Place Names of South Australia - S
Semaphore
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Semaphore
Miscellany
"Shipping Centre for Nearly a Century" is in The Mail, 24 July 1937, page 27a.
"Primitive Semaphore" is in the Register,
19 May 1905, page 6f,
Observer,
27 May 1905, page 40a.
Information on the signal station is in the Register,
21 November 1856, page 2e.
"The Signalman at the Semaphore" is in the Observer,
31 October 1868, page 13d.
"The Semaphore Signalman", the reminiscences of W.J. Uden, is in the Register,
10 January 1903, page 5h; also see
Observer,
21 May 1904, page 24,
Advertiser,
9 July 1905, page 6c,
The Mail,
7 April 1928, page 12c.
The destruction of the Semaphore Hotel by fire is reported in the Chronicle,
3 December 1859, page 3f;
and in the Register,
26 and 30 November 1859, pages 3e and 3e,
Chronicle,
3 December 1859, page 3f;
local news including the purchase of the Semaphore Hotel by Mr W. Blacker is in the Register,
3 October 1861, page 3h.
The purchase of the hotel by the government is reported in the Register,
17 October 1866, page 2d.
"The Original Semaphore Hotel" and other local historical information appears on
11 August 1870, page 5c,
1 and 25 November 1924, pages 6c and 11h,
29 September 1927, page 4b.
Also see Place Names - Semaphore - Nomenclature.
1873 and 1923 photographs showing buildings on the foreshore, including the time ball tower, are in the Observer,
December 1923, page 31.
An 1860s photograph of Bone's Federal Hotel is in the Observer,
29 November 1924, page 34.
"Improvements at the Semaphore" is in the Register, 3 November 1862, page 2e.
Smuggling is reported upon in the Register,
4 June 1863, page 2e,
Observer,
6 June 1863, page 4f.
"Easter Monday at the Semaphore Jetty" is in the Register,
7 April 1863, page 3a,
Observer,
11 April 1863, page 2f; also see
11 May 1867, page 3d (supp.).
The subdivision is advertised in the Register, 14 April 1864, page 4e.
A pigeon shooting match is reported in the Express, 6 August 1864, page 2c.
Chinese fishermen are discussed in the Register, 23 November 1865, page 2d.
A sports day is reported in the Register,
10 November 1866, page 3d,
10 November 1893, page 7b,
Express,
10 November 1866, page 3c,
10 November 1892, page 4c,
10 November 1893, page 3c,
of Mrs M. Fuller on
24 May 1913, page 41a,
16 November 1909, page 8h.
A letter about local gales is in the Register, 24 June 1868, page 3c:
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... Within a comparatively brief period, three lives at least have probably been saved from the relentless grasp of the devouring ocean through the combined exertions of biped and quadruped...
(Also see Chronicle, 15 November 1890, page 22g.)
2 February 1901, page 34a,
"Gales in the Gulf - Excitement at the Seaside" is in the Register,
3 October 1910, page 7a.
Information on the telegraph station is in the Observer, 10 October 1868, page 16b.
A ketch race and sports day is reported in the Observer, 31 December 1870, pages 5d-7g.
"The Semaphore - Past and Present" is in the Express,
27 January 1873, page 3b,
Register,
27 January 1873, page 6e,
Observer,
1 February 1873, page 15d.
Information on the township is in the Register,
30 January 1871, page 5d,
3 April 1873, page 6e,
27 March 1875, page 4g,
29 January 1881, page 6b,
15 October 1885, page 3g,
1 February 1892, page 5a.
Reminiscences of the village circa 1860 appear on
19 May 1905, page 6f.
The inadequacy of water supply prompted a petition from citizens of the village - see Register,
