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Henley Beach

Sport and Recreation

A local horse race meeting is reported in the Register,
27 December 1878, page 6d,
Chronicle,
14 December 1889, page 21d,
22 February 1890, page 14d:

The course was a wretched one, and the tide rising several of the races were partly run off in the water, and to make matters still worse the spectators interfered with the course. Also see Register,
17 February 1890, page 7b,
9 February 1891, page 6c,
Chronicle,
12 March 1892, page 14b,
Express,
22 December 1892, page 2e.
"Horse Swimming Races - Henley's Early Days" is in The Mail,
28 November 1925, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

A rifle shooting contest on C.L. Taylor's property is reported in the Register,
21 August 1883, page 5b,
Observer,
25 August 1883, page 8a and
a ladies' event on
30 August 1884, page 19d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.

A market gardeners' picnic is described in the Register,
19 October 1883, page 6b.

A bicycle trip from Adelaide to Henley Beach is described in the Register,
22 December 1885, page 5b.
"Seaside Cycling" is in the Register,
19 March 1894, page 5a.
A cycling sports day is reported in the Advertiser,
3 October 1904, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cycling.

Information on a cup presented by the Ramsgate Hotel for yachting is in the Register,
2 March 1908, page 8c.
Photographs of the opening of the yachting season are in the Observer,
18 November 1911, page 29.

Events surrounding a sports event on King's Accession Day are in the Register,
12, 23 and 26 January 1904, pages 3e, 4i and 6b.

The first regatta is reported in the Register on
26 January 1904, page 6b;
24 January 1905, page 7h; also see
8 and 17 January 1906, pages 7h and 3g for transport problems in respect of that year's event,
20, 23 and 27 January 1906, pages 4g, 5d-7e and 3i,
15 February 1906, page 7i,
28 and 29 January 1907, pages 4f and 7h,
Observer,
2 February 1907, page 28 (photos),
Register,
27 and 28 January 1908, pages 4d and 6h,
25 and 26 January 1909, pages 4g and 8b,
25 January 1910, page 8g.
Photographs are in the The Critic,
27 January 1909, pages 13 and 14,
Chronicle,
29 January 1910, page 31,
4 February 1911, pages 30-31,
3 February 1917, page 27,
31 January 1925, page 38.

Also see The Critic,
1 February 1911,
31 January 1917, page 13,
Register,
31 January 1911, page 6g,
28 January 1913, page 8f,
1 February 1916, page 6f,
17 January 1918, page 6c,
28 January 1919, page 6e,
29 and 31 January 1927, pages 9 and 9h,
26 and 29 January 1929, pages 5f (history of) and 13e,
Advertiser,
5 October 1929, page 26d.

"Henley Regatta Impasse" is in the Advertiser,
4 January 1919, page 6h.

"A Preliminary Run With the Hounds" is in the Observer,
26 May 1906, page 27 (includes photos).

The opening of the Henley Beach Pierrot season is reported in the Advertiser,
1 and 8 January 1910, pages 11d and 14f.
"Pierrots on the Beach" is in the Register on
5 March 1910, page 15i; also see
23 March 1910, page 12c-d.

An Aboriginal corroboree on the beach is reported in the Register,
18 April 1905, page 4g and
18 May 1907, page 8h.
A tribal burial ground is mentioned on
29 October 1907, page 4i.

"The Children's Paradise" is in the Register,
23 January 1906, page 5d.

Information on the bandstand is in the Advertiser,
13 January 1911, page 6f.

"Ramble Over the Dunes" is in the Advertiser,
2 June 1911, page 11g.

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,
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.

Information on the bandstand is in the Advertiser,
13 January 1911, page 6f.

"Ramble Over the Dunes" is in the Advertiser,
2 June 1911, page 11g.

A proposal for a clubhouse for the sailing club is in the Advertiser,
10 January 1912, page 8g.
Photographs of its opening are in The Critic,
20 November 1912, page 15.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Yachting.

A swimming carnival is reported upon in the Register,
5 March 1912, page 5d.

The opening of the Gazeka Surf and Athletics Club's "new house" is reported in the Register,
18 March 1912, page 9g.

Photographs of life saving exercises are in the Chronicle,
10 February 1917, page 30.
The opening of the lifesaving club is reported in the Register,
23 November 1925, page 10f; also see
Advertiser,
5 April 1926, page 8g.

