Place Names of South Australia - O
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- Oak Vale
- Oakbank
- Oakden Hills
- Oaklands
- Oaklands Park
- OB Flat
- Ochre Cove
- O'Donohue Castle
- O'Halloran Hill
- Ogilvie, Mount
- Oladdie, Hundred of
- Olary
- Old Stockyard Waterhole
- Olive Farm Estate
- Olive Hill
- O'Loughlin, Hundred of
- Onaunga
- One Tree Hill
- Onkaparinga, Port
- Onkaparinga, River
- O'Sullivan Beach
O'Donohue Castle
The Register of 11 November 1899, page 11c says it was named after a shepherd who occupied a hut close by.
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O'Halloran Hill
Nomenclature
Major Thomas S. O'Halloran (1797-1870), who purchased land in the area in 1838 and became Commissioner of Police.
General Notes
A complimentary address of the police force to Major O'Halloran is recited in the Register,
26 April 1843, page 3b.
His obituary is in the Register,
17 August 1870, page 5e; also see
16 July 1885, page 5c and
The News,
24 January 1933, page 4e.
"The Recent Hailstorm" is in the Observer,
14 October 1854, page 7e.
A description of Mr Walter Thompson's farm is in the Register,
8 December 1862, page 3d.
The laying of the first stone of the Worthing Bridge is reported in the Observer,
4 May 1867, page 3c (supp.).
Its school opened in 1874 and closed in 1909; see Register,
12 November 1880, page 5d.
"Major O'Halloran's Journal" is in the Observer,
7 and 21 May 1904, pages 4c and 4c.
A photograph of a motor charabanc tragedy is in the Observer,
12 August 1911, page 31,
of a horses in action event in The Critic,
24 September 1913, pag 16,
Observer,
29 September 1923, page 28,
of Show officials in the Chronicle,
8 September 1928, page 13.
A show is reported in the Register,
19 October 1914, page 3h,
Observer,
24 October 1914, page 10e.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
Biographical details of T.J.S. O'Halloran are in the Observer,
1 May 1915, page 45d.
Information on its early cemetery is in the Register,
8 June 1920, page 6f.
An artillery camp is reported upon on
14 February 1927, page 11c.
Historical information on the Christ Church is in the Observer,
16 April 1921, page 11e.
The reminiscences of W.J. Cobbledick are in the Register,
26 October 1923, page 11f.
"The Land and the Lady [Miss Victoria Cholmondoley]" is in the Register,
12 February 1924, page 6d.
"Manless Agricultural Eden" is in The Mail,
10 July 1926, page 1e.
O'Halloran Hill - Obituaries
An obituary of Walter Thomson is in the Register, 30 November 1882,
of T.S. Porter on 25 March 1890, page 5b,
of Mrs O'Halloran on 7 January 1893, page 5d,
of Robert Smith in the Observer, 3 September 1892, page 32b,
of George Mason on 4 December 1909, page 38b,
of H.D. O'Halloran on 22 July 1916, page 19d.
An obituary of Richard Appleton is in the Register, 13 December 1909, page 7a.
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Place Names
O'Loughlin, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Laurence O'Loughlin, MP (1890-1918). Born near Salisbury in 1854 he was educated at Seven Hill College, but hard times on his father's farm cut short his schooling. Later, he and his younger brothers took up land at Telowie and Baroota and following the dissolution of this partnership he purchased a farm at Booleroo Centre. After entering Parliament he was appointed to a commission into the prospects of opening up land in the Pinnaroo District. Realising the prospects of the venture he sold his property and became one of the first settlers at Pinnaroo where he died in 1927.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
Biographical details of Laurence O'Loughlin appear in the Register,
28 September 1896, page 6d,
Weekly Herald, 2 October 1896, page 1,
14 September 1901, page 9,
1 February 1902, page 9a.
His obituary is in the Register,
26 January 1927, pages 8g-9g.
A school of this name opened in 1919 and closed in 1946.
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Place Names
O'Sullivan Beach
Nomenclature
Ignatius O'Sullivan (c.1807-1871) arrived in South Australia from County Kerry, Ireland in the Mary Dugdale in 1840 after which he settled at Morphett Vale.
General Notes
Information on the O'Sullivan family is in the Register,
23 February 1909, page 5a.
- Mary Cash passed away at her son's residence, Calca Station in February 1909... She arrived in South Australia with her parents, Mr and Mrs Ignatius Sullivan, in the Mary Dugdale on 1 November 1840. Her Brother, Mr T. O'Sullivan of Belle Vue, Morphett Vale (their old home), is the only member of the family still living...
