Place Names of South Australia - L
Laura - Lefevre Peninsula
- Laura
- Laura Bay
- Le Hunte, County of
- Leabrook
- Leake, Lake
- Leamington
- Leasingham
- Leawood Gardens
- Lefevre Peninsula
Laura
Nomenclature
The town was surveyed in 1871 and named by Governor Fergusson after Herbert Bristow Hughes' widow, the first lots being offered for sale on 1 August 1872.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1873; see
Chronicle,
28 May 1887, page 8c.
28 May 1887, pages 16b-36b,
23 July 1887, page 30b.
"The Laura School Band" is in the Register,
29 October 1894, page 5b.
Photographs are in the Pictorial Australian,
February 1895, page 21 and
Chronicle,
24 August 1933, page 37.
A public meeting in respect of the need for postal communication, telegraph, police protection and repairs to roads is reported in the Register,
29 September 1873, page 7a.
Also see South Australia - Communications.
The opening of the Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
28 November 1873, page 5b,
"Northern Baptists" is in the Observer,
25 August 1928, page 55d.
A local horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
29 November 1873, page 12g,
Register,
20 March 1875, page 6d.
Observer,
17 March 1877, page 3e,
Chronicle,
7 April 1888, page 13e,
21 April 1900, page 14b.
Photographs are in the Observer,
25 April 1903, page 25,
5 May 1906, page 29,
20 April 1912, page 32,
Chronicle,
27 April 1933, page 34,
12 April 1934, page 38.
Information on the racing club and its course is in the Observer,
26 September 1914, page 19e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
Sketches of the town are in the Pictorial Australian in
October 1886, page 157 and
photographs in the Observer,
13 July 1907, page 32,
13 October 1923, page 30.
A history of the town and photographs are in the Chronicle,
29 December 1932, pages 30 and 36.
The town is described in The Irish Harp,
23 January 1874, page 3d,
18 September 1874, page 5c,
Register,
9 January 1874, page 5f,
5 November 1875, page 6a,
Chronicle,
9 December 1876, page 7b,
31 August 1878, page 5,
Register,
21 February 1878, page 6c-f,
3 October 1883, page 6c,
24 July 1885, page 6a,
6 October 1887, page 7f,
30 August 1904, page 5h,
Chronicle,
29 August 1908, page 44,
Register,
27 January 1910, page 6e,
Parliamentary Paper 67/1888.
A photograph of the opening of the tennis courts is in the Observer,
17 August 1907, page 30,
of a bullock team in the main street in the Chronicle,
25 March 1911, page 32.
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There are two large stores the property of Messrs Webb and Kinrane which have recently been erected... There are at present a good many dwellings in course of erection and there is a Primitive Methodist Chapel getting up quickly... A doctor attends here once or twice a week... Mr Walters has started grinding at his new mill... The brewery will soon be fit for use.
9 January 1906, page 3g.
"Mr William Watson's Career",
a storekeeper, is in the Observer,
10 January 1925, page 16c.
The reminiscences of Mary Ann Wild are in the Register on
26 September 1924, page 10b and
James Stevens on
24 December 1927, page 7d; also see
15 December 1927, page 13f.
"Memories of Laura" is in the Advertiser,
22 June 1932, page 8h.
A cricket match, Laura versus Jamestown, is reported in the Register,
23 April 1875, page 7f;
information on the club is in the Chronicle,
12 September 1896, page 14b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket- Miscellany.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
