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- Scott, Mount
- Seacliff
- Seacombe
- Searcy Bay
- Seaton
- Seaview
- Seaview Downs
- Second Creek
- Second Valley
- Secret Rock
- Section 372
- Sedan
- Seddon, Hundred of
- Sefton Park
- Sellicks Beach and Hill
- Selwyn Rock
- Semaphore
- Senior, Hundred of
- Seppeltsfield
- Serle, Mount
- Settler Bend
- Seven Hill
- Seymour, Hundred of
- Shady Grove
- Shamrock Pool
- Shanahan, Mount
- Shannon
- Shannon, Hundred of
- Sharps Well
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Scott, Mount
Nomenclature
Near Copley, named by E.J. Eyre on 21 August 1840.
General Notes
An editorial about the "deplorable state of the Aborigines in the neighbourhood", ie, in the Far North, is in the Register,
13 July 1868, page 2e; also see
7 August 1868, page 2f.
- A correspondent, writing from Mount Scott, draws attention to the deplorable state of the aborigines in that neighbourhood. Several parties of them have lately come down from the north-west and although the weather is bitterly cold "the men, women and children are as naked as when they were born." He says it is most painful to see the lubras and old men - they are in such a miserable state...
7 April 1902, page 4h,
Observer,
12 April 1902, page 51d, 6 January 1906, pages 27(photo)-43a;
an obituary is in the Register,
3 July 1909, page 9d;
also see 28 December 1909, page 6a for reminiscences by Rev John Blacket.
A portrait is in the Observer,
6 January 1906, page 27.
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Seacliff
Nomenclature
The first suburb to bear this descriptive name was Seacliff Park laid out on sections 198-99, Hundred of Noarlunga by William A. Parsons in 1917.
General Notes
Photographs of a patriotic carnival are in the Observer,
30 November 1918, page 24.
Photographs of a Girl Guides' camp are in the Chronicle,
22 April 1922, page 29.
The reforming of the local Girl Guides is reported in the Advertiser,
17 June 1929, pages 6f-10 (photo).
Also see Adelaide - Girl Guides.
An obituary of R.C. Sandland is in the Register,
26 October 1921, page 8e,
of John O'Connell on 25 August 1925, page 8g,
of Thomas J. Doley on 4 November 1926, page 8g,
of Mrs M. Wark on 11 April 1927, page 10b,
of John H. Edwards on 21 May 1927, page 8g.
"Secession of Seacliff" is in the Register,
29 May 1923, page 11f,
5 October 1923, page 14d.
A military camp is described on
4 and 9 March 1926, pages 10g and 13a and
the district on
31 December 1927, page 7.
A proposed war memorial is discussed in the Register,
9 April 1924, page 11d.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
"Salubrious Seaside Suburb" is in the Register,
16 August 1924, page 11e.
A photograph of the laying of the foundation stone of the Presbyterian Church is in the Observer,
16 August 1924, page 35,
of the Anglican Church on
25 April 1925, page 32,
of the foreshore on
19 November 1927, page 38.
A deputation seeking the establishment of a school is reported in the Register,
14 September 1927, page 11b.
The opening of a new Methodist Church is in the Register,
28 May 1928, page 11d.
The district is described in the Observer,
7 January 1928, pages 18-19.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
6 February 1930, page 36.
"Seacliff's Sharkproof Enclosure" is in the Advertiser,
2 January 1932, page 8f.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Fish and Other Sea Creatures.
The opening of the Hotel Australia is reported in The Mail,
26 October 1935, page 20c.
Women lifesavers are reported upon in The Mail,
11 January 1936, page 2d.
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Seacombe
Nomenclature
Edward Stephens purchased 1,100 acres south of Adelaide and built a home which he called 'Seacombe Villa'.
General Notes
Details of Edward Stephens' life and times in South Australia are in the Register,
11 January 1851, page 3e; also see
13 and 15 January 1851, pages 2e and 4a.
His obituary appears on
10 May 1861, pages 2d-3f.
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Searcy Bay
Nomenclature
Arthur Searcy, President of the Marine Board.
