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    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range

    Eagle-on-the-Hill

    Nomenclature

    In 1853 William Anderson was licensee of the 'Anderson Hotel' which was changed to its present name when the owner had a live eagle perched on a pole.

    General Notes

    An obituary of Abraham Fordham is in the Express, 5 August 1864, page 2c:

    The hotel is described in the Register,
    25 December 1874, page 6a.

    The Register, 27 January 1883 (supp.), page 1b describes it as "Where a representative eagle-hawk, caged and contemplative, sits in solitary dignity, regretting some far-distant sheep run where he was wont to swoop upon the shepherd's charge and make his meal of raw lamb chops..."

    A history of the hotel is in the Register,
    11 May 1893, page 6e and
    a report of its destruction by fire on
    4 August 1899, page 6c:

    A snow fall is reported upon in the Register, 1 July 1904, page 5c:

    A sale of the hotel is reported in the Register, 25 March 1908, page 4g:

    The Eagle-on the Hill - A Brief History

    The structure, subsequently used as an hotel, was built by George Stevenson in 1850 and in the first instance was conducted as an eating house by William Oliver. Its principal patrons were the first toilers of the hills - the bullock drivers. It was first licensed in 1853 to Mr W. Anderson from May to June 1853; he was followed by Mr Gepp, the well known boniface of the Rock Tavern, near Grove Hill. Under Mr Abraham Fordham's proprietorship from 1853 to 1864 it was, in the first instance, christened "Anderson's Inn". Upon his death in 1864 when "his strength was completely exhausted by a carbuncle in the shoulder", his wife and son carried on the proprietorship until December 1873.

    Opposite was the well known estate of the late E.G. Homersham. The locality was known as "Eagle's Nest" which name was given the house by George Milner Stephen; the house was built in 1850 and was the first one of stone between Glen Osmond and Mount Barker; upon its completion the workmen were engaged by Mr Stevenson to build the "refreshment house" opposite. The land connected with the "Eagle's Nest" extended across the tributary of the Brownhill Creek and Mr and Mrs Homersham and Mr F. Armstrong came to live there in 1851 and during that year the first ground was broken up and fruit trees were planted.

    During the remainder of the 1870s the licensees were James Tighe and George Sharp and an article, written under the pen name of "Mountaineer", gives an interesting insight into the activity on the Mount Barker road in December 1874:

    As for the hotel, now known as the Eagle-on-the-Hill, "Where a representative eagle-hawk, caged and contemplative, sits in solitary dignity, regretting some far-distant sheep run where he was wont to swoop upon the shepherd's charge and make his meal of raw lamb chops...", our reporter continues: During the 1890s the licensees were Samuel Lewis and William Jones and it was during the latter's tenure that the hotel was razed to the ground; a newspaper report of August 1899 commences with the statement:

    The first decade of the 20th century found six licensees occupying the premises and during the tenure of Emily Small (1903-1905) snow fell on the ranges and in June 1904 they were a mantle of white. To convey the pleasure accorded the local inhabitants and visitors we can do no better than quote extracts from a reporter's eulogy:

    By 1908 the property was owned by William Jones when the licensee was Walter Mitton and a pronouncement in the daily press said, inter alia:

    Sources
    Express & Telegraph, 5 August 1864, page 2c, Register, 25 December 1874, page 6a, 27 January 1883 (supp.), 11 May 1893, page 6e, 4 August 1899, page 6c, 1 July 1904, page 5c, 25 March 1908, page 4g.

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
    E
    Place Names

    Earea Dam

    Nomenclature

    Near Tarcoola; derived from an Aboriginal word for a bush which grows in the area.

    General Notes

    Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal

    The mine is described in the Register,
    14 June 1900, page 5h,
    Chronicle,
    16 June 1900, page 15a.
    "The South Lake Tin Mine" appears on
    22 June 1901, page 36a.
    Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal
    A photograph is in The Critic,
    20 July 1901, page 23:

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
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    Place Names

    East Adelaide

    A proposed Church of England is discussed in the Register,
    5 December 1855, page 3c.

    A school for "children of the poorest classes" is discussed in the Register, 14 December 1871, page 5a:

    "School Accommodation for the Eastern Suburbs" is in the Register,
    9 October 1875, page 6d.

    Information on Clifton House School is in the Express,
    27 September 1895, page 4a.

    A "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony is reported in the Chronicle,
    18 May 1901, page 36c;
    photographs appear on
    14 September 1907, page 32,
    of a school band in the Observer,
    18 September 1909, page 31:

    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotic Songs

    Photographs of a school "prize day" are in The Critic,
    19 July 1902, page 26.

    A school bazaar is reported in the Express,
    12 December 1904, page 4d.
    The Critic,
    21 December 1904, page 13 (photographs); also see
    Register,
    29 June 1907, page 4g.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    11 March 1905, page 24.
    An obituary of George R. Lowe, teacher, is in the Observer,
    25 November 1905, page 38a.

    Information on Clifton House School is in the Express,
    27 September 1895, page 4a and
    the State school Mothers' Club in The News,
    7 March 1929, page 9c.

    Information on the State school Mothers' Club is in The News,
    7 March 1929, page 9c.

    "Drainage in East Adelaide" is in the Register,
    14 and 19 June 1875, pages 5f and 4e.

    Information on the cricket club is in the Express,
    2 June 1876, page 3d,
    Express,
    2 June 1876, page 3d, 1 September 1876, page 2c,
    6 September 1878, page 2e,
    Chronicle,
    17 June 1882, page 8d,
    Express,
    2 February 1903, page 2d.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    Information on a musical society is in the Express,
    21 December 1876, page 2c.
    Also see South Australia - Entertainment and the Arts - Music

    Information on an oval is in the Register,
    20 April 1880, page 5b.

    "Injurious" lime-burning by Arthur Harvey and John Brodie Spence is reported in the Register,
    5 February 1881, page 5b.

    The Register of 24 April 1883 at page 6f has a letter about an Aboriginal burial ground in the district.

    Larrikinism on tramcars is reported in the Register,
    30 June 1883 (supp.), page 3b and
    10 July (supp.) 1883, page 1e.
    Also see Adelaide - Larrikinism.

