Place Names of South Australia - H

Henley Beach

Nomenclature

The name was adapted from Henley-on-Thames, England. On 26 January 1860 the Register at page 4a advertised the 'Town of Henley Beach' as being a subdivision of sections 2080 and 448 into blocks of from 2 to 4 acres 'free from all the noxious smells which have been cause of complaint elsewhere'. An 1866 gazetteer described it as a small village 'one mile west of Fulham'. Later, in May 1874 the Register advertised the 'Township of Henley Beach:

The history of the two above-mentioned sections is that on 1 November 1850, William Bartley obtained the land grant of section 448, Hundred of Yatala and purchased section 2080 from the SA Company in 1856, both of which he sold to James MacGeorge in August 1873; in May 1877 Arthur Harvey, Henry S. Anthony and William P. Wicksteed purchased the land and laid out the 'official' town of Henley Beach

Council and Allied Matters

Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

An obituary of one of its founders, Henry S. Anthony, is in the Observer,
23 November 1907, page 26d.

Information on the subdivision is in the Register,
4 May 1871, page 8d.
A sale of allotments is advertised in the Express,
23 October 1882 (supp.). The Register of
25 October 1877, page 5 reports an inspection of "the new [author's emphasis] township of Henley Beach". On
8 May 1879, page 5f the township is described:

The Henley Beach township consists principally of sections which were formerly well known as the property of Mr Bartley who for many years vainly endeavoured to impress his fellow-colonists with their importance as the nearest sea coast from the city. On the property changing hands some time ago new owners determined to take steps which they deemed likely to attract population.... The hotel and one or two cottages constitute the present representatives of the future rival to Glenelg. Access on the land side is obtained by means of an omnibus which makes two or three trips daily at a cost of a shilling each way... A post office subsidy compels daily trips between Adelaide and Fulham, a mile or so inland, and the proprietor of the bus apparently considers that he is only doing his fair share toward developing the trade of Henley Beach, by running his conveyance over the remaining distance, even though at first it may not repay the extra outlay...

(Also see Observer, 27 October 1877, page 12a.):

On October 18 1877 the members of the Woodville District Council... visited the new township of Henley Beach... Mr A. Wicksteed showed the Councillors over the works and had refreshments laid out in a room erected by Mr Stewart who is building a hotel at Henley Beach.... Mr Cover, of Cover and Stephens, who have taken the contract for erecting the seawall proposed success to the proprietors...

The opening of Henley Beach Road from Hindmarsh is reported in the Chronicle,
13 November 1869, page 6a; also see
Register,
13 November 1869, page 2f and
29 December 1869, page 2h.

Also see Express,
10 April 1883, page 2e.
"New Henley Road Opened - A Concrete Thoroughfare" is in the Advertiser,
20 May 1926, page 10c.

A sale of allotments is advertised in the Express,
23 October 1882 (supp.).

The drainage of the district is discussed in the Express,
22 January 1897, page 4e,
4 February 1897, page 3c.

A proposed institute is discussed in the Express,
1 November 1899, page 4d; also see
Register,
27 November 1899, page 3d,
22 December 1899, page 2i.

The need for a local Corporation is traversed in the Register,
31 October 1898, page 7i and
secedence from Woodville in the Express,
23 April 1900, page 2b,
15 May 1900, page 2c,
Register,
21 and 24 May 1900, pages 7i and 3b,
1 June 1900, page 5h,
21 and 23 November 1907, pages 8h and 6b,
31 January 1911, page 4d.

Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

15 May 1900, page 6h,
1 June 1900, page 6h;
"New Seaside Municipality" in the Register,
17 June 1914, page 10e; also see
19 June 1914, page 11e,
6 and 13 July 1914, pages 8d and 7h,
13 February 1915, page 10e,
Express,
1 May 1914, page 6b,
19 June 1914, page 3c,
2 June 1915, page 4b,
Advertiser,
3 and 5 June 1915, pages 12h and 5g,
Register,
5, 7, 14 and 16 June 1915, pages 6h, 11e, 11g and 10f.

"The Youngest Corporation" is in the Advertiser,
10 December 1924, page 10g; also see
The News,
8 November 1926, page 6e.
A proposed re-absorption into the Woodville District Council is traversed on
25 July 1931, page 17e.

"Lighting Henley Beach" is in the Register,
17 August 1903, page 7g.
A proposal to light the town with electricity is in the Register,
12 November 1908, page 6e; also see
Express,
5 May 1911, page 2d.
"Gas for Henley" is in The News,
14 and 18 June 1928, pages 17e and 4f,
Advertiser,
30 August 1928, page 15a.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.

