Place Names of South Australia - G
Gawler
- Buildings
- Churches and Schools
- Governor Gawler
- Mills and Factories
- Miscellany & Obituaries
- Sport
- Township
Gawler
Township
Reminiscences of a trip from Adelaide in 1839 is in the Register,
13 February 1878, page 5f.
Information on photographs of "Pioneering at Gawler" are in the Chronicle,
19 September 1935, page 58,
10 October 1935, page 32.
The village is described in the Observer,
1 March 1845, page 5a,
South Australian,
7 October 1845, page 3a,
24 December 1847, page 2f,
Observer,
6 June 1857, page 4f,
Register,
28 November 1846, page 4a,
7 December 1861, page 3b,
26 November 1862, page 6h,
20 May 1867, page 3d,
Parliamentary Paper 67/1888.
Also see
Farmers Weekly Messenger
30 October 1874, page 4a,
Advertiser,
11 August 1887, page 3e.
Register,
11 August 1887, page 7e,
Observer,
13 August 1887, page 33d.
Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
October 1878,
April 1890, pages 48-49.
Photographs are in the Observer,
19 October 1907, page 29.
The flooding of the town is reported in the Register,
13 January 1847, page 2d,
Chronicle,
20 April 1889, page 9f,
Register,
23 February 1921, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods
The Register of 22 November 1858, page 3e reports on "an immense public meeting... in Mr Martin's store to consider a resolution adopted by publicans in the neighbourhood":
- That the Gawler Town brewers be not allowed to sell any of their colonial-brewed ale to any other person or persons than inn-keepers.
Under the heading "In the Days Long Ago" a lady en route to Burra Burra in 1850 records her impressions of the village in the Advertiser, 6 January 1905, page 8g:
-
[It] struck me as being a dirty little bush settlement, about as miserable and depressing a place as could be found, even in the back blocks, and from its appearance I augured ill of the prospect of settling at the Burra.
11 February 1886, page 5d.
"Improvements in Gawler Town" is in the Observer,
14 August 1858, page 3e.
A water fountain and a need for water for fire fighting is discussed in the
Observer,
14 January 1860, page 4e.
Also see Adelaide - Fires and the Fire Brigade.
Information on a museum is in the Observer,
17 February 1872, page 8a.
Also see Adelaide - Museums.
A proposed council chamber is discussed in the Observer,
28 July 1877, page 7b.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
Information on the town's water supply is in the Register,
27 November 1878, page 6d,
Chronicle,
30 November 1878, page 11b,
Observer,
21 December 1878, page 3d,
21 June 1879, page 3d-f,
11 October 1879, page 6g,
Register,
9 October 1879, page 6f,
24 February 1886, page 5c,
30 April 1880, page 5c (reservoir),
10 March 1881, page 6a,
Observer,
6 and 13 January 1883, pages 31d and 8a.
and Observer,
27 February 1886, page 37d,
26 March 1887, page 39a,
4 June 1887, page 31d,
Express,
30 March 1889, page 4e,
Observer,
2 and 16 January 1892, pages 39c and 30d,
6 February 1892, page 29e,
2 April 1892, page 40d,
22 April 1893, page 29b,
9 March 1895, page 43e,
Register,
9 April 1892, page 5c.
I>Express,
30 March 1889, page 4e,
Advertiser,
3 November 1898, page 4d,
Express,
6 September 1902, page 1e.
Sketches of the town are in Frearson's Weekly,
14 September 1878, pages 229-230,
photographs are in the Chronicle,
2 January 1904, page 42,
16 June 1932, page 32 (includes an 1843 sketch).
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
"Gawler Park Lands" is in the Register,
7 May 1881, page 6d.
Telephone communication with Adelaide is discussed in the Advertiser,
7 July 1886, page 6c,
Register,
30 October 1886, page 5b,
8 December 1887, page 5c,
16 and 21 February 1889, pages 5a and 6f,
Observer,
2 May 1891, page 28d.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.
"The Jubilee of Gawler" is in the Register,
3 October 1889, page 7c.
A "red letter day" to celebrate the foundation of the town is reported upon in the Observer,
5 October 1889, page 13b.
Photographs of jubilee celebrations are in the Chronicle,
19 October 1907, page 30,
of Jubilee Cottage Homes on
14 December 1907, page 30.
Also see Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters - Cottage Homes .
"Gawler - Past, Present and Future" is in the Register,
27 August 1892 (supp.), page 2a,
"Gawler's Jubilee - A Dual Celebration" on
8 October 1907, page 6f,
"The Colonial Athens" on
4 January 1927, page 12,
An explanation of an appellation "Modern Athens" is in the Register,
16 April 1903, page 6f.
A report of a railway disaster is in the Express,
25 October 1907, page 1f,
photographs of the railway yards and a bridge over the South Para River are in the Observer,
20 May 1911, pages 28-29.
"The Board of Health and its Doings" is in the Register,
30 November 1909, page 11a.
"Electric Light for Gawler" is in the Register,
28 November 1910, page 3f,
9 March 1911, page 3g,
5 April 1911, page 9c.
The inauguration of municipal electric light is reported in the Register,
15 August 1912, page 3e; also see
29 March 1923, page 11e.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.
"War Memorial Meeting - Uproar at Gawler" is in the Register,
23 July 1926, page 10g; also see
19 October 1927, page 13f,
7, 11 and 12 December 1928, pages 13f, 8h and 8h.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
Gawler
Gammon Ranges - Gemmells
G
Place Names
Gawler
Buildings
The opening of the Mechanics Institute is reported in the Register on
2 August 1848, page 3b,
18 October 1858, page 3e.
A proposed library and reading room is discussed in the Register,
16 September 1857, page 3h.
Information on the Bank of SA building is in the Register,
9 August 1858, page 3f.
Information on a "new bank" is in the Register,
16 April 1959, page 2h,
Observer,
16 April 1859, page 1g (supp.).
The opening of an Oddfellows Hall is reported in the Register,
7 and 8 April 1859, pages 3f and 2h.
The opening of the Foresters' Hall is reported in the Observer,
12 August 1899, page 46a.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - General Finance - Building and Friendly Societies
A proposal for a branch of the Savings Bank of SA to be established is in the Express,
2 March 1865, page 3c,
Chronicle,
8 April 1865, page 3a.
The opening of a "branch" of the Savings Bank of SA is reported in the Register,
4 and 5 September 1911, pages 8d and 8f.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - Banking - The Savings Bank of SA and Ancillary Matters
"New Post Office for Gawler" is in the Chronicle,
8 April 1865, page 2f; also see
28 July 1866, page 3a,
11 August 1866, page 3b,
Register,
7 October 1865, page 3c, 3b,
21 July 1866, page 3g.
The laying of its foundation stone is reported in the Advertiser,
9 August 1866, page 3a.
Also see South Australia - Communications
A proposed new Institute is discussed in the Chronicle,
10 February 1866, page 3a.
Information on the Institute is in the Chronicle,
4 June 1870, page 4d,
Register,
31 December 1870, page 6f,
Observer,
26 October 1872, page 5e,
The News,
25 January 1928, page 12e,
Observer,
14 July 1928, page 53a.
Building improvements are discussed in the Chronicle,
23 January 1869, page 6e.
"A Monument to SA Explorers" is in the Chronicle,
1 March 1873, page 12b;
an editorial on John McKinlay's statue is in the Express,
24 July 1874, page 2c,
Advertiser,
16 November 1874, page 2d; also see
Observer,
21 November 1874, pages 11a-12g,
Express,
16 and 23 November 1874, pages 3c and 2c.
