Place Names of South Australia - M

Mannum - Margaret Brock Reef

Mannum
Manoora
Mansfield Park
Mantung
Manunka Landing
Manxtown
Marama
Marananga
Maratta
Marble Hill
Marble Range
Marden
Margaret Brock Reef

Mannum

Nomenclature

Is derived from the Aboriginal menum - meaning unknown. Near here the great River Murray codfish, Ponde changed direction in his flight down the river escaping from Ngurunderi.

General Notes

The town is described in the Register,
27 June 1867, page 3e;
Observer,
29 June 1867, page 3f;
a sketch is in the Pictorial Australian in
December 1878,
Frearson's Weekly,
21 February 1880, page 15; also see
Chronicle,
26 October 1878, page 22a,
Advertiser,
8 February 1882, page 6a,
Observer,
20 March 1886, page 38b,
Register,
10 February 1887, page 6a,
Parliamentary Paper 66/1886,
Register,
28 March 1896, page 6b,
Advertiser,
21 March 1900, page 6g,
6 October 1903, page 5b,
Express,
13 April 1905, page 4g.

Also see Chronicle,
3 June 1905, page 43d,
The Critic,
29 May 1907, pages 19 and 20,
Register,
16 November 1909, page 7e,
21 February 1912, page 10c.
29 August 1912, page 6g.
Photographs of the town and an Aboriginal camp are in the Chronicle,
16 December 1905, page 5 (supp.),
2 June 1928, page 39; also see
Observer,
26 October 1907, page 29,
16 November 1907, page 31,
30 December 1911, page 32,
10 August 1912, page 32,
25 January 1930, page 32.

"Prosperous Mannum" is in the Register,
29 August 1912, page 6g,
"Interesting History" on
24 July 1925, page 9g,
"Mannum in the Old Days" on
6 August 1925, page 10e,
5 July 1927, page 7; also see
Observer,
16 July 1927, pages 48-49.

A highway robbery upon the person of a hawker near Mannum is reported in the Register,
14 December 1869, page 2e.

For information on "a battery of five stamps [erected] to test the value of the stuff obtained at the South Rhine reefs"
see Register,
13 and 28 January 1870, pages 5e and 5f.

The flooding of the town is described in the Register,
12 and 17 December 1870, pages 5e and 4e,
26 September 1889, page 5c,
The Critic,
7 March 1917, page 11,
10 October 1917, page 19 (photographs),
Observer,
22 September 1917, page 34d,
Advertiser,
20, 21 and 31 August 1931, pages 7c, 19a and 7h.
Photographs are in the Observer,
25 June 1904, page 26,
23 December 1916, page 28,
6 October 1917, page 23,
10 November 1917, page 26,
Chronicle,
10 November 1917, page 24,
27 August 1931, page 31.
Also see Place Names - Murray River.

Its school opened in 1871; see Chronicle,
6 June 1885, page 8g,
25 December 1897, page 16c.
A photograph of an Arbor Day is in the Chronicle,
29 August 1935, page 38.

The results of a cricket match, Mannum versus Blanchetown, are in the Register,
3 and 6 June 1872 pages 5c and 5b,
while a match against an Aboriginal team is reported on
10 April 1874, page 7e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricekt - Miscellany.

Information on the introduction of the telegraph is in the Observer,
15 February 1873, page 5d.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic.

The Register of
23 September 1875, page 5c mentions a flour mill about to be erected by "Mr B. Walker of Mount Torrens"; also see
Observer,
5 February 1876, page 7f,
Register,
7 and 8 December 1888, pages 7h and 6f.
A new roller mill is reported upon in the Observer,
8 December 1888, page 31d.
Information on the flour mill is in the Advertiser, 22 April 1936, page 21b.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.

The opening of the dry dock is reported in the Register,
6 May 1876, page 5d,
12 June 1876, page 6d; also see
6 April 1880, page 5d and
22 June 1880, page 5b,
31 August 1880, page 5a and
26 October 1880, page 5b.