"Where Henley Beach is Badly Treated" is in the Register,
11 and 12 January 1904, pages 4e and 7h.

The need for a telephone exchange is discussed in the Register,
9 July 1907, page 6f; also see
12 May 1908, page 4f.
The introduction of an automatic telephone exchange is reported on
25 February 1928, page 13f.

A proposal to purchase a lifeboat is traversed in the Register,
24 October 1906, page 4e; also see
19 and 29 January 1907, pages 7b and 4e,
11 July 1907, page 4h,
24 August 1907, page 8h,
7 October 1907, page 4e,
2 December 1907, page 4g; also see
Advertiser,
15 May 1908, page 6f,
Register,
29 April 1926, page 12g,
Advertiser,
31 March 1932, page 12d.
A photograph of the boat and its crew is in the Observer,
19 January 1907, page 28.
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs - Lifeboats and Rockets.

"The Town of Henley Beach" is in the Register,
21 November 1907, page 8h.

Proposed foreshore improvements are discussed in the Advertiser,
16 March 1916, page 6d and
a channel from the River Torrens to the sea on
21 July 1916, page 6e.

Biographical details of a Mayor, G.S. Wright, are in the Observer,
9 December 1916, page 47d.

A new subdivision laid out on "a high and dry site" is reported in the Register,
4 April 1919, page 4e.

The laying of the foundation stone of the Town Hall is reported in the Register,
18 October 1921, page 6f; also see
Advertiser,
12 August 1921, page 12b,
15 October 1921, page 10h.

A proposed war memorial is discussed in the Register,
1 December 1919, page 8g.
The dedication of a War Memorial is reported on
in the Register,
24 October 1921, pages 7b-9a and
the opening of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall on
31 July 1922, page 9e.
Register,
29 and 31 July 1922, pages 8f and 9a.
Photographs are in the Observer,
29 October 1921, page 25.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.

Photographs are in The Critic,
4 August 1920, page 16.

A tilt at local authority is in the Advertiser,
16 December 1921, page 9f:

"Wants of Henley" is in the Express,
16 February 1923, page 2c.

Information on the Henley Beach Recreation Association is in the Register,
9 September 1922, page 6g.

"Henley Beach Alignment" is in the Advertiser,
6 October 1923, page 17a,
"The Henley Alignment" in the Register,
18 June 1925, page 12e.

"Henley Foreshore Scheme" is in The Mail,
8 September 1923, page 3b.
"Henley Beach Improvements" is in the Register,
4 September 1924, page 8f,
20 October 1924, page 8h.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
18 and 25 October 1924, pages 39 and 37,
Observer,
6 September 1924, page 32,
25 October 1924, page 32.

Photographs of the opening of a playground are in the Observer,
5 December 1925, page 32.

A council by-law in respect of "mosquito traps" is commented upon in the Advertiser,
29 and 30 October 1926, pages 17f and 17d.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Mosquitoes, Flies and Other Pests

"Town Clock for Henley" is in the Advertiser,
3 March 1927, page 13b; also see
28 November 1927, page 8b.
Photographs are in the Observer,
3 December 1927, page 36.

A proposed seawall is discussed in The News,
29 March 1927, page 7d.

Information on and photographs of a carnival in aid of a community centre are in the Register,
30 and 31 January 1928, pages 10 and 2h.

"Council Safe Blown" is in the Advertiser, 25 October 1929, page 27g.

The News of 18 September 1934, page 4e has a cartoon the caption of which reads:

For information on Military Road see Place Names - Grange and Port Adelaide.

Henley Beach
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Place Names

Henley Beach

Flooding

Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

Comment on the flooding of the River Torrens and the silting up of the Port River is in the Register,
23 August 1883, page 7c.

A resident's complaint about the flooding of the road from Adelaide is in the Register,
20 July 1889, page 7a,
13 August 1889, page 6g; also see
24 August 1889, page 5c,
3 September 1889, page 3g,
10 and 11 September 1906, pages 5g and 7d,
14 June 1917, page 4i,
9, 20 and 23 July 1917, pages 4h, 9e and 4h,
29 September 1917, page 6e,
19 October 1917, page 6f.