General Notes
Information on Arthur Searcy is in the Register,
16 May 1890, page 5b,
on the Searcy family in the Observer,
14 January 1905, page 33d.
- Mr Searcy was born near Mount Barker in 1852 and was educated in Adelaide by the late Rev W.S. Moore and afterwards at Port Lincoln by Dr Sweetman. He was first appointed to the Customs in October 1873 and acted as boarding officer until September 1874 when he was appointed to an office under the Collector of Customs. In June 1875 he was promoted to the Audit Office but returned to the Customs in November 1876... As the compiler of the Customs Handbook Mr Searcy showed himself to be fully acquainted with the working of the intricate traffic and his knowledge of the Customs department generally is regarded as second to none...
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Seaton
Nomenclature
It is generally accepted that it is a corruption of 'farm town by the sea' from the Old English saetun. However, the name also occurs in Scotland where in 1296 it was recorded as seytone being named after the 'De Sey' family. Seaton Park, now included in Seaton, was formerly known as 'Grangeville'
General Notes
The opening of the golf links is reported in the Register,
2 July 1906, page 7i;
photographs are in the The Critic,
30 May 1906, page 11,
4 July 1906, page 15,
3 September 1908, page 18,
Chronicle,
2 September 1911, page 32.
"Seaton Strike - 75 Caddies Down Clubs" is in The News,
18 April 1931, page 1c.
Also see Alberton and South Australia - Sport - Golf.
Seaton Park's "First Spring Show" is reported upon in the Register,
28 August 1923, page 3g,
Photographs are in The Critic,
24 October 1923, page 18.
- October 20 promises to be a red-letter day at Seaton Park and surrounding district in view of enterprising arrangements having been made by the local Progressive Association to hold its first spring show at the Seaton Park Baptist ground and hall. Being the hub of a large and important dairying, market gardening and poultry farming community the Progressive Association representing the majority of residents of Seaton Park, Grangeville and Findon Park decided that the time was opportune to hold a show. The committee was Mr H.S. Locke, President; Mr D. MacKenzie, Vice-President; Mr H.G. Cox, Treasurer; Mr C.B. L. Lock, Secretary; Mr A. Griffen and Mr A.P. Leamey...
An obituary of Frederick Potter is in the Observer,
21 July 1928, page 49b.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Seaton Park School is reported in the Advertiser,
5 April 1929, page 21d.
A photograph of an Arbor Day is in the Chronicle,
6 August 1931, page 33.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
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Seaview Downs
An advertisement for the subdivision is in the Advertiser,15 January 1923, page 8f.
- The magnificent estate known as "Seaview Downs" at the heights above Seacliff, which has just been surveyed into 188 building sites on the most approved Town Planning lines, has been sold privately in one lot and the subdivisional sale advertised for Saturday, 3rd February is therefore cancelled...
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Seaview
Nomenclature
A subdivision of sections 140-42, Hundred of Davenport by William Tardrew Perrers (c.1848-1897) in 1880; now included in Port Augusta. The subdivision was a complete failure and the mortgagee foreclosed in 1890; in 1952 the land was purchased by the SA Housing Trust.
The name was also given to a school in the McLaren Vale District.
General Notes
A concert in the Seaview Chapel at McLaren Vale is reported in the Chronicle,
31 May 1902, page 14e.
- A concert was held in Seaview Chapel on May 16, the proceeds of which are being devoted to renovating the chapel. The concert reflected great credit on the committee - Misses M. Bourne, E. Scott and E. Lawrence and Messrs H. Whiting and A Pengilly. Over 100 people were present and Mr T. Shipway occupied the chair... Miss E. Dungey presided at the organ.
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Second Creek
The district and properties are described in the Register,3 June 1893, page 5h.
