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    Hope, Mount - Humbug Scrub

    Hope, Mount

    Nomenclature

    Mount Hope, near Rendelsham, was named after the Hope Brothers, early pastoralists, who took out an occupation licence in the South-East on 22 January 1846. In 1916 the Nomenclature Committee recommended the name be changed to 'Mount Woakwine' to avoid confusion with its counterpart on Eyre Peninsula.

    Mount Hope - On Eyre Peninsula, discovered by E.J. Eyre in 1839.

    General Notes

    The district on Eyre Peninsula is described in the Chronicle, 4 August 1906, page 39a:

    This school on the West Coast opened in 1911 and closed in 1974. See Advertiser,
    22 May 1912, page 8g.
    A photograph is in the Observer,
    14 August 1926, page 34.

    A drainage scheme at this place in the South-East is discussed in the Register,
    9 June 1893, page 6h:

    Photographs are in the Chronicle,
    30 March 1912, page 31.

    Photographs of McArthur Brother's potato farm are in the Observer,
    11 May 1912, page 32.

    A photograph of a football team is in the Chronicle,
    4 October 1934, page 32.

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    Hopeless, Mount

    Nomenclature

    In the North Flinders Ranges, E.J. Eyre named it on 2 September 1840 even before he climbed to the summit, because he was sure of the type of country he would see.

    General Notes

    A description of the country by a pastoralist, in direct contrast to that of Edward Eyre, is in the Register,
    16 April 1861, page 3c:

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

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    Hopetoun

    Nomenclature

    Lord Hopetoun who, in 1901, became the first Governor-General of Australia. At the time of the christening of the town and the County Earl Hopetoun was Governor of Victoria.

    General Notes

    Biographical details of Earl Hopetoun are in the Observer,
    23 November 1889, page 33a, 10 May 1902, page 23.

    "The Town of Hopetoun" is in the Observer, 5 April 1890, page 37e:

    At the time of the christening of the town and the County Earl Hopetoun was Governor of Victoria. For comment on the change of the town's name to Innamincka see Register, 29 February 1892, page 5a.

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    Horatios Nob

    On Whittata Station. Named after Horatio Raymond who worked there in the 1870s; he is buried at the base of it -
    see Observer, 5 April 1924, page 17b.

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    Horn, Hundred of

    Nomenclature

    William A. Horn, MP (1887-1893). Born in New South Wales in 1841, he came to South Australia with his parents in 1852. He became a pastoralist in 1863 and purchased what was to become Maryvale Station on Eyre Peninsula and later became a mining speculator and he, and others, were instrumental in building the Silverton Tramway. In parliament, 'his caustic sarcasm enlivened debates until he retired'. At the time of his death in December 1922 he was described as 'one of the most generous public men' in South Australian history. Mr Horn is an intrepid horseman and many years ago was the hero in South Australia following a marathon ride on horseback of 264 km to Adelaide when he was instrumental in Walter Hughes gaining a mineral lease over the Wallaroo Copper mine.

    General Notes

    Biographical information on Mr Horn is in the Observer,
    21 September 1889, page 33b.
    An article on his prowess as a poet is in the Observer,
    15 December 1900, page 31b.

    "The Horn Scientific Expedition" is in the Chronicle,
    5 May 1894, page 4f,
    9 June 1894, page 5g.

    His reminiscences are in the Register,
    19 April 1919, page 7c.
    They include a lengthy account of his ride on horseback in connection with the discovery of the Moonta mine in 1861; also see
    Observer,
    16 and 23 February 1907, pages 42c and 45e,
    Chronicle,
    2 and 16 February 1907, pages 44e and 41c.
    His obituary is in the Register,
    27 December 1922, pages 6d and 7e.

    W.A. Horn and the The Warrigal Pegasus

    (Taken from Geoffrey H Manning's A Colonial Experience)

    When Mr Horn was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of Flinders his speeches had an attractive literary flavour, which is lacking frequently in most parliamentary addresses. In the smoking room he was known, also, to have a faculty for turning off neat rhythmical epigrams, usually at the expense of some folly or some man. Since that time he has travelled extensively and been mostly an absentee South Australian.

    However, as I write in 1900, he is about to return to his old home, and in the meantime he has shown the influence of his early associations by the writing of a little volume of verse printed for circulation among his friends. The title which he has adopted is Ballads on a Warrigal Pegasus and the general character of the content indicates the reason why the author was one of the first discoverers of the genius of 'Banjo' Paterson, for whom, in a literary coterie in the city, he predicted celebrity when only two or three of his poems had been published.