    Information on the Wesleyan Church is in the Register,
    20 July 1883, page 5a,
    Observer,
    3 December 1898, page 41c,
    Express,
    28 March 1899, page 4c,
    "A Modern Sunday School - SA Methodist" is in the Register,
    23 December 1912, page 14f.

    Information on All Souls' Church is in the Register,
    3 November 1884, page 5a.

    An "alarming fire" at C. Parks's [Parker?] bakery and grocery is reported in the Register,
    1 and 9 December 1884, pages 6b and 7b,
    Chronicle,
    6 December 1884, pages 7g-8b.
    Also see Adelaide - Fires and the Fire Brigade.

    A tennis match against Kensington is reported in the Advertiser,
    27 June 1885, page 19e.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Tennis.

    Flooding is reported upon in the Register,
    19 April 1889, page 6a.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods

    Information on the East Adelaide City Mission is in the Register,
    13 September 1889, page 6h,
    Express,
    17 September 1891, page 4b,
    13 October 1892, page 4a,
    1 October 1894, page 2f.

    The opening of a brewery is reported in the Express, 4 October 1895, page 4b.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Brewing

    The silver wedding of Mr & Mrs Alfred Thomas is reported in the Register,
    28 December 1895, page 5b,
    the golden wedding of Mr & Mrs W.T. McLean on 16 November 1896, page 5c.

    Information on the Spicer Cottage Homes is in the Express,
    4 August 1897, page 4c,
    Observer,
    7 August 1897, page 16d.
    Also see Adelaide - Housing Architecture and Ancillary Matters - Cottage Homes.

    A proposed swimming club is discussed in the Express,
    22 December 1897, page 4c; also see
    13 February 1900, page 4f.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Swimming.

    Biographical details of J. Drage, washing machine manufacturer, are in the Register,
    7 March 1899, page 7d. (See Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters - Domestic Matters.)
    of G. Fuller are in the Register,
    7 March 1905, page 6g.

    Information on the district nurses is in the Register,
    19 May 1899, page 3g,
    26 May 1903, page 6g,
    19 May 1904, page 6e,
    15 June 1905, page 7h,
    18 June 1908, page 7g,
    11 June 1909, page 8e.
    Also see South Australia - Women - Nurses and Female Doctors.

    Information on the Methodist Church (Spicer Memorial) is in the Register,
    17 July 1906, page 5b.

    Information on local hotels is in the Register,
    24 February 1909, page 8b.
    Also see Adelaide - Hotels and Lodging Houses.

    The opening of the Presbyterian Girls College is reported in the Register,
    26 May 1909, page 8c.

    A photograph of the diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs George Fuller is in the Observer,
    28 January 1911, page 28.

    "A Modern [Methodist] Sunday School" is in the Register,
    23 December 1912, page 14f.

    Biographical details of Mrs Wiesendanger are in the Register,
    12 December 1911, page 7a,
    Observer, 16 December 1911, page 35e,
    of Mrs J.G. Wright on 12 August 1916, page 9a.

    "A Pioneer Playground" is in the Register,
    19 December 1917, page 6e,
    Observer,
    22 December 1917, page 27d.
    Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Miscellany - Playgrounds

    "Jam Factory Ablaze [McEwin & Co,]" is in the Observer ,
    20 December 1919, page 33d,
    Register,
    28 January 1920, page 7c.

    East Adelaide - Obituaries

    An obituary of John Rendall is in the Register, 22 January 1887, page 5b,
    of John Watson on 28 January 1896, page 5b.

    An obituary of Robert H. Jury is in the Register, 21 December 1895, page 5g, Observer, 28 December 1895, page 13e,
    of T.M. Sutton on 15 July 1899, page 11e,
    of Henry Charnock on 13 June 1903, page 34d,
    of William Congreve on 27 July 1907, page 40b,
    of George Robertson on 27 April 1907, page 9g.

    An obituary of Mrs John Godlee is in the Register, 12 March 1896, page 5b,
    of Rev J.G. Wright on 22 June 1904, page 4f,
    of Martin McNamara on 1 July 1904, page 4h,
    of E.H. Spicer on 6 December 1906, page 5b,
    of O.E. Ranford on 11 June 1908, page 5c,
    of Mrs Eliza Thomas on 22 June 1910, page 5a.

    An obituary of W.H. Charnock is in the Register, 8 June 1903, page 4i,
    of Clement Sabine on 28 November 1903, page 7b,
    of Mrs Beck on 4 May 1904, page 4g,
    of Rev W.O. Ashton on 16 June 1904, page 6h,
    of Mrs Arthur Chapman on 28 September 1904, page 4h,
    of George R. Lowe on 21 November 1905, page 4g.

    An obituary of John Bricknell is in the Register, 9 November 1904, page 5b,
    of George Kennings on 11 October 1910, page 4g,
    of George Grimmond on 16 March 1911, page 7b,
    of Mrs George Stephens on 5 September 1911, page 5h,
    of Frank C. Jaunay on 30 April 1912, page 4g,
    of Walter Thomas on 30 April 1912, page 4g,
    of James Steele on 25 December 1912, page 12i.

    An obituary of F.C. Jaunay is in the Observer, 4 May 1912, page 41b,
    of Edward Bromley on 11 April 1914, page 41a,
    of Mrs J.G. Foster on 10 July 1915, page 46b,
    of J.G. Forster on 25 September 1915, page 46b,
    of A.W. Marshall on 25 December 1915, page 44a,
    of E.C. Theel on 21 October 1916, page 35b,
    of Robert Newbery on 15 May 1920, page 37b,
    of John Eden on 26 August 1922, page 20a,
    of Charles Royal on 13 January 1923, page 34e.

