Place Names of South Australia - M
Melrose Park - Milang
- Melrose Park
- Melton
- Melton Valley
- Melville, Hundred of
- Memory Cove
- Menge, Mount
- Meningie
- Menzies, Hundred of
- Mercunda
- Merghiny Well
- Meribah
- Mernmerna
- Merrindie
- Merriton
- Messemurray
- Messent, Hundred of
- Middle Inman
- Middle River
- Middleton
- Mil Lel
- Milang
Melrose Park
Nomenclature
Until April 1989 this Adelaide suburb was part of Edwardstown, bounded by South and Daws Roads, Winston Ave and Edward St. It was named in honour of South Australian pioneer aviator, Charles James ('Jimmy') Melrose, who used land in the area as an airfield.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes.
Information on James Melrose is in The Mail,
30 November 1935, page 2h,
25 April 1936, page 2e,
11 July 1936, page 11c.
"Vale, James Melrose" is in The News,
7 July 1936, page 4e; also see
31 July 1936, page 1c.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
9 July 1936, page 31.
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James Melrose - As We Remember Him
Killed in his manhood's richest flower,
So staunch of heart, so straight of limb;
Small wonder, in his brief, bright hour
The watching gods were fain of him.
He needs no prayers, this sleeping boy;
Only the music of the spheres
Attend his soaring spirit's joy
Beyond this vale of mortals' tears.
Weep not for him, nor bend the knee,
Nor candles lend their light to prayer;
Only give thanks to God that he
Dwelt here awhile unstained and fair.
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Place Names
Melton
Nomenclature
The town in the Hundred of Kulpara 19 km north-west of Port Wakefield was proclaimed on 23 May 1878 and named by Governor Jervois, probably after Melton Constable in Norfolk, England.
General Notes
For its naming on 10 April 1878, see GRG 35/1, docket no. 505 of 1878 in the State Records Office.
A field day is reported upon in the Register,
28 August 1915, page 14a.
A photograph of "mail transport difficulties" is in the Chronicle,
16 January 1936, page 34.
A pigeon shooting match on Mr C.H. Myles' paddock, at "Melton" near Morphett Vale is reported in the Chronicle, 24 June 1882, page 22d.
- There were 11 competitors and a grand afternoon's sport was got through the most successful shooters being Messrs B.F. and C.W. Lloyd... Mr E.S Porter who shot very well obtained the remaining prize. The other shooters were Messrs C.H. Myles, D. Gawler, Alex W. Brodie, F.A Berry and H. Lloyd. Mr S. Myles acted as umpire.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Melton Valley
This school opened in 1939 and closed in 1965.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Melville, Hundred of
Nomenclature
It has been recorded that it was named after Lord Melville, an acquaintance of Governor Fergusson. However, the name also occurs in the Governor's native Scotland and derives from a Norman knight, Galfrida de Maleville; there are four villages named 'Malleville' in Normandy which translate as 'bad (unhealthy?) town'.
General Notes
The Advertiser of 29 November 1883, page 1e (supp.) says: "The village of Mount Melville has decayed considerably and the little public school has been closed."
- At Port Moorowie and from there to Mount Melville most of the ground is taken up, but the area of good land is strictly limited. The population is small and the paddocks are nearly all very dirty. No more than five or six bushels will be reaped through most of the district... The village of Mount Melville has decayed considerably and the little public school... has been closed...
The Melville School opened in 1878 and closed in 1888.
The village of Melville is described in Parliamentary Paper 91/1889.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Memory Cove
Nomenclature
South of Port Lincoln, named by Matthew Flinders on 21 February 1802 in memory of two officers and six seamen who were drowned at Cape Catastrophe.
General Notes
"The Sad Story of Memory Cove" is in the Register,
12 February 1898, page 6d.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Menge, Mount
Nomenclature
Johannes Menge, a geologist employed by the SA Company.
General Notes
A letter written by him concerning his explorations is in the Register,
20 April 1839, page 3b and
a lecture on geology appears on
26 September 1840, page 4a.
A letter written by him about the Barossa Aborigines is in the Adelaide Chronicle, 23 September 1840, page 3.
