Place Names of South Australia - H
Habel Landing - Hamley Bridge
- Habel Landing
- Hack Bridge
- Haggerstone
- Hackham
- Hackney
- Hacklin Corner
- Hague, Hundred of
- Haggart Island
- Hahndorf
- Hailes Valley
- Haines, Hundred of
- Halbury
- Halidon
- Hall, Hundred of
- Hallett
- Hallett Cove
- Halligan Bay
- Halliday Dam
- Halton Gardens
- Hamilton
- Hamilton, Lake
- Hamley
- Hamley Bridge
Habel Landing
Nomenclature
On section 62, Hundred of Pyap. Wilhelm E. Habel (1856-1926) 'of Loxton Hut', who obtained the land grant of section 14B on 31 May 1911.
General Notes
Information on preparations for his daughter's wedding is in the Register, 7 February 1907, page 5i:
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Mr. Habel is one of the most successful farmers in the district... With a generosity that characterises Germans Mr. Habel is marking the occasion of his daughter's marriage in a manner which is causing a great flutter in riverside society. A pine hall has been specially built, capable of seating 80 people and the steamer, Gem, had 20 of Mr. Habel's guests on board last Sunday, all the way from Duttontown, near Kapunda. Loxton's Hut will be the center of much rejoicing and merrymaking this week.
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Place Names
Hack Bridge
Nomenclature
Completed in 1850, approximately one kilometre north of Mylor on a road between sections 3325-26, Hundred of Noarlunga. J.B. Hack, a pioneer of the district.
General Notes
It is described in the Register, 9 July 1850, page 3b:
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?Hack's Bridge?, more properly known as the ?Onkaparinga Bridge?, built by Mr. Pitman of Adelaide, is now finished and thrown open to the public. It is on the Macclesfield road and is the boldest bridge as to design yet built in the colony. Its length is 235 feet, breadth 20 feet...
Information on Mr J.B. Hack is in the Observer,
26 April 1884, page 42c.
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Place Names
Hackham
Nomenclature
Laid out on section 25, Hundred of Noarlunga in 1856 by Edward Castle, who named it after his previous home in Gloucestershire, England where he was born in 1822.
General Notes
The Observer of 5 December 1857 carries an advertisement which says: "Hackham, Section 17c, near the Golden Pheasant, next to the school and opposite Mr Worthington."
A ploughing match is reported in the Register,
2 and 5 September 1865, pages 3g and 2g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
A photograph of "monster turnips" grown by Mr F.W. Hutchinson is in the Chronicle,
1 August 1908, page 32.
biographical details of William Hutchinson are in the Register,
16 April 1919, page 6i.
"Historic Hotel at Hackham" is in The Mail, 20 July 1929, page 2d:
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One of the first hotels to be erected in the country is still standing in the fast disappearing town of Hackham... This hotel is the Golden Pheasant, built in 1841 and a popular resort for the whalers who plied their trade along the coast... The capture of a whale appears to have been thirsty business back in the old times and early residents tell stories of merrymaking that lasted far into the night. The beer went around by the barrel and wine flowed like water, until even the hardened drinkers were forced to call a halt.
At the back of the old hotel there still remains traces of the old press, in which many a gallon of wine was made... The hotel was closed in 1862 and it turned into a private house by Mr. George Yates... The bar fittings were removed to the nearby home of Edward Holley, a descendant of the builder of the Golden Pheasant.
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Place Names
Hacklin Corner
Nomenclature
At the southern portion of section 228, Hundred of Reynolds. Stephen Hacklin who purchased adjoining sections 117-18 and 122 from Robert Stuckey on 15 September 1875.
General Notes
Information on the school is in the Observer,
15 October 1881, page 29c,
14 May 1887, page 4e:
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During 1877 a provisional school was opened at a place called ?Boree?, about three miles from Spalding; it was discontinued during 1879 and since then, and up to a week or two ago, a female teacher had been officiating at a place about six miles from Spalding called ?Hacklin's Corner?.
- We learn from the Inspector-General that the school at Hacklin's Corner is known in the Education Office as Spalding and that he was not aware that it is so far away from the township...
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Place Names
Hackney
Nomenclature
The 'Village of Hackney' was created circa 1847 when the South Australian Company subdivided section 256, Hundred of Adelaide into five-acre blocks, taking the name from its counterpart in London, England.
General Notes
The district is described in the Register,
14 May 1879, page 5e.
A sketch of new office buildings is in Frearson's Weekly,
5 April 1879, page 57.
Information on Miss Senner's school is in the Register,
29 November 1924, page 10g,
Observer,
6 December 1924, page 19e.
Conflicting evidence on an alleged fight among Chinese people is in the Register,
8 and 9 February 1881, pages 5a and 5b.
Also see Adelaide - Chinese Population.
An outbreak of typhoid fever is reported in the Register, 18 July 1884, page 4h:
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An outbreak of typhoid fever at Hackney, near the Company's bridge, furnishes another illustration of the mischievous consequences produced by the practice of building houses in defiance of all sanitary law... It does seem monstrous that when we have so many acres lying vacant that the cruel greed of the landlord should lead them to crowd their poorer tenants into premises devoid of every convenience for the maintenance of a proper sanitary condition...
Information on the SA Company's bridge is in the Register,
24 August 1883, page 5a,
15 September 1883, page 2e (supp.).
The new bridge is described in the Register,
8 January 1885, page 5b; also see
Express,
10 January 1885, page 2e,
Register,
7 December 1885, page 6f and Adelaide - Bridges.
A fire at Barton's pickle factory is reported in the Register,
15 January 1886, page 7a,
Express,
18 January 1886, page 3f.
Also see Adelaide- Factories and Mills.
