Place Names of South Australia - L
Lincoln, Port
Lincoln, Port
Aboriginal Australians
Nomenclature
Named by Matthew Flinders on 21 February 1802 after his native County of Lincolnshire, England.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians.
"Natives at Port Lincoln" is in the Southern Australian,
23 October 1840, page 4d,
4 December 1840, pages 2d-3a.
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Yesterday morning I was called... to attend to Mr Hawson's son who had just arrived from the bush, where Mr H has a sheep station, having been speared by the natives. I found him with two spears in the chest - both of which were barbed, and one of which had passed through his back. I, of course, saw that death would instantly follow the withdrawal of them... He lies without pain, mortification having taken place several hours - and he will soon reach the period of dissolution... Mr Smith (with the police force) has gone in search of the native... This circumstance has thrown the settlement into great distress. The German missionary, Rev Schurman, has gone with Mr Smith...
2 and 16 April 1842, pages 3a and 2f.
An account of murders by Aborigines in the 1840s appears in the Register,
18 August 1909, page 7a.
For information on the local Aborigines see Register,
26 May 1883, page 5d and
9 June 1883 (supp.), page 2d.
Lincoln, Port
Leigh Creek- Little Swamp
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Place Names
Lincoln, Port
Town and District Described
"Settling Down in a New Township" is in the Register,
26 June 1878, page 6a.
Sketches of the town are in Frearson's Weekly,
16 August 1879, page 211.
A history of the town and photographs are in the Chronicle,
26 March 1904, page 23,
15, 22 and 29 June 1933, pages 33-44, 33-44 and 44,
6 July 1933, page 46.
Information on the new settlement at Port Lincoln is in the Register,
9 March 1839, page 7c,
6, 13 and 20 April 1839, pages 3b, 1b and 2b,
4 May 1839, page 3b,
25 January 1840, page 5b; also see
29 July 1842, page 2c,
Adelaide General Advertiser and Port Lincoln Herald,
20 August 1840, page 3c,
Observer,
5 August 1843, pages 4a-7a,
Register,
23 April 1845, page 3a,
28 May 1845, page 2e,
24 May 1848, page 3b,
Adelaide Times,
19 July 1851, page 8c,
SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
19 July 1851, page 3b.
"Boston Bay in 1841" is in the Register,
31 August 1911, page 9a; also see
Southern Australian,
1 October 1844, page 3a,
South Australian,
27 January 1846, page 3b.
"Port Lincoln and Its Neighbourhood" is in the South Australian Magazine, 1841-1842, page 153;
also see page 210.
Early pioneering experiences are described in the Chronicle,
15 September 1877, page 7d.
A report on the township is to be found in the Register,
23 March 1840, page 1c; also see
26 June 1878, page 6a for details of the town in the late 1830s.
The town and immediate neighbourhood are described in the Register,
4 December 1841, page 3e-f.
See note Place Names - Venus Bay.
"Port Lincoln in the Old Times" is in the Chronicle,
19 May 1877, page 6d,
"Early Port Lincoln" is in the Register,
8 and 12 May 1926, pages 7h and 13c,
Observer,
9 January 1926, page 59b.
"A Reminisce of Port Lincoln" is in the Observer,
14 August 1880, page 281c.
"Where Adelaide Might Have Been" is in the Observer,
13 and 20 February 1904, pages 41 and 39.
"Where Adelaide Might Have Been - Notes on the Port Lincoln District" is in the Register on
9, 11, 13 and 16 February 1904, pages 7a, 6a, 6e and 6b,
"In Port Lincoln District - Closer Settlement" on
4 and 8 March 1904, pages 6 and 7e; also see
14 February 1907, page 7a.
"Early Port Lincoln", by Rev John Blacket, is in the Register on
28 and 31 December 1914, pages 7d and 6d,
1, 2, 4 and 5 January 1915, pages 5g, 5a, 7d and 6h; also see
8 and 22 May 1926, pages 7h and 9h,
13 February 1928, page 14g,
Observer,
9 January 1926, page 59b.
"A Pedestrian Tour Through the Port Lincoln District" is in the Chronicle,
15 January 1876, page 17a.
The reminiscences of Thomas Spalding are in the Advertiser on
26 February 1929, page 16f and
of Henry Houston on
1 February 1929, page 21e,
16 October 1929, page 13d.
A photograph of the Houston family is in the Observer,
19 November 1921, page 24.
The town and surrounding districts are described in the Register,
12 March 1859, page 3d,
15 February 1876, page 6a,
18 September 1871, page 4f,
23 January 1878, page 6d,
4 and 30 December 1882, pages 7b and 1c (supp.),
Observer,
30 September 1871, page 3b,
Advertiser,
12 January 1885, page 5f,
Register,
2 February 1885, page 7a,
15 and 29 May 1888, pages 6g and 6g,
15 February 1898, page 6b,
4 November 1898, page 6f.
"The Port Lincoln District" is in the Chronicle,
5 March 1904, page 34a.
"Beautiful Port Lincoln" is in the Advertiser,
13 May 1905, page 9g; also see
18 May 1905, page 7f,
22 February 1910, page 10i.
An editorial in the Register of 18 September 1871, page 4f has a comprehensive description of the town and district.