    An obituary of John G. Forster is in the Register, 22 September 1915, page 6g,
    of Mrs Elizabeth Fuller on 13 January 1916, page 4f,
    of Victor Gameau on 11 April 1916, page 4g,
    of Arthur Peachey on 26 June 1916, page 4g,
    of Rev H.C. Farley on 26 January 1917, page 4h,
    of Nicholas Sampson on 9 August 1917, page 4f,
    of H.E. Potter on 25 May 1918, page 6g,
    of John Eden on 18 August 1922, page 6h,
    of Charles Royal on 11 January 1923, page 6h,
    of F.C. Ward on 31 March 1923, page 9h,
    of Mrs Ada C. Randell on 2 May 1923, page 11b,
    of G.D. Mclean on 17 July 1923, page 8h

    An obituary of Rev Samuel Fairey is in the Register, 25 August 1926, page 11d,
    of Walter Fewster on 9 November 1927, page 19g.

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
    E
    Place Names

    Eastern Well

    It is described in the Register, 29 May 1909, page 11c:

    Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters - Water, Artesian Wells and Springs

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
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    Place Names

    Eastville

    The City of Port Adelaide's Mayor's report of 1944/45 shows it as a subdivision of section 1154, Hundred of Port Adelaide, now included in Ottoway, while in the Department of Lands it is described in Deposited Plan no. 2042 (unnamed) and certificate of title, volume 900 folio 146 as being created by George Howell in 1913.

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
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    Place Names

    Eastwood

    Nomenclature

    Laid out in 1875 on part section 254, Hundred of Adelaide by John Wark, carpenter; it comprised 14 allotments along Glen Osmond Road. Born in Scotland in 1829 he arrived in the Joseph Rowan in 1854 and died in 1908. The section lies east of Parkside and at the time of his occupation heavily wooded, but he may have named it because of a previous association with a town of the same name near Glasgow, Scotland.

    General Notes

    A report on the laying of the memorial stone of the Bible Christian Church is in the Register,
    1 June 1880 (supp.), page 2d; also see
    10 July 1922, page 8e.

    An outbreak of typhoid fever is reported in the Register on
    30 September 1886, page 7e,
    15 February 1896, page 3e:

    Also see South Australia - Health - Fevers - Typhoid

    Information on a proposed Institute is in the Register,
    13 October 1900, page 8h; also see
    6 June 1901, page 9g and
    13 March 1902, page 7e for
    the laying of the foundation stone and
    22 January 1903, page 7h for its opening.
    Register,
    16, 18, 20, 25 and 27 February 1909, pages 6d, 4f-g-7a, 11g, 6f and 6h,
    5 March 1909, page 5e,
    20 August 1909, page 6d,
    15 May 1924, page 4a.

    A photograph of members of the ladies' hockey club is in the Chronicle,
    31 August 1907, page 27,
    Observer,
    5 September 1908, page 29.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Hockey

    Also see Register,
    16, 18, 20, 25 and 27 February 1909, pages 6d, 4f-g-7a, 11g, 6f and 6h,
    5 March 1909, page 5e,
    20 August 1909, page 6d,
    15 May 1924, page 4a.

    Biographical details of E.S. Mason are in the Register,
    3 January 1927, page 6f.

    The jubilee of the Methodist Church is reported in The News,
    22 May 1930, page 14c.

    Eastwood - Obituaries

    An obituary of Mrs Jane A. Sinnett is in the Register, 19 July 1892, page 5b,
    A.S. Molton on 1 August 1894, page 5c,
    of Mrs William Packer on 24 October 1894, page 5b,
    of Nathan Sadler on 19 July 1895, page 5c,
    of William Wadham, land agent, on 9 December 1895, page 5d,
    of George R. Hughes on 14 November 1921, page 6h,
    of George Bald on 11 March 1922, page 6h,
    of Roger Wakeham on 28 August 1926, page 11d,
    of Arthur Brown on 24 October 1928, page 14f,
    of John Kingdon on 10 November 1928, page 16g.

    An obituary of Mrs M.A. Sowden is in the Observer, 6 December 1913, page 41a,
    of George Bald on 18 March 1922, page 31a,
    of Arthur Brown on 27 October 1928, page 50c.

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
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    Place Names

    Eba Island

    Reminiscences of life on the island are to be found in the Observer,
    11 March 1911, page 47e.

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
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    Place Names

    Eba, Hundred of

    Nomenclature

    In the County of Eyre, proclaimed on 19 April and 18 October 1860, named by Governor MacDonnell, 'presumably after a friend'.

    General Notes

    A school of this name opened in 1894 and closed in 1908.

    A history of Mount Eba station is in the Observer,
    8 March 1924, page 46c,
    Advertiser,
    24 May 1932, page 13d;
    a photograph of the head station is in the Observer,
    26 November 1904, page 23. Also see
    Observer,
    17 January 1880, page 91a:

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
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    Place Names

    Ebenezer

    Nomenclature

    On section 154, Hundred of Belvidere 2 km west of Stockwell and named by Johann Dallwitz (1816-1863) who, with his wife Maria, settled in the district in 1858 when he became the first teacher at the Lutheran school. The St John's Church, erected in 1905 to replace the original of 1859, still stands. The name translates as 'hitherto hath the Lord helped us'.

    General Notes

    Information on a new Lutheran Church is reported in the Register,
    11 April 1905, page 3h,
    Observer,
    15 April 1905, page 40e.

    "An Insult to Ebenezer" is in the Register, 13 and 18 March 1914, pages 9d and 4h:

    Its school was opened in 1917 by Joseph H. Johns.

    An obituary of Andreas Dallwitz is in the Observer,
    7 May 1927, page 11a.

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
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    Place Names

    Echunga

    Nomenclature

    On 17 September 1847 Jacob Hagen was granted sections 3876 and 3879, Hundred of Kuitpo; in 1849 he subdivided portion of the sections as the town of Echunga which has been reported to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word meaning 'near' or 'close by'. However, a poem 'Aboriginal Nomenclature - By a Native', which appeared in the Register on 11 October 1893, suggests a different meaning - one stanza reads:

    General Notes

    Information on a ship called "Echunga", built in New Brunswick, USA, in 1853 is in the Register,
    27 October 1928, page 3c.

    A proposed district council is discussed in the Observer,
    3 September 1853, page 8b.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

    The first public examinations at the school are reported in the Register,
    24 April 1854, page 3e,
    Observer,
    24 July 1858, page 4c (supp.):

    The laying of the foundation of a new school is reported in the Advertiser,
    15 February 1929, page 16d.
    Photographs are in the Chronicle,
    23 February 1929, page 39.