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Place Names
Oak Vale
This school opened in 1919 and became "Mary Vale" in the same year; it closed in 1939.A photograph of Mr & Mrs Val Roberts and family is in the Observer,
16 April 1927, page 34.
An obituary of W.E. Roberts is in the Observer,
21 March 1914, page 41a.
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Oakbank
Nomenclature
James Johnston (1818-1891) arrived in South Australia with his parents, six brothers and a sister in the Buckingham in 1839. The family settled at Willunga and later moved to Oakbank and it was there that James Johnston and his brother Andrew (1827-1886) decided to try their hand at brewing beer. Their experiment proved successful and from modest beginnings there grew the company J. and A.G. Johnston Ltd which became one of the landmarks of the district. Mr Johnston Snr was connected with a business at Oakbank, in Glasgow prior to emigrating to South Australia. The town was laid out on section 4020, Hundred of Onkaparinga by J. and A.G. Johnston in 1860.
General Notes
The opening of the school is reported in the Register,
28 June 1858, page 2g; also see
3 July 1858, page 3c;
it is described on
30 December 1859, page 2e.
School examinations are reported in the Chronicle,
11 December 1858, page 3f,
Observer,
10 November 1860, page 8d,
Register,
3 December 1861, page 3g.
For a controversy surrounding the school see Register,
11 and 14 July 1877, pages 5a and 7a and
16 August 1877, page 7b,
Observer,
2 November 1878, page 14d,
5 September 1885, page 30d.
Its museum is described in the Observer,
5 September 1885, page 30d.
- A deputation consisting of Messrs F. Duffield, Hugh Kerr and Thomas Pugh asked the Minister of Education to reverse the decision of the Education Council selecting Oakbank as the site of a school in preference to Balhannah...
28 June 1858, page 2g.
Information on the Onkaparinga Volunteer Rifle Corps is in the Register,
10 March 1860, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.
The Oakbank Brewery is described in the Register,
9 July 1868, page 2h; also see
20 April 1899, page 7f.
Sketches of the brewery, premises, etc, are in the Pictorial Australian in
March 1884, pages 40-41.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Brewing.
The placing of perch into the River Onkaparinga by Messrs J. and A.G. Johnston is reported in the Register,
30 November 1880, page 4f.
Also see South Australia - Sort - Fishing.
An account of Ernst Rohlbusch being lost in the bush is in the Register,
24 May 1883, page 5d.
A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register,
12 November 1885, page 7f.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Primitive Methodist Chapel is reported in the Observer,
12 February 1887, page 37b.
The town is described in the Advertiser,
12 November 1886, page 7c,
16 December 1902, page 7b.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
28 September 1933, page 35.
A gold rush to "Mr Marsh's place" is reported in the Register,
24 May 1887, page 6g.
"Patriotism in the Hills" in relation to the Boer War is reported in the Advertiser,
18 January 1900, page 6h.
Also see South Australia - The Boer War.
"The Oakbank Carnival" is in the Register,
15 April 1895, page 4e,
"Oakbank and Easter" is in the Register,
31 March 1902, page 4c:
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By train or coach, in well-appointed drag with matchless teams, in fashionable brougham or natty family wagonette, homely spring cart or lumbering wagon, jolting dray or clumsy hawker's van - the sporting man full of "odds" and "fancies" will hasten merrily to the common rendezvous.
