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    Place Names of South Australia - C

    Cabra - Caltowie

    Cabra

    Nomenclature

    A subdivision of part section 1, Hundred of Adelaide; now included in Cumberland Park and named after Cabra, in Ireland from which sisters of the Dominican Order came to establish the South Australian Branch. Alfred Le Messurier laid it out in 1909; it is bisected by Mathias and Hill Avenues.

    General Notes

    The opening of the convent is reported in the Register,
    25 January 1886, page 7b and the laying of the foundation stone of the Dominican Convent Church on
    4 October 1915, page 11e;
    its dedication is discussed on
    30 April 1917, page 9d.

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    Place Names

    Cadbury Springs

    Near the Bunyeroo Valley, east of Heysen Range in the North Flinders Ranges;
    the name occurs in Devon and Somerset, England but it is probably corrupted from John and Philip Cadby who took up pastoral lease no. 620 'East of Wilpena' on 8 April 1858. To confuse this suggestion the Observer of 16 March 1912 at page 41a has an obituary of a William Abbott where mention is made of 'Cadbury brothers, Wilpena station' in the 1850s.

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    Cadell

    Nomenclature

    Captain Francis Cadell, a pioneer of navigation along the River Murray.

    General Notes

    A banquet to Francis Cadell is reported in the Register,
    1 November 1853, page 2b-d and
    the payment of a bonus to him on
    19 September 1854, page 2d;
    an obituary appears on
    12 March 1880, page 5e.

    Additional information on the circumstances surrounding his death appears on
    14 May 1880, page 5d; also see
    15 May 1880, page 6e and
    13 December 1882, page 5d,
    2 June 1887, page 7b; information on the Lady Augusta on
    12 July 1853, page 3c,
    Express,
    29 July 1869, page 3a.

    A letter from his father seeking a payment of a reward to his son is in the Register,
    20 October 1862, page 2g.

    "Simpson Newland's Appreciation" is in the Advertiser,
    5 January 1918, page 11d.

    "Gift to Captain Randell 50 Years Ago" is in the Observer,
    12 August 1905, page 29; also see
    Register,
    11 June 1912, page 3f.
    "Captain Francis Cadell - A Remarkable Man" is in the Register,
    4 December 1917, page 5c; also see
    14 December 1917, page 9h,
    3 March 1919, page 3d,
    26 and 28 July 1920, pages 8g and 10f,
    2 August 1920, page 6g,
    11, 17, 21, 22, 25 and 30 September 1920, pages 11f, 9e, 9f, 9e, 9e and 10a,
    7, 11, 12 and 16 October 1920, pages 8f, 8e, 8c and 11f,
    2 November 1920, page 4c,
    8 January 1921, page 8g,
    4 May 1926, page 13d,
    28 February 1927, page 9h,
    30 May 1927, page 12e,
    2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 June 1927, pages 12e, 3g, 13e, 10e and 14a,
    4 July 1927, page 13d.
    "Strange Stories of Captain Cadell" is in the Chronicle,
    25 February 1937, page 15a,
    4 March 1937, page 47a.
    Also see Place Names - Murray River.

    "The Grant to Misses Cadell" is in the Register, 15 August 1884, page 5c:

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs J.S. Hoffman is reported in the Register,
    20 October 1913, page 8a.

    Photographs of the proposed irrigation area are in the Observer,
    6 July 1918.
    "Resentment at Cadell" is in The Mail,
    29 October 1921, page 2d.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.

    Its school opened in 1922.

    "Soldier Settlers" is in the Register, 27 July 1922, page 9i:

    Also see South Australia - World War I - Repatriation.

    An obituary of A.F. deS. Madigan is in the Observer,
    14 July 1928, page 49b.

    The irrigation settlement is described in the Advertiser,
    29 October 1925, page 19 and
    the town and district in the Register,
    22 January 1929, page 3f.

    "Cadell Cyclone" is in the Register,
    26 December 1928, page 9e.

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    Place Names

    Cadnia

    Nomenclature

    In 1872, 180 acres of land were resumed from pastoral lease no. 1565, ('Moolooloo' held at the time by Andrew Tennant) and within this area the townships of Cadnia and Cadnia East were surveyed in 1872 and 1876 and proclaimed on 2 October 1873 and 27 July 1876 respectively. The official name was rarely used, as the name 'Sliding Rock' had been given to the locality in the 1850s.

    General Notes

    The sale of allotments is reported in the Observer,
    13 December 1873, page 8b.

    An extension to the township is discussed in the Register,
    23 March 1875, page 3f:

    Also see
    Observer,
    30 October 1875, page 3f,
    Register,
    8 December 1899, page 7c and Place Names - Sliding Rock.

