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    Torrens Park - Truro

    Torrens Park

    An obituary of Colonel Robert Torrens is in the Express,
    15 August 1864, page 3d.

    A fete is reported in the Observer,
    22 February 1862, page 7f.

    "Sham Fight at Torrens Park" is in the Register,
    26 November 1862, page 6c.
    Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.

    "Author of the Real Property Act" is in the Observer,
    9 February 1918, page 45c.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Land Development.

    "Mr Torrens" is in the Register,
    20 and 21 October 1862, pages 2e and 2h,
    25, 26 and 28 November 1862, pages 3d-h, 2c and 3c,
    15, 21 and 29 August 1863, pages 3f, 2h and 2g,
    Observer,
    25 October 1862, page 6b,
    29 November 1862, page 6a; also see
    22 August 1863, page 2f (supp.),
    17 October 1863, page 6f.

    Meetings to consider some recognition for his public services are in the Express,
    5 and 10 February 1864, pages 2c-d and 2d;
    also see Adelaide - Statues and Memorials.

    "Mr R.R. Torrens and South Australia" is in the Express,
    31 August 1871, page 2b.
    A death notice and an obituary are in the Observer,
    6 September 1884, pages 24d-34a.

    The Torrens Park Orangery is described in the Register,
    15 September 1874.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.

    "The Hounds at Torrens Park" is in the Advertiser,
    2 September 1878, page 7a.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Fox Hunting.

    A public school picnic is reported in the Register,
    17 November 1888, page 6f.

    A proposed residence for the governor is discussed in the Register,
    13 December 1910, page 6e,
    29 June 1911, page 7a.
    Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.

    A photograph of the staff of a military hospital is in The Critic,
    23 May 1917, page 13.

    An obituary of Mrs Johanna Barr Smith is in the Register,
    24 October 1919, page 6i.

    An obituary of Herbert Tolhurst is in the Observer,
    19 April 1924, page 43d.

    "The Torrens Memorial" is in the Register,
    17 and 18 August 1925, pages 9g and 8d,
    Observer,
    22 August 1925, page 43d.

    Historical informatiom on "Torrens Park" is in The Mail,
    19 May 1928, page 13c.

    Information on "Scots College" is in the Register,
    31 December 1919, page 6g,
    2 January 1920, page 4f.
    Photographs of Scotch College are in the Observer,
    12 January 1924, page 33,
    11 August 1928, page 35,
    3 July 1930, page 31,
    Chronicle,
    23 March 1933, page 35,
    9 August 1934, page 33.
    Also see Adelaide - Education.

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    Torrens Vale

    The Chronicle of 19 September 1863, page 2f says "it was the name lately given to a portion of the district of Yankalilla previously known as Dairy Flat..."

    Its school opened as "Dairy Flat" in 1858;
    name changed in 1908 and closed in 1954.
    See Register, 29 August 1908, page 11f.

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    Torrens Valley

    It is described in the Register,
    22 July 1893, page 6c.

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    Torrens, Lake

    An editorial in the Register of 26 January 1860 at page 2g has, inter alia, a reference to the mythical "horseshoe" configuration of this lake.

    M. Rasheed's pastoral station is described in the Observer,
    27 October 1928, page 6d.

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    Torrens, Mount

    Local bushranging is reported in the Adelaide Times,
    12 and 13 April 1850, pages 3a and 5c.

    A ploughing match is reported in the Register,
    25 September 1857, page 3g,
    Observer,
    13 November 1858, page 7h.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

    Education Department records show its school opening in 1861. However, the Register of
    10 November 1859, page 3e has a report of school examinations while on
    22 April 1862, page 3d is a comment on the opening of a new schoolroom; also see
    Observer,
    7 December 1861, page 6h,
    26 December 1863, page 8c,
    26 December 1868, page 5d,
    25 January 1913, page 16f,
    16 May 1914, page 17a.

    An extension of the telegraph to the town is reported in the Observer,
    16 March 1867, page 6e.
    Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic.

    Reports on a gold discovery are to be found in the Register,
    20 and 21 July 1870, pages 5d and 4e and
    12 October 1870, page 4e. Similarly, on
    22 July 1885, page 5a and
    5 August 1885, page 5b Messrs Rowe and Blamey's gold claim on Mr Burton's property is described; also see
    12 August 1885, page 5a,
    6 July 1888, page 6h,
    31 May 1894, page 6e,
    Advertiser,
    5 April 1901, page 6a.
    Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.