Local drainage is discussed in the Register on
29 January 1898, page 6d.
A report of the "Pile Bridge" erected over the area prone to flooding appears on
28 November 1908, page 6h; also see
6 and 12 July 1909, pages 7g and 6e,
9 and 20 August 1909, pages 6g and 5b,
1 October 1909, page 4e,
24 January 1910, page 4g,
25 June 1910, page 15b,
25 October 1910, page 4f.

"Fording Henley Beach Flood Waters" is in The Mail,
23 June 1917, page 19f.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
1 July 1916, page 27,
28 July 1917, pages 24-25,
21 August 1930, page 36.

Also see The Critic,
25 July 1917, page 13 (photographs),
Register,
16 March 1918, page 4f,
10 August 1920, page 5b,
16 September 1922, page 13g,
19 and 22 September 1923, pages 8f and 7a,
Advertiser,
20 October 1923, page 8g,
16 November 1923, page 15c,
Register,
29 October 1924, page 7h,
26 November 1924, page 12d,
5 August 1926, page 10 (photo),
8 October 1926, page 11g,
26 October 1926, page 10e,
6 August 1927, page 9b and Place Names - Reedbeds.

"Henley Beach Drainage" is in the Register on
17, 24, 26 and 28 June 1919, pages 6e, 3g, 3f and 12e,
"Torrens Floods" on 16 and 20 September 1922, pages 13g and 9g,
"Western Suburban Floods - A Comprehensive Government Scheme" is in the Advertiser,
16 and 20 November 1923, pages 15c and 12e,
Register,
15 August 1930, page 4a.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
28 November 1935, page 38.
"Flood Outlet Ready in May" is in the Advertiser,
16 April 1937, page 30a. Also see
The News,
9 January 1937, page 5g,
The Mail,
25 September 1937, page 10c.

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Place Names

Henley Beach

Miscellany

The Register of 31 December 1864, page 2g says - "This little spoken of locality is growing in favour as a resort of pleasure seekers..."

Information on local prawn fishing is reported in the Register,
5 February 1866, page 3d.

A Christmas "treat" for the employees of Crawford and Company of Hindmarsh " at Henley Beach" is reported in the Observer,
28 December 1867, page 4f.

"Early Henley Beach", the reminiscences of Samuel Lewis, is in the Advertiser,
12 October 1927, page 11a.

A rifle match at the local butts is reported in the Observer,
10 June 1882, page 19c.
Also see South Australia.

"Murder at Henley Beach" is in the Express,
16 November 1882, page 3e,
21 December 1882, page 2b.

A panoramic sketch of the village is in the Pictorial Australian in
1882, pages 136-137,
Frearson's Weekly,
21 October 1882, (supp.).

A meeting of the Marine Residences Company is reported in the Register,
2 December 1882, page 5c,
2 June 1883, page 5c.

A Christian Brothers College sports day is reported in the Observer,
29 September 1883, page 18e.

A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Express,
6 May 1884, page 3d,
Register,
23 June 1886, page 3f,
16 June 1897, page 3h.

A cavalry camp used by the Volunteer force is described in the Register,
6 May 1885, page 5h.
"The Military Camps" is in the Express,
12 April 1898, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.

"Henley Beach Holiday Arrangements" is in the Express,
31 December 1885, page 4a.

The death of J.W. Excell, hotelier, is reported in the Register,
14 September 1886, pages 5c-7b.

"The Recent Storm" is in the Chronicle,
26 November 1892, page 7d.

Information on the Ramsgate Hotel is in the Register,
14 December 1897, page 7i and
of the town on
26 August 1897, page 5b.

A fatal trap accident to H.T. Fry is reported in the Register,
22 and 24 July 1899, pages 5f and 6d,
Observer,
29 July 1899, page 44a.

"Where Henley Beach is Badly Treated" is in the Register,
11 January 1904, page 4e.

The silver wedding of Mr & Mrs A.W. Ralph is reported in the Register,
22 July 1907, page 4h;
his obituary is in the Observer,
19 December 1914, page 42a

Photographs "On the Way to Henley Beach" are in the Chronicle,
15 December 1906, page 9 (supp.).

"Progressive Henley Beach" is in the Register,
26 January 1909, page 4e.
Register,
7 January 1910, page 4f,
"Camp Out on the Beach and be Cool" on
7 January 1910, page 7d.

The salubrity of the town eulogised by a resident in the Register,
24 November 1908, page 9f.

An obituary of Rev Thomas Kyte is in the Register,
2 August 1909, page 4g.

"Pierrots at Henley Beach" is in the Register,
10 and 22 January 1910, pages 3d and 11e.