18 October 1875, page 5g and
its opening in the Observer,
11 March 1876, page 7b; also see
Register,
26 and 28 August 1879, pages 6 and 6f,
Observer,
14 November 1925, page 43c.
A Show is reported upon in the Chronicle,
23 October 1875, page 15e.
Information on the Laura Show is in the Register,
26 September 1922, page 4g,
Observer,
14 November 1925, page 7a.
A flower show is reported in the Chronicle,
26 October 1878, page 4a (supp.).
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
14 October 1905, page 29,
5 October 1907, page 29,
7 October 1911, page 34.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
The opening sermon in the Baptist Chapel is reported in the Register,
10 December 1875, page 5e and
its jubilee in the Advertiser,
30 July 1926, page 13b; also see
Observer,
25 August 1928, page 55d.
"The Corn Trade of Laura" is in the Observer,
11 March 1876, page 6g.
The brewery is described in the Advertiser,
12 December 1876, page 6c.
A history of brewing in the town is in the Register,
11 July 1907, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Brewing.
Information on a rifle club is in the Observer,
2 June 1877, page 10d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
A fire at the mill is reported in the Observer,
19 January 1878, page 3d.
A sketch of a mill is in the Pictorial Australian in
January 1881, page 12.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
The inaugural meeting of the Great Northern Racing Club is reported in the Register,
29 March 1879, page 6a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Observer,
30 August 1879, page 12b.
A pigeon shooting match on Mr Close's paddock is reported in the Chronicle,
29 May 1880, page 20c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Pigeon Racing and Shooting.
A sketch of an implement factory and foundry is in the Pictorial Australian in
January 1881, page 29,
Frearson's Weekly,
5 February 1881, page 757.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Farm Implements.
A description of Lee Tap's Chinese Garden is in the Register,
1 August 1881 (supp.), page 1c.
A proposed Corporation is discussed in the Register,
7 February 1882, page 6f,
Observer,
11 February 1882, page 33c. Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government
A history of local government is in the Register,
27 April 1925, page 9f and
of the Institute in the Observer,
14 November 1925, page 43c.
An Oddfellows' and Foresters' picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
15 April 1882, page 8c,
3 January 1885, page 22d.
A discovery of copper on Mr George Hollett's property is reported in the Register,
10 April 1883, page 5a.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Copper.
The railway connection to the narrow gauge system of the North is reported in the Register,
3 June 1884, pages 4g-7b; also see
3 October 1904, page 6b-d for a discussion of an extension north of Laura.
A railway trip to Booleroo Centre is described on
1 March 1910, page 10e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
The Areas Market Garden Company is discussed in the Chronicle,
29 November 1884, page 8d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.
A football match is reported in the Express,
28 June 1886, page 4b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
Irrigation on Mr W.J. Bowker's property is discussed in the Register,
30 December 1886, page 5d.
Mr Matthiessen's farm is described in the Register,
18 May 1889, page 6d; also see
21 May 1889, page 6d.
Biographical details of a Mayor, G.I. Bills, are in the Register,
10 December 1892, page 1c (supp.).
"The Gladstone and Laura Vineyards" is in the Register,
23 December 1892, page 7h.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.
The opening of a new bridge across the Rocky River is reported in the Register,
13 and 16 July 1894, pages 5b and 5g.
Photographs are in the Observer,
27 May 1905, page 26.
The flooding of the town is described in the Chronicle,
23 April 1887, page 8a,
7 April 1888, page 8a,
6 April 1889, page 9c,
27 April 1895, page 12a,
Register,
6 April 1888, page 6e,
19 February 1895, page 3h,
Chronicle,
20 February 1897, page 18b,
Register,
9 March 1910, page 9d,
26 December 1914, page 10d.
8 March 1921, page 3e,
Observer,
5 and 19 March 1921, pages 30b and 5b.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
19 March 1910, page 31,
17 September 1910, page 31,
8 September 1917, page 23,
18 August 1932, page 33.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
"Attack on a [Circus] Lion Tamer" is in the Register,
19 January 1894, page 6b.
Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Circuses.
The Booyoolie Exhibition is reported upon in the Chronicle,
23 March 1901, page 36d.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
15 November 1890, page 7c,
Observer,
17 October 1891, page 19c.
Biographical details of a Mayor, John T. Close, are in theObserver,
21 March 1896, page 16d,
of Israel Taylor on 17 April 1897, page 16a,
of William Bills on 9 December 1916, page 49a (obit. 15 December 1917, page 24a).
