Place Names of South Australia - M
McLeod Bay - Melrose
McLeod Bay
See Place Names - Moorowie.
McLeod Bay - Melrose
M
Place Names
McPherson, Hundred of
Nomenclature
John A. McPherson, MP (1892-1897).Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, at aged fourteen he was apprenticed to the printing trade. Coming to South Australia in 1882, he worked for the Register which he left to enter Parliament; at this time he was an active official of the Trades and Labor Council.
- The improvement of the masses was his aim and for that cause he sacrificed all personal ambition.' Prior to his untimely death his last message to his party was 'tell the boys to pull together.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
Information on him is in the Weekly Herald,
3 July 1896, page 1,
17 December 1897, pages 1-3a,
29 April 1899, pages 1 and 4a.
His obituary is in the Register,
14 December 1897, page 7c and
reports of memorial services on
19 December 1898, page 5i,
16 December 1907, page 7d.
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Mr J.A. McPherson, the leader of the Labor Party was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on January 25, 1860... In 1890 he was elected Secretary to the Trades and Labor Council... He was also the first secretary of the United Labor party having been succeeded in this office by Mr F.L. Batchelor... In 1892 he contested the East Adelaide seat and was successful... He was a member of the Shops and Factories Commission and in that capacity did excellent service, the result of the Commission being the passing of the Factories Act. In 1893 he was appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Labor Party and by his skillful leading rendered very valuable assistance to the party in carrying out the reforms instituted by the late Parliament...
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Place Names
Meadows
Nomenclature
In 1839 a special survey of broad acres in the district, undertaken by E.W. Cross, was known as the 'Meadows Special Survey' which was taken up by Charles Flaxman, as agent for George Fife Angas.
General Notes
For the sale of allotments in "Edenbridge" opposite the Meadows Inn see Register,
9 May 1863, page 4c.
The establishment of a post office, with Mr George Stone as postmaster, is reported in the Register,
19 July 1850, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal.
A meeting held at Mr Burley's store in respect of a proposed Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Observer,
29 March 1856, page 4h.
The first ploughing match is reported in the Observer,
3 October 1857, page 7f; also see
Farm & Garden,
9 September 1858, page 51,
Register,
17 September 1860, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
Information on the school is in the Register,
24 December 1858, page 3f,
Observer,
25 December 1858, page 4f (exams),
26 December 1868, page 5d,
Register,
11 September 1865, page 3g,
21 December 1865, page 3g,
24 April 1867, page 3c,
23 September 1867, page 3f,
26 December 1868, page 3f,
7 October 1875, page 5f,
20 May 1890, page 5e.
Observer,
20 August 1892, page 35a.
A farewell dinner to the schoolmaster is reported in the Register,
25 March 1859, page 3b.
The opening of a new school is reported in the Advertiser,
3 August 1910, page 13g.
Observer,
6 August 1910, page 40e.
Photographs are in the Observer,
13 August 1910, page 30,
Photographs are in the Observer,
13 August 1910, page 30,
of a school display in the Chronicle,
3 April 1930, page 35.
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[The present mailman] is but a new arrival in the colony, [knows] nothing of the road... he lost his way and eventually got back to Clarendon, where the contractor again started him for the Meadows without a guide. After riding about 3 or 4 miles he stopped at a house for the night...
3 June 1865, page 7g.
The paucity of mail deliveries to the village was of concern in 1865 - see Register,
1 June, page 2e:
Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal.
Information on "The Cemetery at the Meadows" is in the Register,
31 May 1860, page 3h,
9, 25 and 30 June 1860, pages 3d, 3d and 3e,
Observer,
2 June 1860, page 3b,
23 June 1860, page 5g,
7 July 1860, page 3e.
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A considerable amount of excitement has for some time existed at the Meadows on account of the alleged prohibition made to Mr Isaac Prior, of that place, to officiate at the interment of the late Mrs Marsh, within the cemetery of the Wesleyan chapel... Mr Prior stated that Mr Carr had distinctly informed him that it was contrary to the rules of Wesleyanism that any one not connected with their body should perform the burial service.