A letter seeking police protection for its citizens appears in the Register,
20 March 1877, page 6a:

Register

On 29 November 1877 the Register at page 6c says of the police station:

The edifice which now does duty is a stable in connection with the public-house - a deplorable travesty on the majesty and dignity of the law... A further complaint was aired in the Register on 22 March 1878, page 5c:

The only place we have in which to confine prisoners awaiting magisterial enquiry is a tumbledown pine shed at the rear of the local hotel, which the veriest child could with the slightest exertion uproot post by post... Also see South Australia - Police.

The launch of the Paringa is reported in the Observer,
25 August 1877, page 6c.
A report on the building of the steamer, South Australian, is in the Express,
6 July 1878, page 2d.
"A Steamer [Providence] Wrecked" is in the Register,
23 November 1897, page 5h.
A coach trip from Adelaide is described in the Register,
21 June 1878, page 5g,
Observer,
22 June 1878, page 20f.
A coach trip from Adelaide is described in the Advertiser,
8 February 1882, page 6a.
"Another Mail Coach Gone" is in the Register,
15 June 1920, page 6g.
A coach trip from Adelaide is described in the Advertiser,
8 February 1882, page 6a.
"When the Coaches Ran to Mannum" is in the Chronicle,
28 March 1935, page 13.

I may here remark that the arrangements by which the Palmer to Mannum coach remains several hours three and a half miles from Mount Pleasant, instead of coming up to that township and starting thence in time to meet the Adelaide and Mount Pleasant coach is very inconvenient. In my own case had not a friend lent me a buggy and another a horse I should have been obliged to hire a conveyance to take me to the Palmer coach stables... I left Palmer at 7.30 pm... As it was after dark I could see but a little of the country on the road... Having visited Mannum eight years previously I saw some slight improvement. Messrs Stilling and Co's stores, the inn, and one or two other buildings had been erected... No doubt this place might have advanced more had it not been for the uncertainty of how long it would remain a port for receiving wood and dispatching stores for the upper rivers...

Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.

The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Advertiser,
13 March 1882, page 6d; also see
15 June 1911, page 11d.
Photographs are in the Observer,
24 June 1911, page 30.

Information on the local mail service is in the Register,
15 April 1880, page 6a, Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal
19 (supp.) and 26 June 1880, pages 1b and 6g. See
14 January 1886, page 6h for additional data on the town and school.

"A Week at a River Port" is in the Chronicle,
11 February 1882, page 6a.

"Mannum Grievances" is in the Observer,
30 August 1884, page 31e.

A working men's camp is discussed in the Express,
27 April 1886, page 2e.

Information on the waterworks is in the Observer,
31 July 1886, page 33e,
16 October 1886, page 30e. Also see South Australia - Water Conservation
Its completion is reported in the Register,
12 October 1886, page 5d .
"Murray Floods and the Water Supply" is in the Observer,
23 August 1890, page 21a; also see
Register,
1 October 1890, page 4h.
The opening of the town's water supply is reported in the Register,
21 September 1912, page 16d;
a photograph is in the Chronicle,
28 September 1912, page 31.
A proposed irrigation scheme is discussed in the Register
10 January 1893, page 5c,
31 May 1893, pages 4h-7g,
20 June 1893, page 6a.
Observer,
3 June 1893, page 4d.
A proposed irrigation colony is discussed in the Observer,
3 and 24 June 1893, pages 4d and 10b.
Information on the Mannum Irrigation Colony is in the Register,
11 February 1890, page 5c,
12 April 1890, page 5b,
10 January 1893, page 5c,
Express,
12 December 1890, page 2c,
Observer,
14 January 1893, page 30e,
Register,
31 May 1893, pages 4h-7g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.

A correspondent to the Register on 8 January 1887, page 7g describes many local features:

... but fine scenery, noble water, rowing and "gipsying" surely afford a man a better holiday than pottering on the beach at Glenelg or wearing kid gloves and fine clothes on the pier... The town is extolled as a tourist resort in the Observer,
15 January 1887, page 39.

"The Murder at Mannum" is in the Express,
26 March 1887, page 3f.

A sports day is reported in the Observer,
7 January 1888, page 35b.

The fishing industry is discussed in the Register on
4 May 1892, page 7a and
Advertiser,
5 May 1892, page 6e.
See Place Names - Murray, River - Fishing.