19 April 1884, pages 126-127;
photographs of a meeting are in the Chronicle,
5 April 1902, page 40,
18 April 1914, page 31.
"Old Onkaparinga Recollections" is in the Register,
31 March 1902, page 6a,
"Easter and Oakbank" on
13 April 1903, page 4c,
"Coming Home from Oakbank" is in the Express,
5 April 1904, page 2g,
"Early Days at Oakbank" in the Advertiser,
17 April 1908, page 10e,
"Oakbank in the Past" on
9 April 1909, page 10a,
"The Story of Oakbank" on
6 April 1912, page 17c.
"A Dead Gamble - Selling the Onkaparinga Gates" on
8 April 1908, page 6h.
For a history of the race meeting see Register,
15 April 1911, page 8b (includes photographs).
The reminiscences of Mr A. von Doussa are in the Register,
11 April 1914, page 8h.
"Picnic Race Meeting - Its Origin and Growth" is in the Register,
15 April 1911, page 8b,
"The Onkaparinga Carnival" on
22 April 1924, page 7e,
"Motoring to Oakbank" on
7 April 1925, page 9e,
"An Historical Sketch" on
8 April 1925, page 12d,
"Interesting Reflections" on
3 April 1926, page 7a.
"By Road to Oakbank" is in the Register,
14 April 1909, page 4g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
Information on a golf club is in the Register,
12 June 1905, page 7i,
4 October 1905, page 7g.
A golf match against McLaren Vale is reported in the Observer,
7 October 1905, page 22a; also see
19 April 1913, page 25d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf.
Biographical details of Mrs Margaret Kelly are in the Register,
29 September 1900, page 7b.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Fishlock is reported in the Register,
19 November 1903, page 5b.
A cake fair is reported in the Chronicle,
21 October 1905, page 16b.
"Oakbank Kingship" is in the Register,
11 March 1907, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
Photographs of sheepdog trials are in the Chronicle,
8 May 1915, page 30; also see
Register,
15 April 1918, page 5a;
Observer,
2 May 1925, page 6b.
Sheepdog trials are reported upon in the Register,
5 May 1919, page 7f,
28 March 1928, pages 3c-10.
Historical details of the Onkaparinga District Council are in the Advertiser,
27 August 1923, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
"Oakbank Fatality - Mr C.H. Bath Killed" is in the Register,
14 April 1925, page 9c.
Biographical details of Mrs Harriet A. Rowe are in the Observer,
2 January 1926, page 17a,
Register,
17 November 1926, page 8g.
A proposed war memorial is discussed in the Register,
1 November 1926, page 8g,
Observer,
13 November 1926, page 19c;
the opening of a Memorial Hall is reported in The News,
11 June 1927, page 6e,
Observer,
18 June 1927, page 17c.
Photographs are in the Observer,
13 November 1926, page 32.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
Photographs of quail shooting on Mr Shillabeer's farm are in the Observer,
14 January 1928, page 38.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Birds.
"Hotel Soon for Oakbank" is in The News,
26 July 1937, page 2g.
Oakbank - Obituaries
Andrew G. Johnston's obituary is in the Express, 23 December 1886, page 2e,
of James Johnston's in the Register, 13 April 1891, page 6e; also see 6 May 1891, page 5c,
of James Johnston on 23 May 1892, page 4h,
of A.D. Johnston on 25 November 1913, page 8a,
of John Edwards on 1 July 1916, page 21a.
An obituary of Henry Pike is in the Register, 21 January 1904, page 4h,
of Anthony McMillan on 5 January 1905, page 3a,
of G. Attenborough on 27 September 1906, page 6g,
of John Edwards on 23 June 1916, page 4g.
An obituary of Mrs Johanna C. Tiedemann is in the Observer, 27 June 1914, page 39b,
of C.L. Evans on 27 July 1918, page 19c.
An obituary of James Roe is in the Register, 30 September 1920, page 8f,
of Mrs Johannah D. Wuttke on 23 June 1926, page 11h,
of Robert Peacock on 27 August 1928, page 12e.
An obituary of Mr A. von Doussa is in the Chronicle, 7 August 1926, page 57.
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Place Names
Oakden Hills
Nomenclature
North-west of Port Augusta. John Oakden, who explored west of Lake Torrens in 1851.
General Notes
The Register of
5 May 1851, page 3a and
15 September 1851, page 2c carries reports on the discoveries of Mr Oakden and others in the vicinity of Lake Torrens; also see
23 March 1858, pages 2d and 3c,
20 July 1885, page 6b.
A letter from an unnamed lessee is in the Express,
5 March 1883, page 2c.
The run is described in the Observer,
8 August 1885, page 9e,
2 and 23 February 1924, pages 16b and 46c.
A local corroboree is described in the Register,
7 November 1904, page 5a; also see
6 December 1904, page 6f,
19 November 1904, page 42a.
- It was only an ordinary corroboree from all accounts, but none the less interesting to those who had only read of and never seen such a thing. All along the track the coming of the event had been discussed and fates were kind in leading us to Ive's & Co's fine Oakden Hills Station at the right moment. Waterbag Mary was at the store obtaining rations in exchange for three large kangaroo skins... [A lengthy report on the corroboree follows]
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Place Names
Oaklands Park
Nomenclature
The Adelaide suburb was laid out in 1914 on sections 144-146, Hundred of Noarlunga as Oaklands Estate by Thomas C. and Catherine C. Tait of Broken Hill and probably received its name from the fact that a former owner, the Hon. J. Crozier, planted English oaks on the property. However, in 1844 Samuel Kearne owned sections 116, 146 and 147 which he called 'Oaklands Estate'.