"My First Visit to Port Lincoln" is in the Register,
16 March 1880 (supp.), page 1a.
"Holiday Rambles in Port Lincoln" is in the Register,
21 April 1883 (supp.), page 2d.
"The Lincoln District" is in the Observer,
12 March 1904, page 39a,
"In the District" on 12 March 1904, page 39a.
"Port Lincoln and a Coalfield" is in the Register on
6 September 1910, page 4h,
"The Romance of Port Lincoln" on
24 May 1919, page 8g, 3 June 1919, page 7f,
"In Praise of Port Lincoln" on
17 July 1924, page 13f,
"South Australia's Finest Harbour - Capital of Eyre Peninsula" on
27 and 30 April 1926, pages 6 and 7e,
"A Progressive Town" on
22 May 1926, page 9h.
Lincoln, Port
Leigh Creek- Little Swamp
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Place Names
Lincoln, Port
Miscellany
"Whaling at Port Lincoln" is in the Southern Australian,
5 October 1841, page 4a.
Information on the whaling ship, Plover, is in the Register,
10 March 1857, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fishing - Whaling.
Farming in the district in 1843 is recalled in the Advertiser,
8 July 1878, page 6f.
The arrival of Mr Tennant's overland party is reported in the Register,
26 August 1846, page 2e.
Also see Place Names - Carrow.
"Early Sailings at Port Lincoln Prior to 1840" is in the Register,
11 July 1925, page 5f.
Information on a "historic mill" is in The Mail,
7 September 1935, page 9c,
Observer,
2 April 1910, page 15b for the opening of a flour mill.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
A proposed jetty is discussed in the Register,
7 October 1856, page 2h.
Information on a new jetty is in the Register on
12 January 1923, page 7d.
A photograph of unloading cargo is in the Chronicle,
29 December 1906, page 25,
of the jetty in the Observer,
14 January 1922, page 23,
20 January 1923, page 27.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
20 March 1858, page 7f,
Chronicle,
3 April 1869, page 4c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A prospectus of the Port Lincoln Mining Co Ltd is in the Observer,
20 April 1861, page 8f.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
An interesting letter re the local cemetery is in the Register,
18 August 1866, page 3b,
Observer,
25 August 1866, page 3g (supp.).
"The Late Dr Lawson" is in the Observer, 9 March 1867, pages 4h-1g (supp.).
A report of the laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Methodist Church is in the Register,
3 September 1867, page 2f,
Observer,
10 and 31 October 1908, pages 17a and 40a.
The first ploughing match is reported in the Chronicle,
5 October 1867, page 7d; also see
Advertiser,
26 August 1879, page 5g,
Observer,
28 August 1880, page 340c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
The opening of Tod's Ford is reported in the Observer,
12 June 1869, page 4f.
Information on the Baptist Chapel is in the Observer,
2 October 1869, page 7g.
A report on the gaol is in the Register,
21 January 1870, page 5b,
Observer,
22 January 1870, page 5e.
A meeting to consider closing the gaol is reported upon in the Register,
19 January 1870, page 5f.
A comprehensive report on the scourge of diphtheria in the district is reported, at length, in
Parliamentary Paper 137/1872; also see
Register,
12, 27 and 29 July 1872, pages 4e, 3e and 6e.
Also see South Australia - Health - Diptheria.
The opening of the Wangary Bridge near Port Lincoln is reported in the Register,
6 July 1869, page 3h.
A proposed secession from South Australia is reported in the Express,
20 October 1870, pages 1d-2c.
A flower show is reported in the Register,
16 November 1871, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
The laying of the foundation stone of St Thomas' Church is reported in the Register,
2 March 1876, page 6b; also see
Observer,
15 July 1876, page 3f.
Information on a hospital is in the Register,
8 September 1868, page 3e,
25 April 1878, page 7a,
Observer,
27 April 1878, page 13g,
Chronicle,
25 September 1880, page 9a,
Observer,
24 July 1909, page 18a.
Oyster fisheries in the area are discussed in the Register,
25 November 1880, pages 4e and 1e (supp.),
1 and 4 December 1880, pages 1b (supp.) and 1f (supp.),
26 January 1881, page 5f.
"Oyster Stealing at Port Lincoln" is in the Observer,
12 July 1884, page 32c.
Photographs are in the Observer,
16 December 1911, page 4 (supp.),
10 December 1921, page 24.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fishing - Oysters and Crayfish.
The opening of the Institute is reported in the Register,
30 June 1881, page 6c.
The Register of 23 June 1883 (supp.) at page 2d contains an amusing letter, the content of which is mostly confined to sheep farming; under the heading of "Some of the Habits and Customs of Port Lincoln, etc" it is said:
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The settlers here are not called "cockatoos", they are called "grass parrots" [because] the land was not fit to cockatoo...