    Mr Horn is an intrepid horseman and many years ago was the hero in South Australia of a famous ride from Wallaroo to Adelaide, the news of which startled the average proficient horsy man in the old country; and nearly all his verse is reminiscent of the station and field of sport. There is a homely touch in the 'Adieux of the Ruined Squatter' to his station and to his horse. In the former, after certain half-satirical, semi-pathetic allusions, Mr Horn, assuming for the moment the role of a man completely undone by bad pastoral land laws and an arid run, proceeds:

    In other mood, as a poetical scene painter, he turned out some pretty little bits of work, which help to redeem his usually sardonic humour. This occurs in a description of Ayers Rock, 'five miles in circumference, 1,200 feet high in the centre of a vast, sandy plain':

    Other parts of the same poem contain specimens of vivid realism which all bushmen, as well as literary critics, will understand and appreciate, just as the latter will enter objection to such false rhymes as 'Force' with 'Cross' which, however, occur rarely. 'Yarding a Warrigal' is a spirited poem, with Gordonian ring and a Gordonian metre. What could appeal more strongly to the Australian bushman than the opening stanza:

    The closing verse is suggestively descriptive:

    As a whole the little volume bears indubitable testimony to its author's versatility.

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    Horncastle

    Biographical details of Governor Weigall are in the Observer,
    27 March 1920, page 30a.

    The Register of 6 April 1921, page 6f says, inter alia:

    The Advertiser of 29 March 1922, page 6g has a report of the Governor inspecting recently erected homes for returned soldiers:

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    Horndale

    "The Horndale Distillery " is in the Chronicle,
    13 and 20 April 1907, pages 9a, 8b-29 (photos):

    An obituary of Benjamin Basedow is in the Observer,
    17 July 1930, page 55e.

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    Hornsdale

    Nomenclature

    Nineteen kilometres NNW of Jamestown. On 18 May 1874 William Horne selected sections 193 and 195, Hundred of Tarcowie and on 25 June 1880 he purchased section 195. He was the first postmaster in June 1881 and the post office is shown to stand on section 195B. Its school opened as 'Tarcowie East' in 1878 and changed its name in 1881; it closed in 1959. A public meeting presided over by William Horne in respect of school accommodation is reported in the (see below).

    General Notes

    Its school opened as "Tarcowie East" in 1878 and changed its name in 1881; it closed in 1959.

    A public meeting presided over by William Horne in respect of school accommodation is reported in the Register,
    21 November 1882, page 5c; also see
    Chronicle,
    18 November 1882, page 8f,
    Observer,
    6 June 1885, page 36e:

    An obituary of Mrs Isobel Campbell is in the Register,
    30 July 1918, page 4f,
    of Nathaniel Robinson on 28 October 1920, page 6h,
    of Hugh Campbell in the Observer, 8 December 1923, page 39b.

    A photograph of a cricket club is in the Chronicle,
    11 April 1935, page 38.

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    Horrocks Pass

    Also see Penwortham

    Nomenclature

    John Ainsworth Horrocks (1818-1846), pastoralist and explorer.

    General Notes

    It is described in the Register,
    21 February 1878, page 6c-f:

    Biographical information on J.A. Horrocks is in the Register,
    29 May 1888, page 7h.

    "An Old Identity's Sudden Death [E.A. Davis]" is in the Register,
    30 June 1903, page 9c.

    Comprehensive information on the Horrocks family is in the Observer,
    21 and 28 December 1912, pages 55a and 7c, 11 January 1913, page 52c.

    The reminiscences of a horse and buggy trip through the pass are in the Observer,
    1 December 1923, page 41.

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    Horsnell Gully

    Nomenclature

    John Horsnell (1812-1895) arrived in South Australia in the Lysander in 1839 and took up residence in the gully in 1842. For a time he was Governor Gawler's coachman.

    General Notes

    A bushfire is reported in the Register, 24 December 1855, page 3g,
    Chronicle, 10 June 1937, page 48b (1878 fire).
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.

    A field naturalists excursion is reported in the Register,
    21 August 1888, page 7b, 22 September 1903, page 3f.

    Mr Horsnell's obituary is in the Register, 26 November 1895, page 5c,
    Observer, 30 November 1895, page 30c.

    It is described in the Register,
    20 October 1891, page 5c.
    "Vale of the Yellow Broom" is in the Advertiser,
    7 October 1911, page 21e.