Biographical details of J.A. Hill are in the Register,
30 June 1903, page 7i,
Observer, 23 May 1903, page 24b,
of a Mayor, H.G. Rowland, on 5 December 1914, page 43c,
of William Morris on 15 December 1923, page 67e.
The opening of a butter factory is reported in the Observer,
24 December 1898, page 12a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.
A snow fall is reported in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901, page 33e.
"Laura and its Environs" is in the Register,
15, 23 and 30 June 1903, pages 5f, 6e and 7h,
4 July 1903, page 4a.
A photograph of "Starting for the Methodist Picnic" is in the Chronicle,
12 September 1903, page 43,
of the ladies' hockey club members on
6 July 1907, page 30,
9 September 1911, page 32,
of a football team in the Observer,
5 October 1912, page 32,
Chronicle,
17 October 1925, page 42,
of members of a combined council on
2 June 1932, page 32.
The game of Vigoro was introduced to South Australia by Rev G.S. Ives of St John's Church, Laura, the first match being played there on
26 October 1903 - see
Register,
2 November 1903, page 3c.
A jubilee of the church is reported in the Register,
22 May 1926, page 18c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Vigoro.
"The Trade of Laura" is in the Register,
12 April 1904, page 7g,
Observer,
16 April 1904, page 1d (supp.).
The formation of a literary society is reported in the Register,
1 April 1905, page 11c.
The opening of the Victoria Bridge and a photograph are reported in the Register,
22 May 1905, page 3e,
Observer,
27 May 1905, page 26a.
"A Gallant Boy [Herbert H. Hill]" is in the Observer,
9 September 1905, page 29 (photo.)-43c.
A discussion on town sanitation is in the Register,
9 and 11 January 1906, pages 3f and 3h.
Proposed town lighting is discussed in the Register,
14 June 1906, page 6d.
Information on the local police is in the Register,
22 September 1906, page 10i.
Also see South Australia - Police.
"Laura's Silver Jubilee" is in the Register,
26 June 1907, page 8h;
it includes street nomenclature; also see
Observer,
6 July 1907, page 52a.
"Distinguished Scholastic Career [Marmion Bray]" is in the Register,
28 November 1907, page 5b,
Observer,
7 December 1907, page 47c.
Information on the Masonic Hall is in the Observer,
23 May 1908, page 47c.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Freemasonry.
"Around Laura and Gladstone" is in the Advertiser,
25 August 1908, page 8c.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Thomas Farmer is reported in the Register,
19 January 1910, page 7a,
of Mr & Mrs A.J. Sambell on 25 October 1910, page 4g,
of Mr & Mrs William H. Carslake on 1 September 1926, page 13b.
A photograph of Martin Dobrilla who, "at Laura broke the world's club swinging record", is in the Chronicle,
23 December 1911, page 31; also see
13 January 1912, page 13d.
"Wholesale Poisoning of Dogs" is in the Register,
11 June 1912, page 3g,
Observer,
15 June 1912, page 18c.
A photograph of a football team is in the Observer,
18 October 1913, page 31.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
Biographical details of William Wilson are in the Register, 15 September 1914, page 4f,
of William Bills on 5 December 1916, page 7d,
of J.C. Richardson on 22 August 1912, page 6f.
Biographical details of W.H. Campbell, town clerk, are in the Register,
17 May 1923, page 12g,
Observer, 18 August 1923, page 26b,
of Mrs Mary Ann Wild on 4 October 1924, page 40c,
of William Wilson, "Laura's Senior Business Man" in the Register, 1 January 1925,
of J.F. Roennfeldt on 6 December 1927, page 12e,
of Mrs Fanny E. Rieck on 31 March 1928, page 12g,
of H.R. Lines on 7 May 1928, page 8g,
of A.A. Holland on 16 May 1928, page 8f.