A proposed council chamber is discussed in the Chronicle,
13 March 1875, page 13f; also see
23 November 1878, page 10e.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
Information on the Bank of Adelaide is in the Chronicle,
15 January 1876, page 11e,
on the National Bank in the Observer,
8 July 1882, page 31b.
Information on the Town Hall is in the Observer,
20 April 1878, page 7e,
23 November 1878, page 12a.
A report on the jubilee of the town hall is in the Register,
4 July 1928, page 10a,
Chronicle,
24 November 1928, page 11; also see
Express,
15 February 1879, page 2d,
Observer,
7 May 1881, page 818d.
A photograph is in The Critic,
11 November 1914, page 18.
Information on an Exhibition building is in the Observer,
16 September 1882, page 19b,
11 October 1882, page 31c,
Register,
10 November 1882, page 5f.
The unveiling of the Dawson monument is reported in the Observer,
17 February 1883, page 30d.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Masonic Hall is reported in the Register,
7 December 1903, page 6g,
3 May 1904, page 8a for the opening ceremony.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Freemasonry.
Information on Hutchinson Hospital is reported in the Register,
4 December 1912, page 9a,
21 November 1913, page 5e,
of its maternity wing on
29 April 1926, page 11f;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
7 December 1912, page 29. Also see
Observer,
29 June 1912, page 18a.
"Historic Gawler Home" is in The Mail,
29 February 1936, page 4.
Gawler
Gammon Ranges - Gemmells
G
Place Names
Gawler
Churches and Schools
The reopening of the Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
2 and 6 September 1843, pages 3a and 2e and
examinations at St George's Schools on
20 December 1853, page 3b,
20 December 1856, page 3e,
Observer,
22 December 1860, page 4g,
Express,
15 December 1863, page 2b and
Chronicle,
29 December 1866, page 7b.
For information on a new Wesleyan Chapel see Register,
31 March 1869, page 3a.
The diamond jubilee of the Methodist Church is reported in the Advertiser,
12 March 1929, page 27d.
Information on the Free Presbyterian Church is in the Register,
27 February 1856, page 3h,
23 May 1856, page 3h;
The 70th jubilee celebration of the Presbyterian Church is reported in the Observer,
26 May 1923, page 43e; also see
Advertiser,
12 March 1929, page 27d.
The laying of the foundation stone of St George's Church is reported in the Register,
8 January 1858, page 3f; also see
22 May 1861, page 3d,
Chronicle,
2 April 1864, page 3a.
A history of the church is in the Observer,
29 August 1908, page 17a.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
8 May 1909, page 31. Also see
Register,
25 and 28 February 1919, pages 6e and 5e,
1 and 3 March 1919, pages 6d-9a and 6d-7c.
The laying of the foundation stone of St George's Church is reported in the Register,
8 January 1858, page 3f; also see
22 May 1861, page 3d,
Chronicle,
2 April 1864, page 3a.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
8 May 1909, page 31.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Bible Christian chapel is reported in the Register,
3 July 1858, page 3b and
its opening on
3 January 1859, page 3e.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Congregational Chapel is reported in the Register,
20 March 1861, page 3d,
of a Wesleyan Chapel on
24 August 1867, page 2h.
Examinations at the Catholic school are reported in The Irish Harp,
27 December 1872, page 5d,
2 January 1874, page 5c,
a Catholic picnic on
20 November 1874, page 4d,
19 December 1875, page 5a,
Observer,
4 January 1896, page 31e.
Information on the Carmelite Church is the Express,
8 and 18 October 1898, pages 4d and 3f.
Examinations at St George's School are reported in the Register,
26 June 1856, page 2g,
22 December 1860, page 3f,
12 (16?) December 1863, page 3f,
18 December 1865, page 3a.
A fire at the school, "the first public building erected in this town", is reported in the Chronicle, 24 December 1864, page 3a.
The laying of the foundation stone of a "new" school is reported in the Register,
24 May 1865, page 3d.
Information on the rebuilding of St George's Church is in the Register,
13 February 1857, page 3b; also see
Observer,
28 April 1894, page 44a,
Register,
21 August 1908, page 3a,
26, 29 and 30 April 1909, pages 4e, 8a and 4f.
An obituary of Mrs L.S. Burton is in the Observer,
25 February 1893, page 30e.
A presentation to Mr Burton is reported in the Observer,
30 December 1893, page 28e;
his obituary is in the Register,
25 February 1895, page 5g,
16 March 1895, page 5b,
Observer,
2 March 1895, page 12b.
The opening of a Baptist Chapel is reported in the Register,
22 January 1870, page 3c,
Observer,
29 January 1870, page 4g; also see
Register,
31 December 1870, page 6d.
A jubilee is reported in the Register,
7 October 1926, page 15g,
Observer,
16 October 1926, page 58e.
Information on a "primeval" school conducted by Mrs Murphy and Miss Finch is in the Observer,
24 December 1870, page 6e.
Examinations at Miss Phillipson's school are reported in the Express,
27 December 1872, page 3a.
The laying of the foundation stone of the State School is reported in the Register,
13 April 1877, pages 4g and 6e - see
24 April 1877, page 5g for a humorous poem surrounding this event;
its opening is reported on
25 January 1878, page 6b.
A sketch is in Frearson's Weekly,
12 October 1878, page 262.
Also see South Australia - Education - State Schools and State Education
Information on the Model School is in the Chronicle,
22 December 1883, page 22e and
on the Technical School in the Chronicle,
26 November 1892, page 6g,
Advertiser,
26 January 1927, page 12d.
"Technical Education at Gawler" is in the Register,
21 July 1900, page 10h.
A sketch is in the Pictorial Australian in
November 1878,
a photograph of the school band in the Observer,
11 April 1908, page 30.
An obituary of Rev J.H. Lewis is in the Register,
5 January 1882, page 5a,
of Rev W.H. Coombs on
24 September 1896, page 6d.
"The Salvation Army at Gawler" is in the Register,
24 July 1883, page 5a,
4 and 11 April 1884, pages 7e and 5b,
20 and 26 May 1884, pages 6d and 7g,
Observer,
28 July 1883, page 30d,
5, and 12 April 1884, pages 31d and 30d,
24 May 1884, page 37b,
11 October 1884, page 31d,
1 November 1884, page 30e.
Also see South Australia - Religion - Salvation Army .
The Gawler Corporation and the Salvation Army is discussed in the Express,
4 April 1884, page 3e,
27 April 1884, page 3b,
Advertiser,
23 April 1884, page 6b,
Chronicle,
24 May 1884, page 8c,
28 June 1884, page 5d.
"Suppressing Street Processions" is in Frearson's Weekly,
26 April 1884, page 138.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
11 July 1889, page 4h,
3 August 1889, page 7f,
Chronicle,
10 August 1889, page 11f,
Register,
2 July 1890, page 5d.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
Information on a School of Design is in the Register,
12 July 1889, page 5d,
Observer,
1 August 1891, page 32a,
Express,
7 September 1896, page 3c.
An obituary of Rev John McNeil is in the Observer,
29 August 1896, pages 27e-28a.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Catholic Church is reported in the Observer,
18 December 1897, page 12b; also see
22 October 1898, page 13b.
Information on the School of Mines is in the Observer,
18 January 1902, page 44b,
15 February 1902, page 32b,
11 January 1908, page 17b,
15 January 1910, page 15c,
30 May 1914, page 16e,
Register,
22 May 1914, page 10b.
Also see South Australia - Education - School of Mines .
An obituary of Rev James Gordon is in the Register,
5 June 1905, page 8b,
of A. Holloway, the public school headmaster in the Register,
6 July 1905, page 4h,
Observer,
8 July 1905, page 38b.
Information on the Catholic church is in the Register,
8 February 1910, page 11a and
the opening of a convent on
4 October 1910, page 9f.
The reopening of the public school is reported in the Register,
19 May 1911, page 6b.
Information on a Kindergarten hall is in the Register,
8 November 1912, page 9c.
Also see South Australia - Education - Kindergartens .
Gawler
Gammon Ranges - Gemmells
G
Place Names
Gawler
Governor Gawler
Also see South Australia - Governors and Ancillary Matters.
Governor Gawler's Administration
Taken from Geoffrey H Manning's A Colonial Experience
The state of land survey at the time of his arrival - the utter impossibility of the settlers being put in possession of the lands for which they had paid previously - the complaints and remonstrances which were proceeding from various quarters as to the state of disorganisation into which the affairs of the colony had fallen, and as to the delay of the commissioners in fulfilling their engagement - and last, though not least, the injurious effects which this combination of causes was producing, not only at home, but in the neighbouring colonies - were in themselves facts so notorious among those residing upon the spot, as to render further allusions to them superfluous, but for their distinct recognition and acknowledgement in the fourth and final report of the Board of Commissioners which said, inter alia:
-
The backward state of the surveys upon [his] arrival gave lamentable proof that none of these precautionary measures which we had adopted in order to secure a more rapid progress, were in themselves superfluous, or beyond what the emergency demanded. The mere plain in the neighbourhood of Adelaide was the only part of the province in which the rural sections had been marked off, and even in respect of these sections, the work was so imperfectly executed, as in many instances, to be worse than useless.