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    Houghton

    Nomenclature

    It was laid out as a village in 1841 on section 5519, Hundred of Yatala by John Richardson (c.1808-1886), a land agent and surveyor, who arrived in the colony in 1838. He bought land from J.B. Hack and placed Joseph Barritt in charge of his property which he called 'Houghton Lodge'. Coincidentally, or otherwise, a Prime Minister of England, Sir Robert Walpole, applied the name "Houghton" to his palatial home in East Anglia, England.

    General Notes

    The road route to Adelaide is discussed in the Observer,
    1 December 1849, page 2b.

    An annual report of the "Village Sunday School" is in the Adelaide Times, 26 April 1851, page 7b:

    Reports on public meetings in respect of the "impassable" North-East Road are in the Register
    28 June 1853, page 3d,
    9 July 1853, page 3b and
    26 October 1853, page 3c.

    A cricket match is reported in the Register,
    4 October 1854, page 3d,
    18 April 1863, page 2h; also see
    Express,
    18 February 1876, page 3b,
    31 October 1876, page 3f, Chronicle
    15 July 1876, page 17d.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    The town is described in the Register,
    27 March 1856, page 2f-h and
    the Observer of
    18 June 1910, page 53b:

    "The Making of a City" is in the Register on
    31 October 1910, page 6f; also see
    Advertiser,
    14 and 15 July 1911, pages 15a and 23a.

    Information on the first school erected in the 1840s is in the Register,
    24 November 1875, page 4f; also see
    Express,
    20 December 1870, page 3b,
    Register,
    30 November 1875, page 6d and
    20 March 1877, page 5c.

    Information on an early school is in the Register,
    21 September 1855, page 2f, 15 and 16 November 1855, pages 2h and 3d.
    Its school was first conducted in the Union Chapel in 1847;
    also see Advertiser, 20 March 1877, page 5f.

    The government school was built in 1878 - see Observer,
    16 February 1878, page 3d for an account of the laying of the foundation stone; also see
    Express,
    25 November 1875, page 2g,
    1 December 1875, page 3b,
    Advertiser,
    23 September 1876, page 5e,
    12 August 1929, page 16a.
    A school Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
    7 September 1895, page 12f, Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
    12 September 1896, page 25c,
    Observer,
    3 September 1910, page 32 (photos),
    13 September 1913, page 29 (photos), and
    a picnic at Henley Beach in the Chronicle,
    30 December 1905, page 40e.

    Photographs of an Arbor Day are in the Observer,
    8 September 1906, page 29,
    4 September 1909, page 29,
    Chronicle,
    3 September 1910, page 29,
    13 September 1913, page 30; also see
    13 September 1913, page 43d,
    23 August 1924, page 48b; also see
    15 August 1929, page 48b.
    Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.

    A horse race meeting is reported in the Register,
    25 February 1859, page 3g.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

    A ploughing match is reported in the Advertiser,
    19 September 1862, page 2f.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Congregational Church is reported in the Express,
    10 August 1875, page 2d;
    its opening in the Observer,
    1 January 1876, page 8d.
    The opening of the new Congregational Hall is reported in the Register,
    5 April 1902, page 4h.
    Photographs of a Sunday School fete are in the Observer,
    18 May 1907, page 27.

    A cricket match, Houghton versus Millbrook, is reported in the Register,
    17 March 1876, page 7b.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    An outbreak of scarlatina is reported in the Observer,
    29 September 1877, page 12c.
    Also see South Australia - Health - Fevers - Miscellany.

    A picnic is reported in the Observer,
    3 January 1880, page 26d.

    Local gold diggings are described in the Register,
    22 and 24 January 1887, pages 5b and 7c.
    Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.

    A Rechabite picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
    9 January 1886, page 21d,
    Register,
    5 January 1889, page 7c.

    The opening of Ashwin's Survey road is reported in the Chronicle,
    10 September 1887, page 6c.

    A field naturalists excursion is reported in the Register,
    3 September 1903, page 8g.

    "Houghton Children's Show" is in the Register,
    18 April 1906, page 6d.
    Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

    The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs W. Nobes is reported in the Register,
    10 August 1907, page 9a.

    An exhibition is reported in the Chronicle,
    20 May 1905, page 11e and
    a Show on
    18 May 1907,
    2 May 1908, page 14b.

    "Houghton and the Hills" is in the Chronicle,
    22 July 1911, page 44.