"Local Option at Mannum" is in the Advertiser,
19 and 20 April 1892, pages 3e and 7f.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Temperance and Allied Affairs - Local Options.

A Mannum Cycle Club Sports Day is reported in the Chronicle,
8 September 1894, page 13b; also see
5 January 1895, page 22c,
7 September 1895, page 22d,
5 September 1896, page 26b,
6 January 1900, page 16a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cycling .

"With the Old Boys' Institute Camp at Mannum" is in the Register,
19 April 1895, page 3c,
Observer,
27 April 1895, page 14a,
Advertiser,
15 April 1898, page 6c.

The launching of the River Murray steamer Pyap is reported in the Register on
23 July 1896, page 7a. Also see Place Names - Murray River - Steamers and Navigation and
the opening of the District Council Hall on
30 January 1897, page 6d.

Biographical details of J. Shearer, the "brilliant Mannum cyclist" are in the Observer,
28 November 1896, page 41c.

"Australia's First Motor Car - Terrifying Vehicle Built at Mannum in 1897" is in the Observer,
28 December 1929, page 2d; also see
The Mail,
24 October 1936, page 4 and
South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.

Information on a new district hall is in the Observer,
6 February 1897, page 15c.

"Death of an Aboriginal King" is in the Register,
10 December 1897, page 3i.
Reminiscence on local Aborigines are in the Register,
5 February 1918, page 7h.
Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians.

A baptism in the river is reported in the Observer,
2 July 1898, page 28c.

"A School Teacher in Court" is in the Register,
20 February 1899, page 7a.

"Patriotism at Mannum" in respect of the Boer War is in the Advertiser,
21 March 1900, page 7b.
Also see South Australia - The Boer War.

"Novel Method of Propulsion" is in the Observer,
13 June 1903, page 33c.

"Petroleum Beds at Mannum" is in the Register,
14 July 1903, page 5c; also see
Advertiser,
7 July 1903, page 7c,
Chronicle,
8 August 1903, page 32b.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Petroleum.

"A Barge [Symmetry] With a History" is in the Register,
8 February 1904, page 3d.

Information on a dry dock is in the Register,
30 April 1906, page 6f,
Observer,
5 May 1906, page 15b,
Register,
8 July 1907, page 6c.

The establishment of a telephone service to Adelaide is reported in the Register,
11 May 1906, page 4i.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.

A Show is reported in the Chronicle,
13 October 1900, page 34b,
Register,
3 October 1908, page 11f;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
10 October 1908, page 31.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

Information on J.& D. Shearer is in The Herald,
15 September 1906, page 3b.

"Progress at Mannum" is in the Advertiser,
4 February 1910, page 9d.

"A New Regatta" is reported in the Register,
1 February 1911, page 5e; also see
30 January 1912, page 11c.
Photographs are in the Observer,
4 February 1911, page 28,
3 February 1912, page 27,
31 January 1914, page 32,
Register,
28 January 1920, page 9d.

Biographical details of Captain J.G. Arnold are in the Register,
10 February 1911, page 4g.

The opening of the Institute is discussed in the Register,
13 and 15 June 1911, pages 8h and 9b.

Photographs of a Rowing and Athletics Club Ball are in the Observer,
30 September 1911, page 31,
of an eight-oar rowing crew on
27 April 1912, page 30,
of Australia Day celebrations in the Observer,
14 August 1915, page 29,
of a carnival on
6 January 1917, page 27,
of a rowing carnival on
1 February 1930, page 33.

Information on a golf club is in the Observer,
20 July 1912, page 20e,
2 May 1914, page 25c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf.

The opening of a Catholic church is reported in the Observer,
7 February 1914, page 16e.

"Captain Randell and the River" is in the Register,
6 and 7 July 1911, pages 6d and 6e.
Information on the Randell Memorial Rotunda is in the Register,
3 January 1914, page 13e.

"International Latitude Station" is in the Register,
4 and 5 March 1914, pages 12g and 12g.

Information on the German Club is in the Register,
11 June 1915, page 7h.

