Place Names of South Australia - R
Rose, Mount - Rye
- Rose, Mount
- Roseneath
- Rosenthal
- Rose Park
- Rosetta Head
- Roseville
- Rosewater
- Roseworthy
- Ross Creek
- Ross, Lake
- Rossiter Vale
- Rosslyn Park
- Rostrevor
- Round Hill
- Rounsevell, Hundred of
- Rowe, Mount
- Rowland Flat
- Roxby Downs
- Royal Park
- Royston Park
- Rudall Centre
- Rufus Range
- Rumbalara
- Ruralbotown
- Ruth's Flat
- Rye
Rose, Mount
Nomenclature
In the North Flinders Ranges. John Rose, manager of Moolooloo station, who accompanied John McKinlay in the early 1850s on an exploration of the ranges.
General Notes
Information on the mine is in the Observer,
19 November 1859, page 2h,
28 January 1860, page 6e,
Register,
18 January 1860, page 6c,
Chronicle,
27 May 1882, page 7d,
24 March 1883, page 23b,
4 and 18 July 1903, pages 35c and 14a,
31 December 1904, page 39a.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
Mr C. H. de Rose was a director of The Associated Copper Trust which had mining interests in the district; see Chronicle,
14 October 1899, page 20d.
The reminiscences of Mrs Rose, the wife of a former manager of Moolooloo station, are in the Register,
17 May 1921, page 6c.
An obituary of John Rose who died at Stirling North is in the Register,
7 January 1908, page 4i,
Observer,
11 January 1908, page 40a.
- One of our oldest pioneers - John Rose - has just passed away at Stirling North. He was well known in the far north 50 years ago as Johnny Rose, one of the head storekeepers of John Chambers and he had a hard and dangerous position to hold while protecting his employers' cattle from the numerous blacks. It became necessary to send up a body of troopers and they found a valuable friend in Mr Rose... The troopers frequently borrowed fresh horses from Mr Rose when their own were knocked up and a fresh horse at that time was worth money, but the deceased never charged a penny...
R
Place Names
Roseneath
A telephone office 26 km south-east of Loxton on section 17B, Hundred of Bookpurnong takes its name from a town in Dunbarton, Scotland which derives from the Gaelic ros-reimhidh - 'cape of the sacred meeting place'.
The sale of Roseneath Estate at Walkerville is reported in the Register,
27 February 1919, page 5b.
- The well known Roseneath Estate will be the scene of a subdivisional sale. [It] had been in the continuous possession of the McDonald family since 1845 [and] has been subdivided into 21 residential sites, 10 of which front Stephens Terrace...
R
Place Names
Rose Park
Nomenclature
Laid out in 1878 on part section 262, Hundred of Adelaide by the South Australian Company; see Observer, 7 December 1878, page 14a. Sir John Rose, chairman of the company for fourteen years in the latter half of the nineteenth century. H.C. Talbot says:
- [The name] Prescott was suggested as he had occupied the section from the earliest times...
General Notes
It is advertised in the Observer of
7 December 1878, page 14a and
described on
24 September 1887, page 33d.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Congregational Church is reported in the Register,
22 September 1883, page 6c; also see
Register,
31 October 1901, page 3g,
Observer,
9 November 1901, page 45c,
Register,
28 April 1902, page 3c.
The inaugural meeting of the Rose Park Young Men's Society is reported in the Register,
4 June 1884, page 5b. Also see Adelaide - Clubs Societies and Associations - Young Men's Christian Association.
Information on a cricket club is in the Express,
27 August 1887, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
"The Odours of Rose Park" were cause for complaint in the Register, 12 April 1888, page 7e:
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Not only are the front gardens of the residents still pasture grounds and the vacant allotments rendered perilous by the performances of loose horses of exuberant spirits, but the smells are allowed free range by reason of the apathy of the Burnside District Council... For a township so close to town Rose Park is much neglected.
(The Council's rebuttal appears on
18 April 1888, page 7h; also see
8 May 1889, page 5a,
8 and 17 July 1889, pages 5b and 5a.)
"Cowkeepers at Rose Park" is in the Register,
8 May 1889, page 5a.
- The incapacity and supineness of the Burnside District Council seems to be such that the residents of Rose Park would do well to get the district out of its hands.... The cows kept by the two local milk people are a perfect curse to the place, breaking open gates, spoiling the gardens and doing damage constantly.... One does not always see these creatures until the damage is done... The Ranger, if there is one, is useless and the cowkeepers laugh at the people whose property they destroy...
The burning of Seth Ferry's stables is reported in the Register,
6 and 9 December 1890, pages 7d and 6b,
Express,
6 December 1890, page 3a.
Its school opened in 1893; see Register,
31 January 1893, page 5a and
8 February 1893, page 7c;
a photograph is in the Pictorial Australian in
October 1893, page 148.
A school concert is reported on
29 July 1896, page 7b and
a "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony in the Chronicle,
18 May 1901, page 36d.
A photograph of the school band is in the Observer,
27 October 1917, page 26.
"Overcrowded Schools" is in the Register,
2 June 1921, page 7d.
Information on the Mothers' Club is in The News,
27 December 1928, page 5e.
Biographical details of C.A. Wittber, head teacher, are in the Register,
28 June 1906, page 4i.
An obituary of a headmaster, W.E. Gallagher, is in the Observer,
10 February 1912, page 41b.
A photograph of the school band is in the Observer,
27 October 1917, page 26.
Information on a football team is in the Express,
15 March 1894, page 4c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
Biographical details of Samuel B. Hunt are in the Observer,
29 October 1898, page 15c.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Queen's Maternity Home is reported in the Register,
13 and 15 July 1901, pages 6f and 4d.