Information on a cricket club is in the Express,
27 August 1887, page 4e,
12 October 1888, page 4c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
A speech day at Dryburgh House School is reported in the Register,
20 December 1895, page 7f.
photographs are in The Critic,
29 November 1902, page 25.
An obituary of Mrs E.O. Kelsey of the school is in the Register,
3 April 1926, page 8g.
"Armed Burglars at Hackney" is in the Register,
10 March 1903, page 4h.
A fire at Nitschke's distillery is reported in the Express,
14 July 1905, page 1f.
Register,
15 July 1905, page 11b.
"Hackney Road Avenue Threatened" is in the Register,
16 and 17 September 1907, pages 4f and 5a.
Information on Frederick Martin is in the Register,
30 April 1909, page 5c.
James Marshall and Co's furniture factory is described in the Register,
25 July 1910, page 8i,
10 October 1911, page 5(includes photographs).
Also see Adelaide - Shops.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs Charles Lodge is reported in the Register,
23 July 1914, page 8a.
Biographical details of Mrs Henry Hussey are in the Register,
4 and 5 February 1919, pages 4g and 8d.
"Hackney Orchard - Important Demonstration Centre" is in the Observer,
14 February 1925, page 12b,
"Valuable Orchard - Experiment at Hackney" in The News,
16 January 1926, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.
"Sad Fatality - Two Children Suffocated" is in the Register,
24 and 26 July 1926, pages 9h and 9d.
Information on a tramways building is in the Register ,
28 January 1928, page 14b.
Also see Adelaide- Transport - Tramways.
Hackney - Obituaries
An obituary of Thomas Neill is in the Register,
9 August 1878, page 5e,
29 August 1890, page 4g.
An obituary of William Nitschke is in the Register, 5 August 1889, page 5b,
of James Calder on 2 October 1889, page 5a,
of J.H. Ellman on 28 February 1890, page 5a,
of Allan McLean on 27 January 1892, page 4h,
of N.W. Trudgen on 17 May 1892, page 5b.
An obituary of William Harcus is in the Register, 13 March 1902, page 5c,
of Pastor Henry Hussey on 8 May 1903, page 6e.
An obituary of Mrs Wilhelm Nitschke is in the Register, 29 October 1909, page 5b,
of Robert Cunningham on 31 October 1912, page 6h,
of C.J. Penny on 25 December 1919, page 6g,
of Mrs Charles Lodge on 12 September 1921, page 8c,
of W.E. Jacob on 27 March 1924, page 6h.
An obituary of Mrs Caroline M. Farr is in theObserver, 15 July 1916, page 33a,
of Mrs S.A. Sprigg on 24 November 1917, page 40b,
of Joseph Wilcox on 27 July 1918, page 19c.
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Haggart Island
The eastern island of the Franklin Group; named after a warden of the Marine Board - see Advertiser, 21 January 1910, page 6e.
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Place Names
Haggerstone
This subdivision in the vicinity of Te Anau Avenue, Prospect is discussed in the Register, 3 June 1926, page 5c.
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Place Names
Hague, Hundred of
Nomenclature
James Hague MP (1890-1902). Born in Manchester in 1834 he came to South Australia in the Time and Truth in 1855, when he became a storekeeper and wheat buyer at Angaston and Truro. He was in favour of federation, 'but its introduction should be gradual for if unduly forced our growing industries might suffer injury'. He died in 1916 and is buried at Angaston.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
Biographical details of Mr Hague are in the Register,
17 September 1914, page 6f;
an obituary is in the Register,
17 August 1916, page 6h,
Observer, 19 August 1916, page 20e:
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James Hague came to South Australia in the 1850s and became a storekeeper at Angaston. In 1890 when Mr. M.P.F. Basedow retired from the House of Assembly many electors appealed to Mr. Hague to become a candidate for the vacancy. Four times in succession he was returned... It was not often he spoke in the house, but when he did his remarks were followed with attention. He strongly opposed household suffrage for the Legislative Council, and State encroachments upon private interests, except in those instances where such interests assumed, in his judgment, the form of monopolies... He enjoyed the full confidence of all sections of the House and his disappearance from its benches was regarded as a distinct loss to the State...
His wife's obituary is in the Register,
26 June 1923, page 8g.
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Place Names
Hahndorf
See South Australia - Immigration - Migrants - German for an essay on German immigration.Nomenclature
Named after Captain Hahn, the commander of the German emigrant ship Zebra which arrived at Port Adelaide on 28 December 1838. In 1918, the Nomenclature Committee suggested it be changed to 'Yantaringa', Aboriginal for 'big lookout' but the Government, in its wisdom, decided on 'Ambleside' which reverted to 'Hahndorf' in 1935.
General Notes
"The Germans at Hhansdorf [sic]" is in the South Australian Magazine, 1841-1842, page 255,
Observer,
2 September 1843, page 5b:
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The Germans at Hahndorf (or German Town as the English settlers call it) occupy about three sections of land, by no means the best in the district, being rather wet and sandy, and certainly far short of the high character pronounced upon the soil when it was first selected for these honest, hard-working and contented strangers... The settlers have a mill worked by bullocks, a general store and a respectable inn... The village supports a blacksmith, a pair of sawyers, several carpenters and shoemakers and not a few cobblers, professional and self-taught...
Information on and photographs of pioneer residents are in the Observer,
23 May 1908, pages 31-32,
6 November 1909, page 30
Register,
28 January 1928, page 9a.
Also see South Australia - Immigration - Migrants - German.