    The first anniversary of the Sunday School is reported in the Register,
    18 and 26 May 1854, pages 3f and 3f.

    The opening of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
    12 September 1857, page 4e.

    A ploughing match is reported in the Chronicle,
    21 August 1858, page 4d (supp.); also see
    Register,
    20 August 1859, page 3f,
    27 September 1860, page 3f.
    Also see South Australia Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing matches.

    A cricket match against Mount Barker is reported in the Register,
    28 April 1862, page 3d;
    versus Meadows in the Express,
    22 October 1870, page 2f,
    versus Hindmarsh, in the Express,
    5 January 1871, page 3a,
    Register,
    16 November 1871, page 3f.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany .

    A history of the town and photographs are in the Chronicle,
    24 and 31 August 1933, pages 33-44 and 37-54.
    The town is described in the Register,
    9 and 15 July 1867, pages 3a and 3a,
    7 and 24 August 1867, pages 2c and 2e.

    The town and surrounding district are described in Parliamentary Paper 66/1886,
    Register,
    3 and 17 August 1892, pages 1a (supp.) and 6a.

    "Closer Settlement at Echunga" is in the Register,
    27 and 31 October 1905, pages 9b and 6e,
    13 November 1905, page 3f,
    11, 12 and 25 January 1906, pages 3c, 5g and 6e.

    A horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
    30 April 1870, page 6e.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

    The opening of the telegraph is reported in the Observer,
    12 July 1873, page 7c Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic:

    A picnic is reported in the Observer,
    7 January 1882, page 8b.

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

    A bushfire is described in the Advertiser,
    13 March 1893, page 7e,
    Register,
    24 January 1906, page 5b,
    Observer,
    27 January 1906, page 44a.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Charles Matters is reported in the Observer,
    10 April 1897, page 13d.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Charles Masters is reported in the Register,
    7 April 1897, page 6g,
    the silver wedding of Mr & Mrs Robert Hall on 30 December 1897, page 5b.

    "A Reviving District" is in the Register,
    2 May 1899, page 3g.

    Biographical details of Mrs J. Latter are in the Register,
    28 May 1906, page 7a,
    Observer,
    2 June 1906, page 30b,
    of A. von Doussa on 20 February 1926, page 47c
    (obit. on 7 August 1926, page 46d).

    Biographical details of Mrs John Somes are in theRegister,
    4 October 1921, page 4i,
    of Mrs Robert Hall on 21 July 1926, page 13i.

    Information on St Mary's Church is in the Register,
    7 February 1906, page 6e.

    A Guy Fawkes Day is described in the Register,
    9 November 1906, page 6e,
    Observer,
    17 November 1906, page 1b (supp.).
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Guy Fawkes Day

    The reminiscences of Paul Martin are in the Register,
    9 March 1920, page 7c.

    A photograph of district council members is in the Chronicle,
    26 June 1926, page 40.

    Echunga - Mining

    Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.

    Information on Henry Hampton, "the discoverer of the Echunga goldfields", is in the Advertiser,
    11 June 1895, page 6b,
    Chronicle,
    13 June 1896, page 5a.

    "An Old Digger's Experience [John Munro]" is in the Register,
    6 August 1906, page 7d.

    "Gold Rush to Echunga" is in the Advertiser,
    1 February 1936, page 11c.

    The discovery of gold is reported in the Register,
    24 and 25 August 1852, pages 3a and 2e; also see
    2 September 1852, page 3b,
    30 May 1853, page 3f,
    4 June 1853, page 3b,
    2 and 11 July 1853, pages 2f and 2e,
    9 and 15 December 1854, pages 2e and 2e,
    Chronicle,
    23 December 1865, page 4f.

    Documents relating to the occupation of the site of the "Echunga Quartz Reef" appear in Parliamentary Paper 44/1857 - also see Parliamentary Paper 60/1857 and 180/1866-67.
    The Register of
    18 April 1866, page 3a and
    9 July 1867, page 3a has descriptions of the goldfield; also see
    1 February 1868, page 3b.

    A prospectus of the Echunga Gold-Washing and Quartz-Crushing Co is in the Observer,
    16 October 1858, page 2e; also see
    25 December 1858, page 3c,
    18 June 1859, page 3b,
    16 June 1860, page 3c (supp.),
    28 July 1860, page 4h (winding-up).

    The Register of 14 November 1867, page 2f says "7 ozs. of fine nuggety gold from Echunga" was presented to His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh.

    Parliamentary Paper 24/1874 shows the Echunga Gold Fields School being conducted in a dwelling-house by Elizabeth Flett with 39 enrolled pupils; it opened in 1870 and had its name changed to "Biggs Flat" in 1924 - closed circa 1931.

    A diggers' picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
    4 January 1873,
    Observer,
    4 January 1873, page 11g.

    "The Gold Diggings Near the Wheatsheaf" is in the Advertiser,
    17 March 1877, page 5f.
    For a report on a "Rush to Biggs' Flat" see Register,
    10 and 24 March 1877, pages 5e and 6,
    13 April 1877, page 5g.
    A sketch of the Donkey Gully diggings is in the Pictorial Australian in
    May 1886, page 73.

    The field is described in the Register on
    10 December 1881, page 6d; also see
    7 May 1885, page 5g.
    "How Gold was Found at Echunga" is reported on
    5 February 1887, page 7a; also see
    10 August 1889, page 6c,
    28 May 1891, page 7c,
    11 December 1891, page 6a,
    20 January 1892, page 6c,
    14, 19 and 31 January 1893, pages 5b, 5d and 5a,
    3 October 1895, page 7c,
    2 May 1899, page 3g and under Place Names - Chapman Hill & Gully.

    "The Echunga Goldfield and the Divining Rod" is in the Register,
    17 February 1898, page 5i,
    Observer,
    19 February 1898, page 32c.

    The starting of a sluicing plant is reported in the Advertiser,
    14 July 1906, page 11f; also see
    Observer,
    21 July 1906, page 28.