"Origin of the Home" is in the Register,
22 May 1903, page 6b; also see
15 September 1904, page 5i,
15 April 1905, page 10e,
14 June 1906, page 7i,
19 July 1910, page 10d,
26 June 1914, page 4e,
25 May 1915, page 11f.
Also see Adelaide - Hospitals - Other Hospitals.
Information on the Queen's Home is in the Register,
15 July 1924, page 9f,
7 August 1926, page 10f,
9 and 10 November 1927, pages 12c and 11a.
The opening of a new wing by Dame Nellie Melba is reported in the Advertiser,
10 November 1927, page 17d; also see
24 May 1928, page 13g.
The reminiscences of Edward and Eliza Prescott are in the Register,
18 July 1906, page 5f.
An obituary of G.F. Prescott is in the Register,
7 August 1905, page 4i,
of Edward Prescott on 22 September 1910, page 6g,
of Mrs Mary Prescott on 5 November 1914, page 4i,
of Miss C.R. Prescott's on 30 November 1923, page 9f.
Extracts from William Prescott's diary are reproduced on 20 December 1924, page 11c.
Photographs of family members and Prescott's farm are in the Observer,
28 July 1906, page 28.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs John Boundy is reported in the Observer,
12 May 1906, page 7c.
Biographical details of B.H.A Cawley are in the Register,
14 September 1906, page 6g.
"Cottage Homes and the Snobs at Home" is in The Herald,
11 July 1908, page 8b.
Opposition to the erection of cottage homes is reported in the Register,
3 and 9 July 1908, pages 6e and 4f.
Also see Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters - Cottage Homes.
Information on the Gartrell Methodist Church appears on
12 November 1913, page 14d,
16 February 1914, page 4h;
biographical details of James Gartrell appear in the Observer,
12 May 1900, page 16a,
Register,
2 December 1916, page 11d and
his obituary in the Advertiser,
14 December 1925, page 16b; also see
The News,
25 October 1928, page 13d,
26 February 1929, page 8f.
Photographs are in the Observer,
21 November 1914, page 27,
10 and 24 February 1923, pages 29 and 28,
14 February 1925, page 31.
Information on Saint Theodore's Church is in the Register,
9 February 1914, page 10h,
15 October 1914, page 7d; also see
The News,
20 March 1929, page 15b.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
14 February 1914, page 31.
"Supposed Robber Shot Dead" is in the Register,
29 and 30 April 1918, pages 4i and 4g,
1 May 1918, page 6c.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs George Miller is reported in the Register,
22 January 1919, page 9a,
Observer,
25 January 1919, page 30b.
Biographical details of Dr A.C. Magarey are in the Register,
21 May 1919, page 6h,
of Mrs Ellen Washington on 14 November 1919, page 6g.
The planting of trees for memorial avenues is reported in the Advertiser,
19 July 1919, page 10f,
Register,
21 July 1919, page 7e;
vandalism on the trees appears on
30 November 1925, page 11e,
3 December 1925, page 9d.
The unveiling of a war memorial is reported on
13 December 1924, page 8f.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
Biographical details of William M. Alford are in The Critic,
21 December 1921, page 4.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs F.B. Hughes is reported in the Register,
15 May 1922, page 8c.
"The Growth of Rose Park" is in the Register,
31 January 1923, page 8a,
5 February 1923, page 10a.
"An Hotel Not Wanted" is in the Advertiser,
30 May 1923, page 13c,
Register,
30 May 1923, page 10c.
Also see Adelaide - Hotels and Lodging Houses.
Biographical details of Mrs A.M. Bricknell are in the Register,
21 August 1923, page 6e,
of Mr & Mrs Thomas Pitman on 2 November 1927, page 10g.
Biographical details of William Sutherland are in the Observer,
31 October 1925, page 36d,
of William Hill on 14 April 1928, page 34b.
The opening of the Glenayre Kindergarten is reported in the Register,
8 October 1923, page 8g.
Rose Park - Obituaries
An obituary of William Cook is in the Register,
20 November 1897, page 5a,
Observer,
27 November 1897, page 13g,
of Richard Williams on 21 April 1906, page 38d,
of F.J.C. Leschen on 5 May 1906, page 38a,
of Edward Spicer on 12 May 1906, page 38c,
of Henry Dean on 23 November 1907, page 26d,
of August Kayser on 5 March 1910, page 40a,
of Robert Gilchrist on 9 December 1911, page 35c,
of Thomas Day on 10 February 1912, page 41b,
of Mrs Catherine Venning on 22 June 1912, page 41a,
of George S. Hyett on 27 December 1913, page 41b.
An obituary of Spencer J. Skipper is in the Register,
9 September 1903, page 7a,
of Captain Prescott on 18 November 1904, page 4i,
of Richard Williams on 18 April 1906, page 4i,
of F.J.C. Leschen on 30 April 1906, page 4g, o
f Edward Spicer on 8 May 1906, page 5c.
An obituary of Tom Moody is in the Register,
5 January 1907, page 7c,
of William Sandover on 8 March 1909, page 5a,
of J.B. Ridings on 5 October 1910, page 6i,
of W.E. Gallagher, head teacher, on 7 February 1912, page 7a,
of Thomas Day on 7 February 1912, page 7a,
of J.F. Williamson on 23 March 1912, page 6g,
of Mrs Catherine Venning on 19 June 1912, page 7a,
of John Boundy on 1 November 1912, page 6h,
of James Harvey on 8 October 1913, page 14a,
of George S. Hyett on 20 December 1913, page 16a,
of Robert Charlick on 3 September 1914, page 10a.
An obituary of David W. Gray is in the Observer,
2 October 1915, page 45b,
of Mrs Janet W. Cook on 1 January 1916, page 44a,
of Isaac Fisher on 9 December 1916, page 35d,
of Mrs Catherine H. Herring on 6 January 1917, page 14a,
of Arthur Haste on 24 March 1917, page 15b,
of John Boundy on 14 July 1917, page 19b.
