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Clare
Clare Point
Claremont
Clarence Park
Clarendon
Claypans
Clement Gap
Cleve
Clifton
Clinton
Clover Hill
Coalshed Creek
Coates Hill
Cobbledick Swamp
Cobbler Creek
Cobbler Hill

Clare Point

"The point inside Liguanea Island" is named after a member of the Marine Board clerical staff -
see Advertiser,
21 January 1910, page 6e.

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Claremont

Nomenclature

As a place name it has never been given official sanction in South Australia. In 1842, Alfred Hardy (c.1814-1870) built a home at Glen Osmond which he called 'Hartley Bank'. In 1862, Daniel Cudmore bought the property and renamed it 'Claremont', possibly after an Irish association, for he was born at Tory Hall, County Limerick in 1811.

General Notes

An obituary of Daniel Cudmore is in the Register,
4 November 1891, page 5c,
Observer, 7 November 1891, page 29d:

Daniel Cudmore died there in 1891, aged 80 years. Possessed of indomitable energy and pluck and gifted with a physical strength above the average he was enabled to endure the many rough experiences which were the lot of early settlers... In 1864 he went to live at Claremont...

A military artillery encampment on the property is reported in the Register, 18 October 1915, page 8c:

In October 1915 a representative of the daily press visited the camp of artillery at Mr. Peter Waite's fine Claremont Estate, Glen Osmond. There were under canvas 100 men under Captain C.T. Dean... The camp is an ideal situation for the training of field artillery and the gunners are very grateful for the kindness and hospitality shown by Mr. Waite...

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Clarence Park

The Register of
25 January 1892, page 5h has a report of a meeting of citizens of Goodwood South when it was decided to seek official adoption of the name "Clarence Park" - no reason is given for the choice of the name:

A meeting was held on 22 January 1892 to consider altering the name of the Goodwood South township. Being separate from Goodwood, possessing its own post office and having one or two streets called by similar names to those in Goodwood Park the residents were constantly put to inconvenience... After some discussion it was decided by a large majority to call the place Clarence Park...

However, The Mail of
10 April 1920, page 11c talks of "Clarence Gardens, the fine property at the junction of the Cross Road and Forest Avenue and formerly in the estate of the late Mr William Ackland."
Also see Register,
24 April 1919, page 5a.
Photographs are in the Observer,
7 February 1925, page 34.

A proposed school is discussed in the Express,
1 June 1892, page 2d.

An obituary of John Crawford is in the Register,
1 April 1924, page 6h,
of Rev A.G. Fry on 24 September 1926, page 15d.

Information on a Methodist church is in the Register,
3 August 1925, page 11g.

Clarence Park - Obituaries

An obituary of C.H. Kyd is in the Register,
2 April 1900, page 5a,
Observer,
21 April 1900, page 22b,
of James Kentish on 30 August 1902, page 36a,
of James Kentish in the Register, 26 August 1902, page 5a,
of Hiram Gosden on 21 January 1908, page 4i, 7 March 1908, page 9f,
of Rev F. Kingdon on 23 December 1903, page 5a,
of George Thomas on 29 July 1913, page 6g,
of Ernest J. Anderson on 7 March 1922, page 4f.

An obituary of Mrs Esther Simpson is in the Observer,
22 February 1908, page 40e,
of John Illman on 22 May 1909, page 38a,
of Caleb Macklin on 22 April 1922, page 34b,
of Alexander Rankine on 22 December 1923, page 43c,
of Samuel Bartlett on 29 November 1924, page 39d,
of Thomas Partridge on 2 February 1929, page 49b.

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Clarendon

Nomenclature

The name occurs in Canada, Jamaica and the United States of America which were, no doubt, named after the aristocratic family of England one of whom was Edward Hyde a member of the famous Long Parliament in which he at first supported the popular cause but, apparently becoming afraid of anarchy or of the ruin of the church, became the leader of the royalists. On the outbreak of hostilities he took the field for the Stuarts. When Cromwell's dragoons proved too much for the Cavaliers, Clarendon fled to the Isle of Jersey and after Cromwell's death he arranged with General Monk for the return of Charles II to the throne; he subsequently became Prime Minister and was made Earl of Clarendon.

General Notes

An article headed "In the Heart of the Hills" by Rev John Blacket is in the Advertiser, 23 January 1929, page 14c where he talks of the Hyde family in England and says:

Advertiser

Some early history is in the Observer,
26 January 1929, page 10a.