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    Place Names

    Calca

    Nomenclature

    On Baird Bay. Aboriginal for 'stars'.
    The name was taken from a pastoral lease held by Adam Borthwick from 10 February 1856 (lease no. 554). James Baird originally held the land which he called 'Kolka'.
    Also see Place Names - Baird Bay.

    General Notes

    "A Land Resumption Conspiracy" is in the Register,
    23 and 28 November 1883, pages 5b and 1e (supp.):

    Also see 21 December 1883, page 6e; also see
    4 March 1884, page 7c,
    23 July 1884, page 7f,
    10 March 1885, page 7e,
    30 June 1885, page 6d,
    4 August 1885, page 7g,
    22 September 1885, page 3g.

    The district is described in the Register,
    10 March 1885, page 7e; also see
    9 and 30 June 1885, pages 7d and 6d,
    4 and 23 August 1885, pages 7c and 3g,
    22 September 1885, page 3g,
    8 and 15 May 1888, pages 7b and 6g,
    7 and 13 June 1888, pages 3d and 7g,
    24 July 1888, page 6g,
    29 December 1888, page 7d,
    23 April 1898, page 9a,
    Observer,
    7 May 1898, page 2d.
    The reminiscences of N.A. Richardson appear on
    5 August 1921, page 7g.

    "A Trip to the Calca Lands" is in the Advertiser,
    14 January 1886, page 6g.

    A complaint about the local mail service is in the Register,
    8 May 1888, page 7b.
    Also see South Australia - Communication - Mail and Postal.

    A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
    21 March 1891, page 15e,
    12 March 1892, page 12c,
    5 November 1898, page 27d.

    The Calca School opened in 1892 and closed in 1939.

    A photograph of a cricket team is in the Chronicle,
    30 June 1906, page 30,
    of Calca Bluff and a tank made from its granite in the Observer,
    16 August 1924, page 35.

    "Calca Jetty Tolls" is in the Register,
    28 March 1913, page 3d.

    The finding of fossil bones of an extinct kangaroo is reported in the Register,
    22 November 1919, page 8f.
    Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Marsupials and Mammals.

    Calca - Obituaries

    An obituary of Jonathon Bowman is in the Observer,
    28 October 1905, page 38c,
    of Mrs Mary Cash on 27 February 1909, page 40e,
    of Mrs Harry Robbins on 9 September 1916, page 20c.

    An obituary of Mrs W. Newbold is in the Register,
    8 May 1906, page 5b.

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    Place Names

    Caldwell, Hundred of

    Nomenclature

    R. Caldwell, MP (1884-1902). Born in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1842, he came to South Australia with his parents in the Florentia in 1849, when they settled at Mount Templeton. Leaving school at thirteen he worked in farming, later residing at Woodside. He died in 1909 and is buried at Inverbrackie.

    General Notes

    Also see South Australia - Politics.

    "Fantastic Proposals in Parliament" is in the Register,
    6 October 1887, page 4f.

    A poem written by him titled "The Song of Australia - Justice of Ideals", is in the Register,
    1 August 1907, page 7d.

    An obituary of Mr Caldwell is in the Observer,
    6 November 1909, page 40b;
    his father's obituary is in the Register,
    16 May 1911, page 4h, Observer, 20 May 1911, page 39b.

    "A Peninsula Poet", Robert Caldwell, is in the Register,
    25 February 1922, page 4g:

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    Place Names

    Caliph

    Nomenclature

    A town in the Hundred of Mantung 48 km south-west of Loxton was proclaimed on 12 August 1926 and named after a variety of wheat grown in the district. Its post office opened as 'Hampton Well' in 1924; it closed on 13 May 1971.

    General Notes

    The school opened in 1925 and closed in 1942.
    A photograph of the school and students is in the Chronicle,
    6 April 1933, page 34.

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    Callabonna, Lake

    Nomenclature

    It was first known as 'Mulligan', a corruption of the Aboriginal mullachan - 'springs of water running'. The name 'Callabonna' was suggested by Dr Stirling in 1894 who failed to record its meaning but a pastoral station on the eastern shore carried the name and was established by J. Ragless in 1876 (lease no. 2656).

    General Notes

    The finding of "mammoth" fossils is reported in the Register,
    4 November 1892, page 5a:

    Also see Register,
    23 and 24 May 1893, pages 5c and 4h,
    1, 3 and 31 July 1893, pages 4h-6f, 5a and 6h,
    1 and 12 August 1893, pages 5c and 4g-5a,
    12 and 28 September 1893, pages 5b and 4h,
    18 October 1893, pages 4h and 5d,
    Advertiser,
    19 October 1893, page 5d,
    Register,
    4 December 1893, page 5c,
    22 March 1894, page 6b,
    2 August 1900, page 4c.
    A skeleton was displayed at the Museum - see
    8 October 1906, page 4h.
    Also see Adelaide - Museums.