22 July 1862, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Tobacco.
A cricket match against Clarendon is reported in the Register,
19 May 1864, page 3e;
versus Strathalbyn on
7 March 1871, page 3e;
versus Hindmarsh on
26 May 1871, page 6c,
versus Echunga in the Express,
22 October 1870, page 2f,
versus North Adelaide on
17 April 1879, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
Digging for gold in the vicinity is discussed in the Chronicle,
13 April 1867, page 3d.
For information of gold on section 9, near Meadows Creek, see
Register,
20 August 1885, page 6g and Place Names - Kondoparinga.
The opening of St George's Church is reported in the Express,
7 July 1870, page 2c.
Information on the Episcopal Church is in the Register,
31 December 1870, page 6d.
The opening of the steam sawmills is reported in the Register,
18 January 1877, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Forestry.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Church is reported in the Register,
15 September 1877, page 2c (supp.);
for its opening see Observer,
12 January 1878, page 20a.
The opening of an Oddfellows Hall is reported in the Observer,
13 November 1880, page 833e.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - General Finance - Building and Friendly Societies.
A history of the town and photographs are in the Chronicle,
10 and 17 August 1933, pages 33-46 and 44.
The town and district are described in the Observer,
31 August 1889, page 34c,
Register,
18 May 1892, page 6a,
2 August 1910, page 6f.
Photographs are in the Observer,
26 March 1910, page 30.
The opening of the recreation grounds is reported on
2 December 1895, pages 4h-7e.
An industrial exhibition is reported in the Observer,
7 April 1894, page 6d.
Register,
13 March 1895, page 3h.
"Meadows En Fete" is in the Observer,
7 December 1895, page 41a.
A Show is reported upon in the Observer,
27 March 1897, page 5a.
Chronicle,
11 March 1899, page 20e,
Register,
27 February 1903, page 6g.
Photographs are in the Observer,
4 March 1905, page 26,
13 August 1910, page 30,
Chronicle,
6 March 1909, page 30,
4 and 25 March 1911, pages 31 and 30,
10 June 1911, page 30.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
The dairy factory is described in the Advertiser,
20 September 1894, page 6a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.
Biographical details of Charles Nottage are in the Register,
6 July 1910, page 6g.
"Possum Shooting by Gaslight" is in the Register,
20 July 1911, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Possums.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Jesse Catt is reported in the Register,
27 June 1912, page 7a.
A photograph of the laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is in the Chronicle,
14 February 1914, page 29,
of a football team on
1 August 1935, page 38.
Biographical details of A. Sidler and Mrs Simpson are in the Register,
24 June 1915, page 6h,
of Mrs Jean Simpson on
5 May 1922, page 6f.
A photograph of "The Soldiers' Cabbage Patch" at Wickham's Hill is in the Observer,
18 August 1917, page 26.
"Jaguar at Large [from circus]" is in the Register,
17 February 1927, page 9b.
Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Circuses.
Biographical details of Tom B. Brooks are in the Observer,
31 March 1928, page 34b.
"Rambling at the Meadows" is in the Advertiser,
30 May 1931, page 7h.
"Diligent Meadows" is in The News,
29 October 1931, page 8e.
A public meeting called to protest against the foundation of a prison camp in the Kuitpo Reserve is reported in the Advertiser, 13 November 1931, page 16d.
See Place Names - Kuitpo.