Photographs of a gymkhana held by the Henley and Grange bowling and croquet clubs are in The Critic,
4 April 1917, page 16.

"Fishing at Henley Beach" is in the Register,
30 May 1918, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Fishing.

"Captain Butler at Henley" is in the Register,
10 and 29 November 1919, pages 8g and 11d,
1 December 1919, page 9e;
photographs are in the Observer,
15 November 1919, page 27.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes.

"Henley and Grange Carnival" is in the Register,
1 December 1919, page 8g.

A swimming carnival of the Henley and Grange Amateur Swimming Club is reported in the Register,
22 February 1922, page 9f;
a photograph of a gala day is in the Chronicle,
3 February 1923, page 31.

"Recreation Improvements at Henley Beach" is in the Register,
9 September 1922, page 6g.

"Easter Sports at Henley" is in the Register,
2 April 1923, page 10f, the
"Henley Annual Ball" on
2 August 1923, page 13h.

"Coney Island at Henley" is in The News, 11 August 1923, page 9b.

Information on the sailing club is in the Register,
29 October 1923, page 5f and
the Henley Recreation Association on
12 November 1923, page 10f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Yachting.

"Dance at Henley" is in the Advertiser,
31 July 1924, page 12c,
"Children's Fancy Dress Ball" on
13 August 1924, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Dancing and Other Sins.

"Summer Concerts" is in the Advertiser,
26 and 27 August 1925, pages 13c and 8h,
3 September 1925, page 13b.

Holden's picnic is reported in the Register,
1 February 1926, page 9e,
Advertiser,
11 April 1927, page 17e.
Also see Place Names - Holden Gardens.

A children's picnic conducted by the Salvation Army is reported in the Advertiser,
22 December 1928, page 20b.
Also see Religion - Salvation Army.

Information on a "newly formed" golf links at Victoria Street, off East Terrace, is in The News,
11 April 1930, page 10b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf.

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Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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Place Names

Henley Beach

The Jetty and Bathing Houses

A proposed jetty is discussed in the Chronicle,
14 October 1882, page 7b;
Observer,
17 February 1883, page 39c;
a photograph appears on
16 January 1904, page 41.

"Suicide by Drowning" is in the Express,
8 March 1886, page 4a.

Information on sea bathing is in the Register,
6 February 1894, page 5f.
"Bathing at Henley Beach - A Resident's Complaint" is in the Express,
7 January 1908, page 4g,
Register,
28 November 1911, page 9e.
"Sea Bathing Facilities" is in the Register,
5 and 12 October 1912, pages 13e and 14f.
"Bathing at Henley Beach" and its inadequate facilities are discussed in the Register,
28 November 1911, page 10e.
Also see Adelaide - Beaches and Bathing.

The collapse of the jetty is reported in the Register on
2 February 1897, page 5d,
18 and 25 March 1897, pages 5d and 5b.
Information on it appears on
1 May 1908, page 4f,
29 August 1908, page 14f (history of).

An article on Sydney J. Barnes, "who saved 12 persons from drowning", is in the Chronicle,
28 October 1899, page 22.

"A Seaside Tragedy - Mother and Infant drowned" is in the Register,
15 December 1903, page 8e,
"Drowning Accident" on
11 January 1904, page 4h.

Tragedy at Henley Beach - Two Persons Drowned" is in the Chronicle,
16 January 1904, page 33a; also see
Express,
11 January 1904, page 1e,
9 January 1906, page 4d.

"Heroism in Daily Life [by C.A. Caust]" is in the Register,
13 January 1906, page 6d,
"Another Drowning Case" is in the Express,
23 January 1906, page 1g.

"Seaside Pranks" is in the Advertiser,
7 January 1908, page 6g.

Information on a kiosk is in the Register,
18 December 1911, page 6f,
16 March 1914, page 5h; see
22 March 1915, page 4f for its opening ceremony;
a photograph is in the Observer,
18 January 1919, page 23.
"Kiosk and Shops at Henley Beach" is in the Advertiser,
26 November 1924, page 7h; also see
Register,
11 February 1926, page 4e.
A dance at the Henley Kiosk is reported in the Advertiser,
6 March 1930, page 18d.

The installation of lighting is reported on 4 June 1910, page 14h.