The village is described in the Observer,
2 September 1843, page 5b,
27 February 1886, page 36a.
"Early Hahndorf" is in the Observer,
11 February 1928, page 22b.
Its 90th anniversary is reported upon in The News,
26 April 1932, page 2f.
The town and district are described in the Register,
10 and 17 August 1882, pages 1a (supp.) and 6a,
Parliamentary Paper 66/1886,
Advertiser,
16 December 1902, page 7b.
"Early Hahndorf" is in the Register,
8 June 1904, page 8a and
the reminiscences of Christian Jaensch on
4 April 1917, page 10a.
Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
December 1883 (supplement) and
a photograph in The Critic,
18 July 1906, page 14.
A history of the town and photographs are in the Observer,
2 May 1903, page 25,
Chronicle,
21 September 1933, pages 35 and 50,
12 October 1933, page 33.
The village is described in the Observer,
2 September 1843, page 5b,
27 February 1886, page 36a.
"The Pioneer Lutheran Church" is in the Advertiser,
20 and 29 March 1929, pages 14a and 10i.
Reports of gold discoveries in the district are in the Register,
7, 11 and 15 December 1858, pages 2g, 2d and 2f respectively and
8, 15 and 18 January 1859, pages 3c, 2h and 3a respectively.
A diggers' picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
4 January 1873.
Also see South Australia- Mining - Gold.
Details of its school are in the Register,
30 December 1859, page 2e;
it opened in 1854 and became "Ambleside" in 1918 - the name was restored in 1936;
Register,
6 November 1868, page 2h (exams),
13 February 1871, page 6b,
Observer,
18 February 1871, page 10g for information on local schools;
an Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
23 August 1890, page 23d.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
Examinations at the Hahndorf Academy are reported in the Express,
1 November 1872, page 2d;
its history is in the Express,
23 December 1874, page 3d.
The Hahndorf College is described in the Register,
21 September 1883, page 6d,
Advertiser,
28 December 1892, page 7c; also see
Register,
27 January 1904, page 8c,
Chronicle,
27 January 1906, page 42a,
Register,
24 December 1912, page 6f for its closure.
Information on an Old Boys' Association is in the Observer,
30 January 1904, page 2c (supp.),
28 January 1905, page 3d (supp.).
An obituary of Alfred Bayard is in the Observer,
6 May 1916, page 33c.
An obituary of Alfred Bayard is in the Observer,
6 May 1916, page 33c.
An explosion at Wittwer's mill is reported in the Register,
23 October 1865, page 3c.
A German festival in respect of a relief fund for the European war is reported in the Register,
7 November 1870, page 3f; also see
8 December 1870, page 5d and Place Names - Tanunda.
A report on the woollen factory and Mr Kains "who has the honour of first starting the industry" is in the Register,
17 February 1872 (supp.), page 12c.
It is described on
19 July 1883, page 6a.
A report of the town being threatened by bushfire is in the Register,
31 January 1878, page 5d.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.
Mr F.H. Sonneman's Jam Factory is described in the Register,
17 February 1883, page 6b,
Observer,
3 March 1883, page 13c.
"Beautifying Hahndorf" is in the Chronicle,
25 July 1885, page 7f.
The consecration of St Paul's Church is reported in the Register,
4 February 1886, page 7b; also see
Express,
24 September 1890, page 6g.
A typhoid outbreak is reported in the Register,
7 April 1887, page 7b.
Also see South Australia- Health - Fevers - Typhoid.
A bank robbery is reported in the Register,
5 May 1890, pages 4h-6d; also see
10 July 1890, page 5a,
20 August 1890, page 4g,
Observer,
30 August 1890, page 33c,
3 and 10 January 1891, pages 12c and 34e.
A proposed "Union Parliament" is discussed in the Chronicle,
11 October 1890, page 22b.
A report of the laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is in the Register on
12 April 1893, page 3f; for its opening see
6 November 1893, page 3g.
A golf match against Mount Barker is reported in the Register,
8 August 1894, page 6f.
Information on a golf club is in the Observer,
17 August 1895, page 20e.
A local golf match is reported in the Observer,
15 August 1903, page 4e (supp.),
7 October 1905, page 22a.
The club amalgamated with Mt Barker - see Observer,
20 April 1907, page 21e.
Golfing reminiscences are in the Advertiser,
29 November 1934, page 11b.
Also see South Australia- Sport - Golf.
Biographical details of Dr Carl Muecke are in the Register,
16 and 17 July 1895, pages 5h and 6b.
A fatal trap accident is reported in the Express,
22 November 1897, page 3c.
A Druids' Picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
1 January 1898, page 20b.
"Some Old Landmarks - The Hahndorf Mill" is in the Register,
22 December 1897, page 6b; also see
Advertiser,
25 January 1912, page 11b.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
Biographical details of Rev Adolf Strempel are in the Observer,
29 October 1898, page 16a.
A photograph of a football team is in the Chronicle,
8 October 1904, page 29.
"Disgraceful Scene at Football Match - Umpire and Players Kicked" is in the Register,
16 and 19 July 1907, pages 5a and 3g.
"The Hahndorf - Mount Barker Football Match" is in the Register,
19 July 1907, page 3g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
A banquet to D.J. Byard (Bayard?) is reported in the Register,
3 April 1899, page 5d.
A proposed Vigilance Committee is discussed in the Register,
26 July 1904, page 6e.
The Hahndorf "Kingship" competition is discussed in the Register,
1 January 1906, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
Biographical details of Wilhelm Wiese are in the Register,
13 January 1906, page 7d.
"Hahndorf and Hahndorf Pioneers" is in the Observer,
23 May 1908, page 31.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs E.D. Gregor is reported in the Register,
5 June 1909, page 9b.
"Lutheran Commemoration" is in the Register,
25 June 1909, page 4f.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs J.E. Rothe is reported in the Register,
14 September 1909, page 6i.
"In and Around Hahndorf" is in the Advertiser,
12 February 1910, page 18c.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs F.H. Sonnemann is reported in the Register,
15 March 1910, page 7a,
of Mr & Mrs Hermann Wirth on
26 March 1913, page 6h.
Biographical details of Mrs Johanne L. Paech are in the Register,
19 July 1910, page 6f and an obituary in the
Observer,
1 July 1916, page 21a,.
"Changing German Names" is in the Register,
18 September 1914, pages 4c-8h - Also see South Australia - World War I - Germans in Australia:
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What, for instance, has "Hahndorf" done to deserve annihilation? What had it to do with the brutality in Belgium?... Let the name stand by all means...