    Information on the Mount Torrens Mine is in the Express,
    3 June 1885, page 5c,
    Chronicle,
    16 March 1889, page 21g,
    3 August 1889, page 5e.

    The result of a cricket match, Gumeracha versus Mount Torrens, is reported in the Register, 20 December 1872, page 7b (See South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany) and
    an Oddfellows' sports day in the Chronicle,
    15 March 1884, page 9f; also see
    13 February 1892, page 21e,
    12 March 1892, page 12e.

    The town is described in the Advertiser,
    12 December 1902, page 6g.

    Information on the cyanide works is in the Observer,
    8 October 1910, page 15c.

    The opening of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall is reported in the Register on
    24 April 1923, page 10d.
    A photograph is in the Observer,
    28 April 1923, page 28.
    Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.

    Biographical details of Mrs Robert Sumner are in the Register,
    17 November 1923, page 8h and
    the diamond wedding of he and his wife on 16 December 1924, page 8g.

    Mount Torrens - Obituaries

    An obituary of Mrs Alfred Formby is in the Register, 21 March 1883, page 5a,
    of John Wood on 29 May 1895, page 7f.

    An obituary of Mrs George Dunn is in the Observer, 25 September 1875, page 7e, of Frederick Burton on 8 December 1900, page 22d,
    of J.S. Bennett and Patrick Mullins on 7 February 1903, page 33b,
    of Mrs Martha Townsend on 25 August 1906, page 38b,
    of Thomas Lintern on 2 October 1909, page 38d,
    of Mrs Mary J. Hicks and Mrs Elizabeth House on 8 May 1915, page 46a,
    of Richard S. Townsend on 24 April 1926, page 28c,
    of William Turner on 20 August 1927, page 37b.

    An obituary of Frederick Burton is in the Register, 4 December 1900, page 5b,
    of James C. Burton on 4 May 1914, page 10a,
    of Julius Hammer on 26 April 1917, page 6f,
    of George Gowland on 26 February 1923, page 8g,
    of Mrs Ann Sumner on 14 October 1926, page 8g,
    of Mrs William Turner on 20 November 1926, page 10e,
    of Robert Sumner on 8 February 1927, page 10d,
    of William Turner on 18 August 1927, page 8g.

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    Torrensdale

    The records of the Education Department are contradicted by Parliamentary Paper
    18/1864 which lists the school of 30 pupils being conducted by Edward Myers.
    Also see Register,
    8 March 1870, page 6d where the school is said to be about three miles south-east of Sutton Town.

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    Torrensford

    Information on the Torrensford Sand and Gravel Pits is in The News,
    18 February 1927, page 13c.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Building Stone.

    "New Golf Links" is in the Register,
    25 October 1927, page 13g.

    The opening of the Torrensford Golf Course "on a grassy flat, at the top of the high banks of the River Torrens and facing one of the most beautiful views of the Torrens Valley and the Mount Lofty Ranges" is reported in the Advertiser,
    11 June 1928, page 20g.
    The Mail of
    9 June 1928, page 9e speaks of "new links at Gilles Plains"; also see
    The News,
    30 March 1928, page 11c,
    4 April 1930, page 13f,
    27 May 1930, page 5b.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    16 June 1928, page 38.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf.

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    Torrenside

    Its brewery is described in the Register,
    12 May 1886, page 7d and
    its "manure works" on
    14, 27 and 31 January 1891, pages 5a, 6h and 6c.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Brewing.

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    Torrensville

    An advertisement for the sale of allotments in the township is in the Register,
    17 November 1904, page 10a.

    A photograph of the laying of the foundation stone of the Methodist Church is in the Observer, 9 December 1911, page 31;
    its opening is reported in the Register,
    13 May 1912, page 9b;
    the laying of the foundation stone for its hall in the Advertiser,
    10 April 1922, page 8a; also see
    The News,
    20 November 1928, page 6f.
    Photographs are in the Chronicle,
    15 April 1922, page 29.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Congregational church is reported in the Register,
    11 November 1912, page 10c.

    Biographical details of William Vowles Brown are in the Register,
    13 May 1918, page 4h.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs J.D. Mayer is reported in the Register,
    22 April 1920, page 7a,
    the diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs Thomas Thorpe on 10 February 1923, page 8h.
    Biographical details of Mrs J.D. Mayer are in the Register,
    19 December 1923, page 8g.