"The Attractions of Seaside Resorts" is in the Advertiser,
28 January 1910, page 6g.

The inauguration of a postal delivery is reported in the Register,
1 February 1910, page 6f.

"The [Holiday] Crowd at Henley" is described in the Register on
29 March 1910, page 4d,
"Gales in the Gulf - Excitement at the Seaside" on
3 October 1910, page 7a.
Photographs are in The Critic,
13 December 1911, page 45.

"Behind the Times" is in the Advertiser,
31 May 1910, page 10f; also see
1 June 1910, page 10e,
"Improving Henley Beach South" on
30 August 1910, page 9d; also see
21 September 1910, page 14f.

A proposed coffee palace is discussed in the Register,
29 November 1910, page 6e;
17 July 1911, page 9f.
A photograph of Del Monte Palace is in the Observer,
18 November 1911, page 29.

"Art on the Seashore" is in the Register, 4 January 1911, page 6f.
Also see South Australia

Information on the local Progressive Association appears in the Register,
21 June 1911, page 5e.

Photographs of sea bathers are in the Chronicle,
19 October 1912, page 29,
of "Henley Beach on a Saturday Afternoon" on
6 December 1913, page 32.
Also see Adelaide - Beaches and Bathing.

"Hooligans at Henley" is in The Mail,
8 March 1913, page 9e, Also see Adelaide - Larrikinism
"Henley Beach - A Wonderful Advancement" on
10 January 1914, page 5d,
"Business at Henley Beach" on
24 January 1914, page 5g.

"From Barrier to Beach" is in the Observer,
24 January 1914, page 47b,
28 March 1914, page 35e,
Register,
9 February 1914, page 6e,
"Broken Hill Girls at Henley Beach" on
23 March 1914, page 8f;
photographs are in the Observer,
28 February 1914, page 32.

"Henley Beach Needs" is in the Register,
16 February 1914, page 10d,
"Henley Beach Traffic" on
3 and 10 March 1914, pages 9g and 10e.

A photograph of a Garden Fair committee for the blind is in The Critic,
6 May 1914, page 13.

"A Seaside Pleasure Resort" is in the Register,
18 May 1915, page 11f.

"Henley for Summer" is in The Mail,
2, 9, 16 and 23 January 1915, pages 12c, 12d, 11c and 11c -
The reports include business directories.
Photographs of the aftermath of a storm are in the Chronicle,
22 May 1915.

The aftermath of a storm is discussed in the Observer,
22 May 1915, page 49a.

"Happy Henley" is in The Mail,
5 February 1916, page 13.

"The Best Dug-Out - Soldiers' Club House" is in The Mail,
12 February 1916, page 9b.

The opening of the Lady Galway Clubhouse for returned soldiers is reported in the Register,
10 and 15 January 1916, pages 6d and 7a, also see
Observer,
15 January 1916, page 29 (photos.); also see
15 January 1917, page 7a,
The Critic,
12 January 1916, page 14,
17 January 1917, page 12,
11 July 1917, page 12,
Observer,
20 January 1917, page 13a,
The News,
22 December 1923, page 7d.

Photographs of the Lady Galway Clubhouse are in the Observer,
15 January 1916, page 29,
Chronicle,
20 January 1917, page 27,
Observer,
7 August 1920, page 23,
7 August 1920, page 23.
An obituary of one of its promoters, G.H. Bull, is in the Observer,
13 September 1919, page 30b.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs A. Lillecrapp is reported in the Observer,
20 May 1916, page 28d.

"Henley Beach Progress" is in the Register,
10 March 1917, page 8g.

Photographs of a patriotic carnival are in the Chronicle,
14 July 1917, page 23,
of a Red Cross carnival in The Critic,
30 October 1918, page 12.

A "Henley Beach Tragedy" is in the Register,
22 December 1917, page 7c,
"A Sandhills Tragedy" in the Observer,
13 April 1918, page 20a.

The unveiling of a Roll of Honour is reported in The Mail,
10 March 1917, page 5e.

"On the Road to Henley Beach - Mixed Motor Musing" is in The Mail,
8 December 1917, page 14c:

Providence is supposed to take care of drunken men and motorists and also control the motor traffic on the Henley Beach Road Band Nights.

Photographs of a Red Cross carnival are in the Observer,
26 October 1918, page 23.

"Henley Beach and Motorists" is in the Register,
20 January 1919, page 6g,
"Vandalism at Henley" on
11 February 1919, page 4c.

A photograph of the Seaview Cafe is in the Register,
28 August 1919, page 4.