- But I should not like to provoke them, or have them provoked by shooting, wounding, or beating them into a feeling of revenge, if we could keep up our friendly intercourse by a cask or two of biscuits in the Lyndoch Valley... Having travelled through many tribes of savages in my life, I find that human nature is everywhere the same; and however inimical, it can be conquered by that divine command - "Love your enemies..." If they meet with savage characters in white people, they will not be able to distinguish more than the color of the skin. (Adelaide Chronicle, 23 September 1840, page 3.)
20 January 1844, page 3c-4b,
3 February 1844, pages 4a;
10 autobiographical articles commence on
24 February 1844 and six articles on
25 January 1845;
"Some Old Letters" on
25 February 1928, page 17a.
His reminiscences of early life in Germany are in the Observer in a series of articles commencing on 2 March 1844, page 6a.
His postponement of plans to open a mining school is reported in the Observer,
23 August 1845, page 5c.
A letter concerning his "rambles" in South Australia is in the Observer,
27 September 1845, page 6a.
Information on a lecture given by him is in the Observer,
16 September 1848, page 2d; also see
15 December 1849, page 2e.
An article entitled "Mining and Professor Menge" is in the SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
11 November 1848, page 2e.
A meeting with him in the Barossa Valley is reported in the South Australian,
2 April 1850, page 2d.
His death at Forest Creek, Victoria is reported in the Register,
2 November 1852, page 3b and
an interesting letter on his life and times on
17 June 1899, page 10i.
Opinions on the prospects of the Port Lincoln district as a goldfield are given in the Register,
24 October 1856, page 2d.
"Mr Cawthorne's Memoir of Menge" is in the Chronicle,
28 May 1859, page 4f.
"Diamonds and Dr Menge" is in the Advertiser,
19 August 1879, page 2e (supp.),
"An Old Professor of Mining" in the Observer,
8 July 1899, page 32b.
"An Old Savan" is in the Chronicle,
3, 10 and 17 December 1881, pages 22d, 5f and 11g,
7 January 1882, page 18e.
"An Old Professor and Mining" is in the Register,
17 June 1899, page 10i.
A "Memoir of Dr John Menge" by Edward Giles is in the Observer,
21 and 28 September 1901, pages 2a and 2c,
10 February 1906, page 43c,
Register,
13 and 17 September 1901; also see
19 September 1901, page 6e (letter from Rev John Blacket),
21 September 1903, page 6g,
18 March 1905, page 8f,
11 August 1908, page 4h,
20 March 1909, page 6a,
29 June 1909, page 3g,
8 January 1910, page 5h,
24 December 1919, page 9g,
30 November 1927, page 17e,
7, 15, 16 and 19 December 1927, pages 6d, 3c, 13e and 13f,
3 March 1928, page 16f.
"An Old Professor and Mining" is in the Observer,
8 July 1899, page 32b.
"Old Time Memories" is in the Observer,
10 February 1906, page 43c; also see
27 March 1909, page 37e.
Notes by Rev John Blacket are in the Advertiser,
28 December 1929, page 13h.
"Gifted Father of Geology in SA" is in The News,
3 December 1936, page 12f.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Meningie
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'mud'.
General Notes
The infant town is described in the Register,
26 March 1867, page 2h; also see
Chronicle,
16 October 1875, page 6a,
Express,
16 January 1877, page 3d,
Register,
9 January 1883, page 7a,
19 January 1885, page 7a,
26 October 1907, page 7g:
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[It] is soon to become even duller and less important than now... [It] is surely one of the least attractive places the colony owns [and] looks so miserable that you almost begin to upbraid the mosquitoes for their lack of taste in taking up their summer's residence in such a place.
3 August 1911, page 5h,
"Memories of the Early 'Seventies" on
12 March 1926, page 13d.
Christmas festivities are described in the Register,
3 January 1868, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - The Colony - Christmas in South Australia.
Supplying Aborigines with drink is discussed in the Register,
23 January 1869, page 2h.
Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians.