An obituary of Mrs Emma V. Brown is in the Register,
13 February 1915, page 8h,
of Robert Gilchrist on 27 May 1915, page 6h,
of Mrs Janet W. Cook on 25 December 1915, page 8f,
of J.T. Underwood on 6 March 1916, page 4i,
of Peter Pendlebury on 4 November 1916, page 8i,
of Isaac Fisher on 6 December 1916, page 4g,
of Mrs Catherine H. Herring on 5 January 1917, page 7a,
of H.D. Cook on 23 April 1918, page 4g.
An obituary of F.E. Andrews is in the Observer,
19 January 1918, page 11c,
of Mrs Marian Treloar on 9 March 1918, page 29e,
of Walter Brown, farrier, on 15 June 1918, page 20a,
of J.O. Bull on 1 March 1924, page 45e.,
of Charles Crispie on 4 April 1925, page 37a,
of James Gartrell on 19 December 1925, page 48a,
of Mrs Jean R. Dawson on 13 August 1927, page 30b,
of William Sutherland on 15 December 1928, page 59a.
An obituary of William V. Brown is in the Register,
14 February 1920, page 9g,
of Edward I. Shipway on 29 June 1920, page 4h,
of Joseph Skinner on 11 August 1920, page 7a,
of Alfred May on 23 and 25 September 1920, pages 7a and 9d,
of Lionel J. Jones on 16 April 1921, page 8c,
of A.L. Calder on 5 November 1921, page 10g,
of S. Wills on 13 May 1922, page 8h,
of John Rock on 19 May 1923, page 8g,
of Dr Melville Birks on 28 April 1924, page 10h,
of Fred B. Hughes on 8 October 1925, page 8g.
An obituary of Miss C.R. Prescott is in the Observer,
8 December 1923, page 39a,
of J.F. Sudholz on 12 July 1924, page 14c,
of Charles Crispie in the Register, 31 March 1925, page 8h.
An obituary of Miss May A. Overbury is in the Register,
30 March 1926, page 8g,
of Rev Albert Stubbs on 14 June 1926, page 8g,
of Mrs Mary A. Quick on 29 December 1926, page 8g,
of George H. Searcy on 7 and 8 January 1927, pages 8g and 11g,
of Thomas Cozens on 15 March 1927, page 11c,
of William F. Ross on 16 March 1927, page 8g.
An obituary of Mrs W. Sutherland is in the Register,
27 September 1928, page 15e,
of William Sutherland on 8 December 1928, page 12f.
Rose, Mount - Rye
R
Place Names
Rosenthal
Nomenclature
Its post office opened in 1864 and closed as 'Rosedale' on 30 May 1980.
General Notes
"The Crossing of the River Para at Rosenthal" is in the Observer,
6 November 1858, page 7e;
"A Treacherous Ford" is in the Observer,
6 August 1910, page 15b.
- Recent rains have again made the ford through the North Para at Rosenthal impassable... Last season traffic was blocked for a considerable time through the Government cart being stuck in the mud on the middle of the track... Scores and scores of like adventures have been experienced at this ford during the past 30 years... The records certainly testify the claim for a bridge.
1 June 1859, page 4c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
An obituary of Rev P.J. Ostyer is in the Register,
21 July 1897, page 5i,
of Rev J.M. Rudolph on 17 October 1904, page 4g,
of Rev J.M.R. Ey in the Observer,
22 October 1904, page 34e.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Mattiske is reported in the Register,
21 April 1906, page 8i.
A description of local housing in the 19th century is in the Advertiser,
17 July 1937, page 12e.
Also see Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters - The Building Act.
Rose, Mount - Rye
R
Place Names
Rosetta Head
Nomenclature
Named by Governor Gawler in 1839 in honour of Rosetta Angas, the wife of George Fife Angas. It is also known as 'The Bluff' and 'Cape Victor'.
General Notes
A letter about a proposed jetty at the Head is in the Register,
19 April 1855, page 3b.
The same newspaper, on
20 March 1856, page 3g has a letter in respect of the completed jetty - it is described on
10 May 1856, page 2f.
- Some time ago there was a sum of money voted by the council for the construction of a jetty at Rosetta Head and I believe that want of labour has been the cause of this work not having been commenced... There has been a large influx of emigrants by the Flora, Lady McDonald and Northern Light [and] I would recommend that 100 of them... be sent around by water to Encounter Bay and let them be employed on these public works...
4, 8 and 9 April 1902, pages 4f, 4c and 4e-6d.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
19 April 1902, page 39.
An Aboriginal legend as to its formation is recited in the Register,
9 April 1902, page 6d.
Photographs of the planting of a tree in memory of a fallen soldier, Private John Bruce, is in the Chronicle,
21 August 1915, page 28.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
"Flinders Celebration on the Bluff" is in the Register,
15 April 1927, page 8d.
Rose, Mount - Rye
R
Place Names
Roseville
The City of Port Adelaide's Mayor's Report of 1944/45 defines it as a subdivision of section 1135, Hundred of Port Adelaide; now included in Gillman, while the Department of Lands records it in Deposited Plan no. 1950 (unnamed) and certificate of title volume 593, folio 168 as being created by George Howell.
Rose, Mount - Rye
R
Place Names
Rosewater
Nomenclature
In 1945, the following appeared in a report from the Commissioner of Police, accompanying a parcel of human bone and skull fragments discovered in Rosewater:
- Mrs J. Ward, the owner of the property, where the bones were found, states that her father arrived here 100 years ago; that the block of land upon which the remains were found and the immediate surrounding locality consisted of sandhills; that there was a shallow well of beautiful water, which was used by the teamsters carting copper ore from Burra to Port Adelaide.