22 December 1871, page 5b; also see
9 and 21 January 1880, pages 7a and 5c,
Advertiser,
12 January 1887, page 7c,
Express,
22 February 1892, page 2c,
28 August 1897, page 3e,
27 October 1897, page 3b,
22 December 1897, page 2c,
22 March 1898, page 2b.
A cartoon is in The Critic,
13 November 1897, page 11.
Also see Register,
5 May 1893, page 6h,
2 and 21 November 1893, pages 5c and 5b,
13 and 20 February 1897, pages 6h,
6 November 1897, pages 4i-10c,
18 December 1897, page 4g,
5, 12 and 13 January 1898, pages 3h, 7c and 6d,
17 August 1898, page 6g,
24 March 1916, page 4e.
"Semaphore Past and Present" is in the Chronicle,
1 February 1873, page 6g,
Observer,
1 February 1873, page 15d.
The Jetty Hotel is described in the Register,
18 January 1877, page 7a,
5 February 1877, page 5b.
Proposed baths are discussed in the Register,
10 January 1878, page 5a; also see
17 February 1887, page 5e,
28 January 1888, page 5c,
11 February 1888, page 5c,
22 March 1888, page 5b,
24 December 1888, page 7c,
Express,
28 January 1888, page 2f,
11 February 1888, page 3g,
24 December 1888, page 2e,
Register,
28 January 1889, page 6c,
12 February 1889, page 5a,
16 September 1889, page 5c,
26 July 1890, page 5a,
Chronicle,
2 February 1889, page 8c,
Express,
12 October 1891, page 2c.
The opening of the swimming baths is reported in the Advertiser,
28 January 1889, page 5f; also see
Register,
12 December 1895, page 5a,
22 March 1901, page 4g,
The Critic,
7 March 1903 (photographs).
A report in the Register on
20 February 1920, page 6e says that they were destroyed by a storm "several years ago".
Information on a water tower is in the Register,
24 November 1881, page 5a,
Express,
4 February 1891, page 7c and
on the Semaphore Water Tower in the Observer,
10 January 1925, page 49c.
A Board of Health report is in the Register, 4 February 1885, page 7f.
A choral and dramatic society is discussed in the Register, 16 July 1886, page 6g.
A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register, 12 July 1887, page 7f.
"The Semaphore Lifeboat" is in the Register, 17 August 1888, page 5a.
Information on the Semaphore Swimming Club is in the Chronicle,
20 April 1889, page 16a.
For information on swimming matches see Express,
13, 24 and 27 March 1890, pages 2d, 2d and 2b.
The inaugural carnival of the Semaphore Amateur Swimming Club is reported in the Register,
29 November 1909, page 9d,
11 April 1910, page 5c; also see
24 March 1919, page 7d.
A meeting of the swimming club is reported in the Register,
28 October 1913, page 5c,
Observer,
1 November 1913, page 20e.
Information on the Semaphore Cycling Club is in the Register, 22 January 1894, page 6g.
Information on Rest Cottage is in the Register, 19 November 1894, page 3e.
Biographical details of a Mayor, Thomas Todd, are in the Register, 3 December 1894, page 7h.
Information on a recreation ground is in the Register,
6 December 1894, page 5c,
18 August 1896, page 5d.
"The Health of Semaphore" is in the Register,
21 January 1896, page 6g,
"The Semaphore Municipality" on
9 and 10 March 1896, pages 6a and 6c.
Photographs of a diving competition are in the Observer,
7 March 1903, page 25.
A controversy over "mixed bathing" is commented upon in the Advertiser,
24 and 25 January 1906, pages 4d and 6b.
A proposed trial of mixed bathing at the Semaphore Baths is reported in the Register, 17 January 1906, page 4h:
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The object of the promoters is to cater for family parties - mother and father, and Sissy and Johnny - but properly clad and seemingly respectable couples will not be denied admission. Strict measures will be taken to avoid the importation of the rough element... The experiment should be worth watching, although surreptitious dips of a semi-rationalistic character have taken place along the beaches...
Our prudishness is one of the great evils of the day and leads to many more... It is the giggling and the secretive talking which renders some matters illicit and obnoxious...
(See Register, 26 and 27 January 1906, pages 7h and 3h.)