7 April 1917, page 35c,
an obituary of Christian Jaensch on
20 October 1917, page 12e.
"Hostel for Soldiers' Orphans" is in the Observer,
19 October 1918, page 29d.
Information on the Hahndorf Sick & Funeral Society is in The News,
27 January 1930, page 6e.
Photographs of centenary celebrations are in the Chronicle,
3 December 1936, page 31.
Hahndorf - Obituaries
An obituary of W. Habich is in the Register, 26 September 1893, page 5a,
of Mrs Mary E. Jaensch on 18 February 1895, page 4h,
of Dr Carl Muecke on 5 January 1898, pages 5a-7d,
of H.C. Pfennig on 13 October 1898, page 4i,
of J.F.A. Liebelt on 18 February 1903, page 4h.
An obituary of Christian Paech is in the Register, 6 May 1905, page 4i, Observer, 13 May 1905, page 34c,
of Ernest F.J. Strempel on 26 May 1906, page 38d,
of J.F.W. Ey on 2 March 1907, page 40b,
of O.G. Rohrlach on 13 July 1907, page 40b,
of J.G. Paech on 25 January 1908, page 40c,
of Pastor A. Strempel on 25 January 1908, page 40d.
An obituary of E.F.J. Strempel is in the Register, 24 May 1906, page 5a,
of Mrs Anna D. Thiele on 11 October 1907, page 4i,
of John G. Paech on 18 January 1908, page 7a,
of Pastor Adolph Strempel on 22 January 1908, page 7a.
An obituary of Mrs J.L. Wittwer is in the Observer, 23 April 1910, page 38a,
of M.C. Bom on 11 February 1911, page 41a,
of Marie E. Pade on 24 February 1917, page 31d,
of F.H. Sonnemann on 4 August 1917, page 28b,
of J.F.W. Paech on 27 February 1926, page 37b.
An obituary of Mrs Anna D. Jaensch is in the Register, 14 February 1911, page 7b,
of Mrs Marie E. Pade on 16 February 1917, page 4h,
of Johann A. Nitschke on 16 August 1923, page 10d.
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Hailes Valley
The Register of 11 February 1858 (supp.) at page 2 locates it as contiguous to section 1842, Hundred of Kanmantoo.
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Place Names
Haines, Hundred of
Nomenclature
William Haines, MP (1878-1884). Born in Wiltshire in 1831 he came to South Australia with his parents in the William Mitchell in 1840. He lived most of his life at Tea Tree Gully and was the 'proclaimed king' of the district. A persistent advocate, the road from Anstey Hill to the Gully was known as 'Haines Folly'. For thirty-four years he held the position of district clerk. He died in 1902 and is buried at Houghton.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics and Tea Tree Gully
Information on the Hundred is in the Chronicle, 26 April 1884, page 6b:
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The Hundred of Haines is a very unattractive spot and exceedingly cold. The beauty of the country, however, was a matter of no moment to our botanist, who took every opportunity of fossicking around for bugs or plants... The country is so thickly studded with yackas that nothing but good driving and a team of horses that work well together will enable one to steer successfully through the scrub... As one approaches Mount Prospect, or Lisbet as it is sometimes called, the natural features of the country undergo a complete change. The yacka and undergrowth disappear and dwarf mallee reigns supreme on a soil, still of a sandy nature, but strongly impregnated with clay and covered to a very large extent with limestone rocks...
A presentation to Mr Haines is reported in the Chronicle,
2 November 1901, page 33c and
a banquet accorded him on 7 December 1901, page 34a;
an obituary is in the Register, 13 June 1902, page 6f,
Observer,14 June 1902, page 33a.
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Place Names
Halbury
Nomenclature
The town, 14 km north-east of Balaklava, was proclaimed on 19 August 1875 and probably received its name because it is situated in the Hundred of Hall.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1884 and closed in 1970.
Register,
6 December 1889, page 5d,
Observer,
7 December 1889, page 30b.
A "Back to School" is in the Chronicle,
11 October 1934, page 41.
Its water supply is discussed on
24 December 1885, page 7g,
18 January 1886, page 7f,
12 and 15 February 1886, pages 5e and 7g:
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It was unanimously agreed that the site of the reservoir should be upon the west park lands... This was in opposition to a scheme intended to be carried out a mile by road from the township and the centre of traffic...
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
A picnic and sports upon Mr Ross's paddock is reported in the Observer,
9 January 1892, page 35e.
Opening a recreation ground is reported in the Chronicle,
22 September 1894, page 22c,
a sports day on
9 January 1892, page 8g,
28 December 1895, page 14e and
a coursing event on
24 June 1893, page 21f,
20 July 1895, page 21e.
The town and district are described in the Chronicle,
17 June 1899, page 19a.
A photograph of Mr E.A. Klingner, aged 80 years, driving a reaper is in the Chronicle,
10 March 1923, page 31,
of opening a bandsatnd and of district pioneers in the Observer,
3 July 1926, page 34.
An obituary of A.D. Connor (Connan?) is in the Register,
29 September 1926, page 13c, 6 November 1926, page 9c.
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Place Names
Halidon
Nomenclature
A town in the Hundred of McPherson 37 km north-east of Karoonda, surveyed by A. Thomas in February 1914 and proclaimed on 25 June 1914. Halidon Hill, was the site of a victory over the Scots by the army of King Edward III..
General Notes
Its school opened in 1918 and closed in 1966.