General Notes
The laying of the foundation stone of the Primitive Methodist Chapel is reported in the Observer,
17 August 1878, page 12c and
its opening on
30 November 1878, page 14a.
Its jubilee is reported in the Advertiser,
25 October 1928, page 18a.
A football match is reported in the Express,
21 July 1887, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
A proposed tramcar to Rosewater on a loop line is discussed in the Register,
7 January 1888, page 5c.
Also see Adelaide - Transport - Tramways.
- A deputation... met Mr J.C.B. Moncreiff, the Resident Engineer for the South Australian Railways, at the Port Railway station and conducted him over the loop line to Rosewater where it was proposed that a steam motor should be run for the convenience of the people living in the district. [They] suggested that a station should be erected at Brown's Crossing...
Information on the district hall is in the Register,
23 May 1896, page 7f and
the unveiling of a war memorial on
17 April 1922, page 6g.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
22 April 1922, page 30.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
"Rosewater Amalgamation" is discussed in the Express,
11 and 25 January 1899, pages 4c and 2h,
3 February 1899, page 2e,
Register,
27 January 1899, page 5b,
3 February 1899, page 4h.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
A quoits match on "the Royal Oak ground" is reported in the Observer,
15 April 1899, page 21c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Quoits.
Information on the Rosewater Gun Club is in the Observer,
2 September 1899, page 14b.
An obituary of Giles Garnaut is in the Observer,
15 July 1916, page 33a,
of John Talbot on 29 May 1920, page 12a.
Biographical details of P.W. Rooney are in the Observer,
14 December 1918, page 28c.
Information on Carmel Boys' School is in the Register,
28 June 1926, page 11h.
"Wireless to Ships - Rosewater Station" is in The News,
7 July 1927, page 11b.
Photographs of the replacement of "tall aerial masts" are in the Chronicle,
30 May 1929, page 50.
See South Australia - Communications - Wireless and Radio.
"School Wanted at Rosewater" is in the Advertiser,
24 May 1929, page 7d.
"Rosewater Unemployment Camp" is in the Advertiser,
1 June 1929, page 15h:
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There are over 50 men in the camp and most of them are sleeping without blankets, or are crouched over the fires all night for warmth, and are often without food.
Rosewater - Obituaries
An obituary of C.J. Ougden is in the Register,
14 August 1894, page 6c.
An obituary of T.P.C. Shiels is in the Register,
20 August 1923, page 6f,
of Alfred B. Cornell on 21 August 1926, page 13c,
of Josiah Marsson on 22 August 1926, page 10g,
of John Nesbitt on 21 March 1927, page 13.
Rose, Mount - Rye
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Place Names
Roseworthy
Nomenclature
In 1867 Mrs Grace Gartrell (c.1812-1868) laid out the village on part section 70, Hundred of Mudla Wirra 8 km north of Gawler. She and her husband, William Henry Gartrell (c.1812-1863) came from 'Roseworthy', Cornwall.
General Notes
The laying of the foundation stone of the Primitive Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
8 March 1865, page 3b and
its opening in the Chronicle,
2 December 1865, page 2g.
Information on the extension of the railway beyond Roseworthy is in the Register,
12 May 1869, page 2c and
3 and 5 July 1869, pages 2e and 3b.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
Its school opened in 1863; examinations are reported in the Chronicle,
18 April 1865, page 7d,
Observer,
2 July 1927, page 35d.
"Roseworthy Mills" is in the Register,
27 August 1902, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
The town is described in the Register,
17 October 1903, page 4e.
An obituary of Peter Cray is in the Register,
10 May 1892, page 5b,
of Charles McDonald on 25 November 1873, page 5b,
of David Kerr on 10 September 1913, page 16a,
of Mrs Mary Stirling on 5 July 1926, page 10d.
An obituary of Thomas Flett is in the Observer,
25 January 1908, page 40c,
of J.E. Arnold on 17 September 1910, page 34c,
of Josiah J. Dridan on 5 April 1924, page 45d.
"Summer Downpour" is in the Register,
7 January 1910, page 5c.
Roseworthy Agricultural College.
"An Agricultural College" is in the Register,
28 August 1879, page 4c,
"Agricultural Colleges" on
2 November 1880, page 4g.
The selection of the college site is reported in the Register,
24 December 1881, page 5c.
Historical information is in the Register,
11 December 1906, page 6f,
23 January 1930, page 22b.
"The Professor of Agriculture" is in the Register,
10 August 1881, page 4g; also see
3 September 1881, page 6a.
Information on the Government Experimental Farm and Agricultural College is in the Observer,
3 and 10 September 1881, pages 9b and 10a,
22 July 1882, page 24d,
5 August 1882, page 9c,
Register,
24 December 1881, page 5c; also see
5 August 1882, page 6c,
Advertiser,
30 August 1882, page 7e,
Register,
31 January 1883, pages 4e-6e,
3 August 1883, page 6e,
15 October 1883, page 5g,
17 November 1883, page 4g.
Also see Register,
22 January 1884, page 4g,
9, 15 and 29 February 1884, pages 1g (supp.), 3c (supp.) and 2b (supp.),
3 and 4 July 1884, pages 4h-6a and 6f,
25 November 1884 (supp.), page 1a,
25 and 27 December 1884, pages 7a and 4f,
3, 4 and 13 February 1885, pages 4e-6g, 4e-6d and 6c,
26 March 1885, page 4h,
30 June 1885, pages 4f-6f.
Also see Register,
27 August 1885, page 6h,
15 September 1885, page 6b,
23 October 1885, page 7a,
1 and 23 December 1885, pages 6d, 4h-6e,
19 February 1886, page 5d,
19 March 1886, page 4e,
14 May 1886, page 6a,
19 June 1886, page 6a,
16 August 1886, page 6c,
1 November 1886, page 7f,
16, 23 and 24 December 1886, pages 3h, 4g-7e and 4h-6g,
12 April 1887, page 5h:
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Starved in its infancy by the meanest parsimony, its progress hampered by official neglect and red-tapeism, can it be wondered at that it has not so far given universal satisfaction...