Biographical details of Pastor Thomas Lees are in the Register,
24 February 1910, page 9g,
Observer, 31 July 1920, page 28c and
an obituary on 11 September 1920, page 37a.

Biographical details of Mrs Edwin Payne are in the Register,
28 February 1919, page 4h,
of George S. Wright on 12 January 1926, page 8h.

"Captain Butler at Henley" is in the Register,
10 November 1919, page 8g,
1 December 1919, page 9e.
"An Aeroplane Sensation" is in the Advertiser,
27 January 1925, page 9a.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes.

Complaints about the Local Court are in the Advertiser,
28 March 1923, page 8h and
sanitation on
21 April 1923, page 17f:

The sandhills facing the Esplanade are a boxthorn-grown rubbish tip and litter depot. The drains from various... houses run downhill; giving life to rank weeds, at the roots of which are held slimy and stinking typhoid-like conditions. The lavatory accommodation is a disgrace. Many patrons of the seats on band nights carry disinfected handkerchiefs.

"Henley Finance" is in the Advertiser,
25 and 29 August 1923, pages 22e and 16e,
21 September 1923, page 13f.

"Henley's Snake Man" is in The Mail,
17 November 1923, page 3a,
12 January 1924, page 3b.

"Henley Beach Improvements" is in the Register,
4 September 1924, page 8f,
20 October 1924, page 9a,
5 May 1926, page 10i; also see
Advertiser,
8 August 1924, page 15c,
20 October 1924, page 15d,
12 October 1926, page 9b,
The News,
25 August 1926, page 8d,
30 July 1927, page 4d.

Biographical details of Miss Georgiana Crispe are in the Observer,
21 February 1925, page 19a,
of William Copley in the Register,17 April 1925, page 11c,
of Mrs J. McKay on 15 November 1927, page 4,
of Jack McDonald on 9 February 1928, page 11f.

The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs G.S. Wright is reported in the Register,
21 May 1927, page 13d.

The 67th wedding anniversary of Mr & Mrs Benjamin Crabb is reported in the Observer,
1 October 1927, page 34a.

The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs G.S. Wright is reported in the Observer,
28 May 1927, page 54c.

"Memories of an Old Police Officer" is in the Register,
7 and 15 October 1925, pages 12f and 10d.
Also see South Australia - Police.

A field naturalists excursion is reported in the Register,
13 July 1926, page 5h. "A Scoutmaster's Bravery" is reported in the Advertiser,
11 October 1926, page 13a.

"Henley Shooting Affair" is in the Register,
3 January 1927, page 7a,
29 January 1927, page 13c.

The town is described in the Register,
29 January 1927, page 8.

"Linking Henley and Grange" is in the Advertiser,
2 June 1927, page 9b.

A photograph of members of the Congregational gymnasium club is in the Observer,
29 October 1927, page 37,
of a beach ambulance patrol on
16 February 1929, page 36.

The activities of the Henley Recreation Association are reported in the Register,
27 February 1928, page 11h.

Information on the Henley and Grange Choral Society is in The Mail,
23 June 1928, page 14d.
Photographs of the opening of recreation grounds are in the Observer,
17 November 1923, page 30,
Chronicle,
3 January 1935, page 34.

Information on the Junior Red Cross Home is in The News,
16 August 1933, page 8d,
Advertiser,
14 July 1937, pages 8c-11 and 28.

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Schools and Churches

Information on a Young Men's Bible Class is in the Express,
30 January 1899, page 2d.

Photographs of the laying of the foundation stone of the Methodist Church are in the Chronicle,
27 January 1912, page 31.

Information on Our Lady of the Sacred Heart is in the Register,
30 December 1919, page 7d.

The laying of the foundation stone of the Convent of Mercy is reported in the Register,
17 February 1922, page 8f and
its opening on
11 December 1922, page 8h.

"School for Henley - Parents Threaten Strike" is in The Mail,
16 December 1922, page 26g;
it opened in 1924; also see
The News, 2 May 1927, page 8c;
the opening of new classrooms is reported in the Register,
2 June 1928, page 13e;
a photograph of an Arbor Day is in the Chronicle,
18 June 1936, page 35.
Prizegiving at a private school is reported in the Register,
16 December 1926, page 13d.

A jubilee of the Congregational Church is reported in the Register,
25 September 1924, page 5d.

"Unique Church Design - The Temple" is in The News,
11 May 1927, page 11c; also see
19 February 1929, page 8c.

Henley Beach
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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