    A photograph of the opening of the Methodist croquet grounds is in the Register,
    30 March 1928, page 10.

    Information on the Torrensville Scout Group is in The Mail,
    1 December 1928, page 16f.
    Also see Adelaide - Boy Scouts.

    A photograph of the flooding of the Henley Beach Road is in the Observer,
    16 June 1923, page 28,
    29 September 1923, page 29,
    Chronicle,
    11 June 1931, page 37,
    of the demolition of a chimney at the Adelaide Chemical Works is in The News,
    25 June 1936, page 11.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

    Torrensville - Obituaries

    An obituary of William Abbott is in the Observer, 16 March 1912, page 41a,
    of Mrs E.J. Winchester on 23 October 1915, page 46a,
    of James Manning on 1 April 1916, page 32b,
    of Alfred Chapman on 30 December 1916, page 34e,
    of R.F. Humphris on 7 December 1918, page 28c,
    of E.M.C. Ohlmeyer on 15 November 1919, page 24b,
    of Mrs Richard Cole on 23 February 1924, page 45e,
    of J.V. Lloyd on 22 January 1927, page 44c,
    of Edmond Ryan on 4 August 1928, page 49c.

    An obituary of M. Sexton is in the Register, 26 May 1921, page 8c,
    of Mrs Jane Hart on 24 August 1921, page 9c,
    of Mrs Mary J. Critchley on 5 September 1924, page 8g,
    of Miss Emma J. Leane on 16 June 1925, page 8f,
    of Mrs S. Hyman on 21 August 1925, page 8h ,
    of Mrs C. Lambert on 24 December 1925, page 8h,
    of John V. Lloyd on 15 January 1927, page 13c,
    of Richard Harrison on 24 February 1927, page 8h,
    of G.H. Williss on 16 April 1927, page 8h,
    of James Martindale on 7 December 1927, page 18f.

    An obituary of John Kirkham is in the Register, 12 January 1928, page 8h,
    of J. Allen on 25 July 1928, page 11c,
    of Edmond Ryan on 30 July 1928, page 11f.

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    Torville

    Nomenclature

    John Torr, who subdivided sections 36 and 37, Hundred of Yongala in 1878; it is suburban to Yongala.

    General Notes

    The will of Mr James S. Torr is discussed in the Chronicle,
    9 February 1895, page 22f.
    A photograph of Mrs John Torr and her sons is in the Observer,
    21 April 1906, page 30.

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    Tothill Creek

    Nomenclature

    Charles Tothill, who held the land under occupation licence from 12 January 1843.

    General Notes

    The opening of a Primitive Methodist Chapel is reported in the Register,
    12 October 1861, page 2h.
    It is described on
    5 June 1866, page 3c.
    Photographs of the opening of St Edmund's Church and its committee are in the Chronicle,
    2 August 1913, page 32.

    The "Tothill's Creek School" was in charge of Stephen Daly and conducted in a chapel where he had an enrolment of 29 students; it opened in 1862 and closed in 1963; see
    Register,
    16 October 1862, page 3h,
    21 November 1862, page 3g.
    Parliamentary Paper
    73/1872 shows the "Tothill's Belt School" being conducted by William Heithersay with 43 enrolled pupils; it opened in 1871 and closed in 1927;
    examinations are reported in the Express,
    4 October 1871, page 2d.
    An Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
    24 August 1895, page 12a.
    Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.

    The district is described in the Observer,
    9 June 1866, page 6g.

    A ploughing match is reported in the Chronicle, 6 September 1873, page 4d.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

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    Totness

    Nomenclature

    A village now included in Mount Pleasant was laid out on section 7044, Hundred of Talunga in 1859 by Henry Giles who named it after a town in Devon, England, where his wife was born.

    General Notes

    Information on a proposed Wesleyan Chapel is in the Observer,
    6 June 1857, page 4h.

    The opening of the of the Bible Christian Church is reported in the Observer,
    21 August 1858, page 8e; also see
    Register,
    19 October 1859, page 2g.

    The laying of the foundation stone of a flour mill is reported in the Register,
    10 December 1862, page 3e.

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

    Examinations at the Totness Grammar School are reported in the Advertiser,
    18 December 1868, page 3d.

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    Tower Hills

    The Register of 11 February 1858 (supp.) locates them as "west of Penwortham".