    "Apple Industry in the Hills" is in theObserver,
    15 June 1912, page 13c.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.

    Biographical details of Mrs C.F. Newman are in the Register,
    1 February 1918, page 6c, 1 November 1918, page 4f,
    Observer, 9 November 1918, page 29a, 1 November 1924, page 37a,
    of Mrs E. Whitehead on 15 November 1922, page 6f.

    A photograph of a football team is in the Observer,
    28 October 1915, page 30,
    of the unveiling of a war memorial on
    14 April 1917, page 28.
    Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.

    The government quarry is discussed in the Register,
    13, 16 and 21 May 1921, pages 6f, 4d and 7c.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Building Stone.

    Houghton - Obituaries

    An obituary of Mr W.R. Squibb is in the Observer, 16 May 1885, page 29c,
    of C.F. Newman on 24 June 1899, page 29a,
    of Harry Hurst on 12 June 1915, page 44a,
    of Mr & Mrs Watts on 23 June 1917, page 17e,
    of C.W. Stokes on 3 November 1923, page 39e,
    of Mrs Jane Thompson on 7 June 1924, page 29b.

    An obituary of Mrs Richard Hounslow is in the Register, 28 June 1899, page 4h,
    of A.R. Possingham on 28 September 1903, page 3e.

    Obituaries of Mr & Mrs W. Watts are in the Register, 20 June 1917, page 4g,
    of Mrs Mary Whitehead on 10 January 1923, page 6h,
    of Robert W. McEwan on 24 September 1923, page 6g,
    of Charles W. Stokes on 23 October 1923, page 10g,
    of John Gallop on 2 June 1925, page 8h,
    of James H. Johns on 4 June 1925, page 8g.

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    Hove

    Nomenclature

    This seaside suburb, laid out on part section 206, Hundred of Noarlunga by the Savings Bank of South Australia in 1945, took its name from the local railway station which, prior to 1920, was known as 'Middle Brighton'. In England, "Hove" is a town next to Brighton.

    General Notes

    An obituary of Mrs Ethel A. Cole is in the Register,
    18 July 1924, page 8g.

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    Howard Rock

    Nomenclature

    On southern Eyre Peninsula. Cmdr Howard, RN, who surveyed part of the coast.

    General Notes

    An obituary of Commander F. Howard is in the Register,
    11 October 1892, page 3f.

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    Howe, Hundred of

    Nomenclature

    J.H. Howe, MP (1881-1896), MLC (1897-1918). Born in Wales in 1839, he came to South Australia in 1855, when he joined the Mounted Police. He was four times a Cabinet Minister and known as a capable administrator. From the part he played in the Australasian Federation Convention in 1897-98 he is considered to be one of the fathers of the Australian Constitution.

    General Notes

    Also see South Australia - Politics.

    The school opened in 1895 and changed to Hughes Gap in 1942; it closed in 1946.

    "Mr Howe and Mr Patterson" is in the Register,
    18 February 1885, page 4f.

    Biographical information on Mr J.H. Howe is in the Observer,
    9 and 16 April 1887, pages 25d and 33c,
    Register, 27 June 1889, page 5f;
    also see 24 February 1893, page 4g for editorial comment,
    Advertiser, 19 April 1893, page 7c and under
    "A Squalid Squabble" in the Register on 9, 10 and 11 March 1899, pages 7d, 5a-7e and 4f-h,
    The Herald, 15 February 1902, page 1a;
    also see Express, 4 March 1915, page 1f.

    An obituary of his wife, Mrs Harriet Howe, is in the Register, 28 March 1908, page 9d.

    His reminiscences are in the Advertiser,
    4 March 1915, page 6g and 5 March 1917, page 8f;
    an obituary is in the Register, 6 February 1920, page 7d.

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    Howitt, Lake

    Nomenclature

    North-east of Lake Eyre North. H.C. Talbot contends that it was discovered by P.E. Warburton on 31 August 1866 but his journal of that date merely states that he and his party 'arrived at Lake Howitt'. On 26 June 1861 A.W. Howitt signed a contract with David Walker, the treasurer of the Burke and Wills expedition, to search for the long overdue explorers - this story has been well documented and needs no repetition here.

    However, during the course of the search he trekked to Mount Hopeless Station and, as far as possible, followed the course of Cooper's Creek:

    It may be reasonably assumed that it was at that time that the lake was discovered. A.C. Gregory and John McKinlay had been in the general area in 1858 but there is no evidence of them naming the lake; indeed, at that time Howitt was a non-entity and, no doubt, unknown to them, although Howitt was in South Australia in 1859 when he searched for pastoral country in the north; the limit of this exploration was the Davenport Ranges which are to the west of Lake Eyre North.