"A Pavilion for Henley Beach" is in the Advertiser,
15 January 1915, page 6f;
its opening is reported in the Register,
22 March 1915.
"Henley's New Attraction - A Handsome Jetty Pavilion" is in The Mail,
20 March 1915, page 7.
Photographs are in the Observer,
27 March 1915, page 29.

A proposal for swimming baths is in the Register,
11 February 1898, page 5a,
18 April 1902, page 4h,
11 and 23 January 1909, pages 9g and 6h,
25 March 1910, page 11b.

Photographs of beach scenes are in the Observer,
30 December 1905, page 29,
27 January 1906, page 27.

A Henley to Grange swimming event is reported in the Register,
12 March 1917, page 5g.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
26 February 1917, page 27,
Observer,
26 February 1921, page 26.

Comments on a "long swim" from Henley to Grange is in the Advertiser,
19 February 1924, page 16e.
The 10th Henley to Grange Swim is reported in the Advertiser,
20 March 1933, page 11c.
A photograph of the opening of a swimming pool is in the Chronicle,
18 January 1934, page 29.

"Tragedy at Henley Beach - Postmaster Drowned" is in the Register,
28 September 1911, page 6g.

"Mixed Bathing Starts at Henley Beach" is in The Mail,
12 October 1912, page 20d; also see
11 January 1913, page 9f,
15 February 1913, page 9a,
Register and
12 October 1912, page 11c.

"Calf Love on the Beach" is in The Mail,
10 January 1914, page 5g.

A "Gift of Bathing Houses" is announced in the Register,
10 May 1912, page 4g.
Photographs are in the Observer,
19 October 1912, page 31.

"Bathing Houses" is in the Advertiser,
14 October 1912, page 15b,
bathing accommodation is reported upon in the Register,
18 January 1917, page 4e,
5 February 1917, page 4e,
"New Bathing Houses" on
26 May 1927, page 12c,
"Bathing-Houses at Henley" in the Advertiser,
26 September 1928, page 18f; also see
10 October 1933, page 14h.

Building on the beach is discussed in the Register, 17 June 1914, page 6e:

Bathing regulations are reported in the Register, 26 December 1914, page 8f:

"Bathing at Henley Beach" is in the Register,
18 January 1917, page 4e.

Information on the Henley Beach Swimming Club is in the Register,
30 September 1920, page 5h.

A comment on permissible bathing costumes is in the Advertiser,
10 January 1923, page 12d,
"Backless Bathers for Henley Beach" in The News,
18 July 1933, pages 4c-7a.

A photograph of fishing from the jetty is in the Observer,
19 January 1924, page 33.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Fishing.

"School of Sharks - Bathers Rush for Safety" is in The Mail,
24 October 1925, page 5b.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Fish and Other Sea Creatures.

"Bathing Boxes" is in the Register,
8 June 1928, page 10 (photo.),
Advertiser,
14 March 1930, page 22f.

Information on a lifesaving society is in the Register,
23 November 1925, page 10f.

A photograph of happy beach picnickers is in the Chronicle,
3 April 1930, page 36,
of an egg and spoon race on
18 December 1930, page 36,
of a sand castle competition on
26 January 1933, page 34.

Henley Beach
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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Place Names

Henley Beach

Transport

Also see Adelaide - Transport - Cabs and Omnibuses.

A Tramway to Thebarton and Henley Beach

By the 1870s it had become apparent to the authorities that rail communication was an efficient way of conveyance and by 1877 horse trams had arrived on the local scene and services plied to and from nearby suburbs, Thebarton being serviced as from 23 October 1880 when a line was opened running from Hindley Street, across the Park Lands along Mile End Road "where it crossed over the Holdfast Bay and Nairne railway lines close to their junction'. It then took a northerly course to the Hindmarsh Bridge' and, after crossing same, ran "down to the Hope Inn" and turned off to the depot.

Another line along Henley Beach Road opened on 13 February 1883 and was more convenient for the residents of Thebarton.

However, all was not smooth running for the patrons because many complaints were forthcoming about the uncomfortable trips, the dilatory manner of drivers and the cheekiness of tramboys:

The trams rarely run up to the time that is published... the boys are decidedly cheeky (their being dirty is... excusable) and some of the drivers seem asleep during the journey... The already fatigued bony horses... should have been turned out four years ago...