A kangaroo hunt with hounds is reported in the South Australian, 17 July 1849, page 2f:

The Adelaide Hounds had a run at Clarendon on 13 July 1849; those present were J. Philcox, S. Penny, Power, Cook, Spriggs, Lloyd and Vansittart... Having settled well to the kangaroo the work now began in serious earnest; the hounds were running well together and for 45 minutes heads up and stern down was the order of the day... Perhaps the last quarter of an hour was the prettiest seen for some time in that district; the kangaroo being about 60 yards ahead of the leading hounds, each trying to go their very hardest, the one to catch, the other to be up at the death of as game a kangaroo as ever crossed a creek... We hear that the tail of the kangaroo is to be presented for his Excellency's acceptation, as it has been one of the very best runs that ever a person need ride to, both as regards hounds doing their work and the horses keeping their places...

Also see South Australia - Sport - Fox Hunting.

"Clarendon's Grand Old Man", the reminiscences of Thomas Shipway, is in the Advertiser,
27 March 1923, page 10c;
those of Caleb Mitchell appear on
25 May 1926, page 14f.
An obituary of Thomas Shipway is in the Register,
3 July 1923, page 8h.

"Clarendon District Council - Some of the Early Records" is in the Advertiser,
17 November 1923, page 14c.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

Its school was opened in 1852 by James Cowell. Register,
7 and 12 December 1865, pages 2g and 3b,
Observer,
27 July 1878, page 24b.
Information on a proposed new school is in the Register,
13 June 1883, page 5e,
20 May 1890, page 5e.

The opening of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
22 December 1851, page 3b; also see
Express,
9 February 1875, page 2e,
Observer,
21 August 1875, page 4e.
The jubilee of the Methodist Church is reported in the Observer,
2 November 1901, page 45b,
Register,
13 March 1902, page 7g.

"Clarendon Methodism" is in the Advertiser,
23 and 25 October 1911, pages 11f and 12a.
The diamond jubilee of the Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
23 October 1911.
Also see South Australia - Religion - Methodists and Wesleyans.

The laying of the foundation stone of the Bible Christian Chapel is reported in the Register,
22 October 1853, page 3f; also see
14 July 1854, page 3d for its opening and
Observer,
15 and 22 July 1854.
An anniversary is reported in the Register,
24 November 1866, page 2d.

The laying of the first plank of the bridge is reported in the Register,
18 September 1857, page 3h; also see
Observer,
3 October 1857, page 7f.
Its opening is discussed in the Register,
13 March 1858, page 3d; also see
18 July 1919, page 9e.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
26 July 1919, page 44b.

The district is described in the Register,
17 May 1859, page 3h and
the town and district in the Register,
18 May 1892, page 6a,
Chronicle,
19 December 1908 (photos),
Advertiser,
12 February 1910, page 18e.

The town is described in The Lantern,
5 May 1877, page 6.
A history of the town and district by Rev John Blacket is in the Register on
22 January 1929, page 12a.
"Lovely Clarendon" is in the Advertiser,
9 July 1921, page 13e.
Photographs are in the Observer,
8 January 1910, page 30,
Chronicle,
2 February 1929, page 40.

Baptismal ceremonies in the River Onkaparinga are reported in the Register,
4 October 1859, page 2h:

On 25 September 1859 nine persons were baptised in the River Onkaparinga by Mr. Mason. It had been arranged that a sermon should be preached at the river side by Mr. Daniel and there were present on the occasion several hundreds of persons. But on account of a heavy fall of rain the sermon was postponed till the evening when a large congregation met together in the chapel. The conduct of the vast multitude assembled on the river banks to witness the ordinance of baptism was most exemplary and the entire services of the day were both solemn and interesting.

Information on James Philcox's departure from South Australia is in the Register,
10 November 1859, page 3e under the heading "Peachey Belt".

Peake's vineyard is described in the Advertiser,
17 December 1861, page 2f,
16 January 1868, page 2d,
3 April 1891, page 6d.
A vintage is described in the Register,
13 May 1869, page 3a; also see
Chronicle,
29 March 1879, page 9f,
14 April 1894, page 15a, page 9f,
Advertiser,
17 May 1907, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.

"Clarendon Wine in Batavia" is in the Register,
15 June 1867, page 3h.

A cricket match against Meadows is reported in the Register,
19 May 1864, page 3e and
Coromandel Valley on
14 March 1867, page 3f; also see
Chronicle,
6 April 1867, page 5g,
3 April 1869, page 7a,
Express,
16 March 1868, page 2d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

Flooding is reported in the Register,
17 October 1867, page 4d.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

The opening of a bridge across Lee Creek is reported in the Register,
1 April 1870, page 5b.