The winning of the King's Flag by the Laura Scouts is reported in the Register,
13 February 1915, page 8f.
Also see Adelaide - Boy Scouts.
A photograph of the aftermath of a mice plague is in the Observer,
8 September 1917, page 25,
of the war memorial in the Chronicle,
24 December 1921, page 28, Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen
of horse teams on Mr J.E. Karger's property on
2 December 1922, page 32,
of the bowling green on
21 November 1929, page 38.
A photograph of G.E. Walter's home, "Hamilton", is in the Register,
16 January 1920, page 8.
"Fifty Years of Rechabitism" is in the Register,
22 April 1924, page 8c.
The reminiscences of Mrs Mary A. Wild are in the Register,
26 September 1924, page 10b.
"The Kargers of Pine Creek" is in the Register,
12 November 1924, page 7c,
Observer,
22 November 1924, page 7a,
J.E.A. Peck's farm is described on
29 November 1924, page 7d.
Information on Michael Lynch and his "Glencoe Farm" is in the Register,
29 November 1924, page 14a.
Biographical details of Joseph Watt are in the Observer,
20 December 1924, page 7a,
of William Wilson, storekeeper, on 10 January 1925, page 16c, Register,
29 September 1925, page 10e,
of H.R. Lines on 3 May 1927, page 8h,
of J.F. Roennfeldt on 6 December 1927, page 12e,
of James Stevens on 24 December 1927, page 7d,
of W.H. Campbell and P.J. Bowker on 18 August 1928, page 19e.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs W.H. Campbell is reported in the Observer,
4 September 1926, page 38a.
Biographical details of Mrs Fanny E. Rieck are in the Observer,
7 April 1928, page 39d.
"Mr Robert Clegg of Laura" is in the Chronicle,
19 May 1928, page 56d,
Register,
16 May 1928, page 5b for information on Robert Cleggett.
"Out for Life - Laura Battery Case" is in the Register,
20 April 1928, page 9f.
The laying of the foundation stone of St John's Catholic Church is reported in the Advertiser,
1 July 1929, page 17c.
Photographs of a "Back to Laura" celebration are in the Chronicle, 7 July 1932, page 31.
Laura - Obituaries
An obituary of A.E. Gliddon is in the Register, 1 June 1885, page 5c,
of M. Wild on 18 January 1892, page 5c,
of John Turnbull on 26 and 29 April 1898, pages 5a and 6f.
An obituary of Martin Kennedy is in the Observer, 20 June 1903, page 1e (supp.),
of James MacDonald on 26 December 1903, page 33a,
of John Morris on 6 February 1900, page 34b,
of J.A. Hill on 16 July 1904, page 23a,
of Stephen L. Crossman on 25 November 1905, page 38a,
of Alfred Percy on 31 August 1907, page 38,
of S.N. Walter on 29 August 1908, page 40b,
of J.H. Hammill on 20 August 1910, page 39a.
An obituary of James Macdonald is in the Register,23 December 1903, page 9a,
of D. Golding on 28 December 1903, page 9b,
of John Morris on 29 January 1904, page 4h,
of Johann Herbrick on 30 May 1904, page 4f, 1 June 1904, page 4a.
An obituary of F. Thorn is in the Register, 19 January 1905, page 6g,
of Stephen L. Crossman on 21 November 1905, page 3e,
of William Tonkin on 9 June 1906, page 7c,
of Alfred Percy on 23 and 27 August 1907, pages 5a and 5b.
An obituary of S.N. Walton is in the Register, 21 August 1903, page 4i,
of J.H. Hammill on 13 August 1910, page 13a,
of Thomas Lines on 31 July 1912, page 13b,
of A.H. Forder on 20 September 1917, page 4f,
of J.A. Borrett on 14 March 1918, page 6i,
of Mrs Mary A. Hawke on 13 April 1923, page 8f.