General Notes
A history of the estate is in the Chronicle,
8 March 1934, page 5.
The sale of Oakland estate is reported in the Observer,
26 December 1857, page 8d,
Register,
30 July 1914, page 4d.
The vineyards are described in the Chronicle,
7 June 1862, page 1e (supp.).
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Brewing.
A proposal for the government to purchase portion of the estate for a "national reserve" appears in the Register,
25 August 1923, page 9e.
"Progressive Oaklands" is in The Mail,
4 February 1928, page 3e.
A photograph is in the Observer,
1 September 1923, page 30.
- A deputation to the Premier requested that the Government should acquire 18? acres of land at Oaklands for use as a national reserve...
4 January 1868, page 16c.
A "Picnic at Oaklands", the property of John Crozier, is reported in the Register,
30 March 1872, page 5a.
Also see Adelaide - Picnics and Holidays.
A description of Mr Crozier's "Oaklands' Orangery" is in the Observer,
24 July 1875, page 9c,
Register,
26 July 1875, page 6b.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.
"A Visit to Oaklands" in the Advertiser,
14 September 1893, page 3g and
"Winemaking at Oaklands" on
20 February 1895, page 7a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.
A Good Templars' sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
16 November 1878, page 2d (supp.).
John Crozier's obituary is in the Observer,
23 and 30 April 1887, pages 32d and 33a,
of William Crozier in the Register,
23 June 1906, page 7b.
An obituary of J.R. Hamilton is in the Register,
25 August 1926, page 14g.
Information on a new church is in the Register,
1 September 1924, page 3i.
A photograph of the railway station's garden is in the Observer,
25 February 1928, page 32.
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Oaklands
Nomenclature
On Yorke Peninsula 8 km north-east of Yorketown; Johann Haby built the 'Oaklands Hotel' on the corner of part section 30, Hundred of Dalrymple and C. von Bertouch and Co. subdivided fifty two allotments for him as the town of 'Oaklands', conducting the auction in the hotel on 13 July 1876. Two years later Ralph Anderson (1847-1909) laid out another seven blocks as Oaklands West.
General Notes
A cricket match against Gum Flat is reported in the Advertiser,
4 November 1876, page 7e.
A cricket match, Oaklands versus Oyster Bay, is reported in the Observer,
18 December 1875, page 5d.
- A cricket match against Oyster Bay was played in December 1875 - The umpires were Messrs Witcher and R. Anderson, while the local team comprised - R. Keyte, J. Ryan, S. Clayton, L.H. Giles, A. Anderson, W. Keyte, C. Keyte, C. Carrick, E. Ryan, J. Ballard and E. Stonehouse.
A letter from Mr Ralph Anderson in respect of the school on Yorke Peninsula is in the Observer,
26 October 1878, page 21a; also see
23 November 1878, page 13c;
it opened in 1872 and closed in 1942.
Oaklands North School opened in 1881 and closed in 1909 - for information on it see Register,
16 July 1885, page 6f.
The laying of the foundation stone of the State school is reported in the Register,
2 October 1880, page 5c.
An athletic's meeting on Mr Giles' paddock is reported in the Register,
19 February 1878, page 5c (See South Australia - Sport - Athletics and Gymnastics) and
a trial of stump-jump ploughs on Mr R. Anderson's property on
3 October 1881 (supp.), page 1c,
Observer,
5 August 1882, page 32c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Farm Implements.
Mr Anderson's property is described in the Observer,
16 March 1889, page 11d;
Mr Peter Anderson's obituary is in the Observer,
16 January 1909, page 48b;
also see 14 January 1922, page 4a,
Alexander Anderson's in the Register,
24 and 26 June 1926, pages 8g and 13b.
An obituary of Mrs Helena G. Anderson is in the Observer,
9 July 1927, page 43b.
An obituary of Mrs G. McLeod is in the Register,
16 November 1905, page 3e.
Biographical details of Charles Jolly are in the Register,
30 December 1914, page 4h,
8 January 1915, page 4h.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Observer,
16 August 1890, page 35d.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
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Place Names
OB Flat
Nomenclature
Six kilometres south-east of Mount Gambier so named because a herd of cattle branded 'OB', roamed the district in the 1850s. The owner of the herd was Mr O. Beswick.