A ploughing match is reported in the Chronicle,
3 September 1870, page 8g,
Express,
18 September 1871, page 2g,
Chronicle,
26 October 1872, page 7a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

The effects of a hurricane are discussed in the Observer,
20 August 1870, page 7e.

The laying of the foundation stone of the Friendly Societies Hall is reported in the Register,
26 and 27 December 1872, pages 5b and 5d-e,
Observer,
28 December 1872, page 6a-c; also see
Chronicle,
28 June 1873, page 5f.

A sketch of a ford over the river is in Frearson's Weekly,
11 August 1882, page 633.

A Field Naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register,
2 September 1884, page 6c,
11 November 1887, page 7g,
12 November 1890, page 6e.

An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
2 August 1890, page 7b.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Morphett is reported in the Register,
5 September 1893, page 6g.
An obituary of Richard Morphett is in the Register, 19 July 1902, page 7d.
Biographical details of Mrs Richard Morphett are in the Register,
28 December 1912, page 13a,
Observer,
18 December 1915, page 32a,
6 March 1920, page 38e (obit.).
An obituary of Richard Morphett is in the Register,
6 June 1921, page 8c,
biographical details of J.E. Morphett on 4 August 1922, page 6h.

A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
9 January 1892, page 8g,
12 January 1895, page 11e.

The Coro Bacon Curing and Butter Making Factory is described in the Register,
26 July 1890, page 7f and
the opening of a new butter factory on
3 August 1893, page 6f; also see
Advertiser,
20 September 1894, page 6a.
Also see South Australia Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.

An obituary of John Spencer is in the Register,
23 June 1894, page 5b,
Observer,
23 June 1894, page 28e,
of Thomas Wright on 26 August 1899, page 11a.

Information on the weir contract is in the Register,
28 November 1894, page 7c.
The opening of the recreation grounds is reported on
16 September 1895, page 7e.

A Friendly Society's picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
19 November 1904, page 12b.

Photographs of poultry farms are in the Observer,
20 April 1907, page 30.

The third annual Show is reported in the Advertiser,
21 February 1908, page 10e; also see
17 February 1911, page 10d.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
19 February 1910, page 29.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows.

The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs Edward Dix is reported in the Register,
22 June 1912, page 15e.

A photograph of the Mount Malvern Mine is in the Chronicle,
22 June 1918, page 25,
of a Legacy Club camp on
31 January 1935, page 31.

Photographs of the opening of the hospital and its committee are in the Observer,
3 October 1925, page 32.

"Two Clarendon Pioneers" is in the Advertiser,
27 December 1926, page 8b.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Thomas Edwards is reported in the Register,
28 December 1926, page 6f.

Clarendon - Obituaries

An obituary of Rev A.J. Bogle is in the Register,
20 July 1889, page 5a,
of Robert Hilton on 13 June 1891, page 4g,
of Thomas Wright on 23 August 1899, page 3e,
of Rev Alfred P. Burgess on 20 December 1905, page 4i, Observer,
23 December 1905, page 38b,
of Edward Dix on 3 May 1913, page 41b,
of Mrs Sarah Hilton on 8 July 1916, page 19b,
of Richard Morphett on 11 June 1921, page 34a,
of Thomas Shipway on 7 July 1923, page 35a,
of James Smart on 27 September 1924, page 38b.

An obituary of Mr Hicks is in the Register,
11 October 1910, page 4g,
of Edward Dix on 26 April 1913, page 7c,
of Mrs Mary A. Chapman on 15 July 1913, page 6h,
of Mrs Austin Mariner on 13 September 1913, page 14a,
of Mrs Sarah Hilton on 1 July 1916, page 8i,
of Arthur Harper on 21 October 1924, page 8h.

An obituary of Caleb Mitchell is in the Observer,
24 July 1926, page 11a,
of John Clements on 11 December 1926, page 75a.

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Claypans

Nomenclature

A descriptive name applied to land near section 44, Hundred of Forster.

General Notes

"A Pioneer of Claypans - William Towill" is in the Advertiser,
7 July 1928, page 10g,
Observer,
2 July 1927, page 11e,
14 July 1928, page 55c:

The veteran pioneer of Claypans, William Towill, attained his 81st birthday on 9 June 1928... The place was named after a claypan at which the settlers drew water and camped their first night, five dingoes running away from the claypan at their approach. The first season Mr. Towill chopped down mallee scrub to the extent of 100 acres... He frequently conveys the Claypans mail twice weekly on horseback to Purnong Landing and return - a distance of over 12 miles - on behalf of his son, W.E. Towill, who is the Claypan's postmaster...