An obituary of Dr E.F. Cook is in the Observer, 29 March 1913, page 41b,
of W.M. Hietts on 17 May 1913, page 41b,
of Mrs Alice Bills on 26 February 1916, page 33b,
of R.C. Sunman on 29 July 1916, page 19d,
of C.J. Walter on 23 December 1916, page 21a,
of William Stevens on 12 June 1920, page 28d,
of C.F. Maywald on 22 January 1921, page 34a,
of S.J. McBain on 3 June 1922, page 20a,
of James Spicer on 3 June 1922, page 20a,
of J.P. Walter on 19 August 1922, page 20d,
of F.N. Kleinig on 19 May 1923, page 23d.
An obituary of Mrs R. Cleggett is in the Register, 31 January 1920, page 4a,
of Mrs Jane Burgess on 20 February 1920, page 6f,
of William Tonkin on 1 June 1920, page 7c,
of William Stevens on 10 June 1920, page 7c,
of Carl F. Maywald on 14 January 1921, page 6h,
of J.H.O. Camp on 1 June 1921, page 8e,
of J.P. Walter on 17 August 1922, page 6g,
of F.N. Kleinig on 12 May 1923, page 8h,
of F.L. Bundey on 29 November 1923, page 8h.
An obituary of John F. Harger is in the Register, 18 January 1924, page 8h,
of Ernest G. Blesing on 18 June 1924, page 8i,
of Mrs Lucy L. Waterman on 25 May 1925, page 12h,
of Mrs Caroline J.C. Reichelt on 30 July 1926, page 11d.
An obituary of E.G. Blesing is in the Observer, 21 June 1924, page 28c,
of Benjamin J. Crocker on 6 September 1924, page 39a,
of Mrs Eliza Pledge(s) on 6 September 1924, page 39b,
of William Morris on 18 October 1924, page 38e,
of A.C. Wade on 26 February 1925, page 8f,
of Mrs Mary Hannagan on 18 June 1925, page 13e,
of James Smith on 21 October 1925, page 8i.
An obituary of Mrs Lucy L. Waterman is in the Observer, 30 May 1925, page 46b,
of T.E. Drage on 13 March 1926, page 37c,
of J.F. Klemm on 31 July 1926, page 43c,
of William Wilson on 9 October 1926, page 29c,
of G.I. Bills on 15 January 1927, page 43e,
of Uriah Smith on 11 February 1928, page 32a,
of Mrs Caroline J. Wilson on 19 May 1928, page 49a.
An obituary of Mrs Ann Wakeham is in the Register, 1 February 1926, page 6f,
of Theodore J.C. Pratten on 15 April 1926, page 11g,
of John Groves on 21 May 1926, page 8h,
of Mrs Eliza M. Sloan on 18 June 1926, page 10d,
of Johann F. Klemm on 23 July 1926, page 10f,
of Mrs Anna M. Turner on 2 December 1926, page 8h.
An obituary of Peter Murray is in the Register, 12 February 1927, page 11g,
of Mrs Harriet Bills on 11 July 1927, page 8g,
of Uriah Smith on 8 February 1928, page 8g,
of Mrs Caroline J. Wilson on 14 May 1928, page 11c.
Laura - Lefevre Peninsula
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Place Names
Laura Bay
Nomenclature
Twenty-one kilometres south-east of Ceduna on Eyre Peninsula. The Aborigines knew it as corabinna -'tied up'.
General Notes
A photograph of picknickers on the beach is in the Chronicle,
11 March 1911, page 37,
of earth excavations on
1 August 1914, page 31.
Its school opened in 1927 and closed in 1937; see Chronicle,
28 May 1927, page 58e.
- Laura Bay was about 20 miles from Ceduna and there were 12 children, one of whom was 12 years of age, and none of them were attending school. If a school could not be provided, the children should be conveyed to Ceduna by means of motor conveyances... One farmer had said that he would not send his children to school, as he wanted them to gather sticks on the land. It is a pity the need of education in the remote parts of the country should be over-ruled by rules and regulations. The stipulated number of 20 before a school should be supplied was too high...