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Place Names
Hall, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Hon. George Hall, MLC, 1851-1867. George Hall was a merchant mariner before coming to South Australia and became a director of the Burra Mine and chairman of the Chamber of Commerce. The Register of 19 February 1842 published an account of a meeting of the South Australian Company held in London on 10 August 1841 which says, inter alia: 'he [David McLaren] engaged Captain G. Hall to command the Guiana...'
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
An account of Captain George Hall's beef-salting machine at Port Adelaide is in the Register,
17 July 1844, page 3a.
Information on his life and times appears on
21 March 1923, page 12a:
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I see that Hall's Store, Fussell Street, Port Adelaide, is being made into a public house. This store, built in 1855 of imported bricks and an iron roof, is one of the oldest buildings in Port Adelaide. Captain George Hall was the master of the barque, Guiana, owned by the SA Company. She arrived
here in October 1840 and was the first ship to discharge cargo on the wharf. To commemorate the event the Guiana was made free from Port charges for all time. Captain Hall brought from India on that trip various plants among which was the prickly pear...
A school of this name opened in 1881 and closed in 1888.
"Another District Council Muddle" is reported in the Register,
29 July 1887, page 7f in respect of the local entity.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
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Hallett
Nomenclature
On 25 July 1844, John Hallett took up land known as 'Willogoleechee' on which the town of Hallett (first offered for sale on 7 July 1870), now stands and later the two brothers purchased the freehold of 'Wandillah Estate'.
General Notes
An obituary of John Hallett is in the Express,
13 June 1868, page 2b.
A race meeting is reported in the Register,
3 April 1874, page 6b,
The Irish Harp,
25 March 1875, page 5d.
Also see South Australia- Sport - Horse Racing.
The town is described in the Register,
10 November 1875, page 7b,
21 February 1878, page 6c-f,
20 November 1880, page 6f,
Observer,
4 July 1885, page 32a,
Register,
29 October 1885, page 7a,
Parliamentary Paper 66/1886, 67/1888,
Observer,
10 December 1887, page 33a,
Register,
24 February 1903, page 3e,
24 September 1904, page 8c.
Descriptions of camps on the proposed railway from Burra are described in the Register,
5 February 1877, page 6b:
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With reference to the present conditions and treatment of the newly-imported labourers and their families... an effort has been made to meet the exigencies... For married couples galvanised iron huts with canvas roofs have been erected. These are 24 feet by 8 feet and are divided into two rooms... The situation is open and ventilation ample... At the railway huts the cooking is done outside in the usual primitive camp oven and wood and water are provided...
Also see
14 April 1877, page 7a,
24 July 1877, page 6b,
25 August 1877, page 5e -
its opening is reported on
11 May 1878, page 6a;
sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
July 1878.
For information on the Hallett-Terowie railway see Register,
13 and 15 December 1880, pages 6a and 5f.
Also see South Australia- Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
A meeting to consider the need for a local school is reported in the Register,
1 March 1877, page 7d - It opened in 1879:
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A public meeting was held in Mann's Hotel on 24 February 1877 with a view to getting a government school in the township...
"The Floods Between Hallett and Burra" is in the Observer,
31 March 1877, page 12b.
Also see South Australia- Natural Disasters - Floods.
A proposed railway station is discussed in the Observer,
23 March 1878, page 24d.
A train trip to and a coach trip from Hallett are described in the Register,
26 August 1880, page 6b.
A coach trip from Hallett to Port Augusta is described in the Advertiser,
27 and 29 August 1878, pages 5e and 5e
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.
"Rabbits at Hallett" is in the Register,
8 November 1878, page 6f,
Observer,
9 November 1878, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Rabbits.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
8 August 1879 (supp.), page 2f.
Its opening is reported on
12 November 1879, page 6f.
A court case brought by a passenger in respect of a coach trip to Wonoka is reported in the Register,
28 June 1881, page 4f.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
22 November 1884, page 8d,
3 November 1894, page 15e,
18 November 1905, page 14b.
A gold find "in White's paddock adjoining the township" is reported in the Register,
25 December 1888, page 7e; also see
28 December 1888, page 7f.
Also see South Australia- Mining - Gold.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Windsor is reported in the Register,
15 May 1900, page 3f.
A snow fall is reported in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901, page 33c;
a photograph is in the Register,
13 May 1926, page 10,
Observer,
22 May 1926, page 32,
Chronicle,
23 July 1927, page 39.
An obituary of W.A. Murray is in the Register,
4 and 5 December 1901, pages 5a and 11f.
"What Irrigation Can Do" is in the Observer,
3 January 1903, page 11e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.
A school Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
16 August 1904, page 3f,
Chronicle,
20 August 1904, page 14d.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
The opening of the Institute is reported in the Advertiser,
21 November 1929, page 18g.
Photographs of a gold rush to Twigham's Lead are in the Observer,
3 August 1929, page 32,
of a football team in the Chronicle,
31 October 1935, page 36.
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Place Names
Hallett Cove
Nomenclature
John Hallett brought his wife and three children to South Australia in the Africaine, of which he was part owner with Captain John Finlay Duff. He had brought sheep from England and imported more from Tasmania. By 1837, he was farming near Magill and, in the following year, exported the first four bales of wool to England by the Orator.
During 1837, while searching for a missing flock, he discovered a geological wonder which is now known as Hallett Cove.
General Notes
Information on the Worthing Mine is in the South Australian,
7 May 1850, page 2d.
Sketches of military exercises are in the
Pictorial Australian in December 1885, pages 212-213.
Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.
A visit by the Field Naturalists' Society is reported in the Register,
3 January 1884, page 6c,
3 July 1888, page 7d and
its glacial features discussed on
8 April 1895, page 6a,
29 May 1895, page 3h,
22 June 1898, page 7i,
13 June 1913, page 8h.
Life-saving rocket experiments are reported in the Register, 7 January 1889, page 5c:
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Some delay was occasioned by the difficulty in finding the road to Hallett Cove... Commander Walcot however, found valuable assistance from a military map made by Lieutenent Owen, formerly of the SA Militia, when the sham fight was carried out in the neighbourhood...