December 1886, page 181; also see
Register,
17 May 1887, page 6g,
18 June 1887, page 6e,
9 July 1887, page 6g,
10 August 1887, page 4h,
28 November 1887, page 7b,
21 December 1887, page 4h,
9 April 1888, page 6c,
16 October 1888, page 6d,
16 September 1889, page 6d,
1 October 1889, page 6f,
3 June 1890, page 5d,
25 November 1890, page 7b,
22 December 1891, page 4h,
10, 17 and 21 September 1892, pages 7b-1g (supp.), 5b and 6f.
"Professor Lowrie and the Agricultural College" is in the Register,
9 January 1894, pages 4f-5a.
Also see Register,
30 January 1894, page 5g,
17 and 21 February 1894, pages 6e and 4h,
20 March 1894, pages 4f-6c,
5 and 18 September 1894, pages 6e and 6a,
18 January 1895, page 7e,
17 September 1895, pages 4h-7c,
23 November 1895, page 7a,
1 February 1896, page 6c,
21 June 1901, page 5e,
19 and 29 August 1901, pages 3g-4e and 6e,
26 and 27 September 1910, pages 4h and 6b-7a.
"Appointment of Teacher of Chemistry [F.S. Earp]" is in the Register,
30 January 1889, page 5a.
A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register,
13 November 1889, page 7d.
A photograph of an 1892 parliamentary visit to the college is in the Observer,
25 December 1915, page 29.
A sports day at the college is reported in the Chronicle,
3 October 1896, page 13d.
Also see Register,
13 February 1897, pages 7c-9g,
5 February 1898, page 3g,
13 September 1898, page 6d.
A meeting of an Old Collegians' Association is reported in the Register,
10 September 1898, page 8f,
Observer,
22 September 1900, page 30a.
Biographical details of J.A. Haslam are in the Register,
16 March 1901, page 7b.
A college sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901, page 14e.
"The Professor of Agriculture - An American Appointed" is in the Register,
30 January 1902, pages 4d-5b,
Observer,
1 and 8 February 1902, pages 31d and 9a.
Also see Advertiser,
11 December 1899, page 4d,
Register,
26 February 1900, page 4f,
6 March 1901, page 7a,
28 January 1902, page 6f,
9, 13 and 15 May 1902, pages 5c, 7d and 3f,
3 December 1902, page 3i,
29 January 1903, page 6b,
20 April 1903, page 5i,
18 July 1903, page 5g,
8 September 1903, page 3g,
11 December 1903, page 6f.
Photographs taken at the college are in the Chronicle,
12 September 1903, page 41,
Observer,
30 September 1905, page 27,
Observer,
23 July 1927, page 31.
Also see Register,
26 May 1904, pages 4c-5c (includes a sketch and history of college),
2, 6, 9, 13 and 15 June 1904, pages 4c, 8a, 6e, 5a and 9d,
2, 4, 5, 8 and 19 July 1904, pages 5h, 7g, 4f, 7f and 4e,
4 August 1904, page 7g,
31 January 1905, page 6b,
10, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22 and 27 July 1905, pages 7a, 5d, 7b, 3h, 7h, 11d and 3h,
26 August 1905, page 7d,
12 March 1907, page 7a.
Events surrounding the resignation of Professor Lowrie are in the Register,
20, 21, 22, 24 and 26 June 1901, pages 4e, 5e, 5i, 9g and 4e,
7, 13, 23 and 26 September 1901, pages 8g, 4g, 8g and 10d.
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[It] seems to be born to trouble as the sparks fly upward. With slight exceptions its history has been one of almost constant misunderstanding or of actual discord... One may fairly enquire whether the general scheme of management of the [college] should not be either mended or the institution ended.
(See Register,
26 and 30 May 1904, pages 4c-5c and 9a,
2 June 1904, page 4c.)
28 May 1904, pages 34-3a (supp.),
4, 11 and 18 June 1904, pages 12a-27d, 36b and 12b-33d,
Register,
15, 23 and 29 March 1905, pages 3f, 3b and 6h,
1 and 18 September 1905, pages 6h and 7a,
16 and 19 June 1906, pages 10g and 6b,
18 September 1906, page 8f,
15 September 1910, page 11b,
8 October 1910, page 8b,
13 and 15 March 1919, pages 6e and 7g,
24 June 1920, page 7d,
2 March 1923, page 10f.
Biographical details of Professor Lowrie are in the Observer,
9 January 1897, page 4d,
15 June 1901, page 16d;
also see 22 and 29 June 1901, pages 30e and 2d, 3 August 1901, page 31c,
14 and 28 September 1901, pages 10c and 11d, 5 October 1901, page 10b,
29 September 1906, page 13d, 1 October 1910, page 45a, 25 March 1911, page 11e,
6 September 1913, page 47a, 6 and 13 June 1914, pages 37d and 33d-37c, 20 June 1914, page 46a.
"Scholarships at Roseworthy" is in the Observer,
11 April 1903, page 33a.
A war memorial tablet is reported upon in the Observer,
16 May 1903, page 33a,
Register,
18 July 1903, page 5g.
Also see South Australia - The Boer War.
Information on a new Principal, Professor Perkins, is in the Register,
4 August 1904, page 7g,
of William Angus, B.Sc. on
27 October 1904, page 4g,
19 and 30 December 1904, pages 4e and 5b.
