Place Names of South Australia - C
Castambul - Challa Gardens
- Castambul
- Castine, Hundred of
- Castle Ranges
- Casuarina Island
- Catt, Hundred of
- Caurnamont
- Cavan
- Cavenagh
- Caversham
- Caveton
- Ceduna
- Chace Range
- Chaffey
- Chain of Ponds
- Challa Gardens
Castambul
Nomenclature
The name was approved for a telephone office near Athelstone 14 km ENE of Adelaide on 23 March 1926. Prior to this the district was known as 'Castambul' because a flock of goats was imported into the district from Turkey in the 1870s; probably corrupted from 'Castabolum', a town in that country.
General Notes
The Observer of 24 June 1871, page 9c has a report on the importation of Angora goats:
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So many questions have been asked about the Angora goats belonging to Mr. Price Maurice that I am induced to publish some information - The location where they are depastured is Oladdie - a hilly country abounding in shrubs... The original stock was procured from the progeny of the celebrated flock consigned by Mr. Titus Salt to the late Mr. J.F. Haigh of Tiatucka... The ten goats are from Castambul which is the most northern district in Asia Minor, situated about 80 miles from the south coast of the Black Sea...
Mr Price Maurice's Angora goat farm is described in the Advertiser,
19 March 1874, page 2f,
28 June 1884, page 3a (supp.); also see
Observer,
28 June 1884, page 10d;
Register,
28 August 1889, page 5b.
A sale of goats is reported on
18 June 1898, page 7a.
The Register of
4 November 1898 at page 6f says:
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It was Mr Haigh's father who introduced Angora goats to the colony but owing to the south-west winds [at Port Lincoln] they didn't thrive and were sold to Mr Price Maurice, who took them to Castamboul [sic].
5 July 1890, page 6f; also see
17, 19 and 21 July 1890, pages 5c, 5c and 7b.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
Its school opened in 1902 and closed in 1909.
A photograph of a bullock team is in the Observer,
13 July 1929, page 47.
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Castine, Hundred of
Nomenclature
J.W. Castine, MP (1884-1902). Born in Plymouth, Devon in May 1846 he came to South Australia in 1862. He possessed a fine military record, rising to the rank of colonel over forty years of voluntary service. For a time he was a member of the boards of the Botanic Garden and The Savings Bank of SA.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
Biographical details of Mr Castine are in the Observer,
25 May 1889, page 33b,
31 July 1897, page 16d,
The Herald,
10 May 1902, page 1a,
Advertiser,
25 May 1929, page 14h.
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Castle Ranges
The laying of the foundation stone of a Bible Christian Church is reported in the Register,7 October 1859, page 3g:
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The foundation stone of a new Bible Christian chapel at Castle Range, near Port Elliot, was laid on 3 October 1859 by Mrs Baldock and Miss Harriet Yelland...
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Casuarina Island
Nomenclature
Also known as 'The Brothers'. It lies off Kangaroo Island and has been declared a bird sanctuary. Le Casuarina was a schooner in company with Baudin's Le Geographe.
General Notes
The rescue of two men from nearby rocks is reported in the Chronicle 31 January 1885, page 6e:
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The steamer Governor Musgrave returned to Port Adelaide after having rescued the two men, W. Mizen and A. Neilson, from the Casuarina Rocks and landed them at Kingscote...
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Catt, Hundred of
Nomenclature
A. Catt, MP (1881-1902). Born in Kent, England in 1833 he came to South Australia in the Posthumous in 1849, when his family settled at Balhannah. He married Mary Martin in 1856 and in 1876 shifted to Gladstone, where he conducted a grocery business. As a parliamentarian he took an active part in the passing of the Beetaloo Water Scheme and was Commissioner of Public Works.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
A farewell by citizens of Gladstone is reported in the Register,
6 May 1881, page 6f.
Comment on his political life is in the Register,
18 April 1884, page 5d.
A lengthy letter traversing his performance in parliament appears in the Register,
