Place Names of South Australia - B
Brighton
Brighton
Blind Institution
Nomenclature
In 1839, sections 237-39 of 'District B' (Hundred of Noarlunga) were subdivided into twenty 12-acre blocks on behalf of the registered proprietors, including Matthew Smith (c.1793-1858) a solicitor who handled all the necessary conveyancing in respect of what the Southern Australian in March 1839 described as the 'Village of Brighton'.
General Notes
Also see Adelaide - Asylums, Reformatories and Homes
A proposal for a Blind Asylum is discussed in the Express,
15 July 1872, page 2d,
Observer,
7 December 1872, page 13g; also see
6 September 1873, page 7f,
Chronicle,
7 December 1872, page 11f,
28 November 1874, page 11f,
Express,
1 September 1874, page 2c,
25 November 1874, page 2b,
18 December 1874, page 3b,
Express,
24 July 1875, page 2a,
The Irish Harp,
30 July 1875, page 5a,
Observer,
6 May 1876, page 12c,
26 August 1876, page 9g,
25 November 1876, page 6c.
Express,
26 September 1876, page 2d,
23 and 25 November 1876, pages 3b and 3b,
Register,
23 and 25 November 1876, pages 5e and 5d-6b,
Chronicle,
2 December 1876, pages 5b-10d,
13 January 1877, page 6e,
Express,
24 June 1878, page 3c,
Observer,
29 June 1878, page 10e,
4 December 1880, page 962b,
1 December 1883, page 36c.
A sketch is in Frearson's Weekly,
28 September 1878, page 241.
"A Day With the Blind" is in the Register,
4 December 1884, page 5h,
Observer,
13 December 1884, page 42a; also see
30 October 1886, page 13c,
30 April 1887, page 41e,
22 December 1894, page 15c,
Register,
8 July 1886, page 7e,
10 and 12 December 1887, pages 5c and 6f,
11 April 1893, page 6h,
Express,
12 December 1887, page 3g,
2 June 1888, page 3f,
1 March 1890, page 3c,
9 December 1897, page 3f,
Register,
20 November 1899, page 6h,
12 December 1889, page 7a,
Weekly Herald,
4 March 1899, page 8a,
Express,
8 December 1902, page 1d,
11 December 1911, page 3h,
16 December 1912, page 4g,
5 May 1913, page 1i.
"The Education of the Blind" is in the Register,
7 January 1885, page 6f.
An obituary of Cecil C. Bryan is in the Express,
11 January 1897, page 3g;
also see 11 February 1897, page 3d.
A concise history of the Blind Institution is in the Register,
17 November 1899, page 7h,
10 December 1923, page 8h.
Biographical details of S. Johnson are in the Register,
30 June 1899, page 5c.
"Mr S. Johnson - Twenty-five Years' Service" is in the Advertiser,
3 December 1901, page 11a;
also see 11 December 1901, page 6e,
Register,
16 October 1916, page 4i,
The Mail,
5 December 1925, page 1f,
2 January 1926, page 1d,
The News,
10 May 1927, page 8c.
An obituary is in theObserver,
6 March 1926, page 47a,
Register,
27 February 1926, page 11f.
A picnic is reported in the Observer,
17 November 1900, page 15b.
"How Deaf Mutes are Educated" is in the Register,
7 December 1903, page 4i-6f,
Advertiser,
14 December 1906, page 6e,
23 December 1932, page 24g.
Information on the institution is in the Register,
4 December 1905, page 7e.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
24 September 1904, page 29,
20 November 1909, page 32,
6 October 1928, page 40.
Biographical details of Miss Grace Martin are in the Register,
17 December 1910, page 15b.
"Sir Edwin Smith Honoured" is in the Register,
16 December 1912, page 6g,
Observer,
21 December 1912, page 40b.
Also see Place Names - Kent Town
An article on the institution is in the Observer,
21 December 1912, page 45c,
Register,
31 January 1914, page 15a,
14 December 1914, page 7e.
An obituary of Mr Salas, "A Deaf and Dumb Missionary", is in the Observer,
20 February 1915, page 43d.
A photograph of members of a ladies' committee is in the Register,
12 December 1923, page 11.
Biographical details of Roffe Searcy are in the Observer,
7 January 1928, page 14c.
Brighton
Brentwood - Brightwood
B
Place Names
Brighton
Churches and Schools
The laying of the foundation stone of the Union Chapel is reported in the Register,
25 October 1843, page 2e; also see
25 November 1843, page 2e:
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The foundation stone of the Union Chapel was laid by Reverend T.Q. Stow in October 1843 and the solemnities of the day were commenced by Mr. Jacob Abbott with singing and prayer. Messrs Calton and Featherstone, both of which gentlemen have taken a great interest in this new erection, hospitably entertained all parties from a distance and not one was found regretting the journey from town...
The laying of the foundation stone of St Jude's Church is reported in the Register,