    "Fossicking for Gold at Eighty-Two" is in The Mail,
    11 April 1931, page 12c.

    Alleged claims of the discovery of diamonds in the area are in the Register,
    12 December 1860, page 2h,
    16 and 25 July 1879, pages 6f and 5a,
    19 August 1879, pages 4f and 5d; also see
    18 September 1897, page 4h,
    13 December 1898, page 7i,
    31 January 1899, page 7b,
    10, 13 and 22 February 1899, pages 7d, 3d and 7d,
    11 and 16 March 1899, pages 6f and 6f,
    28 April 1899, page 6i and
    "Diamonds at Echunga - History of the Quest" on
    17 June 1909, page 6g.

    Echunga - Wattle Bark Industry

    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Wattle Bark.

    A wattle plantation and the company formed to harvest the bark are discussed in the Register,
    11 and 18 December 1884, pages 7c and 4h-7b,
    Advertiser,
    29 September 1885, page 5g.

    Also see Observer,
    3 October 1885, page 33a,
    24 July 1886, page 10e,
    Register,
    21 January 1886, page 5d,
    19 July 1886, page 6g,
    9 June 1887, page 5a,
    27 December 1887, page 5b,
    9 June 1888, page 5b,
    20 June 1889, page 5a,
    19 August 1889, page 7a,
    21 December 1889, page 5c,
    26 June 1890, page 5a,
    Advertiser,
    14 October 1890, page 6d.

    Also see Register,
    3 March 1893, page 5h,
    31 August 1893, page 7d,
    12 December 1893, page 6g,
    7 July 1894, page 6g,
    18 May 1895, page 7d,
    Advertiser,
    26 June 1895, page 6c,
    Register,
    26 September 1896, page 5a,
    12 March 1898, page 5a,
    Observer,
    8 October 1898, page 10b,
    Register,
    2 May 1899, page 3g,
    20 October 1904, page 3g,
    13 March 1905, page 6d,
    29 January 1907, page 6h,
    3 February 1912, page 16e
    Observer,
    10 April 1926, page 4b.

    Echunga - Obituaries

    An obituary of William Hough is in the Register, 4 July 1893, page 5d,
    of Edward Peake in the Observer, 28 January 1899, page 32b,
    of George Sanders on 4 March 1899, page 15a,
    of Mrs Sarah Sanders on 21 April 1906, page 38c,
    of Mrs J. Cleggett on 16 November 1907, page 26c,
    of James Warland on 23 July 1910, page 32c,
    of Joshua Fernee on 6 May 1911, page 41a.

    An obituary of William Gratwick is in the Register, 18 October 1904, page 8h,
    of Stephen Page on 18 July 1905, page 3d,
    of Mrs Sarah Sanders on 14 April 1906, page 7a,
    of Mrs J. Cleggett on 8 November 1907, page 5b.

    An obituary of James Warland is in the Register, 21 July 1910, page 6g,
    of Joshua Fernee on 29 April 1911, page 13a,
    of Mrs Elizabeth Hallewell on 1 September 1922, page 6g,
    of Mrs Hannah Martin on 26 June 1924, page 8h.

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    Place Names

    Eden Hills

    Nomenclature

    The first landowner in the district was William Detmar Cook who, on 29 October 1839, obtained the grant of section 35. He was described as 'master of the barque Eden'. In 1883, a syndicate of seven laid out the subdivision of Eden Hills on part sections 2202, 2203, 1045 and 1046. Its school opened in 1916.

    Of interest is the fact that prior to the first subdivision in 1883 the Register of 19 August 1880, page 6b refers to the inebriates' retreat as 'an Eden with several forbidden fruits.' A sale of allotments is advertised in the Register on 28 February 1913, page 11a as 'Eden':

    General Notes

    An Inebriate Retreat is discussed in the Register,
    24 April 1912, page 10a and
    its opening on
    3 December 1912, page 11c; also see
    Advertiser,
    24 January 1914, page 7g;
    also see:
    Belair,
    Place Names - Nunyara
    Adelaide - Asylums
    South Australia - Social Matters - Temperance.

    A sale of allotments is advertised in the Register on 28 February 1913, page 11a as "Eden":

    An obituary of Mrs Mary Wade is in the Register, 17 October 1927, page 8h.

    Its school opened in 1916.

    A field naturalists excursion is reported in the Register, 19 July 1927, page 11a.

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    Place Names

    Eden Valley

    Nomenclature

    [Surveyors found the word 'Eden' carved on a tree. - R. Cockburn.]

    General Notes

    The town is described in the Register, 8 October 1866, page 3e:

    The opening of a steam flour mill is reported in the Register,
    29 December 1866, page 6e.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills

    A ploughing match is reported in the Register,
    1 September 1866, page 4b,
    Observer,
    14 September 1867, page 1e (supp.),
    Chronicle,
    5 September 1868, page 9b,
    Observer,
    1 October 1870, page 10e.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

    Its school opened in 1867 and closed in 1971; see
    Register,
    19 October 1876, page 4g,
    Chronicle,
    21 October 1876, page 11c,
    Observer,
    2 November 1912, page 46.

    A horse racing match is reported in the Observer,
    17 April 1869, page 9f.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

    The opening of the Baptist Chapel is reported in the Observer,
    4 September 1869, page 7f; also see
    1 December 1928, page 50d.

    A cyclist on a holiday ride in the area says in the Register on 25 February 1892 at page 6e that "whoever named [it] must have struck it from the Mount Pleasant side, for the way from Angaston is weariness and woe."
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cycling.

    "The Eden Valley Fire Fund" is in the Register,
    13 January 1900, page 6h; also see
    16 January 1900, pages 4h-9f.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires

    The village is described in the Register,
    1 December 1903, page 3d:

    A cricket match against Golden Gate is reported in the Chronicle,
    2 February 1907, page 15b and
    a sports day on
    4 April 1908, page 14c.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    A photograph of the laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is in the Chronicle,
    25 December 1909, page 31;
    for its opening see
    28 May 1910, page 40d,
    Register,
    24 May 1910, page 7d,
    Observer,
    28 May 1910, page 16a.