A proposed railway from Adelaide is discussed in the Register on
8 August 1922, page 8c,
4 October 1922, page 4g,
15 November 1922, page 7g,
30 May 1924, page 9f,
18 November 1924, page 10f,
28 October 1925, page 10b.
"Mannum Buses - Opposition to Railways" appears on
1 February 1927, page 9h.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.

A proposed hospital is discussed in the Register,
22 October 1920, page 6g,
Observer,
30 October 1920, page 28e.
for its opening see Chronicle,
29 October 1921, page 43a,
Observer,
29 October 1921, page 30e.
The opening of new hospital buildings is reported in the Register,
15 May 1923, page 12e,
Observer,
26 May 1923, page 9e.
Information on "The Father of Mannum", Captain Arnold, appears on
17 May 1923, page 6,
23 June 1923, page 10f.

The unveiling of a war memorial is reported in the Register,
31 March 1924, page 11f.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
5 April 1924, page 38.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.

"Back to Mannum" is in the Chronicle,
1 August 1925, page 53d.
An informative historical report under "Back to Mannum" is in the Advertiser,
24 July 1925, page 8e.

The first race meeting is reported in the Register,
16 August 1926, page 4f; also see
Observer,
19 March 1927, page 25e.
A photograph of the committee is in the Chronicle,
7 June 1934, page 38.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

An informative historical report under "Back to Mannum" is in the Advertiser,
24 July 1925, page 8e.

Information on the bus service is in the Advertiser,
9 July 1926, page 16e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.

A photograph of a rowing crew is in the Chronicle,
16 April 1927, page 23,
of a children's playground on
7 January 1928, page 41,
of a water carnival on
9 April 1931, page 18e,
of a football team on
27 June 1935, page 38.

The district council and its jubilee are discussed in the Register,
1 and 7 September 1927, pages 4d and 13h,
Observer,
10 September 1927, pages 17c-39a.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

The reminiscences of Mrs M.E. Bock are in the Register,
16 September 1927, page 14d,
of Christopher Bolt in the Observer,
11 February 1928, page 51e.

Mannum - Obituaries

An obituary of Isaac McMillan is in the Observer, 28 May 1904, page 24a,
of G.E. Haby on 1 July 1905, page 25a,
of S.M. Hoad on 24 February 1906, page 38c,
of Mrs G. Powell on 26 June 1909, page 40a.

An obituary of Isaac McMillan is in the Register, 20 May 1904, page 4h,
of C.J.W. McMillan on 6 August 1904, page 7c.

An obituary of C.H.J. Reidel is in the Register, 13 June 1911, page 4g,
of John McGlashan on 21 October 1919, page 4g,
of Mrs Lucy Buderick on 5 July 1922, page 6g,
of F.D.A. Heinrich on 19 July 1922, page 6g,
of Charles Read on 8 September 1922, page 6i,
of Mrs Juliann Nagel on 29 November 1922, page 10c,
of Mrs Charlotte D. Hanckel on 7 March 1923, page 8f,
of Christian C. Lueders on 12 July 1924, page 14c,
of Otto A.F. Faehrmann on 12 August 1927, page 8h,
of Johann W. Hein on 19 August 1927, page 8g,
of John A. Groth on 20 September 1927, page 8h.

An obituary of George Jackson is in the Observer, 22 November 1919, page 20c,
of H.W. Bates on 8 July 1922, page 20a,
of F.D.A. Heidrich on 22 July 1922, page 31b,
of Charles Reid on 16 September 1922, page 9b,
of Mrs Anna Lenger on 15 September 1923, page 28a.

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Place Names

Manoora

(See Place Names - Burton for comments on the inter-mixing of the name with "Chingford" and "Burton" and Register, 17 June 1908, page 9b.)

Nomenclature

Derived from an Aboriginal word relating to spring water.

General Notes

A proposed church is discussed in the Register,
28 June 1861, page 3g,
6 July 1861, page 3a,
14 September 1861, page 3h.

The opening of a Primitive Methodist chapel is reported in the Register,
9 March 1871, page 7a.

"Manoora Freestone" is in the Chronicle,
3 November 1877, page 13c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Building Stone.

The Manoora School opened in 1880.

