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McLaren Vale
McLaren Vale
Churches and Schools
Nomenclature
Much controversy has occurred over the nomenclature of this rich valley. Rodney Cockburn asserts that it was named by David McLaren, manager of the South Australian Company, when on a trip to Happy Valley and Hurtle Vale in 1837.
This has been disputed by Mr J.D. Somerville, who quotes from J.C. Hawker's Reminiscences
- ... The Valley of McLaren, named from Mr [John] McLaren, Land Office, who surveyed it.
- ... named from Mr McLaren, of the Survey Office, who surveyed it.
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So named after J. McLaren, the senior surveyor.
2 June 1877, page 7f.
General Notes
The laying of the foundation stone of "The House of the Lord" is reported in the Register,
28 February 1844, pages 2d-3a and
of the Congregational Church on
27 July 1860, page 3f.
Its opening is reported on
20 February 1861, page 3d and
its 90th anniversary in the Advertiser,
23 February 1934, page 22g.
The laying of a foundation stone of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
20 April 1858, page 3g.
"A Pioneer of the Church [Charles Hodge]" is in the Register,
29 June 1907, page 11b.
Examinations at Mrs Williams' school are reported in the Observer,
Reminiscences of a coach driver in respect of students at Misses Aldersey's school are in the Observer,
An Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
A fire at Tsong Gyiaou School is reported in the Register,
An obituary of Mrs T. Prior is in the Register,
The laying of the foundation stone of St Margaret's Church is reported in the Register,
McLaren Vale
The district is described in the Observer,
"The Pioneering Families" is in the Chronicle,
"A spirited ball at Hamilton House" is reported in the Register,
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Dancing and Other Sins
"The Maclaren Vale Farmers" is in the Observer,
A reaping match between Henry Elliott and Thomas Wilson is reported in the Register,
A race meeting is reported in the Chronicle,
William Oliver's farm "White Hill" is described in the Register,
A monthly market is reported in the Register,
A field naturalists excursion is reported in the Register,
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs James Cornock is reported in the Register,
A poultry show is reported in the Register,
A golf match against Beaumont is reported in the Observer,
Sheep dog trials are reported in the Advertiser,
Biographical details of William Vincent are in the Register,
Biographical details of Eli King are in the Register,,
The opening of a new recreation ground is reported in the Register,
A photograph of the main street is in the Observer,
Information on a recreation ground is in the Register,
"McLaren Vale Fair - Fine Patriotic Effort" is in the Register,
The reminiscences of Thomas Griggs are in the Advertiser,
"Dessert Prunes - A New Enterprise" is in the Observer,
A photograph of the opening of a new Institute is in The Critic,
A photograph of football delegates from the district is in the Observer,
"Flourishing McLaren Vale - Past and Present" is in the Register,
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture
"From Wheat to Vine" is in the Register, 1 April 1899, page 4h -
"Southern Vintage Notes" is in the Observer,
Local vineyards are described in the Register,
Also see Observer,
"A Model Winery" is in the Observer,
Also see Advertiser,
A vintage fete at Thomas Hardy's vineyard is reported in the Register on
The first meeting of the vignerons' association is reported in the Register,
The inaugural vintage festival is reported in the Advertiser,
A vintage is reported in the Advertiser,
An obituary of Mrs J.G. Kelly is in the Observer,
Its "Crops and Industries" are described in the Register,
"Wine-Making" is in the Register,
Information on vineyards is in the Register,
"Southern Vineyards" is in the Register,
"Fire at Tatachilla" is in the Register,
A farewell to Mr Herbert Kay is reported in the Observer,
"Southern Vine Lands" is in the Register,
"Land of Vineyards and Orchards" is in the Chronicle,
An obituary of William Martin is in the Register, 6 December 1894, page 5b, Observer, 8 December 1894, page 30a,
An obituary of Mrs M. Field is in the Register, 15 November 1905, page 6h,
An obituary of Alfred D. Stock is in the Register, 5 August 1913, page 6h,
McLaren Vale
15 November 1862, page 4b and
at Mr Gooding's on
26 December 1863, page 8b; also see
Express,
22 October 1864, page 2d,
4 May 1865, page 3e.
30 July 1921, page 43;
the destruction of their school by fire is reported in the Observer,
25 November 1899, page 14b.
7 September 1895, page 12f.
South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
17 November 1899, page 7e. Also see Ira Nesdale, The Third Bridge and Geoffrey H. Manning, Hope Farm, Cradle of the McLaren Vale Wine Industry.
A speech day at Ivyburn Private School is reported in the Register,
18 December 1899, page 3e.
10 March 1905, page 2e.
21 June 1911, page 5a.
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Place NamesMcLaren Vale
Miscellany
13 April 1844, page 7a.
3 December 1927, page 59.
21 July 1847, page 3a; also see
22 September 1847, page 3e.
A spirited ball took place at Hamilton House.
The entertainment was given by Messrs Clift and Burgess and upwards of 20 couples of the most respectable settlers in the neighbourhood accepted the invitations, Among the ladies were Mrs Irving, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Burgess, Misses Clift, Elliott, Wilson, Tiller and Atkinson. The gentlemen named were Mr E. Hewett, son of the Reverend Mr Hewett of Oxenbury House, the Reverend John Clift, J. Brown, junior, T. Williams, junior, son of Thomas Williams, slate merchant, J. Atkinson, William Douglas, Daniel Stevens, S. Greenleaves and John Shepherd. Dancing was kept up till early dawn when many of the gentlemen started on a kangaroo hunt...