All the surveyors in the colony were in a state of excitement. Colonel Light and his friends had left the service. Mr Kingston, whom we had charged with the execution of the running survey soon retired; the only surveyor in the public service was [John] McLaren, and the only private surveyors in the colony were two very young men, Messrs Hindmarsh and Lindsay. There were few maps and no system... Colonel Gawler was equal to the occasion. Captain Sturt, who had arrived overland from Sydney, was to induced to act as Surveyor-General. Assistant surveyors were obtained from the neighbouring colonies, while those who had resigned with Colonel Light returned to the service and thus, through the energy and moral influence of the governor and resident commissioner, an effective surveying corps was formed and a considerable progress in laying out the country effected...
Gawler's one continuous aim and effort was to promote the true welfare of the colonists. His generosity in using his private means was such, that contrary to the custom of most governors in present times, he went back to England a comparatively poor man. Assuredly, he did not use his position to improve pecuniary interests, yet the ungracious and summary way in which he was recalled, reflected upon those in authority.
They acted in a most discreditable manner, which long rankled in the minds of those who knew Governor Gawler, and knew that his want of success was not due to his incapacity, but to the utterly impracticable theory on which the colony was founded.
It had been a grave mistake from the first to take for granted, as the Wakefield system did, that the colony could, at once, become entirely independent. Debts were incurred to a very large amount, much larger than was deemed judicious. But the exigencies and unexpected circumstances of the case may well be pleaded as an excuse. Such an excuse, however, was not entertained by the Crown advisers. Consequently, a man of a very different mould from that of Governor Gawler was sent out to supersede him.
At a later date two early colonists expressed their opinions of Governor Gawler:
-
... All honour to the brave man who led the forlorn hope and sacrificed himself for the good of those for whose welfare he felt responsible in the sight of God.
Allow me to say that Governor Gawler has, in my humble opinion, done more for the Aborigines than any of his successors. He built houses for them, he built a schoolhouse, etc., so that children could sleep at the location and [be] supplied with food and clothing. We commenced a school and carried it on for six years when Gov. Grey claimed it as a government establishment.
General Notes
"An Interesting Letter" in respect of his appointment is in reproduced the Advertiser, 28 December 1909, page 4e:
-
It is probably not known to many persons in South Australia that Colonel Gawler owed the appointment as Governor of this State to a letter written by Lord Raglan (then Lord Fitzroy-Somerset) and addressed to Colonel Torrens of the SA Commissioners - ?? have the honour... and great satisfaction in acquainting you that his Lordship entertains a very high opinion of Lieutenant Colonel Gawler who, during the course of military service, has conducted himself in every situation in
which he has been placed with great credit to himself and advantage to the public, and has rendered himself conspicuous by his zeal, judgement and intelligence. Lord Hill has therefore no hesitation in recommending [him] to the Colonisation Commissioners for SA as an officer in every respect qualified for the high and responsible appointment which he is desirous of obtaining through their kind offices.?
Reminiscences of his term as Governor are in the Chronicle,
10 November 1877, page 17c,
"Recall of Governor Gawler" is in The Mail,
21 November 1936, page 4.
"Defence of Governor Gawler" is in the Southern Australian,
20 November 1840, page 2d; also see
15 December 1840, page 2e,
19 and 26 February 1841, pages 3c and 2e,
2 and 5 March 1841, pages 2e and 3b,
6 April 1841, page 2e.
A review of his administration of South Australia appears in the Register,
12 December 1840, page 2a and
his departure from the colony in the Southern Australian,
25 June 1841, page 2d.
His recital of his "Policy in South Australia" is in the South Australian,
11 August 1846, page 3a.
"Governor Gawler's Last Public Defence of His Administration" is in the Register,
22 July 1848, page 4a; also see
SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
10 April 1847, page 2d,
28 August 1847, page 3d,
4 and 18 September 1847, pages 2b-4b and 3d,
2 and 23 October 1847, pages 2e and 3b.
A paper prepared by Mr H.E. Pitt entitled "Crisis of 1841" is reproduced in the Advertiser,
29 August 1924, page 16b.
"Colonel George Gawler, A Sketch" is in the Chronicle,
10 July 1869, page 6d.
An editorial entitled "The Late Colonel Gawler" is in the Register,
6 July 1869, page 2d and says, inter alia:
-
Prior to his departure, a very flattering address was presented to him, and a purse containing 500 sovereigns... he left [it] with private friends for the benefit of his children... A son in South Australia, Mr Henry Gawler, [is] one of the solicitors to the Lands Titles Commission.
-
... All honour to the brave man who led the forlorn hope and sacrificed himself for the good of those for whose welfare he felt responsible in the sight of God.
-
Allow me to say that Governor Gawler has, in my humble opinion, done more for the Aborigines than any of his successors. He built houses for them, he built a schoolhouse, etc, so that children could sleep at the location and [be] supplied with food and clothing. We commenced a school and carried it on for six years when Gov. Grey claimed it as a government establishment.
15 May 1886, page 7h.
Henry Gawler's (son of the Governor) obituary is in the Register,
3 December 1894, page 5a,
Observer,
8 December 1894, page 43a.
A "Memoir of the Late Governor Gawler" is in the Register,
27 March 1900, page 7f,
"Adventures of Colonel Gawler" on
7 September 1901, page 7e,
"When Colonel Gawler was Governor" on
29 December 1902, page 5f (see Place Names - Bryan Mount and Geoffrey H Manning's Hope Farm Chronicle, pp. 41-44).
"Memories of Governor Gawler" is in the Register,
16 May 1921, page 5c.
Gawler
Gammon Ranges - Gemmells
G
Place Names
Gawler
Mills and Factories
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
The laying of the foundation stone of the new Victoria Mill is reported in the Register,
23 September 1867, page 3b; also see
12 and 29 May 1868, pages 3d and 3g,
13 July 1868, page 3d and
12 February 1870, page 3f,
14 February 1880, page 6d.
The reopening of the Victoria Mill is reported in the Observer,
10 February 1877, page 10e,
a visit to the mill on
21 February 1880, page 321a.
Historical information on the mill appears on
27 April 1927, page 12a.
The destruction of Duffield's mill by fire is reported in the Observer,
29 June 1867, page 3e.
Martin and Loutit's Phoenix foundry and T. Fotheringham's brewery are described in the Register,
4 and 9 July 1868, pages 3g and 2h.
Sketches of James Martin's engineering works are in Frearson's Weekly,
27 July 1878, page 164.
Biographical details of James Martin's are in the Observer,
26 October 1889, page 33b,
Register,
22 May 1894, page 7d, and
an obituary is in the Observer,
30 December 1899, page 29c,
"The Father of Gawler" is in the Advertiser,
17 August 1903, page 6c, also see
Register,
17 August 1903, page 6e.
His wife's obituary is in the Register,
8 November 1894, page 5b.
Mr Dawson's new mill is commented upon in the Register,
2 November 1868, page 2f and
its destruction by fire in the Chronicle,
20 January 1877, page 9e.
Information on a Dawson memorial is in the Express,
23 September 1882, page 2e,
16 February 1883, page 3f.
A report of a visit to the Glen Para Saw Mills "upon the property of Mr Warren, known as Springfield" is in the Register,
26 April 1869, page 3e.
"Gas for Gawler" is in the Register,
11 January 1868, page 2f.
The works of the Provincial Gas Company are described in the Chronicle,
10 July 1869, page 11f.
Information on an abattoirs is in the Observer,
4 May 1872, page 8e.
A fire at the flax mill is reported in the Register,
21 February 1874, page 5b,
Observer,
28 February 1874, page 10g,
at the Victoria Mill in the Observer,
29 January 1876, page 6b.
"Flax Mill and Bone Boiling Nuisance Case" is in the Observer,
22 May 1875.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Flax .
The Gawler soapworks are described in the Chronicle,
20 March 1875, page 12b.
"New Industries at Gawler" is in the Chronicle,
8 October 1881, page 8d.
"Manufactories for Gawler" in the Observer,
7 October 1882, page 7e; also see
4 November 1882, page 33b,
"Cement Works for Gawler" on
14 October 1882, page 7d.
A sketch of the Albion mill is in the Pictorial Australian in
January 1882, page 9,
August 1886, page 121.