17 and 26 July 1883, pages 6f and 6c,
3 September 1883, page 6g,
25 September 1883, page 6e.
An account of a Chinaman, John Ahang, shepherd and sheepfarmer, is in the Register,
24 February 1885, page 7h.
The launching of a steam-launch is reported in the Register,
12 May 1885, page 5d.
Information on sea-mail services is in the Register,
22 and 27 April 1886, pages 7h and 7f,
19 and 20 May 1886, pages 6h and 6e.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Sea Mail.
The rabbit plague is discussed in the Register,
28 February 1888, page 3.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Rabbits.
Information on local "gold reefs" is in the Chronicle,
8 September 1894, page 16c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
A school Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
8 August 1893, page 6h,
Chronicle,
7 August 1897, page 27b and
a "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony on
25 May 1901, page 19c.
The opening of a new school is reported in the Register,
12 April 1907, page 3c,
Observer,
20 April 1907, page 15a.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
J.H. Haigh's property is described in the Register,
4 November 1898, page 6f.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs John Garrett is reported in the Observer,
28 April 1900, page 7a;
his obituary is in the Observer,
14 November 1903, page 25c.
The Flinders centenary is reported in the Chronicle,
8 March 1902 page 39 (includes photographs).
Also see Place Names - Flinders.
Samuel Sage's farm is described in the Register,
2 December 1903, page 6d.
"The First Motor Car in Port Lincoln" is in the Chronicle,
8 July 1905, page 38c.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.
A photograph of "Starting for Lake Wangary" is in the Chronicle,
22 September 1906, page 35.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
15 December 1906, page 11 (supp.),
of a mail coach in the Observer,
20 October 1906, page 30.
A proposal for a town corporation is in the Advertiser,
13 March 1907, page 10c.
"Resign! - Council in Trouble" is in the Observer,
23 and 30 November 1912, pages 50c and 33e.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
Biographical details of Mrs J. Dunn (Dann?) are in the Register,
16 July 1907, page 4h, 12 July 1912, page 4h, 12 July 1916, page 7b.
Photograph of the opening of the railway are in the Chronicle,
30 November 1907, page 32
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
Suggestions to improve "The Sleepy Hollow" are in The Mail,
29 March 1913, page 22,
5 and 12 April 1913, pages 22 and 19a.
Biographical details of Mrs John Dunn are in the Register,
17 July 1913, page 8g,
Observer, 19 July 1913, page 34a.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Soldiers' Memorial Hall is reported in the Register,
4 September 1923, page 3a;
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
photographs are in the Observer,
8 September 1923, page 30,
9 August 1924, page 34.
Photographs of an RSL Ball are in the Observer,
17 September 1927, page 38.
The laying of the foundation stone of the freezing works is reported in the Observer,
1 February 1924, page 38c,
Register,
27 and 28 February 1924, pages 9d and 9a.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
21 June 1924, page 38,
27 September 1924, page 38 and
a report on
4 August 1928, page 50a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Meat.
The opening of a branch of the Savings Bank of SA is reported in the Register,
20 December 1924, page 10c and
the high school on
6 November 1925, page 12g.
A report on the opening of the fertiliser works is in the Chronicle,
16 January 1926, page 45e.
"The First Port Lincoln Murder" is in the Register,
23 March 1926, page 12e.
"From Elliston to Port Lincoln" is in the Register,
19 August 1926, page 15e.
"By Sea to Port Lincoln" is in the Register,
15 and 16 November 1927, pages 10g and 11c.
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs.
"Minnipa Aground" is in the Register,
30 May 1928, page 9a.
A photograph of a fancy dress ball is in the Observer,
18 August 1928, page 38.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Dancing and Other Sins.
A photograph of the first aeroplane to land at Port Lincoln is in the Chronicle,
25 July 1929, page 36, Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes
of street flooding on
23 July 1931, page 31,
of beach sports on
18 February 1932, page 34,
of a cycle-car built by Dr Kinmont in 1904 on
15 June 1933, page 36,
of "seaweed armchairs" on
9 August 1934, page 34,
of basketball teams on
20 and 27 September 1934, pages 37 and 35,
of a football team on
24 October 1935, page 36,
of lifesavers on
2 April 1936, page 37,
of St John Ambulance members on
9 April 1936, page 31.
Lincoln, Port
Obituaries
Port Lincoln - Obituaries
An obituary of James Owen is in the Register, 14 May 1877, page 5b,
of F.B. Carlin, storekeeper, on 1 and 2 August 1878, pages 5b and 5c,
of Rev Octavius Hammond on 7 October 1878, page 5b,
of Dr G.P. Atkins on 2 February 1891, page 5a,
of Thomas Cockerell on 1 September 1893, page 5e,
of Mrs Helen Lawson on 27 July 1899, page 5a.
