Place Names of South Australia - B
Bowden
Nomenclature
The 'Village of Bowden' was created out of section 354, Hundred of Yatala in 1839 by James Hurtle Fisher (1790-1875), who named it after his native village in Northamptonshire. Its history commenced on 9 June 1836 when John Wright, a Colonisation Commissioner, (hence Wright St., Adelaide) and James Hurtle Fisher entered into a contract whereby John Wright would purchase two sections of land in the colony upon which Fisher could take up residence and rent the land with a right of purchase. On 7 March 1839 John Wright got the land grant of section 354 (now Hundred of Yatala).
General Notes
An accident while "quail shooting on the Plains a little beyond Bowden" is reported in the Register, 1 April 1848, page 2d:
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Mr. George Ottaway of the Norfolk Arms Hotel was accidentally shot while quail shooting on the plains, a little beyond Bowden... medical attendance was promptly afforded and subsequently he was removed to town where the exertions of Messrs Bayer, Knott, Kent and Davies were unremitting...
The opening of a Bible Christian Chapel is reported in the Register,
8 December 1851, page 3b.
"The Leerys and the Cleerys or the Battle of Bowden" is in the Observer,
15 April 1854, page 8e.
A meeting of freeholders of allotments in respect of "conveyances from the Crown to Mr Wright and from the latter to Mr Fisher, by whom the section was laid out" is reported in the Register,
31 May 1854, page 2f,
5 September 1854, page 3c; also see
Observer,
11 November 1854, page 7e.
"Rights of Way in Bowden and Brompton" is in the Observer,
4 August 1855, page 3g,
22 December 1855, page 4d,
12 and 19 January 1856, pages 6h and 3h-7f.
A lengthy and, at times, humorous article headed "Rights of Way" appears in the Register,
28 August 1867, page 3f;
for earlier references see Parliamentary Paper 39 and 83 of 1855-56.
The opening of a Bible Christian Chapel is reported in the Register,
5 March 1857, page 3c.
Examinations at schools are reported in the Observer,
4 December 1858, page 4f,
Register,
22 December 1860, page 3e-g; also see
22 December 1862, page 3a,
24 December 1863, page 2f.
Examinations at Mr and Mrs Lawton's School are reported on
30 December 1867, page 2f and
30 December 1870, page 5c.
Entertainment for school children is reported in the Register,
23 December 1871, page 6f.
Information on St Joseph's school is in the Register,
26 November 1867, page 2g,
Catholic Herald,
20 January 1868, page 65,
The Irish Harp,
19 December 1873, page 6c.
A fire at the steam flour mill is reported in the Advertiser,
5 November 1863, page 3b (Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills) and
a brickmaking match on
9 September 1864, page 3c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Building Stone
A lengthy and, at times, humorous article headed "Rights of Way" appears in the Register,
28 August 1867, page 3f;
for earlier references see
Parliamentary Paper 39 and 83 of 1855-56.
Information on the candle works is in the Observer,
16 and 23 July 1864, pages 1e (supp.) and 1e (supp.),
6 August 1864, page 1g (supp.),
Register,
1 August 1864, page 3c.
Also see Adelaide - Factories and Mills
A fatal accident is reported in the Observer,
8 September 1866, page 6f.
A pigeon shooting match is reported in the Express,
23 March 1870, page 2b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Pigeon Racing and Shooting.
Mr Hayley's tannery is described in the Register,
18 July 1870, page 3d; also see
Advertiser,
18 February 1875, page 2f,
Register,
26 September 1885, page 6b-g,
19 May 1886, page 6d,
Advertiser,
25 February 1891, page 5g,
Register,
12 June 1894, page 7f.
Information on the SA Tanning Company is in the Express,
18 February 1875, page 3a.
The formation of a building society is discussed in the Observer,
5 October 1872, page 7c.
"A Bowden Building Society Suffers" is in the Observer,
7 January 1893, page 31a.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - General Finance - Building and Friendly Societies.
An article on the gasworks is in the Register,
3 May 1872, page 5b,
Chronicle,
29 March 1873, page 9f.
Observer,
10 March 1883, page 40b.
"The Bowden Gas Explosion" is in the Register,
2, 3, 11 and 27 April 1883, pages 7d, 4g, 7c and 4e,
Chronicle,
14 April 1883, page 5f; also see
Express,
11 April 1883, page 2f,
21 April 1883, page 3d,
20 September 1883, page 2b,
9 July 1890, page 5d and Brompton.
An article on the Bowden Bottle Company is in the Register,
10 August 1875, page 6c.
The local glass works is described in the Register,
30 November 1906, page 6e.
Taylor Bros. brickmaking works are described in the Advertiser,
12 January 1876, page 5e.
"Boys in Brickyards" is in the Register,
8 November 1879, page 5d.
"Crushed to Death" is in the Register,
1 November 1880, page 5b.
Reminiscences of brickmaking in early colonial days are in the Register,
14 July 1906, page 9f.
Also see South Australia - South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Building Stone.