"Pasture Experiments" is in the Chronicle,
8 December 1932, page 74a.
"New Pioneers - Colony Established at Meadows" is reported in the Advertiser,
11 June 1934, page 14g.
Meadows - Obituaries
An obituary of Mrs Robert Burley is in the Register,
13 July 1891, page 5b,
of Mrs Levenia A. Hall on
22 June 1892, page 5a.
An obituary of George Vickery is in the Observer,
20 August 1898, page 13c,
of Mrs Vickery on
8 September 1900, page 22a,
of Mrs Haddock on
14 October 1905, page 40d,
of Charles Masters on
29 September 1906, page 38c,
of William Harper on
9 September 1911, page 41a,
of August Olsson, butter factory proprietor, on
17 February 1912, page 49a,
of Charles Nottage on
21 June 1913, page 41b.
An obituary of Mrs Haddock is in the Register,
12 October 1905, page 5b,
of Mrs George Ellis on
27 October 1906, page 7b,
of George Usher on
21 June 1911, page 6h,
of William Harper on
4 September 1911, page 6h,
of August Olsson on
14 February 1912, page 6i,
of Michael Watson on
11 April 1913, page 8f,
of John Nicol on
3 August 1916, page 4h,
of Jesse Catt on
11 August 1919, page 4g,
of William H. Nottage on
8 September 1921, page 8f,
of James Stone on
23 November 1921, page 6i,
of William Ellis on
28 July 1922, page 6h,
of Mrs Jane C. Simpson on
31 July 1922, page 6g.
An obituary of Mrs James Harvey is in the Observer,
6 November 1915, page 46a,
of Albert Vickery on
15 April 1916, page 19a,
of William Ellis on
26 August 1916, page 33b,
of Jesse Catt on
16 August 1919, page 13a,
of Mrs William Ellis on
5 August 1922, page 20e,
of Alfred Freer on
19 July 1924, page 44c,
of F.W. Vickery on
21 April 1928, page 49c,
of William Pearson and H.A Vickery on
1 December 1928, page 49a.
An obituary of Alfred Freer is in the Register,
14 July 1924, page 8g,
of Arthur Smith on
15 October 1924, page 11h,
of Mrs Ellen Savill on
4 June 1926, page 11f,
of Mrs James Stone on
30 June 1927, page 10g,
of Cornelius Gill on
18 January 1928, page 8g,
of Frederick W. Vickery on
12 April 1928, page 8g.
McLeod Bay - Melrose
M
Place Names
Meaford
Nomenclature
A school about 4 km south-east of Harrogate opened in 1870 took its name from a local homestead owned by Thomas Smith; it closed in 1873.
General Notes
A proposal to erect a school is in the Advertiser, 2 May 1866, page 3d.
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A letter was read from Mr John Tallant Bee to the effect that it was proposed to erect a public school house on grant of land on a Government reserve at Meaford, on the Bremer. The residents had raised about £50 towards the object...
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Place Names
Medindie
Nomenclature
This Aboriginal word which is probably corrupted from medaindi, a local group of the Kaurna tribe, was given to a subdivision of section 460, Hundred of Yatala by Frederick Hansborough Dutton in 1849. The original plan lodged in the General Registry Office in 1860 was unnamed but, when Mr Dutton applied to have unsold allotments brought under the Real Property Act in 1876, a resurvey plan is headed 'Medinde'(sic).
General Notes
An electric light trial at George Anderson's residence is reported in the Observer, 13 May 1882, page 30d.
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Eight of the members of the Committee of the Chamber of Manufactures, in response to an invitation from Mr George Anderson, assembled at Medindie to witness an exhibition of the electric light... During an interval the visitors adjourned to the house where refreshments were provided. Mr A. Adamson, Vice-President, thanked Mr Anderson for his kindness, stating that they were a good deal gratified at what they had seen...
Information on the Congregational Church is reported in the Register,
8 December 1881, page 5b; also see
25 April 1882, page 5b,
17 September 1883, page 5a,
Express,
23 January 1884, page 2e,
Advertiser,
23 October 1911, page 11d.
A football match against Prospect is reported in the Express,
10 July 1885, page 4b; also see
8 and 21 April 1886, pages 2b and 7d,
5 July 1886, page 3g,
19 March 1888, page 4a,
27 August 1888, page 4b,
4 and 21 September 1888, pages 4c and 4e,
9 March 1889, page 4c,
18 April 1890, page 2g,
12 May 1890, page 4c,
30 April 1891, page 4c.
Its merger with North Adelaide is reported in the Express,
15 March 1893, page 3g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
A sports meeting is reported in the Chronicle,
30 October 1886, page 15e.
Information on a baseball club is in the Express,
28 September 1891, page 4c,
on a tennis club on
23 September 1892, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Baseball.
Information on the Misses Brown's school is in the Advertiser,
16 December 1896, page 7d,
Express,
20 December 1897, page 4f,
Observer,
24 December 1898, page 55c.
A coal discovery is discussed in the Register,
28 July 1904, page 4h,
8 and 15 August 1904, pages 4e and 4f.
Also see Place Names - Nailsworth.
A photograph and biographical details of Mrs Eliza Stead are in the Observer,
1 and 8 December 1906, pages 30d and 29a.