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs - Lighthouses and Lifeboats.
An account of Captain George Hall's beef-salting machine at Port Adelaide is in the Register,
"A Coming Marine Suburb" is in the Register,
17 May 1913, page 17b.
"Historic Hallett Cove" is in The Mail,
11 July 1914, page 19e.
A photograph of a beach camp is in the Observer,
11 January 1919.
"Riviera of the State - From Hallett Cove to Port Noarlunga" is in the Register,
31 December 1925, page 8b.
A photograph of a stranded whale is in the Chronicle,
14 May 1927, page 42.
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Place Names
Halligan Bay
Nomenclature
On Lake Eyre North. G.H. Halligan, the first man to be flown over the lake in 1922.
General Notes
For biographical details, etc, of Mr Halligan see Advertiser,
17 February 1922, page 9g.
In 1922 Mr. Halligan said:
- ?In the old days men had to go out not knowing what was ahead of them. Now I shall know whether there is water in Lake Eyre or not. I am planning to take up a large canoe and if there is water we shall then be the first white people to go on the lake. Others have been around it, but nobody knows what depth it is or what the conditions are. We expect to leave Adelaide about the first week in April...?
An account of his flight over Lake Eyre is in the Register,
3 March 1922, page 7c; also see
17 August 1922, page 7h,
Advertiser,
28 June 1922, page 8c (lecture given by Mr Halligan).
Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes.
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Place Names
Halliday Dam
An account of W. Halliday's "Sufferings in the Bush" is in the Register, 8 January 1877, page 5:-
Through the kindness of the Rev H. Howitt, of Redruth, we are enabled to publish the following further particulars from Mr. W. Halliday relative to his and Mr. F.T. Jones's serious experiences in the bush in the North-East during the scorching heat of December: ?Mr. Jones and I started from my place (Baldina, near the Burra) on 9 December with a trap and a pair of horses. On Sunday we reached Halliday's camp at the North Dam on Paratoo Run...?
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Place Names
Halton Gardens
Nomenclature
A subdivision of part section 301, Hundred of Adelaide by Frederick W. Bullock in 1917; now included in Kensington Park. A later subdivision in 1920 described it as being 'less than 200 yards from that suburb of beautiful homes - Tranmere'. An early owner of the land, Thomas Greaves Waterhouse, was born in Yorkshire in 1811 and arrived in the Lysander in 1840 when he established himself as a merchant. The name 'Halton' occurs in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, England.
General Notes
An obituary of T.G. Waterhouse is in the Register,
10 and 12 October 1885, pages 6a and 6d,:
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Mr. Thomas G. Waterhouse came to South Australia in 1840 and for a long time conducted a a grocery business in association with his brother at the intersection of King William and Rundle Streets at what is now known as Moss's Corner... Retiring from this concern in about 1860 he lived at Halton Brook, North Kensington...
An obituary of J.H. Kaines is in the Register,
27 July 1903, page 4h,
of Mrs Elizabeth Archer on
19 December 1904, page 5a.
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Place Names
Hamilton
Nomenclature
16 km north of Kapunda. About 1850, George Weighton Robertson subdivided section 1195, Hundred of Waterloo into 88 allotments naming it after his birthplace in Scotland.
In 1851 a roving reporter said:
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The country was an alternation of wood and low downs till we reached the Hamilton Hotel (rather a high-sounding name for a small roadside inn), in the township of the same name; which township, so far as we could make out, seemed incipient - consisting of two houses. Here we dined in a rather snug parlor, under the auspices of the landlady's sister, herself being called to Adelaide to give evidence in some affairs. The name sometimes given to this locality, "Hamilton near the Dirty Light'', is not flattering.
The name was also given to a subdivision of section 479, Hundred of Yatala by Robert Hamilton and Francis McCollim in January 1840.
General Notes
The opening of a church and schoolroom is reported in the Register,
7 May 1857, page 3c.
A photograph of the Dutton Memorial Church is in the Observer,
5 September 1914, page 27.
Education Department records show the school opening in 1858 and closing in 1948. See
Register,
4 and 7 May 1857, pages 2g and 3c,
4 June 1858, page 3h,
27 July 1869, page 3e;
examinations are reported in the Express,
8 November 1870, page 2e,
Chronicle,
18 November 1871, page 7b.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Register,
12 March 1858, page 3h,
15 March 1867, page 2h and
Observer,
18 February 1860, page 3e; also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing
its first ploughing match on
22 August 1859, page 3g; also see
Chronicle,
15 September 1860, page 1g (supp.),
Register,
28 August 1865, page 3h.
A meeting was conducted on Mr Windebank's paddock in 1870 - see Register,
14 March, page 6f; also see
Observer,
25 March 1871, page 6d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
A cricket match against Kapunda is reported in the Register,
27 March 1862, page 3g.
A cricket match, Hamilton versus Riverton, is reported in the Register,
3 March 1875, page 6f
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
The northern town is described in the Register,
5 June 1866, page 3c,
23 October 1903, page 8a.:
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It shares the character and appearance of its neighbours and seems well contented with its lot. The blacksmith was hammering loud and fast on his anvil. The store counter was being patronised by one adult and two juvenile customers... The village Boniface appeared in very good spirits, the dry weather having naturally increased the strain on his tap. Hamilton, having thus all the essentials of rural prosperity, is in duty bound to prosper. It is connected with Kapunda by a very good road - the only one in the North which deserves that compliment.
A photograph is in The Critic,
3 June 1908, page 14.
In respect of its hotel George Robertson advertised in the Advertiser, 25 October 1867, page 4e:
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Having got rid of bad tenants, [he] has re-entered and thoroughly repaired the damages to the premises... stock... at under Kapunda prices.