Information on the Gawler Foundry and Engineering Works is in the Register,
5 December 1885, page 7a,
Observer,
12 December 1885, page 33b.
The new roller flour mills are described in the Register,
19 May 1886, page 6d.
"Messrs May Brothers and Their Employes" is in the Observer,
6 May 1893, page 31e.
"May Brothers Removing" is in the Register,
30 September 1910, page 8f.
The reopening of May Brothers Works is reported in the Register,
16 July 1924, page 11h,
Observer,
19 July 1924, page 39d.
Also see Place Names - May Town .
"A Co-operative Experiment at Gawler" is in the Register,
7 June 1893, page 4f.
"The Locomotive Industry" is in the Observer,
3 and 10 March 1894, pages 15c and 30e,
21 July 1894, page 43d,
29 December 1894, pages 14d-29e,
Register,
30 July 1910, page 11e,
28 and 29 June 1912, pages 7a and 19a,
5 July 1912, page 7b,
4, 5, 7 and 10 September 1912, pages 14f, 9f, 6f and 12d.
Also see Place Names - Islington .
"Gawler's Record Locomotive" is in the Register,
5 October 1918, page 7c.
Gawler
Gammon Ranges - Gemmells
G
Place Names
Gawler
Miscellany
"Early Townplanning" is in the Register,
9 April 1920, page 6e.
Also see Adelaide - Social Matters and Town Planning.
"The First Coach to Gawler" is in the Observer,
30 April 1910, page 41d.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.
Information on a punt over the river is in the Observer,
12 September 1846, page 4c,
on a bridge in the Register,
6 October 1857, page 3h,
on a footbridge in the Observer,
31 March 1888, page 35a.
The opening of a bridge across the South Para River is reported in the Chronicle,
6 February 1864, page 3d,
Register,
29 January 1864, page 3d.
The Register,
10 November 1854, page 2c and
Parliamentary Paper 15, 105, 110 and 122 of 1854 and 132 of 1855-56 have information on the railway from Adelaide.
Its opening is reported in the Register,
6 October 1857, pages 2e-3g. Also see
Register,
30 and 31 May 1856, pages 2g and 3h,
20 August 1856, page 3c,
30 October 1856, page 2d,
6 November 1856, page 3e,
30 December 1856, page 2c-e (also see Place Names - Salisbury).
Its opening is reported in the Register,
6 October 1857, pages 2e-3g; also see
Observer,
12 July 1879, page 13d,
2 August 1879, page 10g.
A cartoon is in The Adelaide Punch,
25 March 1869, page 84.
"A Railway Jubilee" is in the Register,
28 September 1907, page 14e; also see
8 and 10 October 1907, pages 6f and 6g.
Information on the Female Immigration Depot is in the Register,
26 December 1855, page 3c,
16 January 1856, page 2c,
Observer,
29 December 1855, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Education - Miscellany.
A proposed telegraph from Adelaide is discussed in the Register,
8 March 1856, page 3c,
13 February 1857, page 2g.
Information on a telegraph office is in the Register,
18 May 1860, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic.
The incorporation of the town is discussed in the Register,
26 March 1857, page 2h,
3 April 1857, page 2h.
"Mayoral Robes for Gawler" is in the Register,
9 June 1887, page 5b,
Observer,
11 June 1887, page 30d.
Biographical details of a Mayor, W.H. Cox, are in the Observer,
1 February 1896, page 16a,
of F.D. Harris on
26 December 1896, page 16a.
"Municipal Muddle" is in the Express,
23 April 1880, page 2b.
Information on the town's municipal seal is in the Observer,
18 March 1899, page 33e.
"Cemetery or Pleasure Ground - Gawler Corporation Sued" is in the Express,
7 September 1911, page 1h,
Register,
8 September 1911, page 10b.
"A Gravedigger's Duty" is in the Observer,
20 February 1915, page 15b.
The inauguration of municipal electric light is reported in the
Register,
15 August 1912, page 3e.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes and South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government .
A ploughing match is reported in the Register,
8 August 1857, page 3e,
Farm & Garden,
9 September 1858, page 51.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
Information on a harmonic society is in the Register,
22 February 1859, page 2h,
Observer,
26 February 1859, page 3c.
Also see South Australia - Entertainment and the Arts - Music.
A "Superfluity of Dogs" is reported in the Observer,
14 May 1859, page 2g.
Also see Adelaide - Public Nuisances - Dogs.
A meeting of the unemployed is reported in the Observer,
25 June 1859, page 3c.
Register,
22 June 1859, page 3h.
"The Unemployed at Gawler" is in the Register,
8 August 1867, page 4b.
The first annual dinner of The Gawler Agricultural and Horticultural Society is reported in the Register,
15 February 1855, page 3d.
A Show is reported upon in the Farm & Garden,
10 March 1859, page 156,
Express,
2 March 1867, page 3c.
Observer,
8 September 1883, page 31a.
A photograph of the Show Hall is in the Chronicle,
24 September 1904, page 27; also see
29 September 1906, pages 30-31 and
28 September 1907, page 31.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
A rural fete and picnic under the auspices of the Gawler Institute is reported in the Register,
11 March 1859, page 3e,
Chronicle,
8 November 1862, page 1c (supp.).
A picnic is described in the Observer,
17 November 1860, page 2f.
Also see Adelaide - Picnic and Holidays .
"The Gawler Prize Song" by Mrs Carleton is reported upon in the Chronicle, 29 October 1859, page 3a; it includes a parody of The Song of Australia and one verse reads:
-
There is a land where summer skies
Are scorching out a million eyes,
Blending with itching agonies,
And burnt up field and treeless height
Are glaring in the fiery light,
And all of us must dress in white!
Australia!
24, 25, 26, 28 and 31 October 1859, pages 2g-h, 3e, 2h-3a, 2h and 3b,
2 November 1859, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags & Patriotic Songs.
"The First Water Fountain in South Australia" is in the Chronicle,
17 December 1859, page 7f.
Also see Adelaide - Streets - Drinking Fountains.
"The Humbug Society" is in the Observer,
28 July 1860, page 2h,
Register,
19 May 1905, page 6g,
Observer,
27 May 1905, page 40b,
Register,
30 November 1905, page 3i.
"Some Old Election Placards - The Gawler Humbug Society" is in the Advertiser,
26 September 1917, page 9a.
A history of the settlement and development of the Gawler River district is in the Observer,
2 September 1911, page 13.
A public meeting re a road to Port Gawler is in the Register,
20 October 1855, page 3a.
A complaint from Patrick Kirby that police had broken his ribs "with the hammer-head of a whip" is in the Advertiser,
26 November 1863, page 3c.
The presentation of an address from the citizens to
John McD. Stuart is reported in the Chronicle,
20
December 1862, page 2e.
Also see Place Names - Stuart.
The opening of a bridge across the South Para River is reported in the Chronicle,
6 February 1864, page 3d.
The need for foot police is discussed in the Register,
14, 16 and 17 October 1865, pages 3h, 3d and 2f; also see
31 January 1866, page 3h.
Also see South Australia - Police.
A dinner given in honour of P. Kelly is reported in the Register,
26 April 1866, page 3e; also see
24 August 1866, page 2f.
A stick-up by Captain Thunderbolt is reported in the Register,
1 May 1866, page 3d.
A flower show is reported in the Chronicle,
27 October 1866, page 3b,
Observer,
29 October 1881, page 30a.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
The trial of a fire extinguisher is reported in the Register,
22 August 1867, page 2f.
Information on a fire brigade is in the Register,
28 April 1877, page 5e,
15 December 1910, page 5c,
Observer,
2 May 1891, page 36c,
3 October 1914, page 16d.
Also see Adelaide - Fires and the Fire Brigade.