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Place Names
Le Hunte, County of
Nomenclature
Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, Governor of South Australia (1903-1909).
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Governors and Ancillary Matters.
A photograph of the Governor, his wife and daughter is in the Chronicle,
27 February 1904, page 41.
Biographical details of Sir George Le Hunte are in the Register,
9 May 1903, page 7c, 2 July 1903, page 6e and
his obituary on 31 January 1925, page 9f.
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Port Le Hunte is located "under the shelter of Point Sinclair" and was named in 1908 - See Register, 19 February 1908, page 4g.
- We left Clare Bay and anchored at Point LeHunte, the port of Penong It was named after Sir George LeHunte - who often admitted that many of his happiest days in South Australia were spent cruising in the Governor Musgrave. Sir George navigated the ship, wrote up the log, and in every way thoroughly enjoyed himself. The port, including the jetty, landing and shed, which were completed for the present harvest at a cost of £8,000 are capitally illustrated in this week's issue of the Observer...
9 February 1924, page 33.
Laura - Lefevre Peninsula
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Place Names
Leabrook
Nomenclature
Laid out on part section 299, Hundred of Adelaide, by the South Australian Company in 1884 and named after some English association of a previous owner of the section, viz., Alfred Watts, who married Jane Isabella Giles following his arrival from Gloucestershire, England in 1838. She was the daughter of William Giles (1791-1862), a manager of the South Australian Company.
General Notes
An obituary of Mrs Caroline J. Pryor is in the Register,
26 August 1926, page 11f,
of Henry G. Norris in the Observer,
11 February 1928, page 32b,
of Mrs Sarah L. Cooper on
19 May 1928, page 49d.
Laura - Lefevre Peninsula
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Place Names
Leake, Lake
Nomenclatuer
Robert R. Leake; the Aborigines called it kirip - 'box bush'.
General Notes
Photographs are in the Observer,
1 October 1910, page 28.
Laura - Lefevre Peninsula
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Place Names
Leamington
Nomenclature
An 1873 subdivision of sections 450-51, 453-54, 458 and 526-27, Hundred of Belalie by Robert Hall, storekeeper of Jamestown. It is suburban to Jamestown. The city of 'Leamington' is in Warwickshire, England and stands on the River Leam, hence 'the town of the River Leam people'.
General Notes
An obituary of George Alston is in the Register,
1 June 1908, page 7a,
of Mrs Elizabeth Goodes on
15 September 1916, page 4h,
of Mrs Elizabeth O'Halloran on
13 October 1926, page 10b.
Laura - Lefevre Peninsula
L
Place Names
Leasingham
Nomenclature
The name comes from Lincolnshire, England.
General Notes
A ploughing match is reported in the Register,
20 August 1859, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
"Blocks for Orchards" is in the Observer, 6 June 1914, page 39e.
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Some time ago the government purchased 873 acres adjoining the town of Leasingham in the Clare district for the purpose of closer settlement. The land which will adjoin the railway from Riverton to Spalding is well watered and is the centre of one of the most fertile fruit districts of the State...
Biographical details of H.H. Ashton are in the Register,
23 September 1911, page 12i and
an obituary in the Register,
19 October 1923, page 8h,
Observer,
3 November 1923, page 39a.
Laura - Lefevre Peninsula
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Place Names
Leawood Gardens
Nomenclature
The name comes from Devon, England and was applied by the original owner of the land, Margaret Gorton, who arrived in the Buffalo in 1836.
General Notes
George Stevenson's obituary is in the Register,
20 October 1856, page 2e,
6 November 1856, page 4c and
his wife's in the Express,
29 September 1874, page 2d.
The Register of 29 March 1870 (supp.), page 5d has a report on the discovery of quicksilver at "Mr Stephenson's [sic] Garden".
- A short time ago a discovery... was made of native quicksilver in a gully to the eastward of Stevenson's Garden... It appears that nearly a score of years ago an amateur sportsman named Othams picked up a piece of cinnabar upon the property, but either could not or would not disclose the locality of the land...