    A photograph of a mill is in the Observer,
    20 December 1913, page 32,
    football team is in the Observer,
    31 July 1915, page 29,
    Chronicle,
    28 November 1935, page 36,
    of a cricket team on
    9 April 1936, page 31.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs A. Lillecrapp is reported in the Register,
    12 May 1916, page 4g.

    Biographical details of Mrs E. Buckerfield are in the Register,
    10 February 1928, page 8g.

    The opening of a Baptist Church is reported in the Observer,
    1 December 1928, page 50d.

    Eden Valley - Obituaries

    An obituary of Mrs Mary H. Crane is in the Register,
    20 November 1913, page 8a.

    An obituary of Mrs John Robinson is in the Observer,
    16 September 1916, page 22d,
    of Richard Smith in the Register, 28 May 1927, page 11b.

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    Place Names

    Edenbridge

    The Register of 9 May 1863 at page 4c advertises an auction at the Meadows Inn of section 3480 of allotments in "Edenbridge":

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    Place Names

    Edeowie

    Nomenclature

    The name was adopted from the Edeowie pastoral run named in 1859 by William Marchant (lease no. 1598); the land was originally held by W.J. and J.H. Browne from July 1851 (lease no. 83). An Aboriginal word meaning 'diamond sparrow water'.

    General Notes

    A race meeting is reported in the Observer, 9 April 1864, page 7g:

    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing

    An account of Trooper C. Power's "arduous journey" in pursuit of a man to the Queensland border is reported in the Register,
    10 April 1880, page 6a.
    An inquest into the death of Trooper J.B. Porter (sic) appears on
    19 October 1880, page 6e.

    "Edeowie Station Tragedy" is in the Express,
    10 September 1914, page 1f.

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    Place Names

    Ediacara

    Nomenclature

    The 'Ediacara Run' (lease no. 2146) was held by W.C. Burkitt from 1871, while its post office operated from April 1890 to July 1893. Aboriginal for 'granite plain'.

    General Notes

    Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal

    The silver mine and town are described in the Chronicle,
    31 August 1889, pages 19a-22b-c,
    2 August 1890, page 6a,
    Advertiser,
    11 July 1891, page 6a; also see
    Register,
    8 December 1891, page 7a,
    18 March 1893 (supp.), page 2e,
    10 March 1897, page 5d,
    Chronicle,
    9 September 1899, page 16:

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    Place Names

    Edilillie

    Nomenclature

    The town was proclaimed on 18 June 1908 and when a name was being selected 'Warunda' and 'Carratucka', both of which were local Aboriginal names of places in the locality, were submitted. Mr A.H. Peake, deputising for the Premier is reputed to have chosen Edilillie, a combination of the Christian names of two of his nieces, Edith and Lillian Dickins. In 1915, A.N. Day in his Railway Nomenclature said it meant 'two springs together', but an anthropologist at the SA Museum differed:

    However, J.D. Somerville, formerly of the SA Museum, expressed a dissenting opinion in 1949:

    Primary source evidence in the form of survey maps for the Hundred of Mortlock in 1904-5 clearly supports Mr Somerville's contention in that 'Edilillie Creek' is mapped thereon. Therefore, it can be safely assumed that the name is of Aboriginal origin, meaning unknown.

    General Notes

    Its school opened in 1909 and closed in 1942.

    An obituary of Thomas Quinn is in the Register,
    19 July 1927, page 11f.

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    Place Names

    Edithburgh

    Nomenclature

    The town 16 km south-east of Yorketown surveyed in May 1869, and first offered for sale on 1 September 1870, was named by Governor Fergusson after his wife, Edith.

    General Notes

    Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
    February 1884, page 21;
    a history of the town and photographs are in the Observer,
    9 March 1907, page 32,
    30 December 1911, page 32,
    26 April 1913, page 31,
    Chronicle,
    29 September 1932, page 33 and 44.

    The town is described in the Register,
    3 March 1874, page 6a-c,
    Express,
    7 December 1877, page 3e,
    Farmers Weekly Messenger,
    8 December 1877, page 2b,
    Chronicle,
    8 December 1877, page 4,
    4 November 1882, page 7d,
    22 September 1883, page 12d,
    Advertiser,
    29 November 1883, page 1c (supp.),
    Register,
    12 December 1883, page 6e (including Mr Gottschalk's "Sultana House"),
    16 November 1889, page 6b,
    18 November 1890, page 6h,
    1 March 1899, page 4h,
    19 April 1904, page 7h,
    26 January 1910, page 8h,
    15 June 1926, page 7,
    Observer,
    17 July 1886, page 35c,
    20 March 1909, page 55d.

    Information on the school is in the Chronicle,
    8 August 1874, page 5d; Observer,
    29 January 1876, page 6g;
    the school and courthouse are described in the Advertiser,
    27 November 1876, page 7a:

    The Register of
    28 April 1877, page 6f reports the laying of the foundation stone of the State school - It opened later that year; also see
    3 March 1883, page 6e,
    16 August 1911, page 7a.

    A "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony is reported in the Chronicle,
    25 May 1901, page 29d; also see
    8 November 1913, page 14a:

    Photographs of students are in the Observer,
    9 March 1907, page 32.

    "The Edithburgh Trade" is in the Chronicle,
    19 June 1875, page 13d.

    A description of passenger traffic and postal communication to and from the town is in the Register,
    16 April 1875, page 6c; also see
    4 June 1875, page 5b.
    Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal

    A series of articles entitled "A Trip to Edithburgh and Back in Twenty Hours" are in The Lantern - see 1 May 1875, page 5.

    A steamer trip from Port Adelaide to Edithburgh is reported in the Register,
    14 June 1875, page 6d; also see
    2 January 1877, page 6d.
    Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs - Steamships.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Chronicle,
    4 September 1875, page 8d and
    its opening on
    22 April 1876, page 17c.