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    Towitta

    Nomenclature

    Takes its name from 'Tewitty Creek' meaning 'reedy swamp place'.

    General Notes

    The town is described in the Observer,
    21 July 1877, page 7c.

    Its school opened in 1880 and closed in 1957.
    A photograph of the opening of a new school is in the Chronicle,
    18 March 1922, page 30.

    A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
    30 December 1893, page 14g,
    30 December 1899, page 16b,
    7 January 1905, page 40d.

    The story of "The Towitta Tragedy" and photographs are in the Chronicle,
    11 and 18 January 1902, (supplements). Also see
    The Critic,
    18 January 1902, page 23.

    An obituary of W. Mullighan is in the Register,
    12 December 1902, page 5b,
    Observer, 20 December 1902, page 45a.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs David Lambert is reported in the Register,
    18 May 1920, page 4i.

    A photograph of a motor-car driven winnower is in the Chronicle,
    23 February 1924, page 38.

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    Townsend, Hundred of

    Nomenclature

    William Townsend, MP (1857-1882).

    General Notes

    Also see South Australia - Politics.

    Information on Mr Townsend is in the Register,
    4 September 1866, page 2g.
    A presentation to him is reported in the Register,
    24 May 1867, page 3f,
    Express, 25 May 1867, page 3e;
    also see The Illustrated Adelaide Post,
    23 July 1867, pages 97 and 112,
    Express,
    19 December 1874, page 3a, 2 June 1875, page 2b,
    The Lantern,
    24 January 1880 (cartoons), 17 March 1881 (sketch).
    His obituary is in the Register,
    25 October 1882, page 5f;
    also see 26 October 1882, page 5b;
    his wife's obituary appears on 29 October 1890, page 4h.

    A satirical essay is in the Observer,
    29 September 1877, page 13c.

    The Political Manoeuvering of Mr Townsend

    But like all other mortals, including his parliamentary colleagues, Mr Townsend was not free from human foibles as indicated in the following satirical piece written by ?Geoffrey Crabthorn? in the local press in 1877:

    He died at Mitcham in 1882 when a contemporary, G.F. Loyau, wrote:

    Sources

    The Mail, 15 September 1934, p. 4, Register, 24 February 1857, p. 2, 22 and 23 October 1877, pp. 6 and 5, Advertiser, 15 August 1864, p. 3, Observer, 29 September 1877, p. 13, Manning's Place Names of South Australia, p. 313.

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    Tracy

    Nomenclature

    As it was named by Governor Jervois it, no doubt, honours a friend or acquaintance.

    General Notes

    Information on the settlement is in the Observer,
    21 May 1904, page 12c.

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    Tranmere

    Nomenclature

    In 1842, David Wylie (c.1798-1853) owned section 273, Hundred of Adelaide which he called 'Tranmere' after his former domicile in Liverpool, England.

    General Notes

    The Express & Telegraph of 26 November 1872 advertises "lots 86 and 87 on [Lefevre] peninsula to be laid out as the township of Tranmere."

    The sale of residential flats is reported in the Register,
    2 July 1917, page 6d.

    Reminiscences of "A Historic School" are in the Register,
    10 April 1919, page 4c(includes a photograph).

    A photograph of the opening of a bowling green is in the Chronicle,
    7 February 1925, page 36.

    An obituary of H.J. Rutter is in the Register,
    20 July 1926, page 8g.

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    Traversbrook

    A description of B.T. Finniss' water mill "at Traversbrook on the First Creek" is in the Southern Australian,
    21 March 1843, page 2d.

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

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    Trebilcock Gully

    Nomenclature

    Near Fifth Creek. John Trebilcock who owned land in the district - see Register,
    15 July 1893, page 6b.

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

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    Tregarthen

    Nomenclature

    A school in the Summertown area; opened in 1869 it closed in 1870. It is remembered today by the 'Tregarthen Reserve' and a local road.

    General Notes

    Parliamentary Paper
    18/1870-71 shows the school being conducted by Emma Samwell with 61 enrolled pupils; also see
    Advertiser,
    23 March 1869, page 3d,
    20 and 27 April 1869, pages 3b and 3c,
    Express,
    27 April 1869, page 3c.