A proposed gas company is discussed in the Observer,
18 January 1868, page 4d.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.
The Bunyip libel case is reported in the Advertiser,
28 February 1868, page 2e.
A humorous poem is in the Register,
30 November 1869, page 3e.
A Friendly Society's annual festival is reported in the Observer,
17 September 1870, page 3g,
14 September 1872, page 4b,
4 May 1878, page 6g.
A Friendly Society's picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
4 May 1878, page 10b,
Observer,
3 January 1880, page 27a,
Observer,
1 January 1881, page 36a,
Observer,
9 January 1886, page 34a.
Also see Observer,
19 February 1898, page 31a,
9 April 1898, page 15d,
5, 12 and 26 November 1898, pages 32e, 30b-42a and 16e, Register,
3, 7, 10 and 15 November 1898, pages 6d, 5g, 6g and 3i,
Advertiser,
3 November 1898, page 4d,
Register,
1 January 1902, page 7e,
Observer,
4 January 1902, page 31e,
Express,
6 September 1902, page 1e.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - General Finance - Building and Friendly Societies
A Catholic picnic is reported in the Chronicle,13 November 1886, page 12b.
Also see Adelaide - Picnics and Holidays
A German war relief concert is reported in the Observer,
22 October 1870, page 5a.
Information on a market is in the Register,
15 October 1870, page 5b.
"An Old-Time Market Day" is in the Observer,
19 September 1925, page 54d.
Also see Adelaide - Markets.
"The Gawler Nuisance Case" is in the Express,
18 May 1875, page 3f.
A proposed tramway is discussed in the Observer,
16 and 23 September 1876, pages 10a and 11a,
13 July 1878, page 3b,
1 February 1879, page 22a,
12 July 1879, page 7e,
20 March 1880, page 490b,
5 February 1881, page 224c.
An editorial on a local tramway is in the Advertiser,
17 January 1880, page 4d,
Register,
9 June 1884, page 7d.
An informative article on local transport, including horse trams, is in the Observer,
21 November 1891, page 41e,
"The Gawler Tramway" is in the Register,
20 January 1919, page 4d.
"The First Australian Tramway" is in the Observer,
28 April 1923, page 14b.
Also see Adelaide - Transport - Tramways.
An ironworkers' strike is discussed in the Register,
12 September 1876, page 6b;
"The Press and the Strike" is in the Express,
20 February 1879, page 2g,
Observer,
15 February 1879, pages 3a-11e,
15 March 1879, pages 18c and 19b.
"The Gawler Strike" has all but daily reference in the
Register from 11 February 1879, page 4c to 6 March 1879, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Industrial Relations - Miscellany.
A visit to Mr E. Thorup's silkworm establishment is reported in the Advertiser,
16 December 1876, page 5e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Silk.
A circus performance is reported in the Register,
23 March 1877, page 5b.
"Scene at a Circus - A Tiger Attacks His Trainer" is in the Chronicle,
18 June 1898, pages 16c-17a,
Observer,
18 June 1898, page 29c.
Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Circuses.
A highway robbery is reported in the Observer,
19 and 26 May 1877, pages 20d and 8b.
A trial of a grubbing machine is reported in the Register,
25 August 1877, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Farm Implements.
"The Case of the Late Walter Baker" is in the Observer,
22 December 1877, page 17c.
"The Administration of Justice at Gawler" is in the Register,
26 February 1878, page 4g.
Also see South Australia - Crime, Law and Punishment - Law - Local courts.
"Gawler Fair" is in the Register,
23 August 1879, page 6e.
A complimentary banquet to James Martin and James Dawson is reported in the Register,
19 April 1879, page 5d.
Information on a new railway station is in the Register,
8 July 1879, page 5a.
A double suicide at Gawler is reported in the Register,
4, 5 and 8 September 1879, pages 5f, 6c and 6e,
Observer,
6 September 1879, pages 3d-5b.
A farewell to George Loyau is reported in the Observer,
29 November 1879, page 10g.
Mr Kelly's horse training establishment is discussed in the
Observer,
20 December 1879, page 4g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
An editorial on "The Trial of Wheat Harvesters" and a competition for a 4,000 pounds bonus is in the Register,
18 December 1879, page 4d; also see
26 and 30 December 1879, pages 6f and 6e,
5 and 20 January 1880, pages 6g and 6c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Farm Implements.
Information on the Gawler Temperance League is in the Observer,
14 and 21 August 1880, pages 271b and 296c.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Temperance and Allied Matters .
The town's first Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Dog Show is reported in the Register,
13 August 1880 (supp.), page 2a,
Register,
1 September 1881, page 1e (supp.),
Observer,
3 September 1881, page 12d,
26 August 1882, page 32b,
11 October 1884, page 30c.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
A butchers' and bakers' picnic is reported in the Observer,
16 October 1880, page 676c.
Christmas at Gawler is described in the Register,
27 December 1880, page 6g.
Christmas festivities are reported upon in the Observer,
31 December 1892, page 35d.
Also see South Australia - The Colony - Christmas in South Australia.
A military fete is reported in the Observer,
8 January 1881, page 79b.
Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.
A report on Mr Malcolm's ostrich farm is in the Register,
6 June 1881, page 5d.
Also see Place Names - Kangaroo Flat.
A presentation to J. Rudall, town clerk, is reported in the Register,
22 December 1881, page 5b.
A picnic and the opening of the parklands are reported in the Observer,
7 January 1882, page 7d.
A social gathering for T.O. Jones, JP, is reported in the Register,
29 April 1882, page 5g.
An irrigation scheme is discussed in the Observer,
2 December 1882, page 32a,
8, 13 and 15 January 1885, pages 5h, 4e and 5b-6c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.
"Sunday Trains to Gawler" is in the Express,
23 and 28 February 1883, pages 3e and 2b,
Observer,
27 October 1883, page 30d.
Also see South Australia - Religion - Breaking the Sabbath.
Information on the Blue Ribbon Army is in the Express,
7 August 1883, page 2b.
"Swimming-Bath for Gawler" is in the Chronicle,
13 February 1886, page 9a.
Telephone communication with Adelaide is discussed in the Advertiser,
7 July 1886, page 6c,
Register,
21 February 1889, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.
A visit by the governor is reported in the Observer,
3 March 1883, page 29c.
Also see South Australia - Governors and Ancillary Matters.
Information on the Young Men's Christian Association is in the Register,
22 September 1883, page 6b,
Observer,
25 August 1883, page 30e,
29 September 1883, page 6d.
Also see Adelaide - Clubs, Societies and Associations - Young Men's Christian Association.
Larrikinism is reported upon in the Observer,
19 January 1884, page 31d.
Also see Adelaide - Larrikinism.
"Processions and Brass Bands at Gawler" is in the Register,
23 and 29 April 1884, pages 6g and 5h,
7 May 1884, page 7c.
Observer,
26 April 1884, page 35e,
3 May 1884, page 34b.
A history of the town band is in the Express,
16 November 1905, page 2d.
A presentation to bandmaster Riggs is reported in the Observer,
17 June 1905, page 1b-1c (supp.);
his obituary is in the Register,
28 June 1909, page 8e.
"A Pioneer Musician [W. Riggs]" is in the Register,
4 August 1910, page 3g,
Observer,
13 August 1910, page 15d; also see
15 January 1921, page 28c.
Register,
20 December 1911, page 5c.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs William Barnet is reported in the Register,
9 June 1884, page 6g.
The 65th wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs William Barnet is reported in the Register,
11 June 1889, page 5b;
an obituary of Mrs W. Barnet is in the Register,
7 March 1892, page 4h and
of W. Barnet in the Observer,
12 March 1892, page 30c.
An obituary of R.H. Barnet is in the Register,
5 September 1917, page 6g.
A meeting in respect of the "dog nuisance" is reported in the Register,
23 June 1884, page 6f.
Also see Adelaide - Public Nuisances - Dogs.
Information on the Gawler Political Science Association is in the Observer,
11 October 1884, page 33e,
8 November 1884, page 34e,
11 April 1885, pages 24c-35d.
Also see South Australia - Politics.
A presentation to W. Malcolm, JP, is reported in the Register,
28 October 1884, page 7a.
A meeting of the Gawler Social Purity Society is reported in the
Observer,
3 October 1885, page 29d.
Also see Adelaide - Prostitution.
"The Medical Men of Gawler" is in the Chronicle,
24 September 1881, page 6b.
Also see South Australia - Health - Medical Profession - Miscellany.