The opening of the Institute is reported in the Register,
19 December 1884, page 6h; also see
Advertiser,
19 October 1908, page 9f.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
24 October 1908, page 31,
Observer,
5 December 1908, page 30.

"Larrikinism at Manoora" is in the Advertiser,
19 January 1885, page 6a,
Express,
26 January 1885, page 4a.
Also see Adelaide - Larrikinism.

The town is described in the Register,
7 October 1886, page 7g,
Advertiser,
7 October 1886, page 7d,
Register,
24 October 1903, page 8h.

In all there are, within a radius of one mile, about 35 houses and a total population of about 175. The site is a fairly good one, having sufficient natural fall to carry off storm waters... which go into the creek running through the village. This creek, which is really the head of the Gilbert River, is a fresh water stream, but is never used for drinking or domestic purposes... Quite recently the Midland Road Board has placed a quantity of roughly broken stones where the creek crosses the Black Springs and Farrell's Flat road. This has the effect of damming back the water and obstructing the natural flow and if not remedied will be a source of great nuisance... especially as all refuse house drainage, etc., from premises abutting on the creek are thrown or flow into it... There are a few wells throughout the township; water in them is brackish... The township consists of two public houses, two stores, a bank, three Churches, blacksmith, wheelwright, etc., and the private dwellings...

Coursing meetings and information on the club are reported in the Chronicle,
22 June 1889, page 14e,
Advertiser,
27 June 1890, page 6f,
19 and 22 June 1891, pages 7c and 6e,
Register,
13 July 1894, page 7c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Coursing.

An athletics and aquatics picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
22 March 1890, page 22c; also see
27 April 1895, page 7a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Archery.

A Catholic picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
15 April 1893, page 12c.

"Mice in the North" is in the Chronicle,
12 July 1890, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Mice, Snakes and Rats.

A snow fall is reported in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901, page 33e.

"Technical Education in Rural Towns" is in the Chronicle,
2 January 1904, page 12a,
Register,
24 December 1903, page 8a.
Also see South Australia - Education - Technical and High Schools.

A photograph of Mr D.H. Power's property is in the Chronicle,
19 June 1909, page 30.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs William Schumacher is reported in the Register,
26 August 1912, page 6g.

A horse race meeting is reported in the Express,
7 and 9 February 1911, pages 3h and 3g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

"Manoora Dam Case" is in the Register,
21 June 1919, page 7g.
Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters - Water, Artesian Wells and Springs.

A photograph of Pearl Fatchen milking a cow is in the Chronicle,
29 November 1919, page 30,
of Mr H. Heinrich and his dog on
8 January 1931, page 37.

Manoora - Obituaries

An obituary of Marshal Kingsborough is in the Register,
17 May 1880, page 7a.

An obituary of G.A. Wilson, head teacher, is in the Observer,
12 August 1893, page 15a,
of J.P. Dowling on 29 December 1928, page 49b.

An obituary of Joseph Gray is in the Register,
10 June 1907, page 7h.

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Place Names

Mansfield Park

Nomenclature

Probably takes its name from Mansfield, a town in Ayrshire, Scotland. The name also occurs in Nottinghamshire, England.

General Notes

The school opened in 1953.

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Place Names

Mantung

Nomenclature

The Aboriginal name of a waterhole which is shown on an 1864 land tenure plan and is believed to have reference to a white man's camp.

General Notes

The district is described in the Register,
29 May 1909, page 11c.

"A Promising Wheatgrowing District" is in the Register,
3 October 1911, page 6b,
"Water on Mantung" on
10 January 1912, page 5d.

"Mantung Needs a Railway" is in the Register,
22 February 1912, page 8h.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.

The town's first agricultural show is reported in the Observer,
10 October 1914, page 44e.

Early in the year a meeting was called to arrange for the inauguration of an agricultural show at Mantung. A strong committee was formed, but subsequently owing to the dryness of the season the committee deemed it wise to postpone the show and hold a farmers' picnic instead... Thanks largely to the untiring energy of the capable secretary, Mr A.E. Solly, everything went with a swing... Before the folk dispersed in the evening three rousing cheers were given for "King and country"...

Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

According to records of the Department of Education the school opened in 1921 and closed in 1944;
it reopened in 1961 and was conducted in the Mantung Hall.
Information on a proposed school is in the Advertiser,
14 October 1929, page 17b.

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Place Names

Manunka Landing

Nomenclature

In the Hundred of Forster, takes its name from an early Aborigine ration station.

General Notes

Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians.

The Aboriginal mission is described in the Register,
1 September 1903, page 6h; also see
5 July 1902, page 10e,
17 November 1904, page 9i,
6 and 25 January 1906, pages 3f and 7e,
12 July 1910, page 11c.
Observer,
3 February 1906, page 41c,
18 January 1908, page 17e.
A photograph is in the Observer,
12 January 1907, page 30.

Information on the school and mission is in the Advertiser, 16 December 1904, page 6c.

Manunka, Mrs Matthews' private mission, occupies a reserve of 40 acres held under a lease... The number of Aborigines averages 58... No money grant from the State is paid to this mission. The usual depot supplies from the Aborigines Department, of rations, clothing, medicines, etc., are annually given at an average cost of £121. A school under the Education Department was opened on 12 July 1900 and placed in charge of Mr J.K. Matthews, a son of Mrs Matthews. The usual attendance of scholars is about 20...

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Place Names

Manxtown

Nomenclature

Near Woodside. The name occurs on the Isle of Man.

General Notes

Its school is described in the Register, 30 December 1859, page 2e.
See Place Names - Magstown.

At Manx Town, Mr Ascoli, teacher, there was a very good attendance and is in a very good state for the time in which it has been established... The building is an improvement upon the late school at Inverbrackie, but there is much need of a more suitable one. The Council were greatly obliged and aided in this general examination by the company of Revs Messrs Ross and Andrews, Mr Duffield and several other gentlemen.

"Incendiarism at Manxtown" is in the Observer,
30 January 1875, page 10d.

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Place Names

Marama

Nomenclature

Aboriginal for 'black duck'.

General Notes

A photograph of the opening of a new hall is in the Chronicle,
22 February 1919, page 24,
of wheat stacks at the railway siding on
5 April 1924, page 37.

Its school opened in 1919 and closed in 1967.

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Place Names

Marananga

Nomenclature

In the dialect of the Overland Corner tribe it means 'my hands' which relates to drawing water from a well by hand. Prior to 1918 it was 'Gnadenfrei'.

General Notes

Its school opened as "Gnadenfrei" in 1882; name changed in 1918.

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Place Names

Maratta

A photograph of the school and students is in the Chronicle,
12 January 1933, page 34.

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Place Names

Marble Hill

Nomenclature

Its nomenclature has been attributed to the fact that marble had been obtained from a nearby hill but this is disputed in the Register of 1 April 1893, page 5e which says, inter alia:

General Notes

Also see South Australia - Governors and Ancillary Matters.

The proposed residence for the Governor is discussed in the Register,
12 February 1878, page 5b,
Chronicle,
15 February 1879, page 9b,
27 December 1879, page 1a (supp.).
A sketch is in the Pictorial Australian in
April 1880; also see
Frearson's Weekly,
22 May 1880, pages 170 and a supplement on the same day.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
18 December 1897 (supplement),
3 March 1932, page 31.

The Observer of
27 December 1879 at page 10d reports on an official visit to the new Vice-regal residence; also see
Parliamentary Paper 164/1879.

A local bushfire is described in the Register,
10 February 1882, page 5a,
22 February 1910, page 7e,
15 January 1912, page 6g.
"Memories of Marble Hill" appears on
21 March 1922, page 4d.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.

A field naturalists excursion is reported in the Register,
4 January 1893, page 6h.

"Reformatory Boys at Marble Hill" is in the Observer, 27 March 1897, page 15b.

In response to the kind invitation of His Excellency the Governor, who also provided conveyances, about 50 boys of the Reformatory School, with three officers, were conveyed to Marble Hill... and shown over the grounds. The eagle house and kangaroo and wallaby enclosures were also visited and admired...

The gardens are described in the Advertiser,
14 April 1898, page 7a.

A photograph of the residence after a snow fall is in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901 (supplement).

"Residents of the Governor" is in the Advertiser,
7 October 1911, page 7a,
25 January 1928, page 14e,
"Home of Memories" on
20 February 1932, page 8e.