19 October 1887, page 3d and
he is upbraided by an elector on
10 September 1889, page 3e.
Biographical details appear in the Observer,
17 December 1887, page 33b, Register,
11 April 1890, page 6b,
7 June 1890, page 6d,
10 December 1892 (supp.), page 1d,
18 December 1915, page 9a;
also see 24 February 1893, page 4g for editorial comment,
Advertiser,
19 April 1893, page 7a,
Weekly Herald,
15 May 1896, page 6a, 7 June 1902, page 1a.
An obituary of Mrs Catt is in the Register,
14 October 1896, page 5a.
A banquet in his honour at Gladstone is reported in the Chronicle,
25 March 1899, page 16a and
a presentation to Mr Catt in the Advertiser,
15 February 1907, page 7a;
also see The Herald, 10 November 1907, page 8d.
See Register, 20 December 1916, page 7c for his reminiscences;
an obituary appears on 29 October 1919, page 7c.
A photograph of a mission station in the Hundred is in the Observer,
16 September 1911, page 30.
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Caurnamont
Nomenclature
The name was first applied to a pastoral run leased by Robert Thomson in the 1860s. An Aboriginal word meaning 'high cliffs'.
General Notes
The company of Faulding's once operated an eucalyptus oil factory there - see Register, 28 March 1896, page 6b:
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At Caurnamont the pretty homestead of Messrs Day and others show results of prosperity with care for surroundings. Faulding's eucalyptus factory still supplies a quantity of oil and here and there signs of life are encouraging, but poor and unprofitable must be the description of the efforts to make a living on the river as far as Morgan...
A cricket match against Rhine Villa is reported in the Chronicle,
7 April 1900, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Robert Thom(p)son is reported in the Register,
2 May 1899, page 4i.
An obituary of Robert Thom(p)son is in theRegister,
7 October 1912, page 6f,
of Mrs Sarah Day on 12 April 1917, page 6g,
of Hugh McDonald in the Observer,
5 January 1924, page 43a.
"Boatbuilding on the Murray" is in the Register,
14 March 1923, page 6f;
A photograph of a motor vessel built by Mr Wache is in the Observer,
17 March 1923, page 30.
Also see Place Names - Murray River.
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Cavan
Nomenclature
Lies on section 2244, Hundred of Yatala and derives its name from the hotel 'The Cavan Arms'. Its first licensee was B. Gillick in 1855. He was born in County Cavan, Ireland, circa 1826.
General Notes
The Cavan Arms races are reported in the Register, 1 February 1856, page 3h:
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The Cavan Arms race meeting was held in January 1856 upon a section of land adjoining the Cavan Arms and belonging to Mr. James, the landlord of that famous hostelry. The day was beautifuly fine, with the exception of a few dust storms towards the close, and the course was well attended, several
hundred equestrians and pedestrians being present, including many ladies.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
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Cavenagh
Nomenclature
W. Cavenagh, MP (1862-1873). Born in Kent, England in 1822 he came to South Australia from Victoria in 1854 and was one time Commissioner of Crown Lands and Public Works. He died in England in 1895.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
"Mr Cavanagh [sic] and the Gold Diggers" is in the Register,
15 December 1869, page 2c.
The Hundred of Cavenagh School opened in 1886 and closed in 1939;
Cavenagh West School operated from 1890 until 1928 and
Cavenagh East School from 1894 until 1908.
An alleged gold discovery in the Hundred is reported in the Register,
8 May 1888, page 7b.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
Floods are reported in the Express, 10 January 1889, page 3e:
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On New Year's Day, 1889, extraordinary floods visited this district. The rain which fell in the Hundreds of Coglin and Morgan caused the storm waters to come down with great force and when it is known that the flat here is from a mile to a mile and a half long, it will be guessed what a body of water rushed by, carrying away fences and anything movable. Happily no lives were lost, although I have heard of several narrow escapes. The flood entered a house occupied by a woman and her children and at once the furniture began to float about, leaving her no time to effect an escape. The water rushed through the house, rising higher and higher every moment, till she had to pile things on the bed, and there she stationed herself with her four children. At length the bed began to float. A neighbour started to her assistance, but was forced to turn back as the rushing water almost took him off his legs...
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
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Caversham
Nomenclature
A subdivision of section 396, Hundred of Yatala by R.B. Colley (1819-1875) in 1860; now included in Beverley. The name was imported from Oxfordshire, England and derives from the Old English cafer-tun - 'hall, court or mansion'.