A pious citizen reported with grave concern of a breach of the Sabbath:
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... last Sunday [I attended] the ministration of the Rev Mr Dingle, who officiated there occasionally from Wellington. I was astonished at seeing a number of men drafting or branding cattle in the stockyards within sight of the main road... I think the law should take notice in such cases in this colony.
(See Register, 29 June 1869, page 3c.)
Its school opened in 1869.
The deplorable state of the road to Wellington is described in the Register,
26 July 1871, page 5f:
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... About ten miles from [Wellington] is a veritable slough of despond, called a blind creek, to cross which requires a good deal of courage and no scant knowledge of Scottish navigation.
5 April 1872, page 6d; also see
7 April 1874, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
Trapping wild turkeys is discussed in the Observer,
14 July 1875, page 7g,
Register,
24 July 1875, page 5e.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Birds.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Chronicle,
3 March 1877, page 21c and
a picnic on
7 January 1882, page 9c.
"Lake Albert Races" is in the Register,
20 January 1911, page 8d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A proposed district council is discussed in the Register,
7 July 1877, page 5d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
A pigeon shooting match is reported in the Register,
13 December 1889, page 7d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Pigeon Racing and Shooting.
"Commonage in Meningie" is in the Chronicle,
24 February 1894, page 22b.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
3 June 1899, page 15d.
"Meningie Oil Claim" is in the Chronicle,
17 October 1903, page 36c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Petroleum.
Punt guns are discussed in the Observer,
19 November 1904, page 34c.
A local Show is reported in the Chronicle,
2 November 1907, page 32,
Register,
10 October 1908, page 14d,
Advertiser,
20 October 1909, page 13g.
Photographs are in the Observer,
2 November 1907, page 30.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
"From Milang to Meningie" across the lake is in the Advertiser,
17 January 1910, page 8d.
"Railway for Meningie" is in the Register,
22 May 1926, page 5e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
Meningie - Obituaries
An obituary of George Wilks is in the Register, I13 July 1907, page 9d,
of Mrs Caroline Hiscock on 1 February 1915, page 6h,
of Mrs Marian McColl on 19 January 1923, page 6f,
of Mrs Mary A. Wright on 23 April 1928, page 12f.
An obituary of Jabez Williams is in the Observer, 9 January 1915, page 41a,
of Mr & Mrs W. Moorehouse on 10 November 1923, page 39d.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Menzies, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Lord Menzies, a friend of Governor Jervois.
General Notes
Information on the Hundred is in the Chronicle,
3 May 1884, page 6c;
"The Wants of Menzies" is in the Advertiser,
8 May 1884, page 1e (supp.).
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Mr Thomas Williams moved ""that it is desirable that the road from the telegraph line to Burgess's Corner... be cleared, grubbed and macadamised." [Residents] were aware of the most impassable condition of this road in its present state... He had been obliged to wade in mud and water up to his waist while endeavouring to get his horses and waggon across... An abundance of stone was available not far distant from the proposed road...
12 March 1890, page 7f.
The Hundred and some of its settlers are discussed on 1 April 1905, page 4a.
"Races at Menzies" is in the Chronicle,
29 February 1896, page 29e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
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Place Names
Mercunda
Nomenclature
According to data in the Department of Lands the Railways Commissioner adopted the name from the Aboriginal description of portion of the 'Canowie Run',
General Notes
Its school opened in 1921 and closed in 1956.
"Bookmakers at Country Sports" is in the Advertiser,
6 April 1922, page 10d. Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
- Mr T.L. Evans, Honorary Secretary of Mercunda sports, in reply to the Rev A.E. Johnson's unwarranted attack on "bookies" and lady gamblers attending Mercunda Sport... responded:
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Anybody reading his letter would be tempted to compare with Mercunda and its sports with Monte Carlo... but let me point out that Mercunda is a town with a population of less than 20 adults, including Mr Johnson. Most of them are married and owing to the high cost of living, etc., it is a case of existing and not speculating their wages on gambling... Our sports, which are held twice yearly, have an attendance of approximately 150 adults, consisting mainly of farmers and their families who have spent their lives pioneering mallee lands. To this class of people "bookies" are and their books are foreign.