- The gully traversed by Second Creek is situated below Brewer's wine shop, the Pinch and between the Black Hill and Green Hill.. The portion of it immediately above Burnside was formerly known as Clifton and Warland's Bottom; afterwards either as Sismey's Knuckey's or Slape's Gully from the name of the latter-day residents there... To Mr "Sandy" Paterson belongs the honour of being entitled the first settler long before the teatree, which formerly marked the source of the creek, was "pulled down"... The next to reside on the creek was the late Mr William Bell who planted the first garden there. Its situation was just a little below Sismey's, now the residence of Mr N.A. Knox and its principal product was tobacco from the leaves of which cigars were manufactured and sold by Mr Bell.... Near the head of the creek at Brandy Gully, Mr Slape has a fruit and vegetable garden of about 10 acres... Plenty of water for irrigation is supplied from the springs which there abound...
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Second Valley
Nomenclature
The Advertiser, 20 March 1931, page 20g says:
- There is a remarkable overlapping - perhaps a confusion of names in this part of the State which can only be condoned on the ground of historical associations. The district is called Rapid Bay, its post office is officially styled "Second Valley'', and the local name for that particular part of the valley is Finniss Vale of which Randalsea forms a part. The explanation is easy. The bay where the brig Rapid anchored when the survey party under Colonel Light came across from Kangaroo Island was named after the vessel. This was the first valley they explored, and the next northward they explored they spoke of as the Second Valley, but the name of the Deputy Surveyor-General - B.T. Finniss - was affixed to it. Later on, Mr Randell [sic] settled in the vale at a charming spot near the pretty little mount... and his estate was called Randalsea.
General Notes
Its school opened circa 1874 and closed in 1955.
The Aboriginal name for the district was parananakooka - "river of the native pine tree" - see Advertiser,
20 March 1931, page 20g.
The wharf is described in the Register,
10 May 1856, page 2f and
the district on
20 April 1892, page 6c,
19 July 1912, page 9c; also see
Advertiser,
17 May 1866, page 2g.
Observer,
11 December 1909, page 45c,
23 April 1910, page 15e.
The opening of a jetty is reported in the Register on
12 November 1910, page 14g;
a photograph is in the Chronicle,
19 November 1910, page 42d; also see
30 March 1929, page 40.
- Something should be done towards developing such fertile lands. As to the land ever going back into large holdings, this will never occur if a jetty is constructed. The jetty would increase the population to an inconceivable extent. It is safe to say that the value of the south is not well understood. Its natural advantages are great and for stock raising, fruit, wool, vegetables and wattle bark growing it is eminently suitable...
5 January 1895, page 21e.
Lucerne growing at Kelly's Anacatilla Farm is reported upon in the Register,
27 August 1908, page 7c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Miscellany.
Wattle bark cultivation is discussed in the Observer,
14 November 1908, page 17c,
Advertiser,
11 February 1909, page 5f,
Register,
22 March 1909, page 7c,
16 April 1909, page 6f,
19 November 1909, page 7h,
8 February 1910, page 5h,
2 April 1910, page 11f,
Advertiser,
21, 24 and 31 December 1910, pages 12d, 10b and 8g,
Register,
7 June 1912, page 5e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Wattle Bark.
"Second Valley - A Rich Country Handicapped" is in the Advertiser,
18 December 1909, page 9f and
"Hermits of the Hills" on
28 September 1935, page 9g.
The opening of a jetty is reported in the Register on
12 November 1910, page 14g;
a photograph is in the Chronicle,
19 November 1910, page 42d; also see
30 March 1929, page 40.
Biographical details of Mrs William Roper are in the Register,
4 January 1912, page 6e,
of Thomas Lord in the Observer, 10 August 1912, page 53d.
"Hotel Robbed" is in the Observer, 2 September 1911, page 17a.
Second Valley - Obituaries
An obituary of Joseph Grundy is in the Observer,
14 August 1909, page 40a,
of Charles W. Fowles on 24 March 1917, page 15c,
of Mrs Sophia H. Grundy on 21 March 1925, page 38a.
An obituary of Charles W. Fowles is in the Register,
21 March 1917, page 6g,
of Mrs Sophia H. Grundy on 14 March 1925, page 8h,
of Mrs George Roper on 10 November 1927, page 12e,
of Mrs G.V.J. Roper on 3 December 1927, page 12g.
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Secret Rock
See Register, 7 March 1876, page 6e for the controversy over its location and existence.
