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Lubitan - Lytton, County of

Lubitan
Lucas Point
Lucieton
Lucindale
Lucky Bay
Luff Point
Lyndhurst
Lyndoch
Lyrup
Lytton, County of

Lubitan

The Southern Australian of 20 May 1842, page 3 has a report of 30 German families arriving in the Secolde and acquiring 200 acres of land "5 miles east of Balhannah" and "agreeable to their usual practice, they are to occupy a village in the centre of the land, and the village has been named Lubitan."

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Place Names

Lucas Point

On Flinders Island; named after an "assistant to the Engineer for Harbors" - see Advertiser,
21 January 1910, page 6e.

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Lucieton

Nomenclature

The former name of 'Tantanoola'; proclaimed on 10 July 1879. Governor Jervois named it after his daughter, Lucy Caroline.

General Notes

The school opened in 1883 and became "Tantanoola" in 1888.
See Place Names - Tantanoola.

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Place Names

Lucindale

Nomenclature

The town was proclaimed on 25 January 1877 when Governor Musgrave named it after his second wife, Lady Jeannie Lucinda Musgrave.

General Notes

The school opened in 1878. See
Register,
25 August 1877, page 5b,
Observer,
1 September 1877, page 20c.

The district is described in the Register,
31 July 1880, page 6a,
19 and 21 January 1885, pages 7a and 5e.

The need for police protection is expressed in the Register, 8 and 15 January 1889, pages 6a and 6c.

It is with amazement I hear that the government have decided to again close the police station... We had enough trouble last year constantly telegraphing Naracoorte for a constable and by the time he arrived on the scene the damage was done... Other crimes have recently cropped up, viz., sheep stealing, etc., which all want the immediate attention of the police...

Also see South Australia - Police.

A proposed Institute is discussed in the Chronicle,
5 October 1889, page 22f.

A Show is reported in the Chronicle,
15 November 1890, page 8a,
Advertiser,
14 November 1893, page 3h,
Register,
14 November 1896, page 10d,
Chronicle,
11 November 1899, page 16b,
Observer,
9 November 1901, page 11a,
Advertiser,
5 November 1910, page 18e.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

A school "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony is reported in the Chronicle,
25 May 1901, page 19c.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotic Songs.

A gold find in the district is reported in the Register,
28 October 1896, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.

A photograph of members of the district council is in the Chronicle,
19 April 1913, page 32,
of the unveiling of a memorial to Lance-Corporal Percy W. Foster on
4 May 1918, page 26,
of a football team on
15 September 1932, page 35,
17 October 1935, page 36.

Lucindale - Obituaries

An obituary of William Miles is in the Register,
26 April 1894, page 5b,
of A. Matheson in the Observer, 4 November 1905, page 38c,
of W.G. Newman on 26 January 1924, page 43d,
of William M. Dow on 15 October 1927, page 48a,
of Mrs Ellen Copping on 29 December 1928, page 49d.

An obituary of Edward Hamlyn is in the Register,
22 July 1908, page 4h,
of Archibald Carmichael on 28 June 1922, page 6h,
of Samuel Tavender on 11 June 1924, page 12f.

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Place Names

Lucky Bay

The Register of 17 April 1905, page 4d says it was named by Matthew Flinders "because it was entered just before nightfall when the ship was amidst a labryinth of rocks."

It is described in the Register,
6 April 1926, page 7e.
A photograph of the foreshore is in the Chronicle,
17 August 1933, page 36.

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Place Names

Luff Point

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

The sale of adjacent land is reported in the Register,
19 December 1902, page 4g,
Observer,
20 December 1902, page 43d,
Register,
23 January 1903, page 4h,
12 October 1904, page 4g,
17 and 18 February 1905, pages 4g and 6g,
2 June 1905, page 4g,
21 July 1905, page 4f,
22 June 1906, page 4f,
14 December 1906, page 4g.

A month or so ago the South Australian Company offered Luff Point, in the Port River, to the government with a view to having that obstruction to navigation removed by dredging...

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Place Names

Lyndhurst

Nomenclature

Mount Lyndhurst was named by Samuel Parry in 1858 after 'the most eloquent Lord Lyndhurst'. John Singleton Copley, First Baron Lyndhurst.

General Notes

Information on the Mt Lyndhurst and Burr Mine is in the Chronicle,
30 April 1870, page 10c,
"Mines About Lyndhurst" in the Advertiser,
15 June 1899, page 6d; this article also has descriptions of local pastoral properties.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.