Information on the cricket club is in the Express,
26 August 1876, page 2e,
23 August 1882, page 2c,
13 June 1899, page 3c,
13 August 1900, page 4d,
Observer,
4 July 1885, page 19c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
Information on the Bowden and Hindmarsh Mission is in the Chronicle,
9 September 1876, page 9c,
9 August 1878, page 2d.
An obituary of John (James?) Gibson is in the Register,
5 January 1872, page 5b,
Express,
5 January 1872, page 2d.
A brickmakers' meeting is reported in the Register,
25 March 1884, page 5d; also see
26 March 1884, page 4g,
1 April 1884, page 5b:
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Some people had said that the brickmakers spent too much money on beer, but should the majority suffer for the errors of a few... A committee was appointed to solicit the public to support the men in their action [to gain better wages and conditions]...
20 October 1885, page 7a,
19 May 1886, page 6e.
A fire at Dowie's tannery is reported in the Register,
4 January 1886, page 7b,
Observer,
9 January 1886, page 34d, also see
Express,
19 May 1886, page 6g;
Mr A. Dowie's boot factory is described in the Register,
11 November 1889, page 5a,
Express,
25 February 1891, page 7b,
The Critic,
31 August 1901, page 34.
For labour disputes at the tannery see Register,
21, 26, 27 and 29 March 1895, pages 6f, 6g, 7e and 6e,
3, 11, 13, 19 and 29 April 1895, pages 4e, 5c, 3f, 4f-5c-6c and 5b,
2, 13, 23 and 27 May 1895, pages 5b, 3b,4d and 5a,
1, 4, 7, 12 and 17 June 1895, pages 5d, 5c, 5e, 5b-6e and 5a,
1, 3 and 25 July 1895, pages 5a, 4g-6b and 7b.
and 25 July 1895, pages 5a, 4g-6b and 7b.
An obituary of Thomas Elliott is in the Register,
22 January 1887, page 5a,
of Ephraim Gould on 12 October 1891, page 5a,
of Rev H.S. Slade on 17 June 1896, page 5c.
"Burglary at Bowden Railway Station" is in the Chronicle,
7 April 1888, page 9a.
Information on a proposed overway bridge is in the Express,
6 June 1890, page 3f.
Information on the railway is in the Register,
28 and 29 April 1891, pages 5a and 5c.
The railway station's flower garden is described in the Register,
19 April 1907, page 4h,
2 December 1907, page 7g.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
Information on the Bowden Reform Club is in the Express,
21 January 1893, page 6c,
11 February 1893, page 6f,
8 March 1893, page 3d.
"Nursing the Sick Poor" is in the Register,
27 July 1893, page 6b; also see
30 July 1894, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Women - Nurses and Female Doctors.
An outbreak of typhoid fever is reported in the Express,
26 June 1895, page 3e,
9 and 11 July 1895, pages 2f and 3f.
Also see South Australia - Health - Fevers - Typhoid.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Charles Medwell is reported in the Register,
11 April 1899, page 3e.
A meeting called to seek severance from Hindmarsh in favour of Prospect is reported in the Register,
5 June 1900, page 6d; also see
Advertiser,
16 June 1900, page 6e,
Register,
19 February 1901, page 6i.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
"The Horsfall Memorial Window" in the Church of the Good Shepherd, is in the Observer,
28 March 1903, page 25a.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs William Dorling is reported in the Register,
10 June 1904, page 5b.
A "war" between "pushes" is reported in the Register, 23 March 1905, page 4f - Also see Adelaide - Larrikinism:
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For some time there has been considerable rivalry between Bowden and Thebarton 'pushes' of youths and at times it has culminated in a feudal war of some magnitude. One of the chief causes of the animosity appears to concern a bathing hole in the Torrens near the slaughter yards. If the Bowden youths are in possession and the Thebarton lads arrive in sufficient numbers to expel the bathers, a hurried exit has to be made from the water on the penalty of a shower of stones from the neighbouring banks. Often those participating in a wash have been compelled to flee arrayed in only Nature's garb, leaving their clothes behind them until peace has been declared. Several times during past weeks pitched battles have been fought between the rival gangs with shanghais and stones as the weapons...
"A successful mission" in Coombe's Hall, Drayton Street is described in the Register,
26 and 28 February 1907, pages 6b and 7e.
"Daniel's Band - Among the Boys and Girls" is in the Advertiser,
6 and 12 March 1907, pages 8h and 8b.