General Notes
"Fire at Caversham" is in the Register,
22 September 1876, page 6a,
Chronicle,
23 September 1876, page 22b.
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Caveton
Nomenclature
A town in the Hundred of Caroline on the Mount Gambier to Nelson (Victoria) Road 18 km south-east of Mount Gambier was first offered for sale on 12 July 1866 and was diminished on 28 January 1960. It probably got its name from subterranean caves which are prevalent in the district.
General Notes
A sale of town allotments is reported in the Chronicle,
21 July 1866, page 3c.
The village is described in the Register, 23 October 1880, page 5g, 26 April 1894, page 6b:
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There is one 'township' on the road to the Punt and it has the name of 'Caveton'. The name, however, and one house is all it has and the Arcadian simplicity of the old couple who live there may be inferred from the fact that when we burst upon their solitude they came out of the house to ask us what day of the week it was! We informed them; they closed the gate behind us (on the high road) and we drove on into the stony and comparatively useless Hundred of Caroline...
[It] consists of one house, although there are tens of thousands of inhabitants in the vicinity; but they are rodents and are eating out of house and home the poor squatter on whose lands they are fattening.
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Ceduna
Nomenclature
'Ceduna Plain' and 'Ceduna Hut and Well' on Athenna Station have been shown on Lands Department maps since May 1867, so there does not appear to be any doubt that this is the source of the name. There is an Aboriginal word chedoona meaning 'resting place'. In 1958, the oldest inhabitant, Mr Troubridge, told Inspector Hansberry of the SA Police that the town was named after Trooper P.L. Hansberry's horse 'Ceduna'. Trooper Hansberry was stationed there in the 1890s.
General Notes
"Murat Bay in the Early Days" is in the Register,
21 January 1908, page 8e:
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The country surrounding Murat Bay was not much more than a dense scrub composed of mallee and tea tree, but since settlement the country is becoming highly suitable for agricultural and pastoral purposes. It used to be about as waterless strip of land as you could find in South Australia. Now the settlers conserve water in cemented or other tanks some of which, when full, contain 130,000 gallons and more. The blacks in the dry weather lived on mallee root water which was plentiful a few miles inland...
Also see Register
4 and 7 February 1911, pages 14f and 8e.
The town and district are described on
27 April 1926, page 10h,
11 May 1926, page 7e,
24 December 1926, page 11e.
Photographs are in the Observer,
2 November 1912, page 29.
Phillip Hiern reports a shortage of water in the Register,
3 March 1909, page 3g.
James Hiern's reminiscences appear on
22 February 1910, page 10a,
Advertiser,
3 February 1914, page 10d: "... the Ceduna the natives know is 20 miles away in the direction of Fowlers Bay"; also see
Register,
16 January 1928, page 14a.
Photographs are in the Observer,
2 November 1912, page 29,
Chronicle,
30 March 1933, page 37.
Photographs of the Methodist and Anglican Churches and the Bank of Adelaide are in the Observer,
26 August 1911, page 31,
of a football team on
23 August 1913, page 32.
"A Dip Into Old History" is in the Advertiser,
23, 25 and 29 April 1912,
1 May 1912, page 11a.
The school opened in 1914.
The opening of a Memorial Hall is reported in the Register,
4 November 1924, page 3c.
Observer,
8 November 1924, page 60a.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
27 December 1924, page 32.
Also see South Australia- World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
An obituary of Thomas Hunt is in the Observer,
28 March 1925, page 38a,
of C.M. Adey on 26 November 1927, page 50d.
"Some Fine Country" is in the Advertiser,
27 April 1926, page 14c.
"A Voice From the Country {Matron Doris Percival]" is in the Register,
6 July 1926, page 4d.
Information on the hospital is in the Observer,
17 July 1926, page 54c.
The reminiscences of Matron Doris Percival are in the Observer,
17 June 1926, page 54b; also see
31 July 1926, page 60a.
"Water Turned On" is in the Register,
22 June 1928, page 13a.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
"Mice Slain in Hordes" is in the Advertiser,
10 and 11 June 1932, pages 11i and 16b.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Mice, Snakes and Rats.