That immorality is on the increase there is not the slightest doubt, yet vice in the shape of mixed bathing is openly encouraged... If half the women could hear the remarks passed about them by the men they would bathe in a more seemly way.
(Register, 18 January 1908, page 9i.)
When I perceive such silly prudishness displayed by a person writing in all possible seriousness I cannot help thinking how neglected has been the rudimental as well as the moral education of some of the upstart purists.
(Register,
22 January 1908, page 9c; also see
24 January 1908, page 7g and Adelaide - Beaches and Bathing.)
A progress report on the construction of local fortifications is in the Register,
17 March 1879, page 5g,
9 January 1880, page 3c.
The installation of gas in the district is reported in the Register, 19 May 1879, page 5a.
Information on the glee club is in the Express,
8 July 1879, page 2c,
22 October 1879, page 2c,
Register,
23 October 1879, page 5b.
Information on a football club is in the Express,
11 May 1881, page 3f,
8 July 1884, page 3e,
3 and 9 March 1887, pages 4e and 5g,
Observer,
11 April 1885, page 19c.
A proposed Institute is discussed in the Register,
16 December 1881, page 4g,
Observer,
24 December 1881, page 29e,
Express,
4 September 1882, page 2c and
Register,
29 September 1882, page 5c (4c?); also see
19 March 1883, page 7b,
17 and 21 March 1884, pages 5a-6d and 6d (opening),
28 May 1889, page 7d,
6 June 1889, page 7g.
"The Semaphore Flagstaff" is in the Observer, 10 February 1883, page 30a.
An aquatic sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
17 November 1883, page 6g; also see
Advertiser,
10 November 1892, page 7e.
A "suspicious" fire is reported in the Chronicle, 22 November 1884, page 9e.
Information on police is in the Register,
9 May 1883, page 5b,
Express,
21 February 1885, page 2c.
A new police station is described in the Register,
11 August 1891, page 5c; also see
9 May 1883, page 5b.
A meeting called to consider the formation of a local corporation is reported in the Register,
4 April 1882, page 5b,
Observer,
8 April 1882, page 34b,
19 May 1883, page 36b,
30 June 1883, page 34d,
Express,
11 April 1883, page 2b,
16 May 1883, page 3d,
2 October 1883, page 3d,
26 December 1883, page 4c.
Also see Register,
16 May 1883, page 6d,
29 September 1883, page 7c,
2, 5, 13 and 25 October 1883, pages 5b-6c, 6e, 5c-6e and 7a,
25 December 1883, page 7d.
A municipal inspection of the district is reported in the Express,
25 February 1884, page 3e.
The search for an appropriate motto for its seal is reported on
6 February 1884, page 5c:
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Councillor Lovely came to the rescue and reduced the soaring of the scholars to the very prosaic level of adopting "sure hold"...
(Also see Register, 30 January 1884, page 5d.)
23 August 1884, page 7c; also see
30 November 1885, page 5a.
A proposed amalgamation with Port Adelaide is reported in the Express,
3 August 1896, page 3c,
29 March 1898, page 4c,
4 April 1898, page 3f,
11 August 1898, page 2g,
13 August 1900, page 3f,
11 October 1900, page 2e.
Information on a chess club is in the Register,
11 April 1884, page 5c,
Express,
27 November 1893, page 4a,
13 February 1894, page 4b,
2 May 1894, page 3e,
28 February 1895, page 4b.
"Semaphore Reserve" is in the Register, 21 May 1884, page 5a.
Information on a Masonic lodge is in the Register,
15 July 1884, page 5c,
30 August 1884, page 5f,
27 February 1911, page 9b.
An Art and Industrial Exhibition is reported in the Register,
17 December 1884, page 6f,
17 December 1885, page 6g; also see
6, 7 and 9 September 1886, pages 5b, 5c and 5a and
Advertiser,
2 September 1886, page 6a,
Observer,
4 September 1886, page 35b.
A tennis match is reported in the Observer,
1 November 1884, page 20b,
1 August 1885, page 19b,
Express,
5 October 1886, page 4e,
Observer,
3 September 1887, page 19c,
24 September 1887, page 19a.
"Two Suicides at Semaphore" is in the Register, 25 May 1885, page 7g.