"A Holiday in the Country" is in the Observer,
29 May 1886, page 38d.
The formation of a benevolent association is reported in the Observer,
4 June 1887, page 31d.
The Queen's jubilee celebrations are reported in the Observer,
6 August 1887, page 32a.
"Police Scandal at Gawler" is in the Chronicle,
12 November 1887, page 6a,
Register,
16, 19 and 24 November 1887, pages 4g, 6d and 4h,
13, 14, 20, 21 and 27 December 1887, pages 7b, 4h, 7e, 7a and 5b,
26 January 1888, pages 4f-7a,
4 February 1888, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Police.
Information on St John's ambulance is in the Register,
26 April 1888, page 5b.
Also see Adelaide - St John's Ambulance.
A choral union is discussed in the Observer,
3 November 1888, page 27b.
Flooding is reported in the Register,
18 and 20 April 1889, pages 6c and 5f,
Observer,
20 April 1889, pages 32a-39c.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
A telephonic chess match against Hindmarsh is reported in the
Observer,
31 August 1889, page 31b.
Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Chess.
Biographical details of J.C. Wilkinson are in the Register,
20 November 1890, page 3c.
Information on a Cornish association is in the Express,
26 March 1891, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - Immigration - Migrants - Cornish and Welsh.
"The Trade of Gawler" is in the Register,
9 May 1891, page 6g,
Observer,
9 May 1891, page 29e.
Information on local exhibits at the Industrial Exhibition in Adelaide is in the Observer,
16 May 1891, page 36a.
A presentation to Mr C. Cross is reported in the Register,
4 July 1891, page 6d.
"The Gawler Diprotodon" is in the Observer,
25 July 1891, pages 29e-31a.
A Catholic picnic is reported in the Observer,
9 January 1892, page 35e.
"Sunday Concerts" is in the Register,
10 and 12 February 1892, pages 5b and 5d.
"The Proposed Sunday Concert" is in the Observer,
13 February 1892, page 30b.
Also see South Australia - Religion - Breaking the Sabbath.
Information on the Gawler Orpheus Society is in the Register,
30 May 1892, page 7e.
Also see South Australia - Entertainment and the Arts - Music.
The first annual general meeting of the District Trained Nurses' Society is in the Register,
12 March 1897, page 7b,
Express,
12 March 1897, page 4d,
Register,
18 July 1907, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Women - Nurses and Female Doctors.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
3 August 1889, page 7f.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
Biographical details of a Mayor, William H. Cox, are in the Register,
10 December 1892, page 1c (supp.).
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Thomas Gash is reported in the Register,
27 December 1894, page 5c.
Information on the Gawler Caledonian Society is in the Register,
22 June 1894, page 6f,
Observer,
30 June 1894, page 44b.
Also see South Australia - Immigration - Migrants - Scots.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Thomas Gash is reported in the Observer,
29 December 1894, page 30c,
of Mr & Mrs R. Marsh in the Register,
30 December 1902, page 4f.
Street watering is discussed in the Observer,
17 October 1896, page 16e.
The Queen's diamond jubilee celebrations are reported in the Observer,
17 July 1897, page 30a.
Biographical details of John Jones, JP, are in the Observer,
26 November 1898, page 15b,
of a Mayor, W.H. Cox on
11 February 1899, page 16d,
of Edward Clement on
13 January 1900, page 16a,
of C.G. Ribbeck on
13 April 1901, page 16d,
of James Busbridge on
30 March 1907, page 15a.
Sketches of the town are in Frearson's Weekly,
14 September 1878, pages 229-230,
photographs are in the Chronicle,
2 January 1904, page 42,
16 June 1932, page 32 (includes an 1843 sketch),
of storm damage on
26 January 1924, page 37.
"The Literary Ladies of Gawler" is in the Register,
28 September 1900, pages 4f-7h.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs W.G. Green is reported in the Register,
14 June 1901, page 5a,
Observer,
22 June 1901, page 22d,
the 46th wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs Mark Weston on
22 June 1901, page 22d;
Mrs Weston's obituary appears on
7 September 1901, page 40b.
Biographical details of Edward Potter are in the Register,
30 June 1902, page 5b.
"Death Through a Motor [Car]" is in the Register,
30 March 1905, page 4g.
"Motoring Fatality - Death of Mr F.J. Harris" is in the Observer
,
3 October 1908, page 39e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs J.A. Marchant is reported in the Register,
3 April 1906, page 5b.
"Gawler as a Holiday Resort" is in the Register,
6 June 1906, page 4e.
A 16 page special edition of The Critic in September 1906 contains photographs and historical information.
"Gold Near Gawler" is in the Chronicle,
9 March 1907, page 39b.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
Biographical details of R.W.J. Leicester are in the Register,
17 August 1907, page 9a.
A jubilee banquet is reported in the Advertiser,
8 October 1907, page 7h,
"Lady Pioneers Gather" on
7 November 1907, page 9c,
"Gawler's Jubilee" is in the Observer,
12 October 1907, page 43a.
Photographs of sand carting are in the Observer,
3 June 1911, page 32,
of a gala day on
10 November 1917, page 23.
A report of a railway disaster is in the Express,
25 October 1907, page 1f,
photographs of the railway yards and a bridge over the South Para River are in the Observer,
20 May 1911, pages 28-29.
Photographs of jubilee celebrations are in the Chronicle,
19 October 1907, page 30,
of Jubilee Cottage Homes on
14 December 1907, page 30 (also see
Register,
30 October 1897, page 9e);
for a description of the homes see Register,
6 December 1907, page 4e,
Observer,
14 December 1907, page 17a.
Also see Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters - Cottage Homes.
A photograph of the Gawler Male-Voice Choir is in The Critic,
28 July 1909, page 24.
Information on the old cemetery is in the Register,
4 September 1909, page 7c,
9 and 20 November 1909, pages 8i and 15i,
15 December 1909, page 3d,
Observer,
11 September 1909, page 46c,
13 December 1909, page 45d.
"Band Music in a Cemetery" is in the Register,
20 November 1909, page 15i,
Observer,
27 November 1909, pages 17b-47a; also see
Register,
13 July 1910, page 5h.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs W.H. Sedgley is reported in the Register,
17 May 1911, page 7a.
"Some Old Election Placards - The Gawler Humbug Society" is in the Advertiser,
26 September 1917, page 9a.
"The Board of Health and its Doings" is in the Register,
30 November 1909, page 11a.
"Diphtheria at Gawler" is in the Register,
26 October 1910, page 5g.
Also see South Australia - Health - Diphtheria.
A tribute to E.H. Coombe is reported in the Observer,
6 June 1914, page 38c.
Musical and literary competitions are discussed in the Observer,
11 July 1914, page 19c.
Biographical details of a Mayor, W.H. Cox are in the Observer,
9 December 1916, page 48e.
"Spooks" at Gawler are commented upon in the Register,
9 and 19 February 1918, pages 6d and 3e,
23 March 1918, page 8f,
Observer,
30 March 1918, page 29a.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Ghosts.
Biographical details of Philip Cheek are in the Register,
14 March 1918, page 6i,
of Mrs David Thomson on
10 February 1919, page 4f,
of L.R. Wake on
27 January 1925, page 6f,
of John W. Green on
29 December 1926, page 11d.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs T.P. Parker is reported in the Register,
21 May 1920, page 7b,
Observer,
29 May 1920, page 23d,
of Mr & Mrs Benjamin Crabb on
4 October 1920, page 7a.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs William Corey is reported in the Register,
22 April 1922, page 12f.
The town is described in the Register,
31 July 1922, page 6h.
Biographical details of W.A. Allen, postmaster, are in the Observer,
11 August 1923, page 33b,
of James Sampson on
31 March 1928, page 34a.
"Gawler's Sunday By-Law" is in the Observer,
10 November 1923, page 31d.
Also see South Australia - Religion - Breaking the Sabbath.