A complaint about drunkenness and larrikinism together with a novel remedy by invoking the use of trams was forthcoming from a concerned citizen:

The evil can be easily remedied... Carry out the same policy as adopted by the Railway Commissioner towards the Semaphore, and Henley Beach will be free from visitors. Give them slow trams, put on some old horse cars, and do not dust them more than once a day in summer; charge 1/6 [15 cents] return, and never allow passengers to arrive at the tabulated time, and even drunks will seek fresh places for their weekly spree.

The electrification of tramways came to the district in December 1909 with a double track line to Thebarton from Adelaide and a single track to Henley Beach; the latter section was completed first so four cars were transported from the Hackney Depot to Thebarton and a passenger service inaugurated on 23 December 1909 with horse cars carrying out the former until 9 March 1910.

To give passengers better access the former horse tram route was altered and a new one built along Parker, Albert and Holland Streets to take passengers into Hindmarsh via a reinforced concrete bridge built across the river at the end of Holland Street and then along Manton Street.

This was to change in January 1923 when a new line opened which went down the south side of the Port Road and down George Street to connect with the former line at Albert Street. The return route crossed the river on a new bridge built from Manton Street to Cawthorne Street (since demolished) and on into Light Terrace, Port Road (then Shierlaw Terrace) and the north side of the Port Road.

Electric trams served the community for nearly fifty years when, in 1954, following a decision which is still the subject of concern today, they were replaced by buses, the proponents of which contended that they were more mobile and that routes could be changed or extended at less cost; matters such as air pollution did not enter into the debate!

Gangs of men commenced removing the tram lines in Light Terrace in September 1954 and the Henley Beach service was terminated in 1957. With the one exception of the Glenelg line the complete suburban network had been dismantled by the close of 1958.

General Notes

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 Register,
7 June 1873, page 6e,
Observer,
7 June 1873, page 3f,
Express,
10 April 1883, page 2e,
Register,
2 January 1922, page 3f,
22 July 1922, page 11e,
3 November 1922, page 7g.
"New Henley Road Opened - A Concrete Thoroughfare" is in the Advertiser,
20 May 1926, page 10c.

A proposed tramway from Adelaide is discussed in the Register,
9 October 1882, page 6f; also see
13 and 14 February 1883, pages 1c-d (supp), 6e (opening).
Information on the fares appears on
2 May 1883, page 6a,
while comments on the tramway and its management is aired on
4 June 1883, page 7d; also see
Express,
16 May 1883, page 3d.

Also see Register,
27 October 1884, page 7a,
5 February 1890, page 7e,
7 February 1891, page 5a,
4 April 1907, page 6i,
9 and 10 July 1907, pages 6e and 4a,
28 March 1908, page 8h,
2 June 1908, page 10h,
27 and 30 March 1909, pages 11g and 9d,
3, 7 and 17 April 1909, pages 13c, 6g and 11d,
17 May 1909, page 7b,
15, 22, 23, 24 and 27 December 1909, pages 6i, 9f, 8g, 8g and 4e, The Critic,
29 December 1909, page 15 (photograph),
Register,
10 March 1910, page 6f,
25 June 1910, page 15b,
25 October 1910, page 4f,
27 January 1911, page 4f,
3 February 1912, page 9b,
4 and 6 February 1913, pages 10c and 10f.

A proposed extension of the Grange railway line is reported in the Express,
8 October 1891, page 3e; also see
Advertiser,
26 January 1894, page 4g,
6 February 1894, page 4g,
Register,
13 and 30 January 1894, pages 5d and 5b,
1 and 6 February 1894, pages 5b and 4f-h-6a; also see
25 September 1899, page 4g,
5 July 1902, page 3i,
29 August 1905, page 6g,
28 December 1905, page 7h.

Register

Also see Register
30 April 1907, page 6e,
8, 9 and 10 May 1907, pages 9a-d, 3g and 4f,
6 July 1907, page 5g,
14 October 1909, page 6e,
29 March 1910, page 11b,
19 and 27 April 1910, pages 6g and 4e,
26 May 1910, page 6g,
Advertiser,
21 November 1910, page 11b,
Register,
8 February 1911, page 4g,
27 March 1912, page 6f,
19 September 1912, page 12f.

"Electric Trams for Henley Beach" is in the Register,
25 and 26 September 1899, pages 4g and 4i.