As to Mr Johnson's insinuation regarding the lady gamblers, one must have sunk low in wowserism to make such a statement. The total number of ladies who attend our sports would be well under 50. Most of them have their time during the day continuously occupied in the refreshment booths and stall, endeavouring to clear off the debt on our present hall, in aid of which the sports are held. I have not seen any lady gamblers nor have I seen gambling of any kind carried on to any extent...
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Place Names
Merghiny Well
Nomenclature
The 'Merghiny Run' was established by W.A. Horn in 1872 (lease no. 2249).
General Notes
The school opened in 1918 and closed in 1920.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Meribah
Nomenclature
It is a Biblical name applied to a bore in the vicinity - 'the place where Moses struck the rock and water gushed forth'.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1918 and closed in 1965.
A photograph of a motor car bogged on the Loxton road is in the Chronicle,
14 August 1926, page 35,
a "sport" fixture on
28 January 1932, page 32.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Mernmerna
Nomenclature
A corruption of the Aboriginal yerna-yerna - 'undulating ground'.
General Notes
The school opened in 1885 and closed in 1956.
A cricket match against Hookina is reported in the Chronicle,
17 April 1897, page 28a. Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
- A cricket match was played at Hookina between Hookina and Mern Merna cricketers. Hookina scored 94 runs for seven wicket. The chief scorers were M. Woods, 25, T. Gearen, 25, A. Groth, 18 and J. English, 11. Mern Merna made 92 for eight wickets; H. Simmons, 47 not out, James Chigwidden 16 and B. Chigwidden 19. A ball was held in the evening...
17 October 1910, page 6f.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Merrindie
Nomenclature
The name was taken from a farm established by Robert Kelly in the 1870s and is said to be the Aboriginal name for a nearby spring.
General Notes
Biographical details of Charles Dawson are in the Register,
24 May 1923, page 6e.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Merriton
Nomenclature
An obituary of George Merrett (sic) is in the Observer, 24 October 1914, page 30a - it contains the statement that "the town was named after him".
General Notes
Information on George Merritt is in the Register,
16 November 1874, page 7c.
- The Broughton races were held on 5 November 1874 and the Maidens were won by Mr Merritt's Sweet William...
- Mr George Merrett [sic]... died at McCoy's Well where he was manager... He was fine judge of horses and cattle and his services as an adjudicator were often requisitioned by various country shows... He was one of the first settlers in the Broughton district. The town of Merriton is named after him...
The opening of the bridge is reported in the Register,
2 October 1879 (supp.), page 2f.
Its school opened in 1880 and closed in 1971.
A picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
7 January 1882, page 9c and
a coursing event on
22 June 1907, page 24b.
Information on Mr & Mrs John Miller is in the Register,
27 February 1908, page 6f, 4 March 1908, page 8a-c.
"A Week in a Country Town" is in the Observer,
25 July 1908, page 47a.
An obituary of W.H. Binney is in the Observer,
24 July 1909, page 40a,
of Edward Sinclair on 15 February 1919, page 38d.
An obituary of Timothy Kiely is in the Register,
28 November 1918, page 4i,
of Edward Sinclair on 7 February 1919, page 6f,
of Mrs Andrew Inglis on 6 July 1927, page 12b.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Messemurray
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'stony range'.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1893 and closed in 1894.
An obituary of J. McBain is in the Observer, 12 January 1907, page 38e,
of Mrs Edward Hamlyn on 20 July 1912, page 41c.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Messent, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Philip Samuel Messent, Secretary for Lands.
General Notes
Biographical information on Mr P.S. Messent is in The News,
10 July 1931, page 6d.
- When I was secretary of the Yorke Peninsula Land Board in 1880 farmers in that now favoured part of the State were in deep water. Red rust played havoc with crops; manuring of land was not an accepted practice - in fact the idea was ridiculed. In that district Joseph Parsons was, I believe, the first to use superphosphate. Following his success with it, the ridicule turned into praise. Others pursued his example. Some of the old-timers may recall when red rust had shrivelled the wheat to such an extent that a humorist said of his crop that it "had turned out to be canary seed, not wheat."...