Storm damage is reported in the Register,
21 January 1924, page 9a,
Chronicle,
26 January 1924, page 37.
"War Memorial Meeting - Uproar at Gawler" is in the Register,
23 July 1926, page 10g; also see
19 October 1927, page 13f,
7, 11 and 12 December 1928, pages 13f, 8h and 8h.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
"Buried Alive - Children Under Earthfall" is in the Register,
18 July 1927, page 7e.
"Dance Brawl - Police Draw Batons" is in the Register,
7 May 1928, page 9e.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Dancing and Other Sins.
"Gawler Divided by Opinions on Sunday Trading" is in the Observer,
22 February 1930, page 55d.
"How Gawler Helps its Unemployed" is in the Advertiser,
29 July 1931, page 11c.
Gawler - Obituaries
An obituary of J.A. Buchan, bank manager, is in the Register,
23 January 1872, page 5c,
of Frank Wilkinson on
17 November 1873, page 3f,
of William H. Wilkinson on
4 November 1879, page 4g.
An obituary of T. Engelbrecht, draper, is in the Register,
23 February 1880, page 5a,
of Mrs Margaret L. Gordon on
26 October 1883, page 5a,
of C.F.O. Michael, former postmaster, on
3 April 1890, page 5a,
of William Woods on
11 January 1895, page 7c.
An obituary of Christopher Cox is in the Register,
4 June 1881, page 5c,
of George Morgan on
31 December 1890, page 5a,
of J.W. Cole on
13 February 1891, page 4h,
of Henry Lock on
4 May 1891, page 5b.
An obituary of William Sansom is in the Register,
15 July 1887, page 5b,
of Mrs Walter Duffield on
16 May 1890, page 5b,
of "Mr Dawkins, JP" in the Observer,
13 December 1890, page 32d,
of Henry Lock on
9 May 1891, page 27e,
of Thomas Fotheringham on
3 February 1894, page 30b,
of Mrs John Annells on
2 June 1894, page 15b,
of Mrs James Martin on
10 November 1894, page 29d.
An obituary of Charles A. Davies is in the Register,
2 March 1889, page 5a,
of Mrs J. Jones on
16 April 1889, page 5a,
of John Annells on
17 October 1894, page 5b.
An obituary of Herbert Dean is in the Register,
18 June 1892, page 5c,
of James G. McDougall on
23 July 1892, page 5b,
of Mrs J. Trewin on
2 December 1893, page 5c.
An obituary of Herbert Dean is in the Observer,
18 June 1892, page 25a,
of David Thomson on
31 January 1903, page 21c,
of Dr W.H. Popham on
31 January 1903, page 34a,
7 February 1903, page 24 (photo.).
An obituary of Mrs E.S. Burkitt is in the Register,
12 June 1894, page 5b,
of W.F. Wincey on
2 November 1894, page 5b,
of J.B. Brooks on
5 December 1895, page 6f,
of Mrs Coombs on
3 August 1898, page 6b,
of C.G. Roediger on
27 September 1898, page 3c.
An obituary of William Woods is in the Observer,
12 January 1895, page 29b,
of George Warren on
2 March 1895, page 13a,
of W. Barnet on
2 March 1895, page 13b,
of George Smith on
2 March 1895, page 13d,
of David Collier, explorer, on
20 June 1896, page 43c,
of Abraham Pope on
3 October 1896, page 27c,
of J. Rudall, SM, on
27 February 1897, page 43c.
An obituary of J.H. Hill, hotelier, is in the Register,
16 April 1900, page 5c,
of William Tardif on
1 May 1901, page 5b,
of E.H. Buckerfield on
9 July 1901, page 5a,
of T. Hutchinson on
31 August 1901, page 10c,
of Alexander Forgie and Mrs W.G. Green on
29 April 1902, page 9f,
of Miss M.A.H. Duffield on
22 August 1902, page 5a.
An obituary of Miss M.A.H. Duffield is in the Observer,
30 August 1902, page 36a,
of William Ayling on
15 August 1903, page 34d,
of John Jones on
25 June 1904, page 34b,
of Martin McNamara on
9 July 1904, page 34c,
of G.F. Barnet on
19 August 1905, page 38d,
of Andrew Riggs on
9 September 1905, page 38c,
of B.E. Deland on
25 August 1906, page 38b,
of James Jones on
29 December 1906, page 38b.
An obituary of David Thomson is in the Register,
24 January 1903, page 7d,
of Dr Popham on
28 January 1903, page 5c,
of Alfred Tardif on
27 June 1903, page 5b,
of William Ayling on
11 August 1903, page 5b,
of Mrs Rebeccca Saunders on
14 August 1903, page 5a.
An obituary of G.C. Ford is in the Register,
13 April 1904, page 4i,
of John Jones on
18 June 1904, page 5a,
of Mrs Abraham Pope on
6 September 1904, page 4h,
of Edwin Batchelor on
17 November 1905, page 4h.
An obituary of B.E. Deland is in the Register,
21 August 1906, page 5b,
of T.C. Beadnall on
3 October 1906, page 4h,
of Mrs W. Doudy on
23 February 1907, page 7c.
An obituary of Mrs W. Doudy is in the Observer,
2 March 1907, page 40b,
of Mrs J. Fitzgerald on
11 January 1908, page 40a,
of George Wilcox, grocer, on
28 March 1908, page 42e,
of Hermann Bischoff on
2 May 1908, page 38a,
of Edward Clement on
24 October 1908, page 41b,
of George Causby on
13 March 1909, page 40b,
of Mrs B.E. Deland on
17 July 1909, page 42b.
An obituary of Mrs Rebecca A. Willett is in the Register,
24 March 1908, page 5b,
of Hermann Bischoff on
27 April 1908, page 4h,
of Mrs Charles Fisher on
16 July 1908, page 4g,
John Clancy, railway employee, on
25 December 1908, page 7b.
An obituary of Mrs George Causby is in the Register,
10 March 1909, page 5a,
of James Hammond on
25 March 1910, page 6g,
of P.J. Marchant on
9 August 1910, page 7a,
of Mrs Sarah Nott on
28 September 1910, page 6g.
An obituary of James Hammond is in the Observer,
2 April 1910, page 38a,
of P.J. Marchant on
13 August 1910, page 38a,
of J.M.J. Belcher, dentist, on
8 October 1910, page 43b,
of W.H. Mortimer on
28 October 1911, page 41b,
of George Causby on
6 April 1912, page 41a,
of Dr J.P. Maher on
16 November 1912, page 41b,
of D. McMillan on
23 November 1912, page 41a,
of Mrs Rachel Larsen on
9 August 1913, page 41a,
of Mrs Elizabeth Harris on
4 October 1913, page 41b.
An obituary of W.H. Mortimer is in the Register,
23 October 1911, page 6g,
of George Causby on
30 March 1912, page 13b,
of D. McMillan on
20 November 1912, page 12g,
of Mrs Rachel Larsen on
1 August 1913, page 6g.
An obituary of W.H. Gome is in the Observer,
20 June 1914, page 39a,
of Edward Fry on
20 June 1914, page 39a,
of John Clucas on
16 January 1915, page 42,
of Richard Trigar on
24 April 1915, page 44b,
of Mattias Lucas on
19 June 1915, page 45a,
of John Potts on
26 June 1915, page 46a,
of J.G.H. Roediger on
30 October 1915, page 46a,
of Isaac Hipwell on
15 April 1916, page 19b,
of John Alexander on
12 August 1916, page 20b.
An obituary of Mrs John McKinlay is in the Register,
17 February 1914, page 8a,
of Edward Fry on
17 June 1914, page 10a,
of John Limb on
19 November 1914, page 4h,
of John Clucas on
8 January 1915, page 4h,
of Charles H. Annells on
8 April 1915, page 4h,
of Richard Trigar on
20 April 1915, page 4h,
of Mattias Lucas on
11 June 1915, page 4e,
of Edwin Gartrell on
17 June 1915, page 4f,
of John Potts on
18 June 1915, page 6g,
of J.G.H. Roediger on
22 October 1915, page 6g.
An obituary of Isaac Hipwell is in the Register,
12 April 1916, page 6h,
of John Alexander on
8 August 1916, page 4g,
of Mrs Caroline Heinjus on
31 October 1917, page 6h,
of R.A. Pederick on
4 April 1919, page 4g,
of Phillip T. Hill on
6 June 1919, page 6h,
of James Sampson on
10 September 1919, page 7b.
An obituary of Felix Moran is in the Observer,
10 March 1917, page 21e,
of John Carbins on
6 October 1917, page 39c,
of Mrs Caroline Heinjus on
3 November 1917, page 20a,
of Phillip T. Hill on
14 June 1919, page 40d,
of James Simpson on
13 September 1919, page 14d,
of Patrick Cullen on
31 January 1920, page 12a,
of L.W. Barkla on
19 June 1920, page 19a,
of Alfred May on
25 September 1920, page 19c,
of T.P. Parker on
18 September 1920, page 37a.
An obituary of Patrick Cullen is in the Register,
23 January 1920, page 6h,
of Mrs Jane Morrow on
5 June 1920, page 9e,
of L.W. Barkla on
14 June 1920, page 6i,
of Thomas P. Parker on
13 September 1920, page 6h,
of Charles Dunn on
6 October 1920, page 8a,
of Mrs W. Allen on
11 January 1921, page 4h,
of Mrs Elizabeth A. Broadbent on