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    Callanna

    Nomenclature

    A railway station on the former Marree-Alice Springs line 14 km west of Marree refers to an Aboriginal legend surrounding a kangaroo slaking its thirst at the springs. The 'Callanna Run' was held by F.A. Dutton from 1864.

    General Notes

    The death of E.R. Whitby is reported in the Register,
    15 October 1866, page 2f.

    A sketch of the station homestead is in the Pictorial Australian,
    February 1884,
    the station is described in the Register,
    20 September 1899, page 6e.

    Callawonga

    Nomenclature

    In the Hundred of Waitpinga near Victor Harbor. Aboriginal for 'burial place'.

    General Notes

    Reports of the discovery of wolfram in the area are in the Observer of
    8 March 1911, pages 40b and 51c:

    Also see
    Register,
    5, 10 and 14 April 1911, pages 7d, 6e and 8e,
    Chronicle,
    20 May 1911, page 16e,
    Express,
    19 December 1911, page 1e;
    Register,
    21 January 1916, page 4f;
    a photograph is in the Chronicle,
    22 July 1911, page 31.
    Also see South Australia - Mining - Miscellany.

    Callawonga Creek is mentioned in the Register,
    11 February 1858 (supp.), page 1.

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    Place Names

    Callington

    Nomenclature

    The township was laid out by the Britannia Mining Company circa 1856 and takes its name from a town in Cornwall, England which derives from killiton -'village by the grove'.

    General Notes

    Also see South Australia - Mining.

    The installation of a steam engine at the Bremer mine is reported in the Register,
    1 July 1859, page 3c.
    A mining fete is reported in the Advertiser,
    18 July 1859, page 4e.

    A feature article on the Bremer Mine is in the Register,
    13 May 1861, page 3a; also see
    Express,
    6 December 1876, page 3c.
    An article entitled "Callington Copper" is in the Register,
    31 July 1896, page 7d.

    The town and mines are described in the Advertiser,
    6 December 1876, page 6c; also see
    Observer,
    7 March 1885, page 8b,
    Register,
    22 and 29 June 1892, pages 6c and 5g,
    7 August 1909, page 7g,
    Chronicle,
    30 July 1910, page 43.
    A photograph is in the Observer,
    1 June 1907, page 30.

    Controversy over the West Callington Copper and Silver Mining Company appears on
    21 January 1897, pages 4g-7e; also see
    15 March 1897, page 6f.

    "Callington Copper" is in the Register,
    31 July 1896, page 7d,
    Observer,
    8 August 1896, page 41b.

    "The Mayor and the Mine" is in the Register,
    21 January 1897, pages 4h-7e.

    Reminiscences of mining are in the Advertiser,
    2 September 1899, page 4h.
    The Aclare Mine is discussed in the Register on
    20 September 1906, page 8e.

    The opening of a Primitive Methodist chapel is reported in the Register,
    5 September 1862, page 3a.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Lutheran Church is reported in the Register,
    27 July 1864, page 2g,
    1 August 1864, page 3e.

    A German rifle club festival is reported in the Observer, 31 October 1868, page 13e:

    Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.

    A meeting held to "obtain a bridge over the Junction" is reported in the Register,
    5 September 1872, page 5e.

    The opening of a telegraph office is reported in the Express,
    11 May 1874, page 2e.
    Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic.

    A cricket match, Callington versus Kanmantoo, is reported in the Register,
    2 April 1874, page 6f.
    Also see South Australia - Cricket - Miscellany.

    Information on the school is in the Register,
    29 February 1876, page 6b,
    30 March 1876, page 6b.
    The ruins of the town's first school stand at the back of the Uniting Church.
    The present site was occupied in 1887; see
    Chronicle,
    25 May 1901, page 19c,
    Observer,
    1 June 1907, page 30a.

    "School Built on a Copper Lode" is in the Register,
    28 May 1907, page 6h.

    A proposed produce factory is discussed in the Register,
    18 February 1891, page 5b.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.

    A picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
    5 January 1878, page 21d,
    5 September 1891, page 15f,
    4 January 1896, page 15a.

    The ruins of the town's first school stand at the back of the Uniting Church.
    The present site was occupied in 1887; see Chronicle,
    25 May 1901, page 19c.

    "The Callington Train Wreckers" is in the Register,
    13 January 1892, page 5a,
    Observer,
    16 January 1892, page 30d.