    Cricket excursions to Edithburgh from Adelaide are reported in the Register,
    17 January 1876, page 6g,
    Advertiser,
    28 February 1876, page 6e,
    Chronicle,
    11 November 1876, page 23a,
    7 April 1877, page 7e,
    Express,
    2 January 1877, page 3f,
    Register,
    2 January 1879, page 6f,
    12 November 1879, page 6e.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    The opening of a telegraph station is reported in the Chronicle, 23 September 1876, page 11c:

    Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphich

    An athletic sports day is reported in the Observer,
    14 October 1876, page 5d,
    30 March 1878, page 10g and
    a St Patrick's Day event in the Chronicle,
    24 March 1900, page 16e.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Athletics and Gymnastics.

    An Oddfellows' picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
    24 March 1877, page 8a.

    Its first show is reported in the Register,
    7 and 9 October 1880, pages 6g; also see
    12 November 1881 (supp.), page 2c,
    28 October 1882, page 6a.
    Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows.

    A horse race meeting is reported in the Express,
    5 January 1881, page 3e,
    Observer,
    1 September 1888, page 17d.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse racing.

    "The Murder at Edithburgh" is in the Express,
    31 January 1881, page 3c,
    Register,
    8 February 1881, page 6c,
    15 April 1881, page 4e,
    Observer,
    12 February 1881, page 286a.

    A proposed corporation is discussed in the Register,
    4 August 1881, page 7a.
    Information on a Mayor, Robert Bramley, is in the Register,
    10 December 1892, page 1c (supp.).
    Biographical details of a Mayor, George Hart, are in the Observer,
    23 March 1901, page 16d.
    Biographical details of a Mayor, William Baker, are in the Register,
    12 May 1905, page 5a.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

    "The Fatal Boating Accident" is in the Register,
    13 January 1882, page 4g.

    "Camping Out at Edithburgh" with Our Boys' Institute is reported in the Chronicle,
    23 April 1892, pages 5a-8d.

    "The Pioneer Saltcrusher" is in the Observer,
    1 September 1894, page 16d.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - iscellany

    Photographs are in The Critic,
    21 February 1903, pages 28 and 29.

    "The Salt Cellar of Australia" is in the Register,
    4 February 1909, page 4g; also see
    22 February 1909, page 7e,
    12 March 1909, page 6a.
    A photograph of the Castle Salt Co's works is in the Chronicle,
    27 February 1909, page 29,
    of gypsum carting on
    4 December 1909, page 31,
    of loading salt on to ships on
    11 February 1922, page 30.
    Information on the salt industry is in The Mail,
    27 May 1922, page 15g.
    Also see:
    Yorke Peninsula
    South Australia Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Miscellany .

    "Prosperous Edithburgh" is in the Observer,
    14 June 1913, page 47a.

    Information on local fishing is in the Register,
    11 February 1902, page 7h.
    Also see South Australia Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fishing - Miscellany.

    A photograph of the town's brass band is in the Chronicle,
    31 January 1903, page 44 and
    a ceremony to open the tennis club on
    15 January 1910, page 29.

    The laying of the foundation stone of a Methodist church is reported in the Register,
    5 November 1909, page 10a.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs James Day is reported in the Register,
    2 November 1908, page 4h.

    Biographical details of C.F. Wilkey are in the Register,
    29 December 1909, page 4h.

    The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs James Hodges is reported in the Register,
    16 May 1912, page 4g;
    a photograph is in the Observer,
    1 June 1912, page 30.

    "Prosperous Edithburgh" is in the Observer,
    14 June 1913, page 47a.

    "A Dangerous Jetty" is in the Observer,
    13 April 1918, page 29a.

    A photograph of erecting the first electric light pole in the town is in the Chronicle,
    5 December 1925, page 39,
    "Miss Edithburgh", Miss Patricia Ryan, on
    4 December 1926, page 40.

    Photographs of the vessel Hougomont, which was to be used as a breakwater, are in the Chronicle,
    5 January 1933, page 32.

    Edithburgh - Obituaries

    An obituary of Mrs M.M. Whitton is in the Register, 12 October 1887, page 5a,
    of William Goldsmith on 3 February 1899, page 7f,
    of T. Algie on 13 February 1900, page 5c.

    An obituary of James Day is in the Register, 25 and 27 January 1910, pages 4h and 4i, Observer, 29 January 1910, page 40a,
    of W.E. Fleetwood, baker, on 26 October 1912, page 41a,
    of W.F. Wilkey on 26 April 1913, page 41b,
    of Benjamin Rose on 22 January 1916, page 34a,
    of Robert Bromley on 4 April 1925, page 37a,
    of A.H. Miller on 18 July 1925, page 44c,
    of Mrs Mary E. Day on 5 January 1929, page 34c.

    An obituary of Mrs Anna D. Eschner is in the Register, 15 July 1913, page 10f,
    of George Dunn on 14 April 1919, page 6h,
    of Mrs Joanna Stehbens on 3 December 1923, page 11b,
    of Mrs James Oldland on 19 September 1927, page 8h.

    An obituary of George Dunn is in the Observer, 19 April 1919, page 38a.

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    Place Names

    Edithville

    Nomenclature

    An 1880 subdivision of sections 130 and 151, Hundred of Davenport by Alfred Edwin Sawtell (1842-1902), watchmaker of Port Adelaide; now included in Port Augusta. He named it after his eldest daughter, Edith Helen Sawtell (1865-1942).

    General Notes

    An obituary of Mr A.E. Sawtell is in the Register, 3 September 1902, page 4f.

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    Place Names

    Edwards Crossing

    Nomenclature

    A former name of the site of Murray Bridge. G.R. Edwards held land which fronted the river.

    General Notes

    See Parliamentary Paper 148/1864 for a report on "Murray River Crossings".

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    Place Names

    Edwardstown

    Nomenclature

    The SA Gazette and Colonial Register of 10 November 1838 recites that William Edwards of Light Square had cut up section 51, Hundred of Adelaide and titled the village 'Edwardstown'.

    General Notes

    School examinations are reported in the Register,
    27 June 1857, 2h,
    26 December 1857, page 3h.
    A proposed school is discussed in the Register,
    10 May 1892, page 6d,
    Express,
    24 May 1895, page 2e.
    A report on the laying of its cornerstone appears on
    28 June 1898, page 6c,
    "Gardening in Schools" on
    26 September 1924, page 12e.