28 September 1921, page 8g,
of James Robinson on
28 December 1921, page 8d.
An obituary of Mrs W. Strother is in the Observer,
15 January 1921, page 34a,
of Mrs William Barnet on
5 March 1921, page 23a,
of James Busbridge on
21 January 1922, page 19d,
of W.H. Percy on
3 June 1922, page 20a,
of Mrs John Crump on
2 September 1922, page 20b, of Henry Freak on
12 May 1923, page 35c,
of W. Paynter on
3 November 1923, page 39d,
of John Limb and Alfred Sheard on
19 July 1924, pages 44a-44b,
of James Fergusson on
23 August 1924, page 38b.
An obituary of James Busbridge is in the Register,
19 January 1922, page 6g,
of W.H. Percy on
27 May 1922, page 6h,
of Mrs John Crump on
30 August 1922, page 6h,
of Philip Cheek on
28 September 1922, page 6h,
of Mrs Christiana Lucas on
13 November 1922, page 6h,
of Alexander Stewart on
19 December 1922, page 10e,
of Rev R.C. Yeoman on
9 April 1923, page 4g,
of Henry Freak on
9 May 1923, page 15d,
of J.H. Garrett on
3 July 1923, page 12e,
of W. Paynter on
20 October 1923, page 8i.
An obituary of John Limb and Alfred Sheard is in the Register,
12 July 1924, page 14c,
of Edward Potter on
5 August 1924, page 9f,
of W.R. Lewis on
17 and 18 August 1925, pages 12c and 8g,
of John Rogers on
30 October 1926, page 11c.
An obituary of Miss Emily M.M. Barnet is in the Observer,
14 February 1925, page 38a,
of W.R. Lewis on
22 August 1925, page 43b,
of John Rogers on
6 November 1926, page 7c,
of C.H. Leumane on
3 March 1928, page 49d,
of George Bright on
7 April 1928, page 49a,
of Mrs Ellen Skurray on
20 October 1928, page 49b,
of T.H. Summerton on
24 November 1928, page 49b,
of J.S. McLean on
1 December 1928, page 49a.
An obituary of Alan McQ. Bennett is in the Register,
1 September 1927, page 10d,
of James S. McLean on
24 November 1928, page 11b.
Gawler
Sport
Also see South Australia - Sport - Archery.
A report of a race meeting is reported in the Register,
4 September 1847, page 4a,
Observer,
15 April 1848, page 2b,
19 March 1859, page 1h (supp.); also see
Register,
14, 15, 27 and 28 January 1859, pages 3f, 2h, 2f-3h and 3a-c,
2 March 1859, page 2g.
Information on a racecourse is in the Register,
28 March 1863, page 2c.
"Early Racing Days" in the Advertiser,
16 January 1932, page 10f.
A proposed racing club is discussed in the Register, 26 December 1879, page 5b.
"The Gawler Club" is in the Register,
15 June 1880, page 2b (supp.).
"Racing Club for Gawler" is in the Register,
10 January 1883, page 5b,
10 March 1883, page 6e.
The inaugural meeting of the Gawler Racing Club is reported in the Chronicle,
17 and 24 March 1883, pages 21c and 14g.
Observer,
17 March 1883, page 18b,
13 June 1891, page 17d.
Photographs are in the Observer,
4 July 1903, page 25.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A "pugilistic encounter" is described in the Observer,
29 June 1850, page 3d and
a wrestling match on
9 July 1859, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Boxing.
A meeting called to form a cricket club is reported in the Observer,
16 November 1850, page 2e;
Register,
23 April 1862, page 3g,
3 January 1867, page 2f.
A match between teams from Gawler and Norwood is reported on in the Register,
4 January 1871, page 3f;
similarly, a match against Auburn is discussed on
10 February 1871, page 7a,
Observer,
19 June 1880, page 998d,
26 February 1898, page 14b (history of).
A photograph of a cricket team is in The Critic,
21 April 1920, page 16.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
Information on an athletic club is in the Chronicle,
28 May 1870, page 5e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Athletics and Gymnastics.
A football match against Kensington is reported in the Register,
29 May 1869, page 2h,
4 June 1869, page 2g,
16 October 1888, page 7g,
Express,
24 June 1874, page 2e; also see
21 June 1876, page 3g,
14 and 22 April 1880, pages 2e and 2f,
6 April 1887, page 7e,
Observer,
29 May 1880, page 872b,
9 April 1887, page 18a,
26 May 1888, page 18e,
20 October 1888, page 16d,
10 November 1888, page 20a,
12 October 1889, page 19b,
Observer,
9 July 1892, page 19b.
A meeting of the Albion Football Club is reported in the Observer,
8 April 1882, page 19b,
21 October 1882, page 18e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
A proposed skating rink is discussed in the Observer,
22 June 1878, page 11g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Roller and Ice Skating.
Information on a proposed recreation ground is in the Express,
23 May 1879, page 2d,
Register,
28 May 1879, page 2c (supp.),
21 December 1881, page 5d,
31 May 1888, page 5c,
27 June 1888, page 5d,
Observer,
2 June 1888, page 30c and
public baths in the Observer,
31 January 1880, page 191b.
The formation of a bicycle club is reported in the Observer,
29 November 1879, page 7g; also see
Chronicle,
3 December 1892, page 15d,
Observer,
3 December 1892, page 19c,
28 December 1895, page 19e.
Bicycle sports are reported in the Observer,
5 March 1898, page 21c.
"Gawler Bicycle Races" is in the Register,
28 November 1892, page 3d.
"A Bicycle Track for Gawler" is in the Observer,
14 October 1899, page 21a; also see
2 June 1900, page 13a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cycling.
Information on proposed public baths is in the Register,
26 January 1880, page 6b,
21 January 1881, page 5c,
13 and 23 January 1886, pages 5b and 5b,
11 February 1886, page 5d,
2 August 1886, page 5c,
27 April 1909, page 3h.
Proposed public baths are discussed in the Observer,
22 January 1881, page 161e.
"Swimming-Bath for Gawler" is in the Observer,
16 January 1886, page 29c,
13 February 1886, page 28e,
Chronicle, 13 February 1886, page 9a.
Improvements at Gawler [public baths and a rotunda]" is in the Register,
27 April 1909, page 3h, also see
Register,
9 February 1910, page 5g,
25 March 1910, page 3e.
Information on a rifle club is in the Observer,
10 June 1882, page 32c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
A Catholic sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
6 January 1883, page 12a,
17 November 1883, page 7a.
Information on Mr W.J. Symond's pigeons is in the Observer,
28 June 1884, page 30a.
Sports events and football matches are described in the Observer,
28 June 1884, page 37a.
A tennis match is reported in the Observer,
3 September 1887, page 19c,
29 October 1887, page 19a,
19 April 1890, page 20d,
31 March 1894, page 21d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Tennis.
Polo is reported upon in the Observer,
3 April 1897, page 18e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Polo.
A lacrosse match is reported in the Observer,
1 May 1897, page 21c,
4 June 1898, page 20a.
Also see South Australia - Lacrosse.
"Horse Show at Gawler" is in the Register,
9 February 1906, page 6e.
"Sunday Golf at Gawler" is in the Register,
1 September 1906, page 4h.
The opening of golf links is reported in the Observer,
8 September 1906, page 22d; also see
25 May 1907, page 24d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf.
A photograph of the opening of a bowling green is in the Chronicle,
22 February 1908, page 29,
of a whippet race in the Observer,
1 April 1911, page 30,
of a ladies' hockey team on
8 September 1917, page 23,
of motor cycle races on
3 November 1923, page 28,
Chronicle,
10 April 1926, page 40,
of bowling club members on
5 November 1936, page 33.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Bowling.
The formation of a fishing club is reported upon in the Register,
5 July 1912, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Fishing.
Motor cycle racing is reported upon in the Register,
29 October 1923, page 13c.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.
Gawler
Gammon Ranges - Gemmells
G