An obituary of J.S. Browne, SM, is in the Register, 28 September 1888, page 5b,
of E.P.G. Oswald on 23 January 1900, page 5a,
of Dr G.P. Atkins in the Observer, 7 February 1891, page 30a,
of John P. Barraud on 23 December 1905, pages 15a-38a.
An obituary of Mary A.R. Bartlett is in the Register, 17 June 1902, page 8e,
of John Garrett on 26 October 1903, page 5,
of W. Laidlaw on 19 July 1907, page 5b,
of Captain Charles Brown on 2 August 1907, page 5b.
An obituary of John Anderson is in the Register, 15 August 1904, page 4g, Observer, 20 August 1904, page 34d,
of John Scott on 10 July 1909, page 40a,
of W. Tyler on 24 August 1912, page 41a,
of Samuel Brougham on 13 January 1917, page 14b,
of Aaron Cole on 6 October 1917, page 39b,
of David Davies on 9 August 1919, page 14b.
An obituary of Mrs Elizabeth A. Brougham is in the Register, 25 January 1908, page 7d,
of William F. Haigh on 11 February 1909, page 4h,
of Mrs W. Tyler on 17 August 1912, page 15b,
of James Telfer on 11 July 1913, page 6h,
of R.W. Dockett on 11 June 1914, page 8b,
of Mrs E. Stevenson on 23 February 1915, page 8g,
of Aaron Cole on 1 October 1917, page 4g,
of J.H. Haigh on 15 May 1919, page 6h,
of David Davies on 5 August 1919, page 4h,
of W. Argent on 1 June 1920, page 7c,
of Charles R. Jones on 27 August 1920, page 7d,
of Mrs Mary Richardson on 7 September 1920, page 4i.
An obituary of Tom K. Muir is in the Observer, 10 July 1920, page 34a,
of Mrs Mary Richardson on 11 September 1920, page 37a,
of Mrs Anne Dann on 15 January 1921, page 34c,
of David Drysdale on 5 February 1921, page 34b,
of Henry Houston on 26 February 1921, page 34a,
of C.C. Bellgrove on 19 May 1923, page 23c,
of C.F.Bellgrove on 14 July 1923, page 35a,
of Fred Rose on 21 July 1923, page 35d.
An obituary of David Drysdale is in the Register, 3 February 1921, page 6i,
of Henry Houston on 22 February 1921, page 4i,
of Robert A. Heath on 2 September 1921, page 8h,
of Abraham Schramm on 16 December 1921, page 6h,
of Charles C. Bellgrove on 15 May 1923, page 8h,
of Charles F. Bellgrove on 11 July 1923, page 8i,
of Fred Rose on 17 July 1923, page 8h,
of Mrs Ann McNamara on 31 July 1923, page 12e,
of John Venning on 20 November 1923, page 13g.
An obituary of Mrs Mary E. Brougham is in the Register, 14 October 1924, page 9g,
of Mrs Matilda J. Dutton on 18 November 1924, page 8g,
of Charles Theakstone on 29 November 1924, page 8h,
of Charles T. Parker on 28 January 1925, page 8h,
of Mrs Alice Crawford on 3 February 1925, page 6h,
of Mrs J. Attick on 14 February 1925, page 8i,
of Edward E. Butterfield on 18 August 1925, page 8g.
An obituary of Mrs Matilda J. Dutton is in the Observer, 22 November 1924, page 38b,
of Charles Theakstone on 6 December 1924, page 38b,
of C.T. Parker on 31 January 1925, page 38c,
of William J. Bartlett on 29 August 1925, page 44a,
of C.H. Swaffer on 1 January 1927, page 36c,
of Mrs Isabella M. Smith on 6 August 1927, page 45a,
of Mrs Annie M. Owen on 11 August 1928, page 49d.
An obituary of Charles W. Sawyer is in the Register, 4 May 1926, page 8g,
of Mrs Mary A. Skidmore on 27 May 1927, page 8h,
of Captain William Kerrison on 11 October 1927, page 8g,
of Thomas Black on 19 March 1928, page 12d.
Lincoln, Port
Leigh Creek- Little Swamp
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