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Place Names
Middle Inman
The school opened in 1927 and closed in 1957;the Middle Inman Valley School opened in 1921 and closed in 1927.
Melrose Park - Milang
M
Place Names
Middle River
This school opened in 1943 and close in 1953.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Middleton
Nomenclature
The reminiscences of Mr Higgins are to be found in the Register, 8 February 1899, page 7a. Of interest is the fact that the Register of 21 May 1853 at page 3a makes mention of 'workmen in the Middle Station' of the Goolwa-Port Elliot railway. If this statement is considered in isolation with the comment made in Manning's Place Names of South Australia at page 202 (first edition) in respect of 'Middletown', one might be excused for having strong doubts on the validity of the generally accepted 'old world' origin of the name. Indeed, further research has elicited the fact that Mr Higgins was born in Beck's Hill, Sussex and no connection has been found to indicate he had any relationship with the village of 'Middleton, in that County.
In respect of the proposition put forward by Rodney Cockburn that it has its origin in Ireland, Mr Higgins' obituary, which appears in the Register, 25 May 1899, page 4h, says, inter alia:
- Although born in Sussex the Colonel came of an old Irish family and he named his newly acquired estate Higginsbrook(e), after his grandfather's estate in County Meath.
General Notes
The reminiscences of Mr Higgins are to be found in the Register,
8 February 1899, page 7a.
A meeting called in respect of a proposed Congregational chapel is reported in the Register,
7 January 1859, page 3f,
Observer,
8 January 1859, page 4d.
Its school opened circa 1861 and closed in 1968; examinations are reported in the Express,
21 October 1869, page 2b.
A "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony is reported in the Chronicle,
25 May 1901, page 19c.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotic Songs .
Information on a proposed tramway to Strathalbyn is in
Parliamentary Paper 75/1865-66 - see Register,
3 August 1866, page 3a for a report on "the turning of the first sod"; also see
22 March 1867, page 3f,
24 February 1868, page 3e,
26 December 1868, page 2g - in 1869 see the following -
12 and 29 January, pages 2h and 2c;
8, 22 and 23 February, pages 3f, 2c and 2f;
the opening of the line and the following dinner are reported on
24 and 25 February 1869, pages 2d and 3a; also see
7 June 1870, page 5d,
Express,
23 and 24 February 1869, pages 2b and 3b.
A ploughing match is reported in the Chronicle,
8 September 1866, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
A complimentary dinner to Lt-Colonel Higgins is reported in the Advertiser,
8 February 1869, page 3a; also see
27 February 1869, page 3c.
A fatal accident is reported in the Observer,
5 June 1869, page 4a.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
23 April 1870, page 9c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A "Stock Show" is reported upon in the Register,
10 October 1870, page 6d.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
A report of a stranded whale is in the Express,
15 March 1871, page 2e
Observer,
25 March 1871, page 7f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fishing - Whaling.
A fire at a mill is reported in the Observer,
25 March 1871, page 7e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
A cricket match, Middleton versus Finniss Flat is reported in the Express,
8 August 1872, page 3b,
versus Port Elliot on
11 December 1872, page 2g,
versus Goolwa in the Register,
20 February 1873, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
A bush fire is reported in the Register,
7 February 1879, page 5a.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.
A trial of W. Bowman's reaping machine on Mr W. Hodgson's paddock is reported in the Register,
29 January 1881 (supp.), page 2a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Farm Implements.
Information on the Government horse stables is in the Register,
25 April 1882 (supp.), page 1d and
the laying of the foundation stone of the Institute on
22 October 1901, page 3f.
Its opening is reported on
18 January 1902, page 10f.
The town is described in the Observer,
12 November 1887, page 31e,
Parliamentary Paper 67/1888,
Register,
4 July 1911, page 8h,
19 March 1914, page 5g.
Reminiscences of it appear on
31 July 1915, page 16g,
"The Cinderella of the South Coast" on
15 January 1925, page 5d.
Local flooding is reported in the Express,
25 April 1905, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
A photograph of an Aboriginal camp on the beach is in the Chronicle,
22 July 1911, page 31.
"Old Wreck at Middleton" is in the Register,
21 August 1911, page 6e.
"The Cinderella of the South Coast" is in the Register,
15 January 1925, page 5d.
"Ambitious Middleton" is in the Advertiser,
20 March 1926, page 16c.
Middleton - Obituaries
An obituary of James Chibnall is in the Register, 10 June 1886, page 5b,
of Mrs Aston on 8 December 1898, page 5b.