The wreck of the Palmerston is reported in the Observer,
26 February 1887,
12 March 1887, page 28d,
2 April 1887, page 25d.
- The Palmerston went to Fletcher's dock on Wednesday... It will be remembered that when he examined the injury in the forehold while the vessel was lying on the Secret Rock the diver found a hole about two feet across...
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Place Names
Section 372
This name was applied to a school in the Hundred of Andrews conducted by James Macaskill - see Parliamentary Paper 26/1875.
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Sedan
Nomenclature
The name commemorates the battle fought in the Franco-Prussian War of 1871, after which the entire French Army surrendered to the Germans.
General Notes
A cricket match against North Rhine is reported in the Chronicle,
10 January 1874, page 6c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
Information on its water supply is in the Register,
10 May 1882, page 5b,
Chronicle,
6 December 1902, page 13a.
"Reservoir at Sedan" is in the Advertiser,
3 April 1917, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.
The anniversary of the battle of Sedan in Europe and its affiliation with the German population in South Australia is commented upon in the Register, 3 September 1884, page 6b.
- The anniversary of the capitulation of Sedan has again come around [and] the Germans in Adelaide have not been behind in their celebration of what will probably long continue to be a national anniversary. A large number of ladies, at any rate, though the gentlemen were but few, assembled in the Albert Hall last evening where they had the pleasure of listening to a musical and dramatic entertainment specially composed in honour of the day and last, but not least, of taking part in a ball...
22 September 1883, page 32a,
6 December 1890, page 35b.
A sports day held on Mrs Lehmann's grounds is reported in the Advertiser,
3 September 1894, page 6d; also see
Chronicle,
28 December 1895, page 14e.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Express,
9 April 1895, page 4c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A Sedan Hunting Club Sports Day is reported in the Chronicle,
7 September 1895, page 12e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Fox Hunting.
"The Sedan Fatality" is in the Observer,
18 February 1899, page 15c.
The town is described in Parliamentary Paper
66/1886,
Register,
8 November 1909, page 6i:
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[It was] named after the battle of that name, in which the relations of its present inhabitants had a slight interest.
Photographs of an Australia Day celebration are in the Chronicle,
14 August 1915, page 29.
A report on the laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is in the Observer,
11 May 1912, page 17b;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
3 February 1912, page 29,
of centenary celebrations on
8 October 1936, page 34.
The flooding of the town and district is reported in the Register,
22 February 1913, page 16f,
Observer,
1 March 1913, page 50e.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
"Skeleton in the Scrub" is in the Register,
25 and 26 June 1914, pages 7a and 9c,
4 and 13 July 1914, pages 17e and 9a.
The turning of the first sod of the railway is reported in the Register,
17 August 1915, page 9f,
Observer,
21 August 1915, page 46e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
Photographs of centenary celebrations are in the Chronicle,
8 October 1936, page 34.
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Seddon, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Richard Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand. The name of the Hundred was probably suggested by the Premier of the day, Thomas Price, who, no doubt, was an admirer of Mr Seddon who, as a Labor Prime Minister in New Zealand, 'initiated a range of progressive reforms which had aroused overseas admiration and served as models for some Australian legislation'.
General Notes
The name of the Hundred was probably suggested by the Premier of the day, Thomas Price, who, no doubt, was an admirer of Mr Seddon who, as a Labor Prime Minister in New Zealand, "initiated a range of progressive reforms which had aroused overseas admiration and served as models for some Australian legislation" - Ross McMullin, The Light on the Hill, page 38.
Also see Weekly Herald,
26 February 1897, page 1,
Advertiser,
18 February 1897, page 4e,
Observer,
10 May 1902, page 25c,
The Critic,
23 August 1902, page 15,
25 April 1903, page 19 (cartoons),
30 May 1906, page 15 (photograph),
Register,
22 June 1904, page 4d,
26 and 29 May 1906, pages 9f and 6c,
12 June 1906, page 6c (obit.).
"The Man and His Work" is in The Herald,
20 April 1907, page 5.
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Sefton Park
Nomenclature
The name 'Sefton' occurs in Lancashire, England.