"Lyndhurst to Umberatana" is in the Chronicle,
1 July 1899, page 19b.

The town is described in the Register,
2 December 1899, page 11d,
Observer,
1 March 1913, page 48a.

Lyndhurst Siding is growing so rapidly under the impetus of trade done with the Weedna and other newly opened mines that it is quite time the term "Siding" was dropped. The place contains three stores besides a blacksmith's shop. The hotel conducted by Mr J.H. Edwards was erected some years ago at Mount Freeling, and subsequently removed by the present proprietor... The railway dam supplies residents with water...

Photographs and information on "The Museum Expedition - On the Strezlecki Track" are in the Chronicle,
4 November 1916, page 17c,
30 December 1916, page 28.
Also see Adelaide - Museums.

Its school opened as "Lyndhurst Siding" in 1920, changing to "Lyndhurst" in 1927;
closed in 1942.
A photograph of pupils is in the Chronicle,
14 November 1925, page 42.

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Place Names

Lyndoch

Nomenclature

H.C. Talbot says: 'named by Colonel Light in December 1837 after Lord Lynedoch who won the Battle of Barrosa in Spain in 1811', while in his diary of 13 December 1837, Colonel Light says: 'we came to a beautiful valley which I named Lynedoch Vale after my esteemed friend'. Colonel Light served with the Fourth Dragoons on the Iberian Peninsula from April 1809 to November 1812 and was attached to General Graham (later Lord Lynedoch) during the siege of Bajados in 1812.

General Notes

An informative letter headed "Lyndoch and Lord Lynedoch" is in the Advertiser,
7 January 1926, page 11b.
Also see Barossa.

"The Natives of Lyndoch Valley" is in the Register,
26 September 1840, page 2a; also see
Southern Australian,
18 September 1840, page 3b,
2 October 1840, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians.

Historical information on the Lyndoch Valley is in the Register,
17 June 1908, page 6g.

An 1850 letter from Samuel Springbett describing farming in Lyndoch Valley is reproduced in the Register, 29 June 1910, page 5d.

On landing [in the late 1840s] we walked to the Lyndoch Valley... where we met with a kind reception from Mr Lawes and Mr Peter. We had not been with them many days before we took 100 acres of land belonging to the SA Company, at 7/6 per acre. We at once began to plough and sow for a crop. We had very little money to start with, but we all set to work in earnest, doing all the work ourselves, ploughing and sowing, reaping and mowing. I am now happy to say that my sons John and Edward and I have purchased 337 acres of land - all in one piece - fenced it all round and, what is better, it is all paid for...

The opening of a Congregational Chapel in the Lyndoch Valley is reported in the Register,
25 November 1850, page 3d,
1 February 1855, page 3a and
of a German Chapel on
3 November 1855, page 3h.

The Trinity Church jubilee is reported in the Register,
21, 29 and 30 September 1911, pages 9e, 8h and 7b.

Photographs of the old and new Baptist churches are in the Chronicle,
15 August 1929, page 38.

School examinations are reported in the Observer,
3 November 1849, page 2d.
Prior to 1866 its school was listed as "Lyndoch Valley" which is mentioned in the Government Gazette of
23 August 1855 when Ellen Turner was the teacher.
Examinations at the English School are reported in the Register on
31 October 1863, page 2f,
Chronicle,
22 October 1864, page 2f and
at Mr Kayser's school in the Register,
11 November 1868, page 2f - "The English and German pupils, who had cheerful and intelligent faces, were very orderly and attentive."
Also see Observer,
7 October 1871, page 12e,
8 March 1873, page 11a.
Photographs of students are in the Chronicle,
5 October 1933, page 36.

A meeting re a proposed cemetery is reported in the Register,
18 May 1855, page 3f,
Observer,
19 May 1855, page 4e.

Information on a hotel is in the Register,
24 May 1855, page 3c,
Observer,
26 May 1855, page 3b.
A photograph of the hotel is in the Observer,
19 December 1914, page 28.

Information on the Church of England is in the Register,
13 June 1857, page 3e.

Its first Show is reported in the Register,
27 February 1858, page 2g; also see
Observer,
26 February 1859, page 3a,
26 February 1870, page 6f,
Chronicle,
16 March 1907, page 16a.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows.