18 December 1854, page 3a.
Its history appears on
8 March 1924, page 6.
Photographs of a fair are in the Observer,
25 November 1911, page 29.
An obituary of Rev Arthur Cunningham is in the Register,
30 October 1914, page 4g.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Observer,
21 November 1863, page 7c.
A history of the Methodist Church is in the Register,
3 May 1924, page 6; also see
Advertiser,
23 May 1924, page 15e,
The News,
26 June 1928, page 6c.
The school opened in 1859; examinations are reported in the Express,
27 December 1865, page 3b.
Information on the State school is in the Register,
11 September 1880 (supp.), page 1a
Express,
16 September 1880, page 3e,
Register,
8 October 1921, page 5d and
a fete in the Register,
15 May 1923, page 14h.
Photographs of a gala day are in the Chronicle,
11 September 1930, page 35,
of a pets and flower day on
11 September 1930, page 34.
Also see South Australia - Education - State Schools and State Education
"Historic Church Bells" is discussed in the Register,
2 June 1916, page 7a.
Information on an early cemetery appears on
8 June 1920, page 6f,
"Brighton Affairs" on
24 June 1921, page 3g.
A photograph of the laying of the foundation stone of the Baptist Church is in the Register,
14 September 1918, page 6f,
Observer,
21 September 1918, page 28,
a reopening ceremony is reported in the Advertiser,
7 November 1927, page 5d.
A history of Brighton College is in the Register,
1 March 1928, page 4f.
Brighton
Brentwood - Brightwood
B
Place Names
Brighton
Destitution
Also see Adelaide - Destitution - Children
The "Grace Darling Hotel" is described in the Register,
15 January 1851, page 3b, while on
4 January 1867, page 2e it is said:
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... To make provision for destitute children, tenders have been received for sundry repairs, alterations and additions to the Grace Darling Hotel...
Register,
9, 14, 15 and 16 March 1867, pages 2c, 2d, 3a and 2f,
Express,
15 March 1867, page 2b.
A letter from Rev F.W. Cox in respect of this institution appears in the Register,
1 April 1867, page 3c; also see
2 April 1867, page 2f,
14 May 1867, page 2e,
10 and 19 August 1867, pages 2c and 3b,
19 September 1867, page 3b.
A report on this home appears on
28 October 1867, page 6g; also see
2 November 1867, page 2d.
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... the children are half-starved, allowed to remain in the most filthy condition imaginable, sometimes brutally used, the whole place reeking with filth, and presenting a disgusting and disgraceful picture of neglect. There is no water to wash with, the provisions are complained of, there is no school (although there is a schoolmaster and mistress), a very large percentage of the children are on the sick list, others have loathsome sores on their heads; neither the doctor nor the matron can obtain what is necessary for the health and comfort of the children.
(Advertiser, 16 March 1867, page 2e)
26 February 1868, page 2e,
Advertiser,
10 April 1869, page 3b,
Express,
9 February 1869, page 2b,
Chronicle,
13 February 1869, page 13d,
10 April 1869, page 10f,
The Critic,
27 June 1903, pages 6 and 16.
Brighton
Brentwood - Brightwood
B
Place Names
Brighton
Transport
Also see:
South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany
Adelaide - Transport - Cabs and Omnibuses
A Glenelg-Brighton railway is discussed in the Register,
20 and 27 November 1855, pages 3a and 3b.
A public meeting in respect of the need for a railway to Adelaide is reported in the Register,
29 November 1875, page 6c.
Parliamentary Paper 153/1876 has a report from a select committee on a proposed private railway to Glenelg; also see
Parliamentary Papers 118/1877, 164/1877,
Register,
3 February 1876, page 6c,
26 August 1876, page 6d,
10 and 11 November 1876, pages 7d and 5c,
12, 14 (supp.),16 (supp.) and 20 November 1877, pages 5b, 3f, 3d and 6b.
Also see Register,
15 and 24 December 1877, pages 5a and 5g,
9 and 10 January 1878, pages 6c and 6f,
14 May 1878, page 6g,
8 January 1879, page 7a,
29 May 1879, page 6b and
Observer,
30 November 1878, page 11d.
A fatal accident on the railway is reported in the Observer,
19 and 26 April 1879, pages 6f and 13b,
Register,
23 February 1880, page 6b; also see
24 February 1880, page 6d.
Information on and a sketch of the Marino railway are in Frearson's Weekly,
28 February 1880, pages 25 and 30; also see
Express,
8 January 1879, page 2g.
A meeting of shareholders to consider winding up the company appears in the Register on
10 March 1880, page 5c; also see
23 March 1880 (supp.), page 1e,
6 and 20 April 1880, pages 5b and 1e (supp.),
22 May 1880, page 5d,
1, 5 and 8 June 1880, pages 5b-6e, 5c and 5a,
11 September 1883, page 6d,
29 January 1884, page 6f,
5 August 1918, page 6e.
The driving of the first spike of the tramway to Glenelg is reported in the Register,
18 June 1883, page 5b; also see
Express,
1 April 1884, page 2e.
For its opening see Register,
29 September 1884, page 7d.
A public meeting in respect of railways is reported in the Register,
20 August 1885, page 6; also see
5 December 1896, page 10d,
1 and 3 June 1897, pages 6g and 3h,
12 October 1899, page 7h,
16 and 25 November 1899, pages 6d and 10h,
Observer,
14 October 1899, page 29e,
4 November 1899, page 29b,
Register,
4 August 1900, page 10i,
17 September 1901, pages 4f-9c,
19 June 1903, page 6g,
21 October 1907, page 6c (tram),
10 and 14 August 1908, pages 9i and 6b,
11 and 17 June 1910, pages 15d and 9e,
19 November 1913, page 12f.
"Beautiful Brighton - A Railway Wanted" is in the Register,
22 August 1905, page 8a.
"Glimpses From a Carriage" is in the Register,
7 January 1914, page 13e.
"By Train to Brighton" is in the Observer,
10 January 1914, page 40a;
photographs appear on
29 November 1913, page 30.
A photograph of the railway station's garden is in the Observer,
25 February 1928, page 32,
Chronicle,
6 February 1930, page 47.
A charabanc link with Glenelg is reported in the Register,
18 December 1915, page 8h; also see
8 February 1916, page 4e.
"Linking of Glenelg and Brighton" is in the Register,
8 February 1916, page 4e.
"Brighton Carnival" is in the Register,
5 April 1926, page 8h.
"Old South-Coast Tramway" is in the Advertiser,
31 July 1931, page 20g.
Brighton
Brentwood - Brightwood
B