27 October 1849, page 2b.
8 January 1853, page 3e; also see
27 January 1853, page 3b.
12 April 1862, page 3d,
Advertiser,
20 April 1887, page 7c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing
8 January 1863, page 3f.
20 April 1867, page 3c and
an act of incendiarism on
31 July 1868, page 2g.
Also see Adelaide - Markets
12 November 1903, page 3d.
21 May 1906, page 5a.
21 July 1906, page 5g,
22 July 1916, page 7d,
25 July 1919, page 9c.
A poultry and dog show is reported in the Register,
30 July 1909, page 3h,
22 July 1910, page 8f; also see
11 and 14 July 1914, pages 10f and 11a.
"Lovers of Birds" appears on
26 March 1910, page 11e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Poultry
7 September 1907, page 24d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf
31 July 1909, page 6d.
5 August 1907, page 5b,
Observer, 14 August 1909, page 41;
an obituary appears on 2 April 1910, page 23a.
8 May 1911, page 6g.
29 June 1915, page 7d.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
10 July 1915, page 29.
20 July 1912, page 29,
23 January 1915, page 26,
of a motor car after a collision with a train in the Chronicle,
2 October 1915, page 30.
29 June 1915, page 7d,
Observer,
3 July 1915, page 45e.
6 November 1916, page 6f.
6 April 1917, page 10e.
22 July 1922, page 5d.
3 January 1923, page 15.
8 September 1923, page 28.
12 July 1927, page 3a.McLaren Vale
Viticulture
it includes a history of the mill and its founders.
10 July 1875, page 9e.
30 July 1875, page 7c,
Observer,
13 July 1878, page 10c,
Advertiser,
27 July 1878, page 6e,
12 April 1894, page 6a,
Register, 3 April 1891, page 6e.
For the Tintara vineyards see
4 February 1886, page 6b; also see
1 March 1892, page 5f,
9 March 1892, page 6a:
At Manning's [now Seaview Winery] may be seen the first vines planted in the south-east, which then covered 30 acres.... It was here that the late Dr Kelly tasted wine the good quality of which induced him to clear land for vinegrowing at Tintara...
(Also see Geoffrey H. Manning, Hope Farm - Cradle of the McLaren Vale Wine Industry)
5 and 12 March 1892, pages 9c and 10b,
Chronicle,
25 February 1893, page 14c,
Register,
16, 23 and 30 March 1892, pages 5g,
21 April 1894, page 14e, 7a and 6a,
16 and 17 May 1895, pages 6b and 7e,
10 March 1896, page 7a,
1 May 1896, page 6e,
Chronicle,
2 May 1896, page 14c,
Observer,
9 May 1896, page 4b,
Chronicle,
27 March 1897, page 42b,
3 April 1897, page 43b,
Register,
3 May 1897, page 6c,
Observer,
8 May 1897, page 5b,
Advertiser,
25 February 1898, page 7a,
Register,
5 and 14 April 1898, pages 7b and 6f.
25 May 1895, page 5d.
25 and 29 April 1907, pages 4c and 6d,
4 and 13 May 1907, pages 12c and 9b,
31 March 1908, page 11a,
Register,
25 January 1909, page 5c,
31 July 1909, page 8i,
3 March 1910, page 15b,
16 January 1915, page 10c,
1 February 1916, page 3c.
3 May 1890 and
a vintage sports day on
18 April 1898, page 7d; also see
1 April 1899, page 7d,
Observer,
12 May 1894, page 29d.
A local pruning match is reported in the Register,
26 June 1900, page 6c and
a vintage sports day on
22 April 1901, pages 3g-4f.
28 May 1900, page 3d.
6 April 1900; also see
22 April 1901, page 6h.
21 April 1903, page 6h,
22 April 1904, page 7e.
23 December 1905, page 38a,
of C.E. (C.H.?) Pridmore on 23 May 1925, page 9c.
15 November 1902, page 8f,
"McLaren Vale - Picturesque and Prosperous" on
6 March 1907, page 10e.
16 April 1907, page 3g.
25 January 1909, page 5c.
1 February 1916, page 3c,
19 February 1917, page 9e,
Observer,
24 February 1917, page 4d.
14 February 1919, page 7f.
6 January 1923, page 37e.
9, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 17 January 1923, pages 7d, 7h, 7h, 9e, 8e and 8e.
Photographs are in the Observer,
31 March 1923, pages 28-29.
25 May 1933, page 6,
1 June 1933, page 5.McLaren Vale
Obituaries
of William McMurtrie on 18 November 1899, page 30e,
of Mrs T. Prior on 18 March 1905, page 1a (supp.),
of Miss Harriet S. Stacy on 13 July 1912, page 41a,
of Alfred D. Stock on 7 August 1913, page 41b,
of William Oakly on 17 March 1917, page 42c,
of William T. Waye on 29 June 1918, page 20b,
of Joseph Giddings on 31 May 1924, page 45b.
of Mrs J.G. Kelly on 19 December 1905, page 7b,
of Mrs Sarah J. Brown on 14 May 1906, page 4i.
of Robert Russell on 18 October 1917, page 4h,
of William T. Waye on 26 June 1918, page 6g,
of Joseph Giddings on 22 May 1924, page 8h,
of R.S. Wigley on 21 April 1926, page 11d,
of Spencer A. Hall on 14 June 1927, page 8g.
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