The opening of a kindergarten is reported in the Register,
15 June 1912, page 14g,
Advertiser,
17 June 1912, page 14a.
Also see South Australia - Education - Kindergartens.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs David M. Peck is reported in the Register,
27 June 1917, page 6g.
Biographical details of W.H. Wadey are in the Register,
29 July 1918, page 4e,
28 July 1928, page 10b,
of Mrs F.W. Stokes on
19 November 1927, page 13b,
of Edward Mathews on
7 January 1928, page 10c.
"Walkerville, Medindie and District" is in the Register,
6 August 1923, page 12.
Biographical details of Edward Matthews are in the Observer,
14 January 1928, page 17a,
of W.H. Wadey on
4 August 1928, page 34a.
Medindie - Obituaries
An obituary of Mrs H.K. Hughes is in the Register,
11 July 1890, page 5b,
of Mrs Henry Leworthy on
27 February 1891, page 5b,
of D.G. Evan on
17 March 1893, page 5b,
of Francis D. Hodge on
20 November 1894, page 5c.
An obituary of William Sanders is in the Register,
30 July 1900, page 4h,
of Miss M.M. Billing on
18 April 1901, page 4i,
of Samuel Randell on
2 December 1901, page 5b,
of Edward Laughton on
31 January 1902, page 5a,
of Mrs Agnes W. Gay on
17 November 1903, page 5a,
of E.C.C. Randell on
19 July 1907, page 5b,
of A.S. Fotheringham on
4 and 5 July 1910, pages 6f and 6h.
An obituary of Edward Laughton in the Observer,
8 February 1902, page 21d,
of John Drew on
9 December 1905, page 38c,
of Edwin Smith on
6 April 1907, page 38b,
of Eliza Stead on
27 April 1907, page 38d,
of Mrs Jean Hogarth on
11 February 1911, page 41a,
of William Hogarth on
3 February 1912, page 39a.
An obituary of Malcolm Deeble is in the Register,
23 February 1904, page 5a,
of William Peck on
13 September 1913, page 14a,
of Morris Doswell on
14 October 1914, page 6h,
of John J. Osman on
26 February 1916, page 8h,
of Edward Clark on
28 August 1916, page 4i,
of Adam Adamson on
23 and 24 October 1916, pages 4f and 4f,
of W.D. Thomas on
10 July 1919, page 6h,
of Arthur F. Cudmore on
20 August 1919, page 6h,
of John C. Crawford on
2 January 1923, page 6g,
of Mrs Adelaide Ayliffe on
3 March 1923, page 8g.
An obituary of P.H. LePage is in the Register,
27 February 1908, page 5a,
of James T. Mellor on
14 and 16 April 1914, pages 8a and 8f.
An obituary of Edward J. Hector is in the Observer,
11 December 1915, page 36a,
of Mrs William Goodes on
19 August 1916, page 20d,
of Adam Adamson on
28 October 1916, page 15a,
of Thomas Drew on
30 September 1922, page 16b,
of J.C. Crawford on
6 January 1923, page 35e,
of John Farley on
16 June 1923, page 35c,
of Mrs Esther Crozier on
21 July 1923, page 35d,
of F.H. Bridgland on
28 June 1924, page 29b,
of W.L. Davidson on
1 November 1924, page 39a,
of Henry Rymill on
26 February 1927, page 7c.
An obituary of John Farley is in the Register,
9 June 1923, page 8h,
of Mrs Esther Crozier on
16 July 1923, page 8g,
of Frederick H. Bridgland on
26 June 1924, page 8h,
of William L. Davidson on
27 October 1924, page 6g,
of Thomas A.D. Osborne on
20 October 1925, page 8f,
of Dr Hayes Norman on
20 January 1926, page 10d.
An obituary of Dr Robert Brummitt is in the Register,
12 January 1927, page 13e,
of Henry Rymill on
22 February 1927, page 10f,
of Jacob Storer on
15 June 1927, page 10d,
of Mrs Isabella Waters on
1 September 1927, page 10d,
of E.N. Wigg on
15 December 1927, page 19e.
McLeod Bay - Melrose
M
Place Names
Mellor Park
Nomenclature
A subdivision of sections 88-89, Hundred of Yatala by John and Thomas Mellor in 1879; now included in Semaphore Park. The name was also given to a subdivision of sections 144 and 162, Hundred of Adelaide by John White Mellor in 1920; now included in Lockleys. It fronted Henley Beach Road and included Thanet Street, Whaddon Road and Lysle Street.