A proposed butter factory is discussed in the Advertiser,
7 November 1932, page 18f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.
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Chace Range
The first report of William Chace is to be found in the Register of 14 October 1848, where he is described as the leader of Burra teamsters, when a strike was threatened unless the directors of the Burra Burra mine increased cartage prices.Nine days later the Adelaide Times described him as 'a dray lawyer' and because of these activities, which were anathema to the Mine's management and capitalists generally, he was referred to as 'Captain' Chace.
In reminiscences of his life on the Aroona Run in the North Flinders Ranges Frederick Hayward says that Chace, in 1850, 'piloted by natives pursued the course we had to abandon... and within fifteen miles of our camp found the Wilpena and Arkaba Creek... also the Aroona run 22 miles north of Wilpena.' Therefore, Hayward was most unkind when he referred to Chace as 'the notorious bullock puncher from Burra', because Chace's discoveries enabled him to retire as a wealthy man.
Also see Place Names - Wilpena.
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Chaffey
The Chaffey School opened in 1927 and closed in 1943."Irrigation Colony on the Murray" is in the Register,
25 October 1886, page 5d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.
An interview with the Chaffey brothers is in the Advertiser,
7 January 1887, page 6a; also see
17 January 1887, page 6a and
25 July 1921, page 8c,
Express,
22 January 1887, page 3e,
3 February 1887, page 2b,
25 May 1887, page 6a.
A map is in the Pictorial Australian in
February 1887, page 29.
An obituary of W.B. Chaffey is in the Register,
5 June 1926, pages 8g-9e.
Also see Place Names - Bookmark.
Cartoons are in The Lantern,
29 January 1887, page 1,
19 March 1887, page 11,
11 June 1887, page 24.
"Progressive Chaffey" is in the Observer, 26 March 1927, page 5a:
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The numerous bachelor cubicles or married men's three-in-one cubicles - not conspicuously ornamental - have almost disappeared. What few are left serve as landmarks which mark the transition from 'batching' to 'marriage' and, incidentally, suggests that means to marry were forthcoming. By now home making has so far progressed that sand drifts and barren spaces around the houses have been transformed into neat flower gardens...
"What Chaffey Did for Australia" is in the Advertiser,
5 March 1932, page 14h.
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Chain of Ponds
Also see Place Names - Philptown.Nomenclature
A subdivision of part section 6121, Hundred of Para Wirra by the South Australian Company in 1854. The name is descriptive. Its alternative name was 'Philp Town'; the Philp family held the licence of the Morning Star Inn for many years.
General Notes
The Adelaide Chronicle of
12 January 1842, page 4d refers to a "chain of ponds".
The Register of
27 March 1856, page 2f-h says, inter alia:
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For some miles the country is dotted at irregular intervals with small ponds, or lakes of water, having no visible connection above ground, but never dry up, even in the hottest summer.
Its alternative name was "Philp Town"; the Philp family held the licence of the Morning Star Inn for many years - see MB 100/152 for a memorial dated 7 May 1856 which describes "all that public house messuage and premises situate at Philp Town, Chain of Ponds."
Reminiscences of the Morning Star Hotel are in the Register, 7 April 1919, page 4e and 3h.
In respect of the hotel, the Observer of
27 January 1849 says that those "Loving sport will find abundance of [pleasure] in pigeon shooting, pony racing and other amusements... A gold lace hat will be wrestled for."
Historical information on the hotel is in the Observer,
12 April 1919, page 31a.
A report on a proposed school is in the Register,
10 December 1853, page 3c - it opened in 1854 and closed in 1868;
see Government Gazette of
2 March 1854.
The first market at Phelp's (sic) Town, Chain of Ponds, is reported in the Register,
7 April 1854, page 3g.
The laying of the foundation stone of a steam mill is reported in the Register,
3 May 1856, page 3g:
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In April 1856 settlers, accompanied in many instances by their wives and daughters assembled on the invitation of the proprietors of the new steam mill to witness the ceremony of laying the foundation stone, This was done in due course by Mr. Francis Symonds... The mill will be situated between Houghton and the Morning Star Inn, five miles from the former and one mile from the latter. It is to be four storeys high and the engine will be larger than any attached to a similar establishment in South Australia....