An obituary of Mrs Mary E. Bock is in the Observer, 5 November 1927, page 45d,
of Carl H.W. Schmaal in the Register, 30 April 1928, page 10e,
of Mrs Thomas H. Searle on 11 August 1928, page 3h.

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Clement Gap

Information on the school is in the Observer,
13 December 1890, page 32d:

In 1890 a deputation waited on the Minister of Education and submitted to him a resolution requesting that the government build a school house on the three-chain road opposite the south-west corner of Section 638, Hundred of Redhill. It was mentioned that if working men's blocks in the neighbourhood were settled upon a large building might be required...

A school picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
15 September 1894, page 12f,
a photograph of Bobby McInnes starting off for school appears on
3 March 1928, page 42.

A photograph of a football team is in the Chronicle,
21 October 1922, page 29.

The opening of a new church is reported in the Observer,
27 March 1926, page 49c.
A photograph is in the Observer,
10 April 1926, page 32.

An obituary of Mrs Mary Wilson is in the Register,
7 and 13 May 1927, pages 11b and 11d.

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Cleve

Nomenclature

The town was proclaimed on 6 March 1879 and named by Governor Jervois after a property held by the Snow family in Devonshire, England who were related to the Governor whose father married Elizabeth Maitland, the daughter of William Maitland: Thomas Snow, born 1791, married Charlotte Maitland, eldest daughter of William Maitland. 'Cleve House' near Exeter in Devonshire has been described as 'commanding a fine view over Exeter' - it was still standing in 1983.

General Notes

Its school opened in 1886.
A photograph of "How Children Get to School" is in the Chronicle,
5 September 1925, page 40.

The district is described in the Register,
12 May 1888, page 6e and
the town on
11 October 1905, page 6e; also see
20 November 1906, page 7a,
5 May 1911, page 9c,
31 October 1911, page 10a,
10 October 1925, page 5a,
25 May 1926, page 7.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
4 August 1932, page 31.

A cricket match against Cowell is reported in the Chronicle,
29 August 1896, page 26a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

A Show is reported in the Chronicle,
6 November 1909, page 13e; also see
Advertiser,
11 October 1910, page 13e.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows.

A threatening bushfire is described in the Register,
19 January 1912, page 5a,
Observer,
27 January 912, page 52a.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Budhfires.

Photographs of the town are in the Observer,
8 December 1906, page 29,
5 June 1926, page 34,
of the Bank of Adelaide on
26 August 1911, page 31,
of the opening of the Lutheran Church on
17 December 1927, page 38,
of a rifle club in the Chronicle,
11 November 1916, page 29,
of a war memorial on
22 April 1922, page 30 (see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen),
of harvest time on
21 January 1928, page 42,
18 December 1930, page 36,
of kangaroo hunting on
14 June 1934, page 37,
of a football team on
16 July 1936, page 38.

The laying of the foundation stone of an Anglican church is reported in the Register,
6 June 1913, page 10g.

Cleve - Obituaries

An obituary of A. Turnbull is in the Observer, 2 September 1905, page 38d.

An obituary of Charles Hamilton is in the Observer,
4 June 1927, page 44b,
of Patrick Leonard on 7 January 1928, page 50b.

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Clifton

Nomenclature

The name of a fashionable watering place on the heights above the River Avon at Bristol, England, celebrated for its beneficial influence on consumptives; it simply translates as 'cliff town' for it is situated on the cliffs overhanging the River Avon. The name was given to two subdivisions; in 1839 John Thomas Young cut up section 290, Hundred of Adelaide into 253 allotments but the venture was a financial disaster as only a few lots were sold.

General Notes

The "Adelaide" subdivision at the foothills is advertised in the Southern Australian,
5 June 1839, page 2a.

A letter from a resident of the village is in the SA Record,
10 October 1840, page 238b.

Its nursery is described in the Register,
25 November 1878, page 1a (supp.).

The Chronicle of 16 August 1862, page 3c says it was also the name of a village near McLaren Vale.

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Clinton

Nomenclature

Named by Governor Daly after the Duke of Newcastle, (Henry Pelham F.P. Clinton), who was Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1859 until his death in October 1864.

General Notes

"Through the Hundreds of Clinton and Kulpara" is in the Advertiser,
8 November 1877, page 7b.

"Clinton Jetty Tolls" is in the Register, 29 and 31 October 1884, pages 7d and 5c,
Observer, 1 November 1884, page 31:

At the public meeting it was found that that rust had almost entirely destroyed many of the iron rails on which the truck used to run. All that remained in a half-sound state were the piles, a few of the rails and the wheels and axles of the truck. The rest was in an advanced state of decay...