    General Notes

    A.W. Howitt's despatch of 10 October 1861 to the Secretary of the Burke and Wills' Exploration Committee is reproduced in the Register,
    13 November 1861, page 2e -
    An editorial on his expedition appears on
    22 April 1862, page 2g and
    an obituary in the Register, 9 and 11 March 1908, pages 4h and 7c,
    Observer,
    14 March 1908, page 40b.

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    Hoyleton

    Nomenclature

    The name is probably derived from a Mr J. Hoiles, who was the licensee of the Port Henry Arms Hotel in 1850-51.

    General Notes

    "Hoyle's Hills" is mentioned in the Register,
    1 September 1866, page 3h and
    "Hoyle's Plains" in the Observer,
    5 June 1869, page 8b:

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Hoile's (sic) Plains Bible Christian Chapel is reported in the Register,
    4 August 1866, page 2h.

    It was the terminus of the Port Wakefield and Hoyles Plains horse traction railway which opened on 1 January 1870.

    "Ruffianism in Hoyleton" is the subject of a letter in the Registeron 27 November 1873, page 5f:

    Examinations at Hoyle's Plains School are reported in the Observer,
    22 November 1873, page 8b;
    Parliamentary Paper 24/1874 shows it being conducted in a chapel by Charles F. Otto with 25 enrolled pupils;
    the Hoyleton School opened in 1878 and closed in 1971.

    An annual horse race meeting is reported in the Register,
    14 February 1874, page 6d.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

    A report on a female who "has flauntingly gloried in her depravity" is in the Express,
    11 January 1875, page 2d.

    An Oddfellows' picnic is reported in the Observer,
    5 January 1878, page 6f.

    The destruction of wallabies in the district is reported in the Register,
    9 February 1882, page 6f; also see
    22 February 1882 (supp.), page 2d and
    8 March 1882, page 5c.
    Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Marsupials and Mammals.

    A Band of Hope picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
    30 September 1882, page 22f.

    Water divining by a local citizen and attendant controversy is reported in the Register,
    1 September 1886, page 3h,
    7 and 13 October 1886, pages 3e and 3g. Also see
    10, 13, 18, 19, 29 and 30 November 1886, pages 4h, 7h, 7e, 7e, 6e-7a, 7h,
    1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 17, 21 and 29 December 1886, pages 7h, 6d, 3g, 5c-7f, 6h, 6f, 7b, 3h, 7f and 6g,
    3 and 4 January 1887, pages 7b and 6h,
    8 February 1887, page 7b.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Water Divining and Rainmaking.

    Information on the Woodlands Presbyterian Church, "near Hoyleton", is in the Observer,
    24 March 1883, page 36c.

    The town and district are described in the Farmers Weekly Messenger,
    18 December 1874, page 5b,
    Register,
    24 June 1887, page 7c,
    28 March 1889, page 7e,
    Chronicle,
    17 June 1899, page 19a,
    Register,
    13 August 1904, page 8c,
    Parliamentary Paper 67/1888.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    29 December 1906, page 29.

    Information on its water supply is in the Chronicle,
    3 September 1887, page 7b,
    Register,
    19 October 1891, page 6c and
    18 November 1891, page 5b.
    Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.

    Local flooding is reported in the Observer,
    6 and 20 April 1889, pages 32a and 38e.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

    A coursing club is reported upon in the Express,
    18 July 1892, page 4b.
    Also see South Australia- Sport - Coursing.

    A cricket club sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
    9 July 1898, page 11e.

    Information on an Institute is in the Register,
    19 August 1908, page 8g.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs J.F. Baum is reported in the Register,
    13 October 1913, page 8b.

    A photograph of a football team is in the Chronicle,
    3 October 1935, page 36.

    A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
    12 January 1889, page 14d,
    3 March 1894, page 13b.

    An outbreak of typhoid fever is reported in the Register,
    28 March 1890, pages 5a-7e.
    Also see South Australia - Health - Fevers - Typhoid.

    Hoyleton - Obituaries

    An obituary of William Shuttleworth is in the Register, 4 December 1914, page 4f.

    An obituary of J.F. Baum is in the Observer, 22 November 1924, page 38a.