An obituary of Mrs Aston is in the Observer, 10 December 1898, page 28d,
of John Field on 6 January 1912, page 41a (also see Register, 30 June 1911, page 4h),
of Jacob Abbott on 27 April 1912, page 41b.
An obituary of Mrs John Abbott is in the Register, 5 December 1922, page 10a.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Mil Lel
Nomenclature
An early pastoral map of the area shows 'Mullel Waterhole' 8 km north-east of Mount Gambier.
General Notes
Parliamentary Paper 36/1873 shows the school being conducted by James Harris with 21 enrolled pupils; it opened in 1867.
Melrose Park - Milang
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Place Names
Milang
Nomenclature
The name is believed to have been derived from the Aboriginal millangk - 'place of sorcery'. However, of interest is the fact that William Jackson Parker held land to the south-west of Milang which was known as 'Memalang', while Corporal Dawson's Field Book held in the Department of Lands at pp. 127 and 129 shows 'Malagn' and 'Milagn' (sic) as being applied to the township.
Another possible origin of its name is that it is corrupted from the Aboriginal milungar which was applied to a bay at the head of Lake Albert; it means "whirling water"
General Notes
The Government town, private towns of East and West Milang and the surrounding district are described in the Register,
13 October 1855, page 3a:
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The whole of the allotments in Milang have been purchased at high prices, but at present the only building is an inn...
18 September 1856, page 2h,
21 August 1857, page 3c,
Observer,
1 November 1856, page 3f,
22 August 1857, page 4f,
Farmers Weekly Messenger,
25 May 1877, page 2b,
Chronicle,
2 June 1877, page 23a,
26 October 1878, page 22a,
Register,
19 July 1880, page 5e,
9 January 1883, page 7a,
8 June 1892, page 6d,
Parliamentary Paper 67/1888,
Advertiser,
23 April 1904.
Photographs are in the Observer,
23 November 1907.
"Milang on the Lakes" is in the Register,
4 May 1907, page 7a; also see
26 October 1907, page 7g,
22 June 1923, page 9e.
The jetty and tramway are described in the Register,
10 May 1856, page 2f.
Information on the jetty is in the Chronicle,
10 December 1859, page 3b,
Register,
8 December 1859, page 3e,
Observer,
10 December 1859, page 2g.
A proposed tramway to Strathalbyn is discussed in the Register,
1 November 1856, page 3f.
Information on a proposed school is in the Observer,
6 September 1856, page 3d;
it opened in 1858; also see
Register,
4 November 1864, page 3e,
12 January 1881, page 5c.
Annual examinations at Mr Kemp's school are reported in the
Register,
9 November 1865, page 3g,
Chronicle,
11 November 1865, page 3a,
Register,
17 October 1866, page 2d,
7 November 1867, page 3d,
7 November 1868, page 2h and
2 July 1869, page 2h.
A school reunion is reported in the Register,
7 July 1879, page 4f; also see
Observer,
12 July 1879, page 13d,
Express,
14 January 1881, page 2d.
A photograph of students is in the Chronicle,
2 November 1907, page 30,
Observer,
23 November 1907.
The opening of a church "erected by the Christian Disciples" is reported in the Register,
6 November 1857, page 3d.
A sailing match is reported in the Register,
27 September 1858, page 3d,
Chronicle on
2 October 1858, page 4d,
A regatta is reported in the Observer,
19 and 26 April 1856, pages 7g and 5e,
Register,
10 April 1857, page 2g,
2 March 1860, page 2f,
12 December 1869, page 4a,
Chronicle,
24 November 1877, page 16d.
Yachting at Milang is reported upon in the Register,
16 and 27 April 1860, pages 3h and 3c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Yachting.