    The South Road Races are reported in the Chronicle,
    8 February 1873, page 4c; also see
    Express,
    4 January 1887, page 4a,
    Advertiser,
    18 March 1889, page 7b and Place Names - Jordan Park:

    Information on its water supply is in the Register,
    14 April 1883, page 6d (see Adelaide - Water Supply):

    A ploughing match near the Avoca Hotel is reported in the Register,
    31 August 1883, page 7c,
    Observer,
    1 September 1883, page 31c; also see
    Register,
    29 September 1893, page 3e,
    6 September 1901, page 7h.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

    "Among the Blockers" is in the Chronicle,
    14 September 1889, page 14b; also see
    Express,
    15 October 1897, page 3d,
    Weekly Herald,
    15 January 1898, page 9a.

    The girls' reformatory is discussed in the Register,
    19 February 1890, page 5c,
    28 July 1890, page 5a,
    Advertiser,
    9 August 1890, page 5g,
    Register,
    19, 21 and 25 August 1890, pages 5a, 5a, 4h and 3f,
    Express,
    1 November 1890, page 2f,
    Register,
    25 and 31 May 1895, pages 5a-6b and 3d-4e-5c,
    31 July 1895, page 4e-h,
    7, 8 and 9 August 1895, pages 6h, 4e-7a and 3h.
    "Wards of the State" is in the Register,
    20 December 1911, page 5i; also see
    Register,
    1 November 1920, page 8e.
    Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Miscellany - Children and Youth

    "A Glimpse at its Work" appears on
    19 November 1895, page 7a - It is sometimes shown as being located in Plympton.
    For information on the Industrial School see The News,
    19 July 1927, page 2d.

    Information on a tramway company is in the Advertiser,
    22 September 1883, page 6b.
    Also see Adelaide - Transport - Tramways.

    A horse race meeting is reported in the Chronicle,
    8 January 1887, page 14f.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse racing.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
    21 April 1902, page 6e; also see
    Observer,
    26 April 1902, page 32c;
    30 July 1928, page 4g.

    An obituary of J.D. Bone is in the Register, 12 January 1891, page 5a,
    of Mrs Ayliffe on 27 October 1894, page 5b,
    of James Lucas in the Observer, 16 May 1903, page 26d,
    of Nathaniel Wheaton on 2 September 1905, page 38b.

    Information on working men's blocks is in the Register,
    14 August 1897, page 9f.

    Pengelley and Co's steam furniture factory is described in the Register,
    14 August 1906, page 9d;
    a fire is reported in the Observer,
    3 January 1914, page 54a.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    24 April 1909, page 30,
    22 July 1911, page 29,
    Chronicle,
    3 January 1914, page 32,
    Register,
    25 April 1925, page 9g.

    Alfred Pengelley's obituary is in the Register, 3 June 1911, page 12i, Observer, 10 June 1911, page 41a.
    The reminiscences of Richard Streeter are in the Observer, 2 January 1926, page 48c.

    An obituary of James Lucas, "an early vigneron", is in the Register,
    11 May 1903, page 4h,
    of W.J. Maxwell on 22 July 1903, page 4h,
    of Nathaniel Wheaton on 28 August 1905, page 4i.

    An obituary of Joseph Smith is in the Observer,
    12 October 1907, page 38d,
    of E.M. Mathias in the Register,
    30 June 1928, page 10a.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs George Ragless is reported in the Register,
    30 December 1907, page 5a.

    A report on the golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Henry Daw is in the Register,
    27 July 1915, page 6g,
    Observer, 31 July 1915, pages 28 (photo.)-32.

    Biographical details of John Lawton (Lawson?" are in the Register,
    5 April 1928, page 19g,
    Observer, 14 April 1928, page 34c.

    "Valuable Bore at Edwardstown" is in the Observer,
    13 March 1915, page 31e.
    Also see Adelaide - Water Supply.

    A proposed war memorial at the industrial school is reported in the Register,
    1 July 1919, page 6f,
    Observer,
    5 July 1919, page 31c.
    Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.

    Information on the demolition of B.H. Babbage's "The Castle" is in The Mail,
    19 May 1928, page 10c and
    Register,
    22 May 1928, page 10.
    A photograph is in the Chronicle,
    26 May 1928, page 61.
    Also see Place Names - Babbage, Mount.

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    Place Names

    Edwardton

    This subdivision of section 388 "on the Port Road immediately opposite Mr Grey's Half-Way House" is advertised in the Adelaide Railway Times on 22 August 1849, page 1c - a week later it is shown as "Kilkenny".

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    Place Names

    Elbow Hill

    Nomenclature

    Sixteen kilometres south of Cowell, named by Matthew Flinders on 8 March 1802:

    General Notes

    The school at this place was opened in 1888 and closed in 1943.

    A photograph of the golden wedding of Mr & Mrs W. Wills is in the Register,
    26 August 1912, page 6g,
    Observer, 28 September (August?) 1912, page 29.

    An obituary of Mrs James Spence is in the Register,
    11 June 1915, page 4e,
    Observer, 19 June 1915, page 45b.

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    Place Names

    Elder, Lake

    Nomenclature

    East of Lake Frome. Thomas Elder, who purchased Beltana station from John Haimes in April 1862.

    General Notes

    Information on Elder & Company is in the Farmers Weekly Messenger,
    2 October 1874, page 8d.
    "The Elder Bequest" is in the Chronicle,
    12 March 1898, page 22e.

    Biographical details of Sir Thomas Elder are in The Mail,
    15 August 1936, page 4.

    Eagle-on-the-Hill - Elder Range
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    Place Names

    Elder Range

    Also see Place Names - Wilpena.

    Nomenclature

    Near Wilpena. Its Aboriginal name was woodna wolpena - 'great mountain'.

    General Notes

    Alexander Elder's departure from South Australia is reported in the Observer,
    17 November 1849, page 3a:

    Also see
    Observer,
    26 March 1853, page 5a;
    his obituary is in the Register,
    9 September 1885, page 5e,
    Observer,
    11 January 1902, page 2b.

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