrick Martin on 8 November 1902, page 37a.
An obituary of Edward Lowe is in the Observer, 6 June 1896, page 15b,
of Mrs Christian Coventry on 13 May 1905, page 34d,
of Mrs Ann Lowe on 20 January 1917, page 13a,
of E.P. Fisher on 20 December 1924, page 39d.
An obituary of Patrick Martin is in the Register, 31 October 1902, page 5a,
of George Foreman on 9 January 1905, page 4f.
An obituary of William Wilmshurst is in the Observer, 6 January 1906, page 38b,
of W.J. Dillon on 10 August 1907, page 40c,
of E.F.C. Filsell, town clerk, on 16 May 1908, page 40a,
of Reuben Collins on 13 June 1908, page 40b,
of Josiah W. Williams on 25 July 1908, page 40a,
of Ann Beesley on 8 August 1908, page 40c,
of S.H. Shephard, town clerk, on 5 December 1908, page 40a.
An obituary of Mrs Ann Beesley is in the Register, 3 August 1908, page 4h,
of S.H. Shephard, town clerk, on 30 November 1908, page 5a,
of Charles J. Supple on 12 July 1909, page 7b,
of Mrs J.S. Collins on 4 July 1914, page 16a.
An obituary of W.H. Goodenough, a former mayor, is in the Observer, 6 May 1911, page 41b,
of E.J. Filsell on 10 August 1912, page 41b,
of Mrs Stacey on 19 July 1913, page 41a,
of J.S. Collins on 11 July 1914, page 39a,
of C.J. Filsell on 27 February 1915, page 41a,
of J.W. McGregor on 21 March 1925, page 38a.
An obituary of W.H. Goodenough is in the Register, 2 May 1911, page 4g,
of Mrs Ann Lowe on 16 January 1917, page 4h.
An obituary of James Manning is in the Observer, 1 April 1916, page 32b,
of A.G. Lea on 15 September 1928, page 50a.
An obituary of H.S.B. Hill is in the Register, 29 June 1920, page 4h,
of Edward P. Fisher on 17 December 1924, page 8f,
of William Hodsho(r)n on 27 September 1926, page 8i,
of Frederick Powell on 25 August 1927, page 8g.