General Notes
Information on its nomenclature is in the Advertiser,
6 January 1936, page 17a.
Mr Plate's farm is described in the Register,
8 December 1869 (supp.), page 2e;
the district and Messrs A.C. Spehr's and Davis brothers' farms on
11 January 1893, page 6d.
A reaping match is reported in the Express,
21 February 1871, page 3d.
Its cheese factory is discussed in the Observer,
8 December 1888, page 11d,
Register,
11 December 1888, page 7c.
- The dairy factory was started in a small way in a very primitive building and as the owner modestly remarked was decidedly flat and required improving in many ways... I concluded that a man who could toil away almost single-handed, and with such primitive buildings and appliances turn out a weekly average this season of 1,300 lbs of good factory cheese, deserved to succeed... Mr Pariss, the owner, has a splendid lot of cows of his own, but in addition he also buys milk from the farmers at four pence per gallon...
The school and district are described in the Register,
12 July 1889, page 7g.
The Register, 12 July 1889, page 7 describes a local workman's home as:
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A hut built of slabs and roofed with bark; the bedroom is 12x12 and 7 feet high. In this there are three double beds which completely fill the room and ten persons sleep here, including a married couple, a young man aged 23, a girl aged 21 and several children of various ages. There is no privy accommodation.
20 August 1910, page 11a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
OB Flat - Obituaries
An obituary of Mrs Sophia Plate is in the Observer,
8 December 1894, page 14a,
of James Paris on 13 November 1920, page 19a,
of H.A. Schleter on 7 April 1923, page 35c,
of C.A. Spehr on 22 January 1927, page 45b.
An obituary of Thomas Kerin is in the Register,
7 September 1916, page 4h,
of Mrs Anna M. Spehr on 10 February 1917, page 8h,
of C.O. Spehr on 12 June 1919, page 6h,
of Herman A. Schleter on 4 April 1923, page 6h.
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Ochre Cove
Nomenclature
Its nomenclature is linked with the mythological Aboriginal being, Ngurenderi, for it was here :
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He saw the "devil" approaching, attacked and wounded him at Ochre Cove. The blood ran out and stained the rocks.
(See Advertiser, 16 May 1936, page 25b.)
General Notes
North of Maslin Beach. The Aborigines knew it as potartung, probably meaning 'red ochre place'. They used the ochre for personal adornment and daubing corpses prior to performing burial rites.
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Ogilvie, Mount
East of Farina; it was named after the prospector who discovered the Nichols Nob gold mine - see Chronicle,
31 August 1889, page 22b,
19 October 1889, page 3d,
Register,
18, 21, 22, 25, 26 and 28 October 1889, pages 4h, 7f, 4f, 7f, 7d 7g and 6h,
4 December 1889, pages 4f-5a,
1 and 8 April 1890, pages 7b and 7h,
17 and 20 May 1890, pages 7g and 6f,
Observer,
1 March 1890, page 30a,
5 April 1890, page 39a,
24 May 1890, page 38c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
"A Bogus Silver Field" is in the Advertiser,
26 February 1890, page 6b,
1 March 1890, page 4g.
Register,
1 and 8 April 1890, pages 7b and 7h.
A plan of the field is in the Pictorial Australian in
February 1890, page 33.
- Its gold field is situated near Tower Gap on the Mount Lyndhurst Station... There is a continuous run of broken hills and low lying ranges from Gill's Bluff to Nichol's Nob... The actual work done by the prospectors on the lode is very limited... These ranges have been favourably reported upon as far back as 1872 by Professor Ulrich...
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Place Names
Oladdie, Hundred of
Nomenclature
In the County of Dalhousie, proclaimed on 23 March 1876 is derived from kuladi, a mythical bird in the form of a man; in other areas it is the Aboriginal name of the butcher bird.
General Notes
Details of early settlers (W. Evans, Henry Reynolds, Mr Groecke, Joseph Barron) in the Hundred are in the Register,
21 March 1882, page 6b.
Information on the local water supply is in the Register,
4 April 1882, page 6b and
a barytes mine on
18 June 1925, page 3g.
- One selector who has been enterprising enough to sink a well to a considerable depth, and having reached a seam of very hard rock, has been compelled through lack of means to discontinue sinking... If this selector had been able to reach through this rock, there can be no doubt that many other selectors would at once commence to put down shafts in search of water, as they are doing in Oladdie where the sinking is between 60 and 80 feet, a large portion of which - 20 to 30 feet - is through hard concrete and dense rock...