"Memories of Marble Hill" is in the Register,
21 March 1922, page 4d.

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Place Names

Marble Range

Nomenclature

Near Port Lincoln, [named by Captain Hawson in 1839. Large masses of quartz were seen there and mistaken for marble - R. Cockburn].

General Notes

A photograph of a football team is in the Chronicle,
15 August 1935, page 38.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.

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Place Names

Marden

Nomenclature

Laid out on section 284, Hundred of Adelaide, by Joseph Gilbert in 1848. He hailed from Wiltshire, England in which there is a town of the same name.

General Notes

A plan of the subdivision is in GRG 59 Series 47 in the State Records Office.

The residence of Mr Charles Pitt, "Willowbank", at Mardon (sic) is described in the Register,
20 November 1866, page 3b.
An obituary of John Pitt is in the Register,
14 August 1893, page 5b,
Observer,
19 August 1893, page 15b.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs E. Pitt is reported in the Observer,
12 May 1906, page 7c.

The laying of the foundation stone of St Aidan's Church is reported in the Register,
4 February 1884, page 6g and
storm damage in the Chronicle,
29 February 1896, page 17a.
Observer,
14 March 1896, page 44c (sketch); also see
27 November 1897, page 29c.
A photograph of the choir is in the Observer,
13 October 1923, page 28.

The Glen Nursery, the property of Mr J. Hobbs, is described in the Register,
1 May 1886, page 6g.

Flooding is reported upon in the Register,
18 April 1889, page 6a.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

Storm damage is reported in the Chronicle,
29 February 1896, page 17a.

The gardeners settled at Marden in this valley of the Torrens and adjacent to the Fourth Creek had a very unhappy experience. The heavy rains... caused the creek to rise rapidly and shortly before midnight it overspread its banks and inundated about a quarter of a mile of land on each side of the creek. Just about this time the Felixstowe Bridge... was swept away... The bridge was constructed of wood and was built by the government in 1873 at a cost of £1,990... In Marden the properties of Mrs Castle, Messrs Mudge, Thompson, Church, A.E., C., and J. Pitt, C. Wood, G. Presler, C. Jeffs, H. Wicks, W. Noble and J. Grevell were under water...

"Among the Orangeries" is in the Chronicle,
7 May 1898, page 42c.
Gameau Brothers "Clairville" property is described in the Register,
6 June 1903, page 8g,
Ben Gilding's orchard is described in the Register,
31 January 1912, page 5d,
Observer,
3 February 1912, page 11e.
"Orange Cultivation" is in the Register,
23 June 1903, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.

"Some Gardens and Gardeners" is in the Observer,
4 July 1903, page 13a.

Biographical details of Mrs John Green are in the Register,
9 August 1907, page 5b and
an obituary in the Observer, 14 December 1912, page 39b.

Marden - Obituaries

An obituary of Mrs H.M. Quick is in the Register, 18 July 1900, page 5a,
of Henry Broad on 29 September 1903, page 4h.
of Mrs John Green on 10 December 1912, page 7b.

An obituary of H.C. Quick is in the Observer, 4 June 1910, page 31a,
of G.L. Mueller on 13 December 1913, page 39b,
of Smith Pierson on 15 December 1923, page 59b.

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Place Names

Margaret Brock Reef

Nomenclature

Near Cape Jaffa in the South-East was discovered by Baudin in 1802 and charted by Captain Thomas Lipson in 1853. It was rediscovered by Captain Drake in 1826 in the Sesostris which arrived at Sydney on 21 March 1826 with a number of convicts from England. The Australia Directory for 1878 uses the name 'Sesostris Reef', but in 1879 it published the name 'Margaret Brock Reef' in substitution thereof. The Margaret Brock was wrecked on it on 26 November 1852.

General Notes

Reports of the wreck are in the Register,
1 and 6 December 1852, pages 2e and 3a.

A proposed lighthouse is discussed in the Register,
6 December 1867, page 2e;
the reef is described and the placement of a lighthouse thereon reported upon on
14 February 1876, page 6a.
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs - Lighthouses and Lightships.

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