The opening of Whitford's mill is reported in the Register,
18 April 1857, page 2g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
Public meetings called in respect of a proposed railway are reported in the Register,
9 and 15 July 1857, pages 2d and 3a.
Also see South Australia- Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
The reopening of the Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Observer,
2 January 1858, page 3e.
Information on the foundation of a Sunday school is in the Register,
24 April 1858.
A gold discovery is described in the Register
9 September 1871, page 5b.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register,
5 January 1887, page 7c.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
18 February 1888, page 14f,
23 February 1889, page 15c.
Biographical details of Mrs Benjamin Giddings are in the Register,
18 May 1912, page 13a.
A flood is reported in the Observer, 1 November 1913, page 44c.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
Information on a public hall is in the Register,
24 April 1914, page 4e.
The opening of the Institute is reported in the Register,
5 October 1914, page 7c and
of a memorial recreation ground on
4 January 1927, page 10f; (Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen)
photographs are in the Chronicle,
8 January 1927, page 51.
Biographical details of William Caust are in the Register,
11 January 1915, page 7c,
an obituary of Mrs William Caust is in the Register,
17 July 1915, page 8h, Observer,
24 July 1915, page 45a,
of William Caust in the Register,
27 May 1918, page 4f.
An Australia Day celebration is reported in the Observer,
16 September 1916, page 15a.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
16 September 1916, page 30.
"Extensive Hills Blaze" is in the Register,
23 January 1918, page 8e.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.
A photograph of a bridge is in the Observer,
5 March 1921, page 25,
of the opening of a recreation ground on
15 January 1927, page 34.
Chain of Ponds - Obituaries
An obituary of Francis Symonds is in the Register, 21 March 1885, page 5c,
of James P. Caust in the Register, 30 July 1895, page 4h, Observer, 3 August 1895, page 30a,
of Thomas Symon(d)s on 20 August 1904, page 34d,
of John Symonds on 4 October 1913, page 35a,
of J. Joyce on 26 May 1923, page 8g.
An obituary of Mrs J. Congdon is in the Register, 28 December 1910, page 4i,
of John Symonds on 27 September 1913, page 16a.
An obituary of Mrs Benjamin Giddings is in the Observer, 20 May 1916, page 33a,
of A. H. Norman on 15 September 1917, page 40a,
of William Caust on 1 June 1918, page 20c (also see 16 January 1915, page 43a),
of F.V. Allbright on 30 April 1921, page 34a.
An obituary of Mrs J. Pollard is in the Register, 20 November 1919, page 6i,
of L. von der Borch on 20 December 1919, page 9a,
of H.F.C. Symonds on 15 March 1921, page 8a,
of F.V. Allbright on 27 April 1921, page 8e,
of J. Joyce on 21 July 1922, page 6i,
of William J. Hannaford on 4 and 5 February 1924, pages 6g and 8g,
of William Bethune on 2 August 1926, page 8g.
An obituary of J. Joyce is in the Observer, 2 June 1923, page 35a,
of W.J. Hannaford on 9 February 1924, page 45b,
of Mrs Thomas Symons on 29 October 1927, page 48a,
of Mrs Mary Morgan on 11 August 1928, page 44c,
of Mrs W. Sutherland on 29 September 1928, page 34d.
An obituary of Francis H. Hoad is in the Register,15 July 1926, page 8f.
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Challa Gardens
Nomenclature
A subdivision of part section 411E, Hundred of Yatala in 1950 by J.J. Roche; now included in Kilkenny. Prior to July 1927 the district was known as 'Yatala Blocks' while its first school was opened as 'Gelland' in 1927. Aboriginal for "good soil."
General Notes
Records in the Department of Education show its school opening as Woodville North in 1927 and in the same year adopting the names of "Woodville East" and "Kilkenny North", finally settling for "Challa Gardens" in 1928.
A photograph of a pet show is in the Observer,
23 October 1930, page 34,
of children playing cricket is in the Chronicle,
10 September 1931, page 61.