Rivalry between Port Elliot and Milang is set down in a "Letter to the Editor" in the Register,
5 June 1858, page 3a.
A rifle match against Mount Barker is reported in the Register,
12 October 1860, page 3f; also see
Chronicle,
26 January 1861, page 5c,
Register,
4 March 1861, page 3e.
An international rifle match is reported on
4 May 1864, page 2e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
A report of a sea trip from Glenelg is in the Register,
2 March 1859, page 3c.
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs.
The opening of a Congregational Chapel is reported in the Register,
13 November 1862, page 3f,
Chronicle,
15 November 1862, page 6g.
A photograph of the laying of the foundation stone of the Anglican Church is in the Observer,
18 March 1911, page 32.
Its opening is reported in the Register,
29 August 1911, page 8e,
Observer,
2 September 1911, page 17c.
A report of a resident being convicted for wounding an Aborigine is in the Express,
22 February 1865, page 2c.
A "monster corroboree" is described in the Register on
5 March 1870, page 5e.
A report on local Aborigines appears on
9 May 1873, page 6f,
27 January 1883 (supp.), page 1b.
"An Aboriginal Tragedy" is in the Observer,
2 February 1907, pages 27-41a,
9 February 1907, page 37c,
2 March 1907, page 35a.
Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians .
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
22 September 1866, page 3b.
A report of a meeting about mail arrangements is in the Register,
7 July 1866, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal.
A trip across Lake Alexandrina is reported in the Register,
18 January 1867, page 2h,
"New Steamer for the Lakes" is in the Observer,
10 March 1877, page 11f.
Also see Lake Albert.
"Requirements of Milang" is in the Register,
18 October 1867, page 4c.
"A Stiff Gale at Milang" is in the Observer,
12 August 1871, page 7d.
The result of a cricket match, Milang versus Meningie, is reported in the Register,
5 April 1872, page 6d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
"The Latest Ghost Story" is in the Register,
18 May 1872, page 5b.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Ghosts.
A floating dock is reported upon in the Observer,
3 August 1872, page 7e.
An Oddfellows' picnic is reported in the Express,
28 October 1872, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - General Finance - Building and Friendly Societies.
A "sad and fatal accident" is reported in the Register,
11 January 1879, page 7b,
Observer,
18 January 1879, page 12c.
A presentation to G. Chalklen is reported in the Register,
24 May 1879, page 7b.
A train trip from Goolwa via Sandergrove is described in the Register,
30 March 1886, page 6c.
"Railway Service From Milang" is in the Register,
15 October 1886, page 7h.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
"The Drowning of Matilda Holmes" is in the Observer,
2 March 1889, page 37c.
Information on its fishing industry is in the Register,
2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 28 and 31 May 1892, pages 6c, 7a, 4g-5a, 7a, 6g, 7e and 3g,
1 and 3 June 1892, pages 6a and 7a,
5 April 1905, page 3i.
Observer,
4 June 1892, page 33b.
A photograph of a net inspectio is in the Chronicle,
26 October 1933, page 38.
Also see PLace Names - Murray River - Fishing.
A proposed irrigation scheme is discussed in the Register,
20 June 1892, page 7e,
Observer,
16 July 1892, page 15b,
10 September 1892, page 13e,
Register,
9 July 1892, page 7d; also see
Advertiser,
20 June 1892, page 6d,
5, 8 and 16 July 1892, pages 9d, 3f and 10g,
"Object Lesson in Irrigation" in the Chronicle,
2 December 1905, page 8d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.
An Old Boys' Institute encampment is reported in the Register,
31 March 1894, page 7d.
A dairy factory is described in the Advertiser,
20 September 1894, page 6a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Chronicle,
4 April 1896, page 29c,
Advertiser,
12 April 1897, page 6c,
Express,
4 April 1898, page 4c.
"Milang's Last Steeplechase" is in the Advertiser,
9 September 1937, page 25b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A photograph of the jetty and river steamers is in the Observer,
13 December 1902, page 24.
The sale of Burnside Estate is reported in the Observer,
17 October 1903, page 36c,
6, 20 and 27 February 1904, pages 33d, 33e and 3b (supp.),
12 and 26 March 1904, pages 34d and 33e.