General Notes
An obituary of Mrs Sophia Davis is in the Observer,
22 January 1927, page 45b,
of Conrad L. Palm on
9 June 1928, page 49b.
An obituary of Alexander D. Henry is in the Register,
1 March 1928, page 8h.
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Sellicks Beach and Hill
Nomenclature
William Sellick (or Selleck) who obtained the land grant of sections 425 and 430, Hundred of Willunga in 1847.
General Notes
Information on the new road and background history is in the Advertiser,
14 March 1859, page 2e.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
8 October 1861, page 3e and
its opening on
28 February 1862, page 3g.
A photograph of the Methodist Church jubilee is in the Chronicle,
17 February 1912, page 34.
A cricket match against Noarlunga is reported in the Register,
14 March 1867, page 3f,
against Norwood in the Express,
16 April 1868, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - port - Cricket - Miscellany.
Parliamentary Paper 73/1872 shows the school being conducted by William Wiltshire with 71 enrolled pupils; it opened in 1866 and closed in 1941.
Examinations are reported in the Chronicle,
26 March 1870, page 7c,
19 October 1872, page 6e,
Express,
25 April 1871, page 2c,
Register,
20 January 1892, page 5b.
Information on a local silver mine is in the Chronicle,
23 March 1889, page 22a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Mining.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
4 January 1890, page 18a and
a sports day in the Chronicle,
28 April 1894, page 13a; also see
1 February 1896, page 28a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
"The Romance of Sellick's Hill" is in the Register,
12 July 1921, page 7c,
Observer,
23 July 1921, page 43e.
- Few of the motorists who jazz up and down Sellick's Hill stop to think of the many and varied scenes that the grim old hill has looked upon... It was Johnny Ware when ploughing for Kemmis when he came upon a lump of coal as big as a quart pot... The matter was referred to Governor Grey who thought it of such importance that he offered to send a party of men to sink a shaft or two. His sudden departure for New Zealand prevented this from being done... McRae of Sellick's Hill is a name well known in the football world. Janet and Finlay McRae lie in the churchyard of St Stephen's at Willunga...
28 December 1923, page 10f,
Advertiser,
2 February 1932, page 9a;
photographs are in the Observer,
5 January 1924, page 34,
9 February 1926, page 33,
Chronicle,
2 February 1924,
7 February 1925, page 37.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.
"Deviation of Road Sought" is in the Advertiser,
11 July 1924, page 17a.
Photographs of gliding are in the Observer,
28 August 1930, page 34.
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Selwyn Rock
Nomenclature
In the Hindmarsh Valley, named after the geologist, A.R.C. Selwyn, who discovered it in 1859.
General Notes
A report on "artesian wells" by Mr Selwyn is in the Register,
10 April 1858, page 2e.
Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters - Water, Artesian Wells and Springs.
Reports on his geological survey in South Australia are in the Register
4 and 12 July 1859, pages 2e and 2f,
19 January 1860, pages 2b and 3; also see
Observer,
21 January 1860, page 7e;
Parliamentary Paper 20/1860.
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Senior, Hundred of
Nomenclature
William Senior, MP (1904-1912). Born in Yorkshire in 1850, he came to South Australia with his parents in the Mermaid in 1854. Following his service in the SA Parliament he entered Federal politics as a Senator in 1912. During World War I he joined with W.M. Hughes in the formation of the National Party; he retired in 1923. As a young man he lived at Mount Gambier and gained an intimate knowledge of the State's geology and 'his vision caused him to be a strong supporter of afforestation'. He died in November 1926 and is buried at Cheltenham.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
The country is described in the Register,
8 October 1907, page 3e.
- The country lies north-east of Bordertown and is part of which, in the past, has been very incorrectly named "The Ninety-Mile Desert"... The rainfall is close to 20 inches and the country grows good grass once it is cleared... The old Red Bluff Station well is situated in the centre of the new hundred and is down some 170 feet; the water is of splendid quality and may be used for irrigation purposes...