The opening of the tramway is reported in the Register,
23 and 24 December 1909, pages 8g and 8g.
Photographs of the opening of the tramway are in the Chronicle,
1 January 1910, page 30,
of the tramway's kiosk in the Observer,
18 November 1911, page 29.

"Drunkenness on Sundays" is in the Register, 17 November 1910, pages 6c-8b:

Chronicle

Information on MTT buildings is in the Register,
25 October 1910, page 4f.

Information on a new railway station is in the Advertiser, 21 November 1912, page 8g.
Also see Register,
28 April 1913, page 6e,
1 October 1913, page 15c,
3 December 1913, page 5h,
9 May 1914, page 14g,
10 February 1915, page 6d,
19 November 1915, page 7c,
16 May 1922, page 9f,
Advertiser,
19 February 1923, page 6b,
The News,
4 September 1923, page 9f.
A photograph of an accident is in the Observer,
9 October 1915, page 29.

Information on a defunct Grange-Henley Beach tramway is in the Register,
24 August 1907, page 8h,
"Port and Henley Trains" in The News,
11 January 1930, page 6g.

Trials of electric trams are reported in the Register on
10 and 18 January 1889, pages 5a-6g and 5a.

Preliminary work on the construction of the electric tramway is reported in the Advertiser,
3 May 1909, page 6d,
10 July 1909, page 10g,
2 and 10 September 1909, pages 6g and 6f.

"Cars to Western Suburbs" is in the Register on
10 March 1910, page 6f,
27 January 1911, page 4f; also see
Advertiser,
5 May 1910, page 6f and
25 October 1910, page 8e.

"Rail Cars for Henley" is in the Register,
12 October 1928, page 8e; also see
2 November 1928, page 8h.

Henley Beach

Obituaries

Henley Beach - Obituaries

An obituary of Robert Lowrie is in the Register, 25 April 1895, page 7c,
of Patrick Jordan on 30 December 1897, page 4g,
of Mrs Priscilla Barker on 7 January 1901, page 5a,
of Mrs W.S. Heithersay on 22 October 1901, page 5b.

An obituary of W.H. Tite is in the Register, 2 February 1903, page 4g,
Observer, 7 February 1903, page 33a,
of John E. Fielder on 25 July 1903, page 34e,
of Alexander Lawrie on 12 May 1906, page 38a,
of Mrs Sarah D. Sim on 26 October 1907, page 38b,
of Miss M.J. Cavanagh, postmistress, on 29 May 1909, page 38a,
of G.W. McGargill on 7 February 1914, page 41b.

An obituary of Charles A. Smith is in the Register, 13 March 1911, page 6f,
of S.W. McGargill on 2 February 1914, page 8a,
of Alfred W. Ralph on 11 December 1914, page 4h,
of Herbert R. Holder on 29 December 1915, page 4g,
of Mrs W.H. Tite on 3 June 1918, page 6g,
of Michael Whelan on 25 September 1920, page 4h,
of John McMahon on 3 November 1920, page 6i,
of John Whallin on 28 June 1922, page 6h,
of Mrs Mary McCormack on 7 November 1922, page 6f,
of Charles S. Hill on 23 March 1923, page 8h.

An obituary of H.R. Holder is in the Observer, 1 January 1916, page 44b,
of Fred Grey on 15 November 1919, page 32c,
of J.B. Burden, chemist, on 19 August 1922, page 20a,
of C.S. Hill, chemist, on 31 March 1923, page 35c,
of Mrs E. Farndell on 5 July 1924, page 38a,
of Dirk Broddle on 5 November 1927, page 49a,
of Mrs K.S. Gluyas on 11 August 1928, page 44d.

An obituary of Mrs Jane Thompson is in the Register, 4 June 1924, page 8g,
of Mrs Jane A. Cocker on 14 February 1925, page 8i,
of Mrs Henry Hale on 7 September 1925, page 12d,
of Mrs Mary A. LeLievre on 16 January 1926, page 14g,
of Jonathan Freer on 5 January 1927, page 6h,
of Thomas Walkom on 25 February 1927, page 8f,
of E.J. Hogon on 4 and 5 May 1927, pages 20a and 8h,
of Edward Farndell on 5 July 1927, page 11c.

An obituary of John Wilson is in the Register, 22 May 1928, page 11h,
of Mrs K.S. Gluyas on 9 August 1928, page 11c.

Henley Beach
Henley Beach - Hindmarsh, River
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