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    Huddleston

    Nomenclature

    It was named by Governor Jervois after Sir John W. Huddleston, an eminent jurist who was called to the Bar in 1839; he became a Judge in 1880.

    General Notes

    An obituary of James Thomas is in the Observer,
    7 September 1918, page 18b.

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    Hughes

    Nomenclature

    William Morris Hughes, a former Prime Minister of Australia.

    General Notes

    A photograph of a washaway on the railway line is in the Chronicle,
    12 January 1918, page 24.

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    Hughes, Port

    Nomenclature

    Sir Walter Watson Hughes, one of the founders of the University of Adelaide.

    General Notes

    The town and port are discussed in the Chronicle, 16 September 1865, page 4f:

    A proposed jetty is discussed in the Chronicle,
    21 October 1876, page 11a,
    Express,
    13 December 1907, page 4d,
    Advertiser,
    7 and 15 January 1908, pages 11d and 11f,
    Express,
    3 March 1910, page 4c;
    its opening is reported in the Register,
    22 May 1913, page 7a.

    Biographical information on Sir W.W. Hughes is in the Register,
    26 January 1917, page 6g.

    "Wallaroo or Port Hughes?" is in the Register,
    7 September 1923, page 11c.

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    Hulkes Hills

    Nomenclature

    North-west of Port Augusta, named by B.H. Babbage in 1858. H.S. Hulkes who, with John Oakden, set out from the head of Spencer Gulf in 1851 to explore westward of Lake Torrens. They applied for a run in the area which they had explored but did not take it up because they left for the Victorian goldfields.

    General Notes

    Information on the exploration of Messrs Oakden and Hulkes is to be found in the Register,
    15 September 1851, page 2c and
    23 March 1858, pages 2d and 3c:

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    Humbug Reach

    On the Port River. Its nomenclature is explained in the Observer, 30 September 1893, page 36c:

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    Humbug Scrub

    Nomenclature

    According to Rodney Cockburn the name derived from a comment made by a Mrs Gavan, who suggested that to live at such a place was a 'humbug'. Mary Gavan was the wife of 'Paddy' Gavan described as 'a squatter at Humbug Scrub'; they apparently settled in the district about 1847.

    A suggestion as to its nomenclature is in The Mail, 23 July 1927, page 1b:

    General Notes

    Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna.

    "A Visit to Humbug Scrub Reefs" is in the Register,
    25 July 1873, page 6b; also see
    20 August 1873, page 7e and
    3 September 1873, page 5g,
    12 July 1881, page 6c:

    Photographs of gold prospectors are in the Chronicle,
    7 May 1931, page 35.
    Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.

    Parliamentary Paper 26/1875 shows the school being conducted by George C. Fead with 36 enrolled pupils; it opened circa 1874 and closed in 1894.

    Larrikinism is reported upon in the Observer, 27 March 1875, page 8b:

    Also see Adelaide - Larrikinism.

    Local floods are described in the Register,
    15 May 1875, page 5a.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

    A cricket match, Humbug Scrub versus Lyndoch Valley, is reported in the Register, 28 April 1876, page 6e:

    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    "A Nature Study in Humbug Scrub" is in the Register,
    26 and 30 June 1916, pages 7a and 7d;
    for information on mallee hens see
    3 March 1917, page 12e.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    28 September 1918, page 22,
    9 October 1920, page 25,
    12 November 1921, page 26.

    "Wild Life in Humbug Scrub" is in the Register,
    16 September 1919, page 9e,
    21 November 1919, page 8f,
    30 September 1920, page 7a; also see
    28 April 1926, page 12e,
    The Mail,
    23 July 1927, page 1b,
    3 and 24 September 1927, pages 11d and 1b,
    5 November 1927, page 11e,
    Advertiser,
    15 and 18 August 1927, pages 12g and 19f,
    Register,
    17 and 21 October 1927, pages 12f and 3g,
    9 November 1927, page 10g,
    20 January 1928, page 15b,
    5, 14 and 19 May 1928, pages 8f, 13d and 16a,
    21 November 1928, page 2g,
    25 and 30 January 1929, pages 12g and 8h,
    Observer,
    27 July 1929, page 16c-d,
    3 August 1929, page 10a.
    Photographs are in the Chronicle,
    25 July 1929, page 18.

    "Route to Humbug Scrub" is in the Advertiser,
    30 November 1929, page 17a.
    An obituary of Mr T.P. Bellchambers is in the Advertiser,
    19 July 1929, page 21d,
    Observer, 27 July 1929, page 16c.

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