A literary contest is reported upon in the Register, 5 September 1885, page 5c.
A fancy dress ball is reported in the Register,
27 September 1886, page 5d,
Observer,
2 October 1886, page 42e.
Information on the Semaphore Boat Club is in the Register,
14 December 1885, page 7e.
"The Governor at Semaphore" is in the Express,
6 January 1888, page 2a.
The opening of the rotunda is reported in the Register,
19 January 1889, page 6d; also see
25 and 27 March 1889, pages 5b and 7f,
Express,
6 March 1890, page 2c.
A field naturalists' sea excursion is reported in the Register, 2 April 1889, page 5c.
A proposed aquarium is discussed in the Register,
18 and 26 June 1889, pages 5b and 5a,
9 July 1889, page 7d,
20 and 24 October 1893, pages 7f and 7b,
Express,
20 and 24 October 1893, pages 3c and 4d,
Register,
13 July 1927, page 2f,
The News,
16 June 1927, page 9c.
Information on a baseball team is in the Express,
21 and 27 October 1890, pages 4c and 4c,
19 November 1890, page 6g,
Observer,
20 December 1890, page 10d.
"Larrikins and Horses" is in the Register, 1 January 1892, page 5e.
Speech days at the High School and Collegiate School are reported in the Express,
30 December 1890, page 2d,
Chronicle,
19 December 1891, page 22e,
Register,
20 December 1895, pages 7e and 7d.
Information on the collegiate school is in the Express,
19 December 1891, page 4c,
on a high school in the Register,
17 December 1897, page 6c.
Mr J. Deslandes's garden is described in the Express,
17 January 1893, page 3g.
A farewell social to John Deslandes is reported in the Register,
27 January 1888, page 7f.
Biographical details of John Deslandes are in the Register,
15 September 1917, page 5f,
19 October 1917, page 6g,
Observer,
27 October 1917, page 28c.
Information on the Semaphore Homing Club is in the Observer, 15 July 1893, page 19e.
Biographical details of W.A. Paqualin and J.M. Lambert are in the Register,
29 December 1893, page 7e,
of Mrs A.V.B. Scott on
5 May 1894, page 7f.
Biographical details of a former Mayor, F.W. Kennedy, are in the Register,
6 December 1889, page 5c,
of Philip Sansom in the Observer,
20 January 1894, page 16a,
of a Mayor, Thomas Todd, on
1 June 1895, page 16a,
of Richard Bray on
15 April 1899, page 16d,
30 December 1899, page 16a.
"Lamps for the Semaphore Road" is in the Register, 25 August 1891, page 5b.
A fire at a drapery store and information on a proposed fire brigade are reported upon in the Express,
11 and 19 March 1895, pages 3b and 3c,
7 May 1895, page 3f,
Register,
9 19 March 1895, page 5a,
3 and 25 April 1895, pages 3c and 7e,
7 May 1895, page 7,
February 1900, page 5b,
12 December 1900, page 4i,
26 April 1901, page 4g.
"Marine-Store Dealers" is in the Register, 2 September 1895, page 5b.
Information on Thomas Caterer and his "old boys" is in the Observer,
2 November 1895, page 43a,
Register,
1 August 1902, page 5a,
Advertiser,
12 February 1937, page 27a.
See Place Names - Lefevre Peninsula.
An outbreak of typhoid fever is reported in the Register,
10, 13 and 18 January 1896, pages 7c, 6f and 7c,
Express,
4 and 19 February 1896, pages 2g and 3f,
14 April 1899, page 3e,
while "Semaphore Sanitation" is traversed in the Advertiser,
11 March 1896, page 3i.
Information on a gymnastic club is in the Express, 11 June 1896, page 2c.
The reminiscences of George Coppin are in the Register, 22 and 23 September 1896, pages 7g and 5a.