"Religious Services for Students" is in the Register,
16 and 19 June 1906, pages 10g and 6b.
A photograph of a tennis team is in The Critic,
27 March 1907, page 4.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Tennis.
Photographs of the college football team is in the Observer,
6 July 1907, page 29, Also see South Australia - Sport - Football
of diploma students on
28 March 1908, page 31,
of a cricket team on
13 April 1912, page 31,
28 March 1914, page 32,
of students on
12 April 1913, page 30,
of a "farmers' day" at the college in the Chronicle,
21 September 1912, page 35.
"Professor Custance - Honoured by Former Students" is in the Register,
14 March 1908, page 10h;
an obituary is in the Register,
15 December 1923, page 13f.
"Education of Farmers" is in the Register,
8 October 1910, page 8 (includes photographs).
Information on Professor Perkins is in the Observer,
27 July 1912, page 13a.
His reminiscences are in the Observer,
21 February 1925, page 45b.
Biographical details of C.F. Stephens are in the Register,
15 March 1913, page 16g.
The unveiling of a Ridley memorial is reported in the Chronicle,
22 March 1913, page 43a,
Observer,
22 March 1913, page 12d.
Also see Place Names - Ridleyton.
An obituary of David Kerr is in the Observer,
13 September 1913, page 41a.
"Men of Roseworthy College" is in the Register,
21 February 1918, page 4e.
Historical information on the college is in the Register,
24 June 1920, page 7d.
A history of the institution is in the Advertiser,
16 January 1932, page 18d.
Information on the Tassie Memorial Library is in the Register,
19 March 1921, page 7d.
"Herdsman Fatally Gored" is in the Register,
26 August 1922, page 9b.
Information on W.J. Colebatch is in the Register,
9 June 1926, pages 8e and 9f,
21 July 1926, page 11f,
on W.R. Birks on
19 May 1927, page 11b.
Allegations of "bullying and disgraceful conduct" are made in the Register,
29 July 1926, page 8f,
3 August 1926, page 9h; also see
Advertiser,
10, 12 and 16 April 1930, pages 15b, 18d and 18d.
A photograph of students and staff is in the Chronicle,
24 July 1926, page 49.
"Roseworthy Winter School" and a photograph of farmer students, is in the Register,
20 July 1927, page 10a.
"Students Declare Strike" is in the Advertiser,
5 January 1932, page 9a; also see
4 February 1932, page 9g.
"Farmers of the Future" is in The Mail,
9 September 1933, page 6d,
"Jubilee Year" on
20 October 1934.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
14 March 1935, page 38.
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Place Names
Ross Creek
Parliamentary Paper 26/1875 shows it to be a school in the Kapunda district conducted by Mary A. Preaulx with 27 enrolled pupils;it opened in 1873 and closed in 1875;
see Advertiser, 30 September 1873, page 3c.
- Mary Ann Pointz (sic), having opened a school in this locality. asked for it to be licensed. Her school, she stated, was situated three miles from any other government school and the number of children under her tuition was 24... A letter was received from the Kapunda District Council recommending her having a licence...
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Place Names
Ross, Lake
Nomenclature
East of Kingoonya, named by Ernest Giles in 1875. John Ross, a member of an exploration party.
General Notes
"John Ross - Explorer" is in the Observer,
28 December 1901, page 23a;
reminiscences of John Ross are in the Register,
3 February 1903, page 4f,
Register,
9 September 1901, page 5c,
6 February 1903, page 5c,
Observer,
7 February 1903, page 33c.
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Place Names
Rossiter Vale
Nomenclature
Captain Thomas Rossiter.
General Notes
Biographical notes on Captain Thomas Rossiter are in the Register,
4 and 7 July 1925, pages 12e and 10f,
Observer,
11 July 1925, pages 59e-60b.
- Fifty years ago today Captain Thomas Rossiter died at 82 Windmill Street, Sydney, at the age of 75 years. The anniversary is of peculiar interest to students of South Australian history. When he was exploring the Port Lincoln district in 1839 he discovered a fertile valley upon which he bestowed the name "Rossiter Vale", and he christened the stream that flows through it "Mississippi". Unfortunately these two names have fallen into disuse... He was commander of the French whaler Mississippi the first foreign vessel to enter Port Lincoln since its settlement... On much higher ground, however, does his name deserve to be perpetuated. Edward John Eyre and his faithful black boy, Wylie, after the murder of their overseer (Baxter) would probably have perished in 1841 when they made the memorable journey from Fowler's Bay to King George's Sound but for the assistance received from Captain Rossiter...
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Place Names
Rosslyn Park
Nomenclature
On 21 August 1988 the Sunday Mail published an article by William Reschke entitled 'How Your Suburb was Named' which elicited a response from Mr Peter A. Lord who said, inter alia:
- ... as far as I know from conversation with Lord family members, the area was owned as homestead and paddocks at Magill around the turn of the century by a John Lord, a Cornishman originally, who I understand subdivided the property at one stage to pay off gambling debts and sold some off to the Penfold family for the planting of a vineyard. Alfred Lord, a subsequent owner of the now reduced property, used the good pasture as grazing land to spell racehorses and assorted hacks and it was one of these racehorses, a "Miss Rosslyn'', that the area became generally known by. "Miss Rosslyn'' was a winner of the Great Eastern Steeple at Oakbank circa 1920 and this horse was so popular in its day that the Lord paddocks became known as "Rosslyn's Paddock'' or "Rosslyn's Park''.