    A race meeting is reported in the Observer,
    3 January 1885, page 17c.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

    The opening of the Junction Bridge is reported in the Register,
    1 May 1896, page 7d.

    Photographs of a military camp are in the Chronicle,
    16 May 1914, page 32,
    of school children in fancy dress on
    3 January 1935, page 31.

    A photograph of Mr & Mrs W.R. Phillips and family is in the Observer,
    3 March 1928, page 37.

    Callington - Obituaries

    An obituary of a head teacher, Patrick O'Dea, is in the Observer,
    10 June 1905, page 34c.

    An obituary of Mrs S. Bott is in the Register,
    19 May 1904, page 3g,
    of Patrick O'Dea, school teacher, on 5 June 1905, page 6g,
    of Mrs Hannah White on 24 January 1911, page 4h,
    of Joseph Earle on 24 May 1911, page 4i.

    An obituary of J.F.W. Thiele is in the Observer,
    4 April 1925, page 37b.

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    Place Names

    Calnan Well

    Nomenclature

    On section 169, Hundred of Menzies. Michael Calnan, who held five pastoral leases on Kangaroo Island from 1851. He arrived in the Africaine in 1836 and died at Edithburgh in 1910 aged 83.

    General Notes

    A visit to Mr Calnan's property by Dr Lewis of Gawler is recorded in the Register,
    14 February 1870, page 5d:

    Also see Register,
    6 May 1876, page 6a.

    The death of Charles Calnan is reported in the Register,
    13 July 1898, page 7f,
    Michael Calnan's obituary is in the Observer,
    16 July 1910, page 40a,
    of Mrs Louisa A. Calnan on 6 July 1912, page 41a, Register,
    28 June 1912, page 6i.

    A photograph of Mrs Mary A. Calnan is in the Chronicle,
    27 April 1912, page 32 and
    an obituary in the Register,
    23 and 25 August 1916, pages 6h and 7a,
    Observer,
    26 August 1913, page 33b.

    Information on the family is in The Mail,
    8 October 1938.

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    Caloote

    Nomenclature

    The name given to a post office in April 1882 and a subdivision of part section 322, Hundred of Finniss by Carl C. Rathmann of Mannum in 1885 six kilometres south-west of Mannum. Derived from the Aboriginal kaalut - 'the bend'. It was the northern most camping place of the Ngaralta tribe.

    General Notes

    Its school opened in 1882 as "Summerfeldt";
    name changed in 1885 and closed in 1965.
    A photograph is in the Chronicle,
    24 August 1933, page 31.

    An obituary of C.C. Rathmann is in the Observer,
    22 January 1910, page 38a.

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    Place Names

    Calperum

    An obituary of J.H. Robertson is in the Register,
    26 January 1909, page 4f,
    Observer,
    30 January 1909, page 38d.

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    Caltowie

    Nomenclature

    The principal outstation of a local pastoral property was known as 'Redbanks', sometimes called 'Carcowie'; subsequently corrupted to 'Caltowie'. Aboriginal for 'lizard waterhole'.

    General Notes

    Information on a ploughing match is in the Observer,
    6 and 27 September 1873, pages 1e and 3e (Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches) and
    a Show in the Chronicle,
    23 October 1875, page 15f; also see
    Farmers Weekly Messenger,
    11 September 1874, page 11b.
    Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows.

    The town and district are described in The Irish Harp,
    7 February 1873, pge 3c,
    Register,
    2 October 1872, page 3e and
    5 November 1875, page 6a and
    the town and district in the Express,
    30 November 1874, page 3b,
    Observer,
    7 October 1876, page 8c,
    Chronicle,
    9 December 1876, page 7b,
    31 August 1878, page 5,
    20 June 1885, page 9f,
    Register,
    21 June 1909, page 7e; also see
    Advertiser,
    7 December 1876, page 5d
    Photographs are in the Chronicle,
    19 July 1913, page 32,
    of floods on
    11 January 1934, page 31.

    "Disorder at Caltowie" is in the Chronicle,
    23 December 1876, page 13d:

    "Requirements of Caltowie"is in the Observer,
    9 June 1877, pages 7e-20c.
    A letter in respect of the need for police protection is in the Chronicle,
    15 December 1877, page 15d.
    Also see South Australia - Police.

    A meeting called to consider forming a council is reported in the Register,
    27 October 1877, page 5a.
    A photograph of members is in the Chronicle,
    12 October 1912, page 31.