General Notes
A plan of the subdivision (also known as New Liverpool) is in Frearson's Weekly,
23 August 1879 (supp.).
An obituary of Joseph Mellor is in the Register, 29 December 1880, page 4g,
of Charles J. Mellor on
1 December 1921, page 8c,
of Mrs Ellen M. Richardson on
5 April 1924, page 8g,
of Captain Thomas B. Richardson on
17 July 1928, page 12e.
Information on the Mellor Park Poultry Farm is in The Mail,
22 September 1928, page 10d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Poultry.
McLeod Bay - Melrose
M
Place Names
Melrose
Nomenclature
The property on which the town stands was taken over by the Mount Remarkable Mining Company which was formed in November 1846 with a capital of £25,000. The first directors were F.H. Dutton, A.L. Elder, J.H. Hughes, Philip Levi, E.L. Montefiore, J.B. Neales and George Hall. The company's mining operations were unsuccessful for, although sulphuret of copper was plentiful enough on the property, no productive lodes could be found. Although they spent £3,000 in preliminary operations the directors could do no more than send some samples of ore to England, together with sixty tons of a mineral supposed to be emery'. According to J.B. Austin and H.Y.L. Brown the ore 'was of fair quality, but the lode was small and pinched, and the ground very hard. Nothing worth the name of mining was done'. When examined in 1904 the old workings were found to consist of a tunnel, from fifty to sixty feet in length, and a shaft or opening, sunk about twenty feet.
In the early [eighteen] fifties it was decided to cut up the property into 250 sections of eighty acres and to have a town laid out at each end, the northern one being Melrose, and the southern Bangor. The subdivision was effected by T.F. Nott, after whom one of the streets of Melrose is named. On 26 January 1853 the sections were put up for auction in Adelaide by Samson, Wicksteed & Co. at an upset price of ten shillings per acre. On the first day of the sale about 8,000 acres were disposed of at an average price of fourteen shillings an acre and the sale was continued for a time at weekly intervals.
Because of A.L. Elder's Scottish associations there appears to be little doubt that it was named after Melrose in Roxburgh, Scotland
General Notes
The presence of a bunyip in a local lagoon is reported in the Register,
28 November 1853, page 3f: Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Bunyips.
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I [saw] a large blackish substance advancing towards the bank, which as I approached raised itself out of the water. I crept towards it... It had a large head and a neck something like that of a horse with thick bristly hair... Its actual length would be from 15 to 18 feet.
I have been repeatedly told by respectable people that they have been seen an animal in the large waterholes of this colony... I have spoken to intelligent blacks respecting it, who confirmed the reports...
(Register, 25 January 1854, page 3f.)
May 1890, pages 69-70.
A history of the town and photographs are in the Chronicle,
15 December 1932, pages 33 and 42.
The town and district are described in the Observer,
20 April 1861, page 4f,
Register,
4 November 1856, page 2d; also see
20 October 1862, page 3e,
21 February 1878, page 6c-f,
29 September 1887, page 3h.
Also see Observer,
1 October 1887, page 31c,
Parliamentary Paper 67/1888,
Register,
21 May 1889, page 6d,
28 December 1898, page 7f,
21 February 1903, page 4c,
Advertiser,
22 August 1904, page 9b.
Photographs are in the Observer,
13 October 1923, page 30,
17 November 1923, page 28.
"When Melrose was Young" is in the Register on
29 September 1904, page 8a,
Observer,
8 October 1904, page 40d,
"A Thriving Township" on
17 February 1906, page 49a,
"Beautiful Melrose" in the Advertiser,
19 February 1910, page 18b; also see
Register,
15 December 1927, page 13f.
Photographs are in the Register,
6 September 1929, page 10.
Its school was opened as "Mount Remarkable" in 1859 by Margaret Enock - see Government Gazette,
3 March 1859, page 199; it became "Melrose" in 1861; also see
Observer,
8 July 1865, page 4d,
9 March 1878, page 11f,
20 April 1878, page 20a.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
21 January 1860, page 2g,
Register,
10 January 1868, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
Concern at the local water supply is expressed in the Register,
28 February 1861, page 3b,
22 January 1866, page 3f: Also see South Australia - Water Conservation
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The public well is almost dry and cannot be deepened for fear of its falling in... surely the government might spare a sum out of their overflowing treasury to sink a good well...