"That Gun - A Legend of the Semaphore" is in the Observer, 23 January 1897, page 25d.
"Tragedy at Semaphore" is in the Express, 27 January 1897, page 3a.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs G. Ellis is reported in the Register, 9 June 1897, page 6b.
A charity fair is reported in the Express, 4 October 1897, page 3f.
A Semaphore Boys' Club camp at Edithburgh is reported in the Chronicle,
8 January 1898, page 21a; also see
Express,
17 May 1900, page 4a.
Information on a cricket team is in the Express,
7 September 1885, page 3d,
21 September 1888, page 4e,
10 June 1889, page 4b,
27 April 1891, page 4b,
3 September 1891, page 4b,
Observer,
30 April 1892, page 19c,
Express,
2 July 1892, page 3e,
4 January 1893, page 4b,
6 June 1893, page 4c,
18 April 1894, page 3f,
29 July 1895, page 4e,
13 June 1898, page 4e,
Register,
21 June 1897, page 8h.
A cricket match "Semaphore Have Beens versus Woodville Fossils" is reported in the Register,
29 April 1898, page 3b;
a club excursion to Port Lincoln is reported in the Chronicle,
14 January 1899, page 17c.
Information on a boys' club is in the Register,
28 October 1897, page 6f,
17 May 1900, page 6i.
Biographical details of T. Hixon, hotelier, are in the Register, 18 March 1899, page 5c.
Information on the District Trained Nurses' Society is in the Advertiser, 16 June 1899, page 6e.
"Sunday Trading at Semaphore" is in the Register, 5 September 1899, page 4h.
Proposed deep drainage is discussed in the Register, 22 March 1900, page 6i.
The aftermath of a cyclone is described in the Register, 28 January 1901, page 5e.
"The Semaphore Alignment" is in the Register,
19 July 1901, page 6g,
26 September 1902, page 4h,
10 October 1902, page 4h.
Information on the Semaphore Choral Society is in the Register, 17 August 1901, page 8h.
Anchorage lights are discussed in the Observer,
28 December 1901, page 29d,
"The Semaphore Anchorage Light" is in the Express,
14 February 1902, page 4b.
Biographical details of Daniel O' Leary are in the Observer, 25 January 1902, page 28d.
"An Old Landmark Gone [flagstaff]" is in the Register, 17 June 1902, page 4g.
The YWCA Domestic Servants' Training Home is discussed in the Register,
27 March 1903, page 4c-6d; also see
30 March 1903, page 6g.
A performance of Handel's "Messiah" at the town hall is reported in the Express, 24 December 1903, page 4f.
Biographical details of Mrs E. Sproule are in the Register, 7 July 1904, page 5b.
Information on the Semaphore Defence Club is in the Register, 26 July 1904, page 6d.
The opening of a bowling green is reported in the Observer,
15 April 1905, page 18e-26 (photos); also see
Register,
4 April 1924, page 7.
"Drainage of Semaphore" is in the Register, 17 November 1905, page 3g.
A photograph of the Semaphore Ladies' Hockey Club is in the Chronicle, 25 November 1905, page 30.
Comments on South Australain bread by E. Oldfield, baker, are in the Register, 11 December 1905, page 6d.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs J.J. Gill is reported in the Register, 23 June 1906, page 7c.
"Sunday Concerts at Semaphore" is in the Register, 16 January 1907, page 8f.
"Semaphore Requirements" is in the Register,
28 February 1907, 9h,
23 November 1910, page 5 and
complaints about vandalism, etc., on
13 May 1907, page 9e.
Sanitation is discussed in the Register,
27 November 1907, page 6c,
27 March 1908, page 4d.
A swimming carnival is reported on
11 April 1910, page 5c.
A photograph is in The Critic,
16 November 1910,
(committee) Chronicle,
7 February 1935, page 32.
Biographical details of G.W. Purvis are in the Register,
22 May 1908, page 7a,
Observer,
21 May 1910, page 29d.
"Guy Fawkes Day - Disturbance at Semaphore" is in the Register, 7 and 