23 November 1878, page 9f,
Register,
30 April 1881 (supp.), page 1d.
"A Historic Garden" is in The Mail,
2 October 1915, page 11b,
Observer,
6 November 1915, page 6a.
The sale of Leawood Estate of 60 acres is reported in the Register,
24 April 1919, page 5a.
"A Historic Old Home" is in the Register,
1 May 1919, page 4c.
Laura - Lefevre Peninsula
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Place Names
Lefevre Peninsula
Nomenclature
Named by Governor Hindmarsh on 3 June 1837. Sir John G. Shaw-Lefevre, one of the SA Colonisation Commissioners.
General Notes
"Notes on the Early Days" is in the Register,
29 September 1927, page 4a; also see
Express,
7 January 1870, page 3c,
6 February 1872, page 2e,
Register,
1 November 1924, page 6c.
"The Sand Dunes" is in the Register,
23 December 1903, page 3g.
Historical information on hotels is in the Register,
29 September 1927, page 4b.
The reminiscences of Mrs Elizabeth Smith are in The News,
6 September 1923, page 8f.
"The Government Road Across the Peninsula" is in the Observer,
20 January 1855, page 5e.
A new road from Port Adelaide is discussed in the Chronicle,
17 September 1859, page 1e (supp.),
Register,
20 June 1862, page 2h,
Observer,
21 June 1862, page 8d,
31 October 1863, page 4h.
A race meeting is reported in the Observer,
3 January 1857, page 3g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
Information on a gunpowder magazine is in the Register,
21 March 1857, page 3a,
6 and 7 May 1857, pages 3f and 2g,
17 June 1857, page 2g,
10 and 11 November 1857, pages 3c and 2h.
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A meeting of inhabitants ... Took place at Griffith's Hotel... Its object was to adopt means for the removal of the gunpowder from the magazine which, being situate in a populous neighbourhood, the danger of an explosion was considered imminent...
4 February 1858 at page 2b discusses a proposed jetty on the peninsula; also see
3 March 1858, page 2g.
A memorial in respect of same is in the Register,
23 July 1858, page 2f; also see
31 December 1858, page 2e - these probably relate to "Semaphore" - see Register,
24 January 1860, page 3c under the heading "New Port for Adelaide" and
24 August 1860, page 2h,
Observer,
19 and 26 March 1859, pages 8c and 4e,
22 January 1862, page 6h,
21 June 1862, page 8c.
Information on a bridge over the Port River is in the Observer,
15 January 1859, page 7d.
A correspondent to the Register on 15 February 1860, page 3e makes a complaint about the wanton destruction of trees:
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Attention [is] drawn to the nightly spoliation committed on Lefevre Peninsula... Night after night the sound of the saw and the axe is heard resounding to the great vexation of those who wish to preserve the place...
27 December 1860, page 3e,
2 December 1861, page 3c,
10 December 1862, page 2h.
A report on the need for a public school in the neighbourhood is in the Register,
14 March 1862, page 3f,
26 May 1862, page 2c and
25 August 1862, page 2h,
while a report on same appears on
12 March 1866, page 2g.
Records in the Department of Education indicate that a school was opened there in 1861 -
this might relate to the Lefevre Commercial School which has its examinations reported upon in the Register, 24 December 1868, page 3f.
Also see Observer,
26 December 1863, page 8b and
Register,
27 December 1871, page 6e for information on Mr Millard's school; also see
13 January 1872, page 6b.
Mr Millard's obituary is in the Register, 20 November 1886, page 5d,
Express, 20 November 1886, page 2f.
The Chronicle of
26 January 1878, page 9c reports upon the opening of the public school; see
Register,
30 January 1883, page 5d for information on the Model School.
See Register,
15 June 1883, page 5a for a report of the Headmaster being fined one shilling for beating "nine or ten boys for neglecting to do their homework..."