Information on a local court is in the Register,
22 March 1869, page 3e.
The proposed closure of the local court is discussed in the Chronicle,
20 and 27 March 1869, pages 7d and 5d-9d.
Also see South Australia - Crime, Law and Punishment - Law - Local courts.

The Register of 1 October 1861 at page 2g carries a report from its concerned local correspondent:

... Our township seems to be gradually extending but not to the benefit of original purchasers. The choice frontages of the SA Company's land adjacent are selling at extraordinary prices... the alterations now being introduced by the above company in the making of larger farms under one tenancy will not at all conduce to the prosperity of the neighbourhood... A cricket match, Lyndoch Valley against Williamstown is reported in the Register,
22 March 1862, page 3h and
versus Humbug Scrub on
28 April 1876, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

Information on a Baptist chapel is in the Register,
6 and 15 September 1862, pages 2g and 3h.

A church fete is reported in the Chronicle,
26 November 1864, page 2f.

A ploughing match is reported in the Express,
26 August 1864, page 2c,
Chronicle,
25 August 1866, page 4g,
Observer,
27 August 1870, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

The opening of a Bible Christian chapel is reported in the Register,
12 September 1865, page 3c.

A proposed Institute is discussed in the Register,
11 March 1867, page 3g; also see
1 May 1867, page 3c.

A boiler explosion at the Lyndoch Valley mine is reported in the Register,
1 April 1867, page 2g.

The need for police protection is discussed in the Register,
31 May 1867, page 3c.
Also see South Australia - Police.

A meeting of local tenants of the South Australian Company is reported in the Chronicle,
4 January 1868, page 9a.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - The South Australian Company and Allied Matters.

Information on the Church of England is in the Observer,
6 February 1869, page 5b.

Information on the Barossa Flax Milling Company is in the Observer,
6 August 1881, page 30b,
20 August 1881, page 30c,
17 September 1881, page 29c,
4 March 1882, page 32c,
13 May 1882, page 25c,
24 June 1882, page 8d,
29 July 1882, page 31b,
26 May 1883, page 32c,
22 September 1883, page 11b,
3 November 1883, page 7d,
1 and 15 November 1884, pages 32b and 10c.
Information on a flour/flax mill is in the Advertiser,
16 March 1937, page 25b.
An old flax mill is discussed in the Advertiser,
12 April 1937, page 21a,
Chronicle,
10 August 1939.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Flax.

The town is described in
Parliamentary Paper 66/1886; also see
Register,
16 April 1927, page 9h,
Observer,
23 April 1927, page 16a.

A report on tobacco growing in the district is reported in the Register,
11 July 1887, page 7d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Tobacco.

"Lyndoch is as somnolent as the Sleepy Hollow where Rip Van Winkle was raised" - see Register,
25 February 1892, page 6e.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs William Rushall is reported in the Register,
5 March 1894, page 5c.
A photograph of the Rushall sisters is in the Observer,
18 December 1926, page 34.

The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs F. Randall is reported in the Register,
12 October 1905, pge 5b.

The Trinity Church jubilee is reported in the Register,
29 and 30 September 1911, pages 8h and 7b.

A photograph of the hotel is in the Observer,
19 December 1914, page 28.

"Fruit Drying - Evaporation at Lyndoch" is in the Register,
17 January 1923, page 8h.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.

"Disastrous Bushfire" is in the Register,
21 and 22 January 1927, pages 9d and 9g.
"Disastrous Bushfire" is in the Register,
21 and 22 January 1927, pages 9d and 9g,
24 January 1927, page 12 (photo.).
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
29 January 1927, page 37.
"Disastrous" fires are reported upon in the Observer,
29 January 1927, page 43a.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.

Photographs of the jubilee of the Anglican Church are in the Observer,
30 September 1911, page 29.

A photograph of the flour mill is in the Observer,
18 January 1913, page 30.

Photographs of the opening of a Lutheran Church are in the Chronicle,
23 May 1914, page 32.
The opening of a new Lutheran Church is reported in the Register,
19 October 1927, page 7d.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Julius Both is reported in the Register,
25 June 1914, page 8a.

The unveiling of a memorial to Trooper Nicholas, Corporal Klaffer and Captain Hipwell is reported in the Register,
20 November 1901, page 4a,
Observer,
23 November 1901, page 33a.
Also see South Australia - The Boer War.

A proposed railway station is discussed in the Observer,
4 April 1908, page 43c.

Photographs of the jubilee of the Anglican Church are in the Observer,
30 September 1911, page 29.