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Seppeltsfield
Nomenclature
J.E. Seppelt, vigneron. When the change of 'enemy' place names was being considered in 1916 the local residents suggested 'Vine Vale', while the Nomenclature Committee opted for 'Pinjetta', Aboriginal for 'sugar and other sweet things'. However, in its paternal wisdom, the Government decided on Dorrien; General Smith-Dorrien, an English soldier of World War I.
General Notes
The distillery is described in the Register,
28 September 1868, page 3f.
- Mr J.E. Seppelt's steam distillery and manufactory... is now one of the recognised establishments in the colony. The building which is 18 feet by 25 feet is substantially erected of stone, roofed with iron and has a bonded store attached...
3 April 1876, page 6a;
sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
November 1876,
January 1894 (supplement); also see
Chronicle,
24 November 1877, page 10a,
Register,
9 July 1881, page 7b,
Chronicle,
22 October 1887, page 14e,
13 April 1889, page 7d.
Register,
17 November 1890, page 6e,
27 March 1895, page 7c,
6 April 1895, page 6c,
5 October 1895, page 7c,
7 February 1896, page 6d,
22 March 1897, page 7a,
1 December 1903, page 3d,
Advertiser,
25 March 1904, page 6b,
Register,
22 February 1910, page 9a,
Advertiser,
9 October 1911, page 19,
The News,
31 October 1927, page 6c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.
Photographs are in the Observer,
4 April 1903, pages 24-25,
Chronicle,
28 November 1908, page 32,
of the 1851 cellar on
14 September 1933, page 59.
"Fatal Accident at Winery" is in the Register,
22 March 1909, page 6b.
A photograph of the railway station is in the Observer,
20 May 1911, page 28,
of the family vault on
12 March 1927, page 34.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Benno Seppelt is reported in the Register,
22 November 1920, page 4i.
"Chat With Mr Benno Seppelt" is in the Register,
25 November 1920, page 7a,
Observer,
27 November 1920, page 20e.
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Serle, Mount
Nomenclature
Discovered by E.J. Eyre on 27 August 1840 and, at the behest of Governor Gawler, named after a friend.
General Notes
The Government Camel Depot is described in the Register,
15 August 1905, page 3g,
Observer,
19 August 1905, page 40a.
- This depot has been a camel station under the survey department since 1896 and previous to this date was in the possession of Dr Browne and formed part of the run of 216 square miles. The present depot has an area of 30 square miles and is fenced in with posts and wire and subdivided into six paddocks. The headquarters are the old homestead of the Mount Serle Station and consists of a splendid four-roomed house, substantially built of stone, a stone woolshed, men's quarters and numerous buildings, besides very large cattle and sheep yards... The present stock consists of 75 camels... The aborigines of the Mount Serle tribe, under the supervision of the manager, handle the camels in a very skillful manner, and afford valuable assistance when an animal has to be secured for operation...
30 November 1912, page 14e; also see
5 July 1913, page 13c.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Camels.
The pastoral station is described in the Observer,
16 March 1918, page 48b.
A photograph of Aborigines at the camp is in the Observer,
2 November 1918, page 25.
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Settler Bend
Nomenclature
The steamer Settler sank there in the 1860s on her maiden voyage.
General Notes
The refloating of the Settler is reported in the Observer,
6 September 1862, page 5e.
- The Settler is again afloat and but little injured. Her hull, with the exception of the snag holes - for there are two - is all right. The snag holes are both at the water line, since her cargo is out, and by listing her a little we can put in new planks...
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Seven Hill
Nomenclature
A priest at the local Roman Catholic college so named it because Rome, in Italy, stands on seven hills.
General Notes
Information on the Seven Hill college is in the Register,
22 December 1857, page 3f,
Observer,
26 December 1857, page 3e,
Chronicle on
16 October 1858, page 3e and
25 December 1858, page 4g,
Express,
14 April 1870, page 3a.
- The first annual examination of the scholars of Seven Hill College was held in the college... The Rev Mr Pallhuber was the principal examiner and the answers of several of the boys truly astonished the visitors and parents present. Masters Logan of Willunga, Counsells (two) of Melbourne. Howley, of Hill River, and O'Brien, of Emu Vale, in the classics, were very good indeed... In the junior classes Masters Briggs, Hegarty, Butler, Nolan, McCabe, Butler and McDiarmid were very good... The garden grounds are laid out in first rate style and the whole place bears the mark of progress in the best sense of the term. Six years ago I passed over the same spot and it was then a sheep yard...