General Notes
Reports on the opening of a cadets' camp are in the Register,
1 and 4 May 1908, pages 7d and 3e;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
21 March 1908, page 29,
Observer,
9 May 1908, page 28,
"Soldiers at Rosslyn Park" is in the Register,
20 August 1909, page 4f.
- The Light Horse school at Roslyn (sic) Park, while to some extent handicapped by the continuing wet, is going well - it may be said almost swimmingly - although the tents are sodden under grey skies and the ground oozes at every step. There are 51 in camp - eight officers and 43 of other ranks - and the best is being made of the unfavourable conditions... A course of lectures embraces practically every evening, and Sunday is earmarked in the syllabus "Read-up". Camps are too expensive to waste opportunities.
An obituary of G.H. Styles is in the Register,
6 June 1907, page 5a.
An obituary of John Lord is in the Observer,
8 July 1916, page 19d.
Information on Mr A.J. Lord and his racehorses is in The Mail,
14 February 1925, page 8e.
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Place Names
Rostrevor
Nomenclature
Ross Thompson Reid, born in Newry, Ireland arrived in South Australia in 1839, aged six years; he accumulated wealth and built a magnificent mansion which he named 'Rostrevor Hall' after 'Rostrevor', a seaside resort in Ireland which has the alternative name of 'Rosetrevor', derived from Rose, youngest daughter of Sir Marmaduke Whitchurch; after her marriage with Trevor, Viscount Dungannon, the family seat of Iveagh Castle was invariably called 'Rostrevor' (sic).
General Notes
An account of an Adelaide Hunt Club's meeting on Ross Reid's property is in the Register,
28 July 1879, page 6a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Fox Hunting .
Mr J.S. Reid's orangery is described in the Observer,
18 January 1896, page 29a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.
"A Garden Suburb" is in the Register,
7 October 1913, page 10c,
"Charms of Rostrevor" in The Mail,
21 December 1918, page 7d.
- When Mr J.S. Reid decided to sell Rostrevor and make his permanent residence at Mount Macedon, Victoria, he generously offered to present 300 acres of the estate which embraced the rugged gorge and waterfalls situated between the fine old homestead at Morialta... to the Government...
12 January 1915, page 6c.
A photograph of the college is in the Register,
3 May 1923, page 10d,
Observer,
12 May 1923, page 30.
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Place Names
Round Hill
For information on the school see Register,26 November 1881, page 6g,
Chronicle,
17 February 1883, page 13a and Place Names - Stephenston.
- The parents of children attending Round Hill School petitioned for a public school; [at present] it could boast of an average attendance of 26 scholars...
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Place Names
Rounsevell, Hundred of
Nomenclature
W.B. Rounsevell, MP (1875-1906).Born in Adelaide in 1842, the son of William Rounsevell, the noted coach proprietor, who left his two sons a considerable fortune which enabled William Jnr 'to gratify those liberal instincts of his generous nature and perform many public and private auctions which redound to his credit'.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
"Public Vehicles and Travellers" is in the Register,
2 December 1865, page 2c.
The school was opened by Miss Ivy Kenny in 1918 and closed in 1921 because of low attendances.
Records show that in 1946 the Hundred of Rounsevell School was renamed "Mortana";
it closed in 1967.
Biographical details of Mr Rounsevell are in the Register,
19 August 1890, page 6f,
Weekly Herald, 21 September 1901, page 3,
The Mail 13 September 1913, page 8c.
His obituary is in the Register,
19 July 1923, pages 6e-7e and that
of his father in the Chronicle,
10 October 1874, page 14b.
- Old-time parliamentarians in South Australia are now few and the death announced this morning of the Hon. J.B. Rounsevell means the removal of a former notable politician of remarkably wide experience... As business man, farmer, squatter, wine expert, sportsman, municipalist and politician he made friends and he was always ready to do what service he might for the land of his birth... Born in Pirie Street in 1841, the son of the late Mr William Rounsevell (who preceded the firm of John Hill and company as the principal mail coach proprietors of the State) the deceased lived through the transitional period when the traffic of the central state was being developed from the hack and packhorse to the coaching and carrier periods and thence to the railway, electric tram and the speedy motor car...
16 May 1902, page 5b.
A cartoon is in The Lantern, 14 May 1881.
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Place Names
Rowe, Mount
Nomenclature
Probably John Rowe, a member of E.C. Frome's 1843 expedition.
General Notes
A letter from Edwin Rowe, a member of Stuckey's expedition is in the Observer,
10 March 1860, page 5h.
See Place Names - Hope, Lake.
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Place Names
Rowland Flat
Nomenclature
Edward Rowlands, a partner with Joseph Gilbert in the 'Twenty-Seventh Special Survey'. The 's' was deleted in the Government Gazette of 5 December 1940, albeit in error.
General Notes
Education Department records show its school opening in 1861 and closing in 1967. However, the Register,
1 December 1853, page 3f reports on examinations at the Rowlands' Flat School.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
24 August 1933, page 36.
Henry Peake's vineyard is described in the Register,
24 January 1884, page 1a (supp.).
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.
An outbreak of diphtheria is reported in the Observer,
23 October 1886, page 32d.
- Diphtheria has broken out amongst the children at Rowland's Flat. Dr Altmann visited the school with an inspector and examined the children and found one boy whom he thought advisable to send home. No children from any infected house has attended the school... The doctor considered there was a great want of cleanliness in the teachers' quarters...
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs Munzenberg is reported in the Register,
27 April 1901, page 7c,
Observer,
4 May 1901, page 23b.
An obituary of Mrs Constance Munchenberg is in the Register,
21 August 1906, page 5a,
of Gustav Gramp on 15 July 1927, page 8f.
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Place Names
Roxby Downs
Nomenclature
The present-day town of Roxby Downs stands on what was once the 'Sunday Well' block of the former 'South Gap' run held by W.H. Greenfield in the early 1900s. About 1890 Norman Richardson leased land in the vicinity where he bred horses which he used on mail runs, and called the property 'Chance Swamp'. After a 'bumper' season and 'cashed up' he went over to Marree and bought up some cattle which had come down from Roxby in Queensland after which he changed the name of his property to 'Roxby Downs'. Later, he sold out to Mr Greenfield of the 'South Gap' station, some 150 km south of Roxby Downs.