The opening of an Institute is reported in the Register,
24 September 1912, page 5a.

"The Presentation of Lamps to Lyndoch" is in the Observer,
16 August 1913, page 16e.

Photographs of the opening of a Lutheran Church are in the Chronicle,
23 May 1914, page 32.
The opening of a new Lutheran Church is reported in the Register,
19 October 1927, page 7d.

The town and district are described in the Register,
16 April 1927, page 9.

Biographical details of A.E. Kauffmann are in theObserver,
4 February 1928, page 32a.

A photograph of "a noted Lyndoch landmark" (a tree) is in the Chronicle,
7 May 1936, page 34.

Lyndoch - Obituaries

An obituary of Mrs Barritt is in the Register,
6 July 1881, page 2c (supp.),
of Mrs W. Rushall on 13 January 1898, page 6d,
of Nicholas Johns on 23 June 1892, page 5a,
of Mrs Susan Bassett on 16 June 1927, page 8g,
of Johann H. Klauber on 25 June 1927, page 11e,
of Walter Barritt on 4 August 1927, page 8h.

An obituary of Samuel Potter "of Langholme" is in Observer,
22 June 1901, page 22e,
of William Rushall on 8 April 1905, page 34b,
of Mrs Mary J. Edson on 19 March 1910, page 40a,
of F.L. Bevilaqua on 16 August 1913, page 41a,
of J.K. Klauber on 2 July 1927, page 44c,
of Joseph Harding on 14 January 1928, page 49a.

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Place Names

Lyrup

Nomenclature

'Lyrup Hut' was the name of a boundary rider's shack shown on a pastoral lease map of the surrounding district.

General Notes

Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Miscellany - Village Settlements.

The Register of 8 February 1894 at page 7b says:

Lyrup Hut is immediately opposite Bookmark. It is on the boundary of the Bookpurnong and Paringa Runs and is 22 miles from Renmark... Information on the foundation and conduct of the village settlement is in the Register,
6, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 and 22 February 1894, pages 5h, 5c, 6d, 6f, 6d, 7a and 7a,
2, 3, 5, 6, 26 and 29 March 1894, pages 6g, 6e, 3d, 6c, 6a and 7d,
17 and 30 April 1894, pages 7e and 6e,
8, 10 and 14 May 1894, pages 7c, 6c and 7c,
11 June 1894, page 6d,
28 and 30 July 1894, pages 6c and 4e,
17 October 1894, page 6a.

Also see Register,
1, 13 and 14 August 1895, pages 6b, 6h and 6a,
30 and 31 January 1896, pages 5e-h-6a and 6b,
1, 6 and 12 February 1896, pages 6b, 5b and 3h,
14 May 1896, page 7b,
5 August 1897, page 4g,
Chronicle,
26 April 1902, page 32,
Register,
11 December 1903, page 8a,
2 August 1904, page 4h,
Observer,
15 February 1913, page 13c,
23 April 1927, page 16a.

"The Lyrup Settlement and Charity" is in the Advertiser,
2 August 1895, page 6f.
Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
March 1894, page 40.

"Tyranny in a Village Settlement" is in the Observer,
1 February 1896, pages 25b-31a.

The village settlement, the first to start on the River Murray, has not been enjoying a pleasant time lately... Sixteen men, including practical experienced hands, have left since the last visit of the Commissioner... They stated that honest men who have the interest of the Association at heart cannot remain... in consequence of "the tyranny and abuse which are imposed by the Trustees"...

A photograph of a settler's home is in The Critic, 20 June 1906;
also see 4 December 1907, page 20.

"The Communistic System - Lyrup's Romantic History" is in the Register,
18 October 1920, page 7d.

Photographs of Moray Park are in the Chronicle,
14 July 1928, page 42,
of a football team on
27 June 1935, page 38.

Reminiscences of life in the village are in the Register,
16 January 1929, page 12a,
Observer,
26 January 1929, page 5a.

Its school opened in 1895.

Lubitan - Lytton, County of
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Place Names

Lytton, County of

Nomenclature

The Earl of Lytton (1831-1891), Viceroy of India when the County was proclaimed. In 1850 he entered the diplomatic service as an unpaid attache to his uncle, Sir Henry Bulwer, who was a minister in Washington. Following rapid promotion he was nominated Governor-General of India in 1875.

General Notes

The Earl of Lytton's obituary is in the Register, 26 November 1891, page 6c.

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