    A letter re a local school which opened in 1876 is in the Register, 21 August 1878 (supp.), page 3g:

    The Hundred of Caltowie School opened in 1892 and closed in 1900.
    Caltowie Extension (1893-1944) and Caltowie North (1877-1943).
    Information on a school is in the Register,
    13 February 1880, page 5a and
    8 August 1884, page 6b,
    26 April 1900, page 3b.

    A school sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
    11 December 1886, page 15f and
    an Arbor Day on
    25 August 1894, page 4g,
    Observer,
    26 June 1909, page 41b.
    Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
    Photographs of a picnic are in the Chronicle,
    23 March 1933, page 34,
    of students on
    29 June 1933, page 32.

    A sketch of wheat stacks is in Frearson's Weekly,
    23 November 1878, page 308.

    A football match is reported in the Express,
    28 June 1886, page 4b.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.

    A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
    13 November 1886, page 23b,
    a Saint Patrick's Day picnic on
    26 March 1887,
    31 March 1888, page 14d.

    A history of the town and photographs are in the Chronicle,
    5 January 1933, pages 33 and 43.
    The town is described in the Register,
    21 February 1878, page 6c-f,
    30 August 1904, page 5h,
    Parliamentary Paper 66/1886.
    A photograph is in the Observer,
    23 January 1909, page 30.
    The town and district are described in the Observer,
    26 June 1909, page 41a.

    The opening of the Institute is reported in the Register,
    2 February 1880 (supp.), page 1a;
    a photograph of the committee is in the Chronicle,
    30 January 1909, page 30 and
    its 50th jubilee is in the Observer on
    16 November 1929, page 8d.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Anglican Church is reported in the Register on
    11 September 1880, page 6b and
    the jubilee of the Methodist Church on
    26 May 1928, page 3f.

    A Foresters' sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
    15 October 1887, page 23c.

    A meeting of the coursing club is commented upon in the Register,
    22 July 1891, page 3f, (Also see South Australia - Sport - Coursing)
    Observer,
    28 July 1894, page 18e,
    Chronicle,
    16 July 1892, page 14f and
    a horse race meeting on
    23 March 1907, page 23c.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

    Local floods are discussed in the Register,
    1 December 1903, page 9a,
    Observer,
    12 September 1908, page 17a,
    Register,
    21 August 1909, page 14c,
    Observer,
    28 August 1909, page 44d.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

    "The Caltowie Congress" is in the Advertiser,
    23 February 1909, page 10a.

    The town and district are described in the Observer,
    26 June 1909, page 41a.

    Biographical details of a "Mr Martin" are in the Observer,
    30 April 1910, page 44d.

    A photograph of wool carting from Mr W. Seaman's station is in the Observer,
    3 November 1923, page 30,
    of the bowling green on
    26 November 1927, page 37,
    a croquet match in the Chronicle,
    5 April 1934, page 34.

    "An Admirable Farmer [M. Slattery]" is in the Observer,
    1 May 1915, page 11d.

    M. Slattery's farm is discussed in the Register,
    28 April 1915, page 10a.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs J.G. Lehmann is reported in the Observer,
    16 February 1924, page 37c.

    Caltowie - Obituaries

    An obituary of W.H. Russell is in the Observer,
    21 March 1903, page 34d,
    of Alexander McCallum on 28 December 1912, page 41b,
    of Thomas Shannon on 16 January 1915, page 42b,
    of N.E. Hewett on 9 October 1915, page 46a.

    An obituary of Alexander McCallum is in the Register,
    20 December 1912, page 6i,
    of Mrs Janet Ingram on 17 June 1915, page 4f,
    of Martin Petatz on 26 June 1915, page 6i,
    of N.E. Hewett on 1 October 1915, page 4g,
    of Mrs M.A. Watson on 11 January 1916, page 4g,
    of J. Neale on 2 March 1916, page 4g,
    of Michael G. Hill on 26 September 1918, page 7b,
    of W. Graham on 11 April 1919, page 6h,
    of Mrs M.A. Watson on 19 August 1921, page 6h,
    5 September 1921, page 4h,
    of Patrick Kitson on 12 June 1922, page 6g.

    An obituary of J. Neate is in the Observer,
    4 March 1916, page 28a,
    of George Ferguson on 3 December 1921, page 19a,
    of Julius Both on 29 July 1922, page 20b,
    of Mrs Emma M. Batten on 27 September 1924, page 38c,
    of Johann I. Steicke on 2 October 1926, page 20a,
    of J.G. Lehmann on 12 February 1927, page 45b.

    An obituary of Samuel Gordon is in the Register,
    7 October 1924, page 13d,
    of Mrs Sophia Rundle on 7 July 1925, page 8g,
    of Mrs Johannah D. Rick on 16 August 1927, page 13f.

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