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
A photograph of silver wedding celebrations of Mr & Mrs F. Tapscott is in the Chronicle,
7 September 1907, page 31.
A photograph of rabbit trapping on 6 April 1933, page 36.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Rabbits.
The reminiscences of L. Judell are in the Observer,
28 August 1920, page 44d.
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Place Names
Olary
Nomenclature
The Advertiser of
23 March 1867, page 2g reports the name of the place as "O'Leary's" while
the Register of
25 February 1928 at page 7c says it was named "after the hut of a station hand named O'Lary..." See
28 February 1928, page 13f for a rebuttal.
A correspondent to the Register on 29 February 1928 said:
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As late as 1898 the Post Office stamp was "Oolarie'' and the railway station bore the sign "Olary''. It is named from the old station, on the Burra-Mt Bryan road called by teamsters "Olary Well''.
General Notes
The town is described in the Register,
22 April 1887, page 6f,
Observer,
30 April 1887, page 43a.
- As we enter the Olary Station the guard is rapidly putting together stores and parcels for the workmen... There are useful adornments to this [railway] yard; to wit - platform and tank about the centre, and at the further end a row of cottages, and opposite to them a nice looking stone house enclosed with a paling fence.... In the yard are a number of navvies' tents that would surprise our nomad brethren of Arabia by the various substances they are composed of. The food supply is delivered and several trucks are shunted and we are off again...
21 March 1888, page 3.
Information on the Olary Copper Mine is in the Chronicle,
23 March 1889, page 6a.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
Information on the district is in the Register,
13 July 1888, page 6f and
the town's water supply on
19 April 1892, page 6c.
Information on its water supply is in the Express,
4 July 1905, page 1i.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
The school opened in 1891 and closed in 1986.
A sports day is reported in the Register,
14 June 1893, page 6h,
Chronicle,
30 March 1907, page 30d.
"A Trip Around the Gold Mines" is in the Register,
30 July 1895, page 6f.
"The Olary Gold Find" is in the Express,
17 and 20 May 1901, pages 2b and 2c; also see
8 May 1906, page 4f.
"Gold at Olary" is in the Register,
12 August 1912, page 8d,
Observer,
17 August 1912, page 48e.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
30 March 1907, page 30d.
"Is it Radium?" is in the Register,
4, 5 and 16 May 1906, pages 5b, 7c and 5f.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Miscellany.
"Radium in South Australia" is reported upon in the Advertiser,
7 May 1910, page 14h,
6 and 22 June 1910, pages 8e and 14b,
"Radium Mines" in The News,
18 January 1924, page 2d,
"Our Radium Field" in the Register,
23 October 1924, page 10e.
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Place Names
Old Stockyard Waterhole
The Register, 27 March 1856, page 2f-h locates it as "7 miles from Truro ... on the road is an old stock station where there is a good spring of water." This could refer to the "Accommodation Yard" at the foot of Accommodation Hill.
- On arriving at the Old Stockyard - which, by the way a stranger will not find, unless he take particular instructions at Truro - we proceeded to give our horses water. The water rises in a high rock, covered with teatrees, amongst which a series of naturally excavated basins are filled with delicious water. These overflow and fall into a basin below, a depth of 30 or 40 feet, whenever the stream in the wet season flows amongst the hills into the valley.. A government survey party has been recently made of the land surrounding this water.
The springs themselves were, of course, reserved by the government... As the land is marked out there appears to be only one road to the water, so that the owner of the section surrounding it (who is said to be Mr McBean) has a virtual monopoly of what ought, by half a dozen roads, to have been thrown open to the public. The marking out of a single section so as to enclose it in every direction a reserve of water is not we shall look for under responsible government...
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Place Names
Olive Farm Estate
Nomenclature
A subdivision of part section 330-31, Hundred of Yatala by Beaven Rake in 1920; now included in Broadview. Rakes Road, now part of Regency Road, was named after him. The Advertiser of 6 September 1919 at page 16 says:
- Olive Farm has been in the possession of the Rake family since 1847. The soil is noted for its fertility and many fine records have been established there in cereal crops.