9 May 1925, page 50.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Register,
21 January 1865, page 3f,
Chronicle,
9 January 1897, page 26g,
8 January 1898, page 18b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
Information on Rev Kranewitter is in the Chronicle,
17 September 1859, page 3a;
a complimentary dinner to him at Mr J. Freeman's hotel in Penwortham is reported in the Register,
16 May 1870, page 3f;
also see 24 May 1870, page 6a.
An obituary is in the Register,
31 August 1880, page 5c.
Information on St Aloysius College is in the Chronicle,
16 April 1870, page 8f,
The Irish Harp,
20 December 1872, page 5d,
30 May 1873, page 3d,
19 December 1873, page 6b,
24 December 1874, page 3a.
Its school opened in 1872 and closed in 1956;
the Seven Hill East School opened in 1886 and closed circa 1925;
the Seven Hill Village School operated from 1859 until 1956.
A fire at Bridget Kelly's store is reported in the Observer,
24 July 1880, page 128d.
Rev J. Tappeiner's obituary is in the Register,
15 February 1882, page 6c and
Brother John Schreiner's on 26 October 1893, page 5d,
Observer,
28 October 1893, page 30c.
A SA Benefit Society picnic is reported in The Irish Harp,
2 April 1875, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - General Finance - Building and Friendly Societies.
A sports event held on Mr Ragless' paddock is reported in the Chronicle,
3 January 1885, page 8d.
Local vineyards are described in the Register,
8 March 1895, page 6a and
the town on
29 October 1903, page 8a.
"The Story of Seven Hills [sic]" appears on
9 May 1925, page 4f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.
An obituary of Rev Father Julius Herden is in the Observer,
16 April 1898, page 47a,
of Rev Joseph Polk in the Register,
5 February 1914, page 8a,
of Rev Hubert Daly on 8 February 1918, page 4g,
of Mrs C. Reardon on 30 April 1926, page 8h.
A photograph of a roadside scene at a local ford is in the Chronicle,
10 June 1905, page 27.
The reminiscences of Monsignor Byrne are in the Register,
19 April 1910, page 9e.
Biographical details of Mrs Phillippa Rundle are in the Register,
19 April 1922, page 6h.
"Sanctuary at Seven Hills" is in the Advertiser,
7 September 1934, page 13c.
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Seymour, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Henry Seymour, barrister and pioneer pastoralist.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
Mr Seymour's obituary is in the Register,
19 December 1868, page 2e.
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Shady Grove
Parliamentary Paper 119/1872 shows it as a cemetery but no specific location is given. However, the Register of 28 December 1865, page 2g reports the opening of a schoolroom at Shady Grove, "near Hahndorf";
an early survey map shows the name as a property to the east of the Mount Barker Junction railway station (see Bob Schmidt, Mountain Upon the Plain) while the Advertiser of 21 August 1931, page 20i mentions it.
The Observer of 4 January 1873, page 7d has a report on the seventh anniversary of the Shady Grove Unitarian Church.
- The seventh anniversary of the Unitarian congregation at this place was commemorated... The services were conducted by the Rev J.C. Woods, BA, of Adelaide...
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Shamrock Pool
Samuel Parry's journal is reproduced in the Register,27 August 1858, page 2e where he says, inter alia, "[It was] discovered by Mr MacFarlane who visited this part some time ago...";
also see Parliamentary Paper 24/1858.
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Shanahan, Mount
The Register of 11 November 1899, page 11a says it is "about 105 miles east of Farina". Copper was discovered there by John Shanahan and John Gettens in 1890.