"The Late Miss Christie" is in the Register,
6 September 1884, page 5a-b.
Information on Thomas Caterer and his "old boys" is in the Observer,
2 November 1895, page 43a.
A "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony at the public school is reported in the Chronicle,
18 May 1901, page 36d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotic Songs.
The opening of a School Church is reported in the Chronicle,
13 January 1872, page 10a.
The opening of the infant school is reported in the Register,
20 June 1908, page 13d and
the laying of the foundation stone of the Central School on
3 July 1926, page 13h.
A photograph of students is in The Critic,
8 November 1916, page 11.
Information on the State school's Mothers' Club is in The News,
29 November 1928, page 11b.
The reminiscences of an early school mistress, Mrs John Langley, are in The News,
5 March 1929, page 7c.
A proposed district council is discussed in the Register,
13 May 1863, page 3h.
A meeting of ratepayers is reported in the Register,
8 February 1877, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
Information on "Chinese fish-curers" is in the Register,
2 June 1864, page 2f,
Observer,
26 November 1864, page 5d.
A feature article on the district is in the Advertiser, 7 January 1870, page 2f.
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In the early days of this colony [it] presented a very different aspect to that which it now wears. From the river bank, which was covered with mangroves, to the beach itself it was an extensive bush, consisting of wattle, sheaoak, honeysuckle and other trees indigenous to the soil; but now, through the wholesale destruction of the trees, and even the rushes, the soil has become exposed, and being of a sandy nature, has drifted, to the great detriment of the place. Even the mangroves have been nearly destroyed for the sake of firewood and in consequence the soil has slowly but surely at every receding tide, drifted into the river channel..
20 January 1870, page 7d,
Register,
26 January 1870, page 5c.
A fire at Mr McDonald's boat building shed is reported in the Register,
13 December 1870, page 5d; also see
15 December 1870, page 3f.
The Register of 7 August 1871, page 7b says:
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Amongst the older inhabitants... some remember the locality being so thickly timbered that the boats' crews from the station were engaged to cut a lane through [so] that the signalman might have an uninterrupted view from the pilot station to the Port. Many acts of vandalism have since [been] perpetrated, and the whole face of the plain entirely denuded of trees... The want of fuel caused the lot to be destroyed...
6 February 1872, page 5c.
Reminiscences of it in the 1850s appear on
26 May 1890, page 6c and on
23 January 1892 at page 5b it is said:
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[It] is gradually being transformed from drifting sandhills and unproductive plains of a few years ago and extensive gardens are to be seen.
(Also see Observer, 10 February 1900, page 25b for later evidence of spoliation.)
19 May 1879, page 5a.
Information on its football club is in the Express,
10 March 1881, page 2c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
An account of a house allegedly erected on the wrong allotment is discussed in the Register,
8 October 1881, page 6e.
Information on the Rechabite Hall (formerly the Anglican Church) is in the Register,
13 October 1881, page 5a.
"Surveys of Lefevre Peninsula" is in the Register,
19 October 1881, page 5d.
"Incorporation of Lefevre Peninsula" is in the Register,
25 October 1883, page 7a.
A meeting of the unemployed is reported in the Register,
7 May 1886, page 6g.
The "Annual Sham Fight" staged by local defence forces is reported in the Register,
3 November 1886, page 4h.
Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.
Information on homestead blocks is in the Observer,
8 June 1895, page 28d.
The foundation of a working men's club is reported in the Weekly Herald,
19 November 1897, page 8c.
An obituary of Mrs Charlotte Swingler is in the Register,
31 August 1896, page 5a,
of James Mead on 10 May 1911, page 4h,
Observer,
13 May 1911, page 39a.
Biographical details of G.W. Purvis are in the Register,
20 May 1911, page 13a.
Information on its water supply is in the Register,
5 February 1918, page 4e.
Also see Adelaide - Water Supply.
"Future of Lefevre Peninsula" is in The News,
14 March 1924.