General Notes
A letter from Charles Rake about the sparrow menace is in the Register,
13 August 1881, page 7b; also see
25 March 1910, page 5f for an 1898 letter of reminiscences.
- Is it not a crime upon Nature that poisoned water is to be placed about to destroy purely insectivorous birds as well as the much abused sparrow. Every one will admit that he is mischievous during two or three months, but it is just as certain that throughout the greater part of the year he is useful on both the garden and farm... There is no doubt that our farms were sadly deficient in small birds until the sparrow made its appearance, and surely we must not begrudge him a little corn and fruit, knowing that he has to live at least nine months of the year on seeds of noxious weds and insects... [signed - Chas. Rake]
Rake brothers' farm is described in the Register,
28 April 1882, page 5a; also see
16 April 1885, page 5a,
20 February 1888, page 6c.
"Useful experiments" at Mr Rake's farm are reported upon in the Observer,
1 March 1884, page 9a.
An obituary of Charles Rake is in the Register,
15 April 1907 page 5a,
Observer,
20 April 1907, page 38d - it states, inter alia, "he was the first to introduce Italian bees to South Australia".
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Beekeeping.
Information on the subdivision is in the Register,
11 and 18 September 1919, pages 4f and 4c.
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Place Names
Olive Hill
The Register of 31 January 1883, page 4e describes it as an experimental farm "about six miles from Gawler".
- On the Olive Hill, about six miles from Gawler, a series of experiments in agriculture have been carried out by Professor Custance... The chief value of the experimental farm will be to afford practical information to agriculturists as to how the drought may be resisted and how cereal disease may be avoided...
Land was set aside for a cemetery on the outskirts of the property, where their twin daughters were laid to rest, while the farm house in later years became the residence of various principals of Roseworthy College.
See V.W. Herriot, The House on the Hill and Ben Evans, From Weavers to Wapstraws, page 262.
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Place Names
Onaunga
Nomenclature
The former name of a district council in the Strathalbyn District.
The word means "big waterhole" - see Register,
22 June 1892, page 6c.
General Notes
The "Onaunga Mine" is mentioned in the Express,
4 September 1872, page 2d,
Register,
10 September 1872, page 5b.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Miscellany.
"A District Councilloress" is in the Observer,
10 July 1875, page 7a.
- At a meeting of ratepayers in the Onaunga district Mrs Elizabeth Williams, a resident, has been nominated for a seat at the Council table... If gallantry secures her return probably the Woman's Rights question will get an impetus. For years female taxpayers have voted for the election of municipal and district councillors, but this is the first instance, we believe, where one of the fair sex has been proposed as a candidate...
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Place Names
One Tree Hill
Nomenclature
Twenty-eight kilometres NNE of Adelaide takes its name from the 'One Tree Hill Inn' licensed in 1851 which was the meeting place of the District Council of Munno Para for many years. Outside the inn was a giant red gum tree which was cut down circa 1934.
General Notes
It is described in the Register,
23 March 1859, page 3e.
Mr Innes' farm is described in the Register,
14 April 1862, page 3d.
A farewell dinner to Rex Buttfield is reported in the Register,
23 June 1863, page 3e; also see
17 July 1863, page 2g.
The foundation stone of the school was laid on "a piece of ground given by Mr Peter Muller" -
see Register, 22 August 1864, page 2h. Records in the Department of Education say the school was opened in 1855.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
18 May 1867, page 3g and
its opening on
3 September 1867, page 2f.
"Gold Mining at One Tree Hill" is in the Chronicle,
19 September 1896, page 26a.
A discovery of gold on Messrs Kirk and Shillabeer's property is reported in the Register on
1 February 1897, page 7c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
Information on a cricket team is in the Express,
30 September 1898, page 3f.
- The return match between the Munno Para East and the Universal Cricket Club was played on the practice ground of the former club near to the One Tree Hill... The Universalists started from the Kent Town Hotel in an omnibus and four... and the Brunswick Band enlivening the early morning with its superior sounds. Breaking from the North Road at the Little Para, the whole party might have supposed they were about to scale the Alps, so precipitous is the track up the spur to the Bay of Biscay ground beyond. Once safely upon the hills by pleasant detours, enjoying beautiful views of deep glens with magnificent prospects of broad plains and the far off ocean, the party made their way to the spot where the match was to be contested.
On the rising ground near the foot of the slope were pitched tents for the Clubs and their scorers, for the band and an additional one for the ladies considerable numbers of whom were mingled with the spectators, who amounted to from 150 to 300 persons. These, with the well-placed field, the tents and the band, filling the valley by turns with melting or moving music, which found response in the surrounding hills, combined to form a scene and to create an occasion that will long be remembered...