    Comprehensive information on the property and surrounding district is in the Register,
    14 February 1893, page 6b,
    18 March 1893 (supp.), page 1a:

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    Trelyn

    Nomenclature

    A subdivision of part section 395, Hundred of Andrews by Francis Trezize, farmer of Clare, in 1878; now included in Spalding. He came to South Australia with his parents in the Utopia in 1864, aged 12. A combination of his surname and that of his wife, the former Miss Tamblyn, a sister of William Lunn's wife.

    General Notes

    A meeting re a proposed bridge over the River Broughton at this place near the "Flag Quarry Reserve" is reported in the Register,
    2 October 1875, page 5.

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    Treuer, River

    Nomenclature

    Near Lake Eyre North; also known as 'Macumba River'. A. von Treuer, born in 1822 in Bavaria, came out to the Bendigo goldfields in 1853. Shortly afterwards he came to South Australia, where he taught languages in private schools. About 1864 he entered the service of Sir Thomas Elder and R. Barr-Smith and acted as their confidential secretary.

    General Notes

    Royal Geographical Society Proceedings Vol 58, page 17 says it was named by John Ross.

    A presentation dinner to Mr Treuer is reported in the Register,
    17 March 1883, page 6d while biographical details appear on 20 May 1887, page 5c
    and his funeral on 14 December 1894, page 6h.

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    Trevale

    The Advertiser of 6 January 1866, page 3b mentions this place near Williamstown.

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    Trinity Gardens

    Nomenclature

    Part section 287, Hundred of Adelaide was originally granted to the trustees of Holy Trinity Church, viz., Osmond Gilles, Charles Mann and James Hurtle Fisher as Glebe lands on 28 March 1840. The name occurs in Scotland where 'Trinity Lodge' was built in 1873 on lands of Trinity House, Leith which was a house for seamen.

    General Notes

    Information on the subdivision is in the Register,
    1 April 1920, page 5a.

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    Troubridge

    Nomenclature

    In Saint Vincent Gulf were named by Matthew Flinders on 24 March 1802. Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge, a close friend of Lord Horatio Nelson; a baronetcy was bestowed upon him in 1799 for services in the Mediterranean.

    General Notes

    A note on its nomenclature is in the Observer,
    5 April 1902, page 4a,
    Express,
    14 February 1912, page 2f.

    The need for a lighthouse is discussed in the Adelaide Times,
    9 August 1851, page 8f; also see
    SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
    2 August 1851, page 2d,
    Observer,
    21 January 1854, page 1d (supp.); also see
    Register,
    4 February 1856, page 3h,
    5 January 1860, page 3c,
    20 August 1859, page 7g,
    7 January 1860, page 3a.
    Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs - Lighthouses and Lightships.

    "Troubridge Shoals and Lighthouse" is in the Observer,
    23 January 1858, page 6g; also see
    8 October 1864, page 4e (supp.),
    Register,
    4 October 1864, page 2g,
    Chronicle,
    8 October 1864, page 2f,
    Register,
    19 September 1865, page 3d.

    A tragic loss of life is reported in the Express,
    23 March 1867, page 3c.

    A visit to the lighthouse is recorded in the Register,
    4 May 1869, page 2h; also see
    15 February 1876, page 6d.

    The Troubridge Area School opened in 1872 and closed in 1873 - "it was probably renamed 'Salt Creek'."

    The stranding of the Iron King is reported in the Express,
    15 December 1873, page 3g.

    "The Troubridge Calamity" is in the Express,
    19 May 1874, page 3c,
    Observer,
    30 May 1874, page 5c,
    6 June 1874, page 8d,
    1 August 1874, page 7a.

    The laying of a cable to the lighthouse is reported in the Register,
    16 October 1882, page 6c.
    Reminiscences of its construction appear on
    30 December 1905, page 5c.

    Information on the lighthouse is in the Observer,
    16 February 1895, page 13a.

    The aftermath of an earthquake is reported in the Advertiser,
    22 September 1902, page 5h; also see
    Express,
    13 November 1903, page 2d,
    18 March 1904, page 1b.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Miscellany.

    A photograph of stranded porpoises is in the Chronicle,
    2 April 1910, page 31.

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    Truro

    Nomenclature

    The town 48 km north-east of Gawler was surveyed in 1847-48 for J.H. Angas by Thomas Burr and Frederick Sinnett and named after a town in Cornwall, England.