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Shannon
A report of the Dublin Show being held at this place "6 miles west by north from Mallala" is reported in the Observer, 3 October 1885, page 13e.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
Information on its Primitive Methodist Chapel is in the Chronicle,
18 September 1886, page 3g.
Information on the Shannon Mine is in the Chronicle,
16 March 1889, page 21g.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs J.N. Johnson is reported in the Register,
18 July 1919, page 6g.
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Shannon, Hundred of
Nomenclature
W. Shannon, MP (1896-1902). Born at Moculta in 1862, on leaving school he farmed at Murray Flats before moving to Maitland in 1887, where he became Chairman of the District Council. He entered the Senate in 1912 by filling a casual vacancy; defeated in 1913 he was returned in 1914 'receiving the mass vote of the Labor Party' and was re-elected with the largest majority known in South Australia. He died in 1926.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
The district is described in the Advertiser,
1 September 1906, page 11d,
Chronicle,
13 October 1906, page 44d.
A school of this name opened in 1909 and became "Karkoo" in 1937.
A photograph of a Shannon football team playing in the Great Flinders Association is in the Chronicle,
11 November 1911, page 30.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
An obituary of Mrs Martha Shannon is in the Observer,
21 April 1917, page 42a,
of J.W. Shannon in the Register,
1 February 1926, page 8e,
of William Shannon in the Observer,
9 April 1927, pages 10b-38d.
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Sharps Well
Nomenclature
A school north of Bute opened in 1879. It became 'Wokurna North' in 1898.
General Notes
The Observer of 6 December 1879, page 7a mentions it.
Information on the school is in the Observer,
20 September 1890, page 33a.
- Messrs Gillen and Miller, the members for Stanley, waited on the Minister of Education (Hon. D. Bews) and asked that the school at Sharp's Well be reopened - The residents themselves have provided every convenience for the children and accommodation for the teacher...
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Nomenclature
Ten kilometres NNE of Gawler; until 1844 the only well defined road north of Gawler passed through Captain Bagot's pastoral property of Koonunga to the east of Kapunda. In early 1844 he defined the first road between Kapunda and Gawler which was the first copper road in South Australia. Bagot, in a bullock dray with a plough attached and leading the first convoy of ore, followed a premarked route from the mine to Gawler. Near the junction of the mine road and the Gawler to Kapunda road (the present Gawler to Greenock road) the plough broke and was substituted by the limb of a sheoak tree.
General Notes
Mr C.H. Bagot's personal account of the naming of the place is in the Register,
25 June 1872, page 3f,
Register,
21 September 1927, page 12d.
The Register, 27 March 1856, page 3 says:
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Here we were well accommodated and should have had nothing to complain of did the landlord but exact... authority to refrain vociferous cursing and blasphemy in his bar. As it was, our ears were annoyed for at least one hour by the most senseless volley of oaths and profanity... nor was there any part of the house where we could escape the sound of our tormentor...
17 October 1903, page 4g.
Its school opened in 1858 and closed in 1957 - see Government Gazette,
4 March 1858, pages 176-178 and
Register,
24 June 1862, page 3c,
Register,
30 June 1874, page 6c,
Observer,
4 July 1874, page 10d.
A ploughing match is reported in the Register,
10 September 1859, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
The opening of the Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
4 March 1864, page 3c.
A copper mine was worked "about three and a half miles ESE from this place" -
see Records of the Mines of South Australia (fourth edition) page 160.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Copper.
An attempted highway robbery upon Mr Becker, store-keeper, is reported in the Register,
22 October 1867, page 2d.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
7 May 1859, page 4c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A school is reported upon in the Observer,
28 June 1862, page 6d.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
25 August 1894, page 4g.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
A fire is reported in the Observer,
9 February 1867, page 7h.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.
A proposed council is discussed in the Observer,
17 August 1867, page 2g (supp.).
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.
Information on the town is in the Observer,
29 June 1872, page 8a.
An obituary of Robert John Koch is reported in the Register,
17 November 1873, page 3e,
Observer, 22 November 1873, page 8b,
of W. Job in the Register, 18 August 1894, page 5c,
of John Stirling on 12 June 1897, page 5c,
of Thomas Shanahan on 5 July 1901, page 5b,
of Mrs William Job in the Register, 28 December 1905, page 5a,
Observer, 30 December 1905, page 38e,
of H.F. Koch in the Register, 12 April 1910, page 6h.