Information on a proposed Institute is in the Register,
21 November 1905, page 3e;
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
10 November 1906, page 8g.
A photograph is in the Observer,
22 June 1907, page 31.
A photograph of "four generations of the Watson family" is in the Observer,
26 January 1907, page 30.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs James Watson is reported in the Register,
22 March 1907, page 3f.
Biographical details of F.L. Ifould and M.G. Smith are in the Register,
15 April 1907, page 9h;
an obituary of Mrs F.L. Ifould is in the Register,
27 October 1909, page 7a.
A Rechabite sports day is reported in the Observer,
21 March 1908, page 17c.
Photographs of the unveiling of a war memorial are in the Observer,
9 August 1919, page 26.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
A poem entitled "One Tree Hill" is in the Register,
22 June 1921, page 3h.
One Tree Hill - Obituaries
An obituary of Andrew Shillabeer is in the Register, 10 March 1897, page 5e.
An obituary of Edward L. Ifould is in the Observer, 2 June 1906, page 38d,
of August Fiebig on 18 January 1908, page 40b,
of William Bowman on 3 October 1908, page 40b,
of Mrs Clare on 15 January 1910, page 38a,
of James Watson on 1 November 1913, page 41a.
An obituary of George Moss is in the Register, 14 February 1908, page 6e,
of James Watson on 29 October 1913, page 14a,
of John Bowman on 10 February 1916, page 4g.
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Place Names
Onkaparinga, Port
Nomenclature
For information on the change of name of the "Township of Port Onkaparinga" to Port Noarlunga South see Register, 6 September 1923, page 8e.
General Notes
The need for a bridge at this place is discussed in the Register,
13 February 1858, page 3g; also see
8 December 1858, page 2e,
16 September 1859, page 3f,
20 January 1860, page 2h.
In respect of the "Town of Onkaparinga", Parliamentary Paper 144/1858 says, inter alia: "W. Gray is the owner of section 318 near Port Noarlunga which he has laid out into lots..."
For information on the change of name of the "Township of Port Onkaparinga" to Port Noarlunga South see Register,
6 September 1923, page 8e.
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Place Names
Onkaparinga, River
Nomenclature
The name is derived from a Kaurna (Adelaide), tribal word ngangiparri - 'the women's river'. While travelling to ochre fields north of Maslin Beach, River Murray tribes hid their women in caves and ravines close to the river above Noarlunga. As late as 1850 reports of the Protector of Aborigines make mention that the Aborigines hid their lubras in the river valley while netting bream near the river mouth. Other sources suggest it means 'eagles' home' - in a poem entitled 'Aboriginal Nomenclature - By a Native', which appeared in the Register on 11 October 1893, two lines read:
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On-ka-paringa (eagle's home),
No-orlunga (place of fish),.
General Notes
The Harbour Commissioner's report on the river and environs appears in the Register,
15 March 1851, page 3c-e.
The finding of fossils at the mouth is reported in the Register,
21 October 1862, page 2h.
- My attention has been drawn to a paragraph... having reference to some fossils found at the mouth of the Onkaparinga. It was there stated that the specimens had been forwarded to the Rev W.B. Clarke of Sydney who had pronounced them to bear all the characters of cretaceous origin and that they carried back our ideas of the Murray fossils to a far remoter period than that usually assigned to the geological formations of this colony... I am perfectly sure, however, that if they are of cretaceous origin they are in no way connected with the Murray beds, which belong to a very recent tertiary period... [signed - Julian E. Woods}
4 December 1880, page 957e; also see
Register,
30 November 1880, page 4f, Place Names - Oakbank and South Australia - Sport - Fishing.
Dynamiting fish in the river is reported in the Register,
31 January 1883 (supp.), page 1e and
the introduction of trout on 16 May 1892, page 7f.
See Chronicle,
21 May 1892, page 20c,
Register,
10 June 1895, page 5h,
Advertiser,
7 August 1895, page 7d,
Register,
20 August 1895, page 6h,
17 September 1921, page 3g.
"Frosts, Feathers and Fishes" is in the Register,
18 December 1924, page 7h.
A photograph of fishermen at the mouth of the river is in the Chronicle,
6 December 1934 (supplement).
A field naturalists excursion is reported in the Register,
16 November 1898, page 7b.
Biographical details of G. Sandow are in the Observer,
28 June 1902, page 26d.
Historical notes on the Onkaparinga district are in the Observer,
20 June 1925, page 19c.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Joseph Chamberlain is reported in the Register,
14 April 1926, page 8h,
of Mr & Mrs F. Leschke on 20 April 1926, page 8h.
"Where the Onkaparinga Flows" is in the Advertiser,
2 January 1937, page 11c.
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