The Clinton School opened in 1881 and closed in 1889;
The Clinton Centre School operated from 1886 until 1950;
the Clinton North School opened in 1886 and had its name changed to Kainton in 1915;
the Port Clinton School opened in 1892 and closed in 1947;
the Hundred of Clinton School opened in 1928 and in the same year had its name changed to "Yararoo".

See Wallaroo - "To Wallaroo and Back".

The presence of phosphate on several sections in the Hundred of Clinton is discussed in Record of the Mines of South Australia (fourth edition) page 334. "Mineral Phosphates - The Clinton Discovery" is reported in the Chronicle,
8 February 1902, page 6a,
Advertiser,
4 February 1902, page 8a,
Observer,
8 February 1902, page 9a.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Miscellany.

A sports day held on Mr T. Kenny's land is reported in the Register,
15 September 1881, page 1e (supp.).

"The Wants of Clinton" is in the Register,
28 September 1882 (supp.), page 2d.
The town is described on
3 May 1904, page 7f.

"Clinton Jetty Tolls" is in the Observer,
1 November 1884, pages 30e-31a.

A photograph of boring for water is in the Observer,
15 February 1908, page 32.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Charles Foley is in the Register,
29 July 1924, page 8h.

"Brown Coal - Abundant Supplies at Clinton" is in the Advertiser,
24 September 1926, page 11d.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.

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Clover Hill

A report on a church picnic at this place near Georgetown is in the Register,
30 December 1881, page 5a and
a sports day on
15 April 1884, page 6e:

A picnic was held at Clover Hill on 26 December 1881 in connection with the local church when about 400 people were on the ground. During the day a cricket match was played between members of the Georgetown Cricket Club and the Rifle Volunteer Company... At about 6.30 pm the affair broke up when all expressed themselves much pleased with the day's proceedings. The Georgetown Brass band was in attendance...

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Coalshed Creek

The Coalshed Creek wharf is discussed in the Register,
11 February 1886, page 7a,
12 November 1886, page 4f,
Observer,
13 February 1886, page 35a,
Advertiser,
16 and 17 November 1886, pages 6e and 7d,
13 August 1887, page 6b.

A bridge across the creek is discussed in the Register, 25 August 1891, page 5b:

It will be remembered that some time ago the government was asked to construct a footbridge at Coalshed Creek for the greater convenience of the men who have to cross from No. 1 Quay on their way to work at some of the steamers....

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Coates Hill

Nomenclature

North-west of Tarcoola. Possibly Edward and Charles James Coates, who took up three pastoral leases comprising 292 square miles 'North of Lake Gairdner' and 'East of Coober Pedy' in 1880. Alternatively, a Mr Coates is reported to have explored country north-west of Lake Harris in 1878. The Observer of 4 October 1879 has a letter from E. Coates and J.B. Bull reciting Coates' exploration with T. McFarlane.

General Notes

Mr E. Coates diary of a trip to the Warburton Ranges is in the Chronicle,
30 August 1879, page 2; also see
13 and 27 September 1879, pages 11e and 11d.

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Cobbledick Swamp

Near Summertown.
It was named after James Cobbledick, an early settler. See Observer, 4 February 1893, page 9d.

In his evocative reminiscences published in the Observer, 3 November 1923, page 38e, Mr W.J. Cobbledick recalls that he was born at O'Halloran Hill on 17 July 1841, his mother having arrived in the Rajahstan in 1838.

Her first husband was supposed to have been drowned in the "Death Hole" in the Torrens Lake. His father arrived in the City of Adelaide in 1839 and for several years was manager for Major O'Halloran.

When he was aged four, the family set out on the bush track over Ayliffe Hill in a bullock dray and settled at a place that became known as Cobbledick's Swamp, by which his mother named "Springfield Garden". He mentions many names of early settlers in the hills - Mr Guppy lived at the Dreary Hill; a gully nearby was called McFidgeon's Gully and he added that Piccadilly was so designated by Mr [sic] Young, "of North Adelaide". "The blacks, although not dangerous, were often troublesome and hung about the houses begging for food. If one was supplied, the whole tribe would appear next day and demand an equal share."

The Cobbledick's were the first to grow fruit in the neighbourhood of Crafers, while potatoes were raised from seed obtained from Brown's River, Tasmania, and yielded as much as eight tons to the acre .

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Cobbler Creek

An obituary of William Pedler is in the Observer, 30 January 1909, page 38d:

Royal Admiral

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Cobbler Hill

The Register of 11 February 1858 (supp.) at page 1 locates the hill as "On the Blowhole Creek" contiguous to sections 105, 119, 120 and 121, Hundred of Waitpinga.

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