(Also see Observer,
18 May 1912, page 13d,
Register,
5 October 1916, page 4d,
9 October 1918, page 7b.)
Information on a proposed Catholic church is in the Register,
15 June 1861, page 2h.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Holy Trinity Church is reported in the Register,
5 and 22 August 1864, pages 3f and 2g.
Information on an Anglican church is in the Register,
26 May 1911, page 8g.
A difference of opinion betwen Henry Ayers and J.H. Angas is aired in the Observer,
4 March 1865, page 7b.
The death of Thomas Nott is reported in the Register,
12 December 1865, page 3b.
"Riotous Conduct at Melrose" is in the Register,
29 January 1872, page 5c.
The state of public health was of some concern in 1872 - see Register,
25 February, page 6f:
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There [is] such a stench emanating from the premises of a certain butcher's shop which is calculated to breed any kind of disease.
27 March 1873, page 5b,
A report of a concert in the Institute is in the Farmers Weekly Messenger,
7 August 1874, page 11a.
The history of the Institute is recounted on
21 and 26 September 1907, pages 4g and 6f and
reminiscences of it are in the Observer,
5 October 1907, age 4a (supp.),
Advertiser,
30 April 1912, page 8f;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
5 October 1907, page 31.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Catholic Church is reported in the Register,
7 October 1875, page 5c.
"The Land Question at Melrose" is in the Farmers Weekly Messenger,
24 April 1874, page 6b,
"Land Demonstration at Melrose" is in the Observer,
2 May 1874, page 10e.
A sports day is reported upon in the Observer,
9 January 1875, page 4f,
Chronicle,
16 March 1878, page 4e,
14 April 1888, page 8e,
29 March 1890, page 15e,
25 March 1893, page 15d,
31 March 1894, page 12d.
The opening of St Clement's Catholic Church is reported in the Observer,
3 June 1876, page 20.
A proposal for a District Council is reported in the Register,
8 December 1877, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
Messrs Giles and Smith's new mill is described in the Register,
10 July 1878, page 5d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
Its first show and ploughing match is reported in the Advertiser,
4 September 1877, page 6c;
Register,
13 September 1878 (supp.), page 2b,
16 September 1879 (supp.), page 2d,
Chronicle,
8 October 1881, page 13e,
Register,
8 October 1883, page 6d,
Observer,
23 October 1886, page 11e;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
27 October 1932, page 32.
Also see:
also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows
South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
An Easter sports day held on Mr Beauchamp's paddock is reported in the Chronicle,
15 April 1882, page 22f; also see
31 March 1883, page 23c,
Observer,
29 March 1890, page 16e,
2 April 1892, page 19b.
Information on working men's blocks is in the Register,
26 April 1890, page 5c.
Also see Place Names - Cotton, Hundred of.
For information on the "old" cemetery see Register,
21 May 1890, page 3e,
23 July 1926, page 14i.
4 and 24 August 1926, pages 13h and 13f,
3 September 1926, page 7b.
"Neglected Cemetery" is in the Observer,
31 July 1926, page 60c,
14 and 28 August 1926, pages 60b and 44e,
11 September 1926, page 60a.
A snow fall is reported in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901, page 33d.
"A Popular Brewer [F.W. Jacka]" is in the Register,
2 July 1903, page 9d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Brewing.
Information on a butter factory is in the Register,
13 May 1904, page 6f,
Observer,
21 May 1904, page 11c.
Photographs of the butter and produce factory are in the Observer,
28 May 1904, page 25,
Chronicle,
21 May 1904, page 41.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.
A flower show is reported in the Register,
20 May 1905, page 4a,
26 October 1907, page 6f,
29 October 1910, page 11h.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
"Rejuvenated Tram Horses" is in the Observer,
23 October 1909, page 18c.
Also see Adelaide - Transport - Tramways.