(Also see Register, 9 October 1865, page 3b.)
4 July 1868, page 7a.
George Hamilton's obituary is in the Register, 4 August 1883, page 6d,
of James Windebank on 23 and 25 July 1888, pages 5c and 5c,
of David Laidlaw on 26 November 1913, page 14a.
The destruction of the Farmers Home Hotel is reported in the Register,
5 December 1885, page 5f,
Observer,
5 December 1885, page 31d.
"A Village Church on Easter Sunday" is in the Register,
9 April 1904, page 4g,
Observer,
16 April 1904, page 4b (supp.).
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Thomas Prior is reported in the Register, 2 March 1908, page 5b;
an obituary of Thomas Prior is in the Register, 10 November 1916, page 4f.
Biographical details of George Poysden are in the Register,
31 October 1919, page 6h, 15 January 1924, page 8g (obit.),
of J.R. Walpole on 29 January 1920, page 6h,
of John Corney on 13 August 1925, page 8h.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs C. Haywood is reported in the Register,
4 August 1922, page 6h.
A massacre by Aborigines is recalled in the Register,
13 June 1911, page 6d,
5 July 1911, page 5c.
Hamilton - Obituaries
An obituary of Tom Holane is in the Observer, 26 March 1910, page 38a,
of George Hearne on 18 June 1910, page 40a,
of James Howlett on 18 September 1915, page 46a,
of John Windebank on 23 September 1916, page 35b,
of Thomas Prior on 18 November 1916, page 34c.
An obituary of James Howlett is in the Register, 14 September 1915, page 4h,
of James Hyde on 12 August 1920, page 4i,
of James Hyde on 8 March 1922, page 6g.
An obituary of J.B. Walpole is in the Observer, 9 July 1921, page 34b,
of James Hyde on 11 March 1922, page 31e,
of George Poysden on 19 January 1924, page 28d,
of C. Haywood on 15 May 1926, page 37b,
of J.J. O'Dea on 11 June 1927, page 44a.
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Place Names
Hamilton, Lake
Nomenclature
George Hamilton (1812-1883), who arrived in South Australia in 1839 after overlanding cattle from Port Phillip was Commissioner of Police from 1867 to 1882. He was primarily responsible for the establishment of 'The Adelaide Club'.
General Notes
A "remarkable cave" is described in the Advertiser, 21 July 1869, page 2g:
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Near to the head station and close behind Mr. Bearcroft's accommodation house, is a wondrous cave, or series of caverns... The opening, or rather shaft, through which the perpendicular descent is made, is a fissure in the earth... Ten or twelve feet down is the entrance cave, about 150 feet in circumference and varying in height from 5 to 12 feet. From this two tunnel passages open out. We first took the left hand one, and by the light of a candle crept through on hands and knees... This led to a magnificent hall or chamber... with high roof supported at irregular intervals by crystallised pillars, and from the roof there were tens of thousands sparkling stalactites... On other parts of this run there are chasms, shafts and openings leading to the supposition that a great part of terra here is not firma, but of a hollow construction and cavernous structure.
The Lake Hamilton run is described in the Register,
21 January 1875, page 6c,
Observer,
6 February 1875, page 10g.
The district is described in the Chronicle,
4 August 1906, page 39a.
The district is described in the Chronicle,
4 August 1906, page 39a.
"A Romance in the Bush" is in the Register,
9 January 1897, page 5e.
A "Historic Cemetery" is discussed in the Advertiser,
4 June 1935, page 11b,
16 July 1935, page 17a,
9 August 1935, page 25b,
20 November 1935, page 23b.
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Place Names
Hamley
The subdivision is advertised in the Advertiser, 6 and 19 September 1877, pages 8d and 8d:-
The above adjoins the section north of the South Australian Company's slips and is within five minutes walk from the Steam Ferry; also being within 15 minutes walk of the jetty about to be erected at Largs Bay.
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Place Names
Hamley Bridge
Nomenclature
Major-General Francis G. Hamley, Administrator of South Australia, 1868-69.
General Notes
The Observer of 13 July 1878 at page 21g has an interesting account of German immigrants in the township:
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A number of German immigrants arrived recently to work on the railway... There were in all about 16 families housed in galvanised iron sheds about 20 by 24 feet, partitioned in the centre... The men and their families suffered severely from the cold... An English farmer was taking a load of firewood to the railway station and he was so struck with their miserable condition that he presented them with that which he had on his dray...
The laying of the foundation stone of the bridge across the River Light is reported in the Register,
27 July 1868, pages 2g and 3e.
Prizes for a design for a new bridge are reported on
1 December 1891, page 5c; also see
12 December 1893, page 7g for its opening.
Photographs of the opening of a new bridge are in the Chronicle,
22 March 1913, page 44c.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Congregational Church is reported in the Observer,
14 March 1874, page 7g and
its opening on
26 September 1874, page 7b.
Its jubilee is reported in the Register,
25 September 1924, page 5d,
Observer,
4 October 1924, page 18d.
Its school opened in 1874.
A "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony is reported in the Chronicle,
18 May 1901, page 36e. Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotic Songs
Agronomy pursuits at the school are discussed in the Observer,
25 July 1914, page 16c and
an Arbor Day on
8 August 1914, page 20b.Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
Photographs of a school's concert are in the Chronicle,
8 January 1931, page 37.
Biographical details of Major-General Francis G. Hamley are in the Express,
21 February 1868, page 2c,
Register, 2 March 1868, page 2c and
his obituary on 19 January 1876, page 5b.