Also see Place Names - South Gap.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
Mr N.A. Richardson mentions his occupation of the property in his reminiscences in The Mail, 13 July 1912, page 9d.
Photographs are in the Observer,
23 July 1921, page 24.
An obituary of W.H. Greenfield is in the Register,
24 October 1922, page 6h.
The formation of the Roxby Downs Run is reported in the Register,
5 April 1924, page 7a,
Observer,
12 April 1924, page 47a.
- In the early leases the name of Roxby Downs was not to be found... The country on which it now stands was originally a portion of Andamoka (sic) known as Chance Swamp. There on the edge of the teatree the Andamoka people had got a splendid well of good water... Subsequently Richardson applied for and had allotted to him the most southerly paddock of original Parakylia... and known as The Slaters. This adjoined Chance Swamp on the west. He named it Roxby Downs and sold it to W.H. Greenfields at a good price...
10 August 1929, page 6a.
The school opened in 1987.
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Place Names
Royal Park
Nomenclature
It was a complete misnomer. For many years it was known as 'Piggery Park' because of its pig farms and slaughter houses. When it was subdivided it was mostly swampy land, covered with scrub and infested with mosquitoes.
General Notes
An obituary of Henry Ranford is in the Register,
10 September 1894, page 5b,
of James H. Turnbull on 29 March 1928, page 8f.
Information on Salmon's pottery works on Reedbeds Road is in the Express,
28 March 1898, page 4f.
Photographs of storm damage are in the Chronicle,
2 January 1904, page 42,
of the opening of a scout hall on
31 May 1934, page 36.Also see Adelaide - Boy Scouts
A fire at the boiling down works is reported in the Register,
19 February 1912, page 6f.
- An old landmark on Findon Road, Royal Park Extension, was the scene of a fire... The premises owned by Mr L. Conrad and leased to Mr R.D Vawser as a boiling-down establishment, are of stone and have been in existence for a long period... [It] was erected by Mr W.W. Shand in 1867 as a meat preserving establishment. The late Mr Frank Reynolds, of Port Adelaide, was the contractor. The works were started in October 1868...
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Place Names
Royston Park
Nomenclature
The name comes from either Yorkshire or Hertfordshire, England and takes its name from a cross erected in the highway by Lady Roysia, Countess of Norfolk.
Its nomenclature, together with that of Kings Park, is discussed in The News,
27 July 1936, page 4e.
- While on a visit to England Mr Stephen Parsons stayed at a place called Royston. That is where the Royston in our Royston Park comes from.
General Notes
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs T.S. Gillman is reported in the Register,
30 April 1919, page 6g,
Observer, 3 May 1919, page 29c.
Biographical details of Ambrose R. Tuckett are in The Critic,
19 April 1922, page 5.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs A. Lillecrapp is reported in the Register,
7 May 1926, page 8h.
Royston Park - Obituaries
An obituary of Mrs T. James is in the Register,
7 December 1920, page 4h.
Biographical details of Thomas James are in the Observer,
30 May 1925, page 37c.
An obituary of Mrs John Blacket is in the Observer,
11 December 1926, page 43a,
of Mrs Thomas Weatherill in the Register,
21 April 1926, page 8h.
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Place Names
Rudall Centre
Nomenclature
S.B. Rudall, MP (1906-1915). Born at Gawler in 1859 he was the son of John Rudall, the first Town Clerk of Gawler; for many years he was associated with almost every civic authority in the town; he was President of the Gawler Institute for a long period and an ardent Freemason having been Master of the Lodge of Fidelity. He died on 3 January 1945.
General Notes
The school opened in 1921 and closed in 1946;
the Hundred of Rudall School opened in 1917 and closed in 1949.
A photograph is in the Chronicle, 22 October 1936, page 32.
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Place Names
Rufus Range
The Register of 12 July 1855 at page 2f says: "His Excellency [Gov. MacDonnell] and suite started early from Moorundee, rode through the extensive scrub west of the Murray, and, crossing the Rufus Range, arrived at Truro..." Mount Rufus, near Truro, is mentioned in the Register, 27 September 1856, page 3a.
The Register of 28 October 1868, page 2d has a report of a gold discovery near Mount Rufus on Mr Shannon's run, "distant from Kapunda about 17 miles..."; also see
31 October 1868, page 2f and
4 November 1868, page 2g,
2 July 1869, page 2h,
Observer,
15 May 1869, page 3c,
3 and 17 July 1869, pages 4g and 3b,
26 January 1895, page 28d.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
A "Mount Rufus School", in the Belvidere district, conducted by Richard Paynter, with 20 enrolled pupils, is recorded in Parliamentary Paper 19/1869-70;
it opened in 1868 and closed in 1874.
An obituary of William Brooks is in the Observer, 9 July 1904, page 34d.
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Place Names
Rumbalara
Nomenclature
A railway station on the former Marree-Alice Springs line is derived from the Aboriginal umbalara - 'rainbow'.
General Notes
The Register of 17 November 1928 at page 14h says: "Those who have seen the gorgeously coloured cliffs along the Finke River... will realise how appropriate the name is."
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Place Names
Ruralbotown
This place near Victor Harbor is shown on a map in the Register, 18 January 1919, page 5e.
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Place Names
Ruth's Flat
The Advertiser of 23 March 1867, page 3e mentions this place near Bridgewater.
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Place Names
Rye
Nomenclature
The town was proclaimed on 30 March 1882 at the site of the Walloway railway station, north of Orroroo; in 1940 it was changed to 'Walloway'. The name occurs frequently throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1883 and closed in 1942.