    General Notes

    The school opened in 1851 when it was conducted in the Independent Chapel - for later information see Register,
    5 September 1862, page 2g,
    30 December 1864, page 3f,
    25 November 1872, page 7b,
    24 and 25 April 1877, pages 5b and 6b.

    A testimonial to Mr E. Hopkins, schoolteacher, is reported on
    3 January 1877, page 5c.
    A report of a district schools' exhibition is in the Chronicle,
    30 October 1926, page 53;
    photographs of a public school show are in the Observer,
    5 November 1927, page 38.

    The town and Wheal Barton mine are described in the Register,
    27 March 1856, page 2f-h,
    17 and 23 October 1903, pages 4g and 8a;
    also see Parliamentary Paper 66/1886.

    Its first ploughing match is reported in the Register,
    20 August 1859, page 3f; also see
    15 September 1862, page 3d and
    Chronicle,
    30 July 1859, page 2g,
    28 August 1875, page 14b,
    Observer,
    5 September 1868, page 3e.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Congregational Chapel is reported in the Register,
    11 May 1860, page 2h,
    23 August 1904, page 3b.

    "A Church Jubilee" is in the Observer,
    27 August 1904, page 3d (supp.).

    Parliamentary Paper 130/1865-66 has a petition from residents seeking the establishment of a police station:

    The laying of the foundation stone of the police station is reported in the Register,
    25 July 1867, page 3h,
    Chronicle,
    27 July 1867, page 5h.
    "Local Court for Truro" is in the Observer,
    28 April 1877, page 6a.
    Also see South Australia - Police.

    A horse race meeting is reported in the Chronicle,
    16 January 1869, page 9a.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

    An athletics meeting is reported in the Register,
    30 August 1872, page 3e,
    Chronicle,
    5 July 1873, page 3e,
    21 August 1875, page 3a (supp.).
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Athletics and Gymnastics.

    The opening of the Institute is reported in the Register,
    19 October 1875, page 7c.
    A complaint about its rules and the aftermath appear on
    23 and 25 October 1877, pages 5g and 6d.

    A trial of "Taylor's Rabbit Exterminator" on Craigie Plains "25 miles from Truro" is described in the Register,
    16 March 1880, page 5a.
    Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Rabbits.

    A Foresters' sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
    24 November 1883, page 6e.

    "The most disgraceful act of rowdyism ever remembered to have been carried out in Truro was perpetrated [against the Salvation Army] during Saturday night..." - see Register, 6 October 1885, page 4h.
    Also see South Australia - Religion - Salvation Army.

    "The Stick-Up Case Near Truro" is in the Chronicle,
    19 June 1886, page 23c.

    Information on a cricket team is in the Express,
    25 February 1888, page 2e.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    Charles Grieve's farm is reported upon in the Observer,
    3 October 1903, page 11c.

    "A Model Orchard [A.B. Robin's]" is in the Register,
    5 November 1903, page 6g.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.

    "From Truro to Blanchetown" is in the Observer,
    16 April 1904, page 11b.

    Biographical details and a photograph of Mr & Mrs E.S. Kruger are in the Observer,
    25 March 1905, page 25 and 20 May 1905, page 24a.

    Biographical details of Charles Grieve are in the Register,
    11 January 1911, page 8f.

    A photograph of district councillors is in the Chronicle,
    15 April 1905, page 26.

    Floods are reported in the Observer,
    1 March 1913, page 50e.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

    The reminiscences of L. Judell are in the Register,
    9 August 1920, page 7a,
    Observer,
    14 and 28 August 1920, page 44a and 44d.

    Truro - Obituaries

    An obituary of Mrs Beattie is in the Register, 25 April 1892, page 5c,
    of Rev R.L. Coward on 30 August 1893, page 5b,
    of William Teasdale on 13 April 1899, page 4i,
    of S.E. Walder on 30 September 1903, page 5a,
    of Rev W.H. Newbould on 2 November 1909, page 5b,
    of Mrs Charlotte Baxter on 19 December 1913, page 8a,
    of Mrs Binning on 11 June 1920, page 7b,
    of Carl F. Just on 21 August 1925, page 8h.

    An obituary of Rev R.L. Coward is in the Observer, 2 September 1893, page 31c, of Mrs Charlotte Baxter on 27 December 1913, page 41a,
    of Mrs Binning on 19 June 1920, page 19a,
    of J.E. Scott on 10 December 1927, page 63a,
    of Mrs Jane Newbould on 2 June 1928, page 49b.

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