A ploughing match is reported in The Irish Harp,
22 August 1873, page 5b,
Observer,
22 August 1874, page 5c,
Chronicle,
28 August 1875, page 14a; also see
Chronicle,
15 July 1882, page 22g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
A ploughing match and stallion show is reported in the Advertiser,
24 August 1882, page 7b and
an agricultural show in the Chronicle,
26 September 1903, page 31,
24 September 1904, page 39c.
Its second Agricultural Show is reported in the Observer,
17 September 1904, page 4c.
Also see South Australia- Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
A proposed mill is discussed in the Observer,
14 September 1878, page 11f.
The destruction of a chaff mill by fire is reported in the Observer,
30 March 1912, page 26c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
"Water for Hamley Bridge" is in the Observer,
3 May 1879, page 14c.
A proposed reservoir is discussed in the Chronicle,
15 June 1889, page 11c,
Register,
13 June 1889, page 7e,
Observer,
10 March 1894, page 30c.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
The completion and opening of the railway to Balaklava is reported in the Register,
26 November 1879, page 5d,
16 and 22 (supp.) January 1880, pages 5f and 1c.
A complaint about the passenger accommodation at the station appears on
28 June 1883, page 6e.
A photograph of railway staff is in the Observer,
30 May 1914, page 32.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
A brutal murder is reported in the Observer,
18 November 1882, page 35c,
23 December 1882, page 16d.
"The Hamley Bridge Tragedy" is in the Observer,
31 August 1895, page 28c.
The town is described in the Observer,
28 March 1885, page 30b,
Register,
18 November 1903, page 3h;
The Critic,
12 September 1903, page 24 (photographs),
7 November 1906, pages 16-18;
a photograph of the main street is in the Chronicle,
11 February 1911, page 29; also see
Observer,
12 June 1926, page 32.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
24 March 1894, page 2e and
a coursing event on
14 August 1897, page 23a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Coursing.
A Tennis match versus Freeling is reported in the Chronicle,
1 January 1898, page 20a and
against Corcondo on
2 and 16 April 1898, pages 12e and 15c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Tennis.
An industrial exhibition is reported in the Register,
26 October 1901, page 8f.
The opening of a recreation ground is reported upon in the Register,
12 November 1902, page 8f.
Information on a United Labor Party sports day is in The Herald,
19 May 1906, page 8a.
Also see South Australia - Politics.
Information on the new and former Institute is in the Chronicle,
27 August 1904, page 11a,
on a picture gallery in the Observer,
10 October 1908, page 50d.
A photograph of Black Brothers Motor and Cycle Works is in The Critic,
30 May 1906, page 17.
A photograph of swimmers in the River Light is in the Chronicle,
28 November 1908, page 31,
of a ladies' hockey team on
15 June 1912, page 32,
of a carnival on
2 March 1933, page 38.
A photograph of four generations of the Schultz family is in the Observer,
29 July 1911, page 32.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Druids' Hall is reported in the Register,
5 December 1912, page 13c.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs O'Dea is reported in the Register,
13 August 1913, page 12g.
A photograph of a football team is in the Observer,
31 August 1912, page 32,
20 September 1913, page 33.
The opening of a new bridge across the River Gilbert is reported in the Observer,
22 March 1913, page 17a.
Biographical details of Dr Dawkins are in the Observer,
16 August 1913, page 16e,
of William Tyler in the Register,
17 March 1928, page 11g.
Information on a golf club is in the Observer,
2 May 1914, page 25c,
6 June 1914, page 29b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf.
The opening of the Roman Catholic Church is reported in the Advertiser,
30 April 1923, page 12f.
Observer,
5 May 1923, page 43e.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs T.G. Virgo is reported in the Register,
8 July 1927, page 8g.
Hamley Bridge - Obituaries
An obituary of T.H. Ayliffe is in the Register, 30 July 1895, page 6d,
of Robert McEllister on 29 May 1899, page 5g,
of Phillip Paterson on 25 July 1900, page 4i; also see 12 November 1908, page 6h,
of William Chapman on 30 August 1909, page 4h,
of T.H. Ayliffe on 12 August 1911, page 12i,
of Joseph Bell on 16 October 1913, page 8a,
of William Yon on 6 June 1914, page 17b,
of Thomas Beavis on 13 July 1914, page 10a,
of Mrs Samuel Day on 15 July 1914, page 10a.
An obituary of Patrick Jordan is in the Observer, 1 January 1898, page 28b,
of Mr Carrigg on 5 February 1910, page 39e,
of Mrs T.H. Ayliffe on 19 August 1911, page 41a,
of Joseph Black, miller, on 20 January 1912, page 41a,
of Joseph Bell on 18 October 1913, page 34c.
An obituary of Mrs James Doyle is in the Register, 1 June 1908, page 7a,
of John Quinn on 26 April 1912, page 4h,
of John Baker on 30 April 1912, page 4g.
An obituary of Mr Carrigg is in the Register, 2 February 1910, page 4h,
of James Carrigg on 27 August 1913, page 12h,
of John Doyle on 7 April 1914, page 8b,
of John Cassaretto on 8 April 1915, page 4h,
of Richard Best on 12 November 1918, page 7e,
of Samuel Gardner on 16 April 1919, page 6h,
of John Baker on 24 April 1924, page 6g,
of J. Bell on 21 October 1924, page 8h.
An obituary of John Baker is in the Observer, 4 May 1912, page 41b,
of John Doyle on 11 April 1914, page 41a,
of William Yong on 13 June 1914, page 39a,
of Thomas Beavis on 18 July 1914, page 39a,
of Mrs Samuel Day on 18 July 1914, page 39b,
of John Cassaretto on 10 April 1915, page 32c,
of James Gobell on 8 July 1916, page 19d,
of A.G. Brock on 21 April 1928, page 49b.
An obituary of Mrs Charles W. Cant is in the Register, 13 July 1925, page 11c,
of Mrs D.S. Gillies on 25 August 1926, page 8g,
of Miss Mary E. Ogilvy on 19 November 1926, page 8h,
of John Barclay on 5 April 1927, page 8g.
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