"The Burnside Estate - Watson Park" is in the Chronicle,
4, 11, 18 and 25 November 1905, pages 7d, 8c, 8a and 7e.
For further information on the Burnside Estate see under Place Names - Strathalbyn.
"Murder at Milang" is in the Chronicle,
26 January 1907, page 38c,
2 and 23 February 1907, pages 42a and 40c,
An editorial concerning the supply of liquor to Aborigines by a local hotelier is in the Register,
2 February 1907, page 6e.
"Milang on the Lakes" is in the Register,
4 May 1907, page 7a,
Observer,
11 May 1907, page 49a.
Biographical details of C.H.F. Kruse are in the Register,
6 November 1907, page 5b.
"A Trip to Milang" by rail is described in the Advertiser,
15 January 1910, page 10h,
"From Milang to Meningie" across the lake on
17 January 1910, page 8d.
A Boy Scouts' camp is reported upon in the Register,
8 January 1910, page 15f;
Observer,
8 January 1910, page 38c,
15 January 1910, page 40b;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
8 January 1910, page 32.
Also see Adelaide - Boy Scouts.
The laying of the foundation stone of St Mary's Church is reported in the Register,
3 March 1911, page 10i,
Observer,
11 March 1911, page 16a.
Photographs, including one of district pioneers, are in the Observer,
11 January 1913, page 32,
Chronicle,
10 January 1914, page 32.
A photograph of old residents is in the Observer,
13 June 1914, page 30.
Mr F. Gardener's farm is described in the Observer,
28 August 1915, page 11a.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs W.P. Dunk is reported in the Register,
19 July 1917, page 4f;
an obituary of Mrs Dunk is in the Register,
10 November 1917, page 6g.
"Milang's Grand Old Man - Death of Mr W.P. Dunk" is in the Advertiser,
20 August 1924, page 13c.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Edward Burgess is reported in the Register,
14 August 1928, page 8g.
Biographical details of Mrs Eliza A. Stewart are in the Observer,
6 October 1928, page 34a.
A photograph of the unveiling of a war memorial is in the Chronicle,
14 May 1921, page 24.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
"Snake Catching at Milang" is in the Register,
14 October 1924, page 5g.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Mice, Snakes and Rats.
"Historic Milang" is in The Mail,
2 March 1929, page 13e.
"Milang's Grand Old Man - Death of Mr W.P. Dunk" is in the Advertiser,
20 August 1924, page 13c.
"Historic Milang" is in The Mail,
2 March 1929, page 13e.
Milang - Obituaries
An obituary of Philip Pavy is in the Register, 4 July 1868, page 2h,
of Mrs M.B. Pavy in the Observer, 4 October 1924, page 38b,
of Albert Pavy in the Observer, 24 October 1925, page 43e.
An obituary of D. Pike is in the Register, 30 October 1905, page 4g,
of Mrs John Rust on 8 December 1922, page 12a,
of Mrs Emma Varcoe on 19 September 1924, page 8g,
of Mrs M.B. Pavy on 1 October 1924, page 11f.
An obituary of Mrs M.A. Smedley is in the Observer, 2 August 1908, page 38a,
of Mrs Helen Goldsworthy on 6 October 1917, page 39c,
of Mrs Agnes C. Oldfield on 30 June 1928, page 49c,
of Mrs Harriet Landseer on 22 September 1928, page 49c,
of Walter Overall on 15 December 1928, page 59b.
An obituary of Captain Charles Oliver is in the Register, 7 March 1923, page 8f,
of Mrs Mary Newman on 27 August 1927, page 13c,
of Mrs Agnes C. Oldfield on 23 June 1928, page 12d,
of Walter Overall on 10 December 1928, page 11b.