A photograph of picnickers at Spring Creek is in the Chronicle,
13 July 1912, page 31,
of a floral committee in the Observer,
24 November 1906, page 30,
of a shooting party on
8 July 1911, page 29,
of Australia Day celebrations on
7 August 1915, page 28.
"Marshall's Melrose Museum - The Old Curiosity Shop of the North" is in the Register, on
6 October 1904, page 8e;
photographs are in the Observer,
15 October 1904, page 25.
Also see Adelaide - Museums.
"A Reviving Township" is in the Register,
10 February 1906, page 4b.
The discovery of a cave in the vicinity prompted the question - "Is it Another Jenolan?" -
see Register, 19 May 1909, page 7d.
Mr Gray's farm is described in the Register,
23 September 1912, page 10f,
Observer,
28 September 1912, page 17e.
Biographical details of William Girdham are in the Register,
27 August 1912, page 6g,
of Samuel Challenger in the Observer,
27 October 1923, page 42e.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs S. Challinger (Challenger?) is reported in the Register,
10 July 1915, page 8g.
Biographical details of Samuel Challenger are in the Register,
20 October 1923, page 7e,
3 December 1924, page 14i (obit.).
"The Passing of a Stage Coach" is in the Register,
25 November 1915, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.
Historical information is in the Register,
6 February 1926, page 9a.
"The Antique Town of Melrose" is in the Observer,
29 December 1928, page 55a.
Photographs of fancy-dress cricket teams are in the Chronicle,
17 March 1932, page 34.
Melrose - Obituaries
An obituary of William St. George is in the Register, 29 October 1863, page 3g.
An obituary of Richard Dewhurst is in the Register,
10 July 1896, page 5a,
of Mrs W. Angus on
16 July 1896, page 4i,
of Mrs James Collins on
28 September 1899, page 10e,
of J.H. Jacka in the Observer,
29 June 1901, page 13a,
of Thomas Marshall on
1 February 1905, page 34d,
of William Angus on
16 November 1907, page 26b,
of Mrs W. Hamilton on
15 May 1909, page 38a.
An obituary of William Girdham is in the Register,
27 May 1903, page 4i,
of Thomas Marshall on
8 February 1905, page 4i,
of John H. Morgan on
3 February 1906, page 10f,
of William Angus on
11 November 1907, page 5a.
An obituary of Mrs Thomas Long. "the first white woman to land at Port Pirie in 1852", is in the Observer,
16 June 1906, page 38b,
of Mrs Eliza Williams on
19 August 1916, page 20d,
of Richard F. Smith on
24 April 1920, page 14b,
of Mrs Hannah Challinger on
22 July 1922, page 31b.
An obituary of Benjamin Williams is in the Register,
21 April 1909, page 8g,
of Mrs W. Hamilton on
14 May 1909, page 5b,
of James Brennan on
1 January 1913, page 10e,
of A.W.F. Ey on
25 April 1913, page 4h,
of Carl Blieschke on
11 March 1914, page 14a,
of Mrs John Mooney on
25 October 1916, page 8h.
An obituary of Thomas Spratt is in the Observer,
4 March 1911, page 41a,
of A.W.E. Ey on
3 May 1913, page 41a,
of Joseph Williams on
27 September 1913, page 41a,
of Carl Blieschke on
14 March 1914, page 39a,
of J.G. Morgan on
14 February 1914, page 41b,
of George Moran on
29 May 1915, page 45a,
of James Robinson on
12 January 1918, page 19d,
of G.H. Goddard on
29 June 1918, page 20b,
of Samuel Challinger on
6 December 1924, page 38c.
An obituary of Joseph Williams is in the Register,
13 and 19 September 1913, pages 14a and 8a,
of Mrs Eliza Williams on
17 August 1916, page 6h,
of Richard F. Smith on
20 April 1920, page 7b,
of J. Ryan on
24 November 1920, page 7a,
of George Foster on
19 July 1921, page 6c,
of Mrs Hannah Challinger on
19 July 1922, page 6g,
of Mrs Emma Starr on
3 March 1926, page 8h,
of MRs Thomas Spratt on
20 October 1926, page 11b.
An obituary of Mrs Blieschke is in the Register, 16 March 1928, page 8f.