Information on the Railway Tavern built by Mr W. Drayton in the 1850s is in the Register,
22 October 1909, page 4i.
The diamond jubilee of the Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
25 September 1911, page 10a and
of the Methodist Sunday School on
13 May 1912, page 9b.
"The Bowden Kindergarten" is in the Register,
10 April 1908, page 4f.
The laying of the foundation stone of a free kindergarten is reported in the Advertiser,
10 October 1927, page 14d.
Photographs are in the Observer,
7 April 1928, page 36,
Register,
10 October 1927, page 10,
13 April 1928, page 10,
Chronicle,
18 July 1935, page 34.
Also see South Australia - Education - Kindergarten.
Biographical details of Mrs J. Rimes are in the Register,
7 February 1920, page 6h.
"Fatal Ninth Street Crossing" is in the Register,
11 and 15 June 1909, pages 6h and 4f.
Information on the tram service is in the Register,
18 August 1920, page 4g.
Also see Adelaide - Transport - Tramways.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Booker is reported in the Register,
26 August 1921, page 8e.
"Tragedy at Bowden" is in the Express,
7 May 1923, page 1d.
Reminiscences of Mr H. Burford are in the Register,
9 October 1923, page 5f (3f?),
Observer,
13 October 1923, page 6a.
A history of the Bible Christian Church (War Memorial Church) is in the Register,
5 and 12 April 1924, pages 6 and 6c.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
The reminiscences of Mrs J. Rimes are in the Observer,
19 April 1924, page 17d; also see
13 February 1926, page 27a-b.
Biographical details of Thomas Hattam are in the Observer,
14 February 1925, page 18c, 9 February 1926, page 8g,
of Mrs J. Rimes in the Register,
6 and 9 February 1926, pages 11b and 8g.
"A Minister in a Pughole", reminiscences of Rev D.J. Draper, is in the Advertiser,
26 March 1926, page 13b.
"Eliminating Washing Day - New Laundry at Bowden" is in the Advertiser,
6 September 1927, page 18f; also see
The News,
5 September 1927, page 9a.
Bowden - Obituaries
An obituary of John (James?) Gibson is in the Register,
5 January 1872, page 5b,
Express,
5 January 1872, page 2d.
An obituary of Mrs W.A. Barnes, upon whose property "the first pigeon match in the colony took place", is in the Register,
15 August 1885, page 5d,
of Mrs T.W. Lawton on 15 August 1888, page 5a,
of John Mudge on 1 May 1890, page 5c,
of Henry Hill on 5 May 1890, page 5b,
of W.H. Barnes on 26 May 1890, page 5b,
of P.P. Dungey on 11 November 1890, page 3c.
An obituary of Sarah Wright is in the Register,
4 July 1892, page 5a,
of Mrs W.B. Williams on 13 September 1893, page 5d,
of Mrs Isabella Pearce on 11 October 1893, page 6e,
of Edwin Rowe on 25 January 1896, page 4h,
of W. Allen on 12 February 1896, page 5c,
of Mrs Sarah A. Wood on 7 October 1899, page 5e.
An obituary of Rev H.S. Slade is in the Observer,
20 June 1896, page 13b,
of Samuel Coombe on 7 January 1899, page 29a,
of George Wherry on 14 June 1902, page 30c-d,
of Andrew Guthrie, builder, on 19 August 1905, page 38d,
of John R, Cocking, carrier, on 12 January 1907, page 38d,
of Mrs P.P. Dungey on 23 March 1907, page 40d.
An obituary of George Wherry is in the Register,
10 June 1902, page 5a,
of Andrew Guthrie on 12 August 1905, page 5a,
of John R. Cocking on 10 January 1907, page 5c,
of Mrs Peter P. Dungey on 19 March 1907, page 5a.
An obituary of Miss Catherine Sumpton is in the Register,
8 July 1908, page 4g,
of William Biggs on 11 September 1913, page 16a,
of John Fleming on 18 September 1919, page 6h,
of Mrs Catherine Mufford on 2 August 1920, page 5a,
of Charles Marsden on 16 February 1921, page 7c,
of Dr E.S. Coombe on 24 April 1922, page 6g,
of William Booker on 23 August 1923, page 8h,
of Arthur K. Emery on 26 April 1924, page 8h.
An obituary of Charles Plenty is in the Observer,
4 June 1910, page 40a,
of George Sperring on 7 June 1913, page 44a,
of Henry Bassett on 21 August 1915, page 46b,
of Michael O'Donohue on 30 June 1917, page 19a,
of Dr E.E.S. Coombe on 29 April 1922, page 19a,
of Mrs Margaret Booker on 12 June 1926, page 39a.
An obituary of Mrs Emma Bassett is in the Register,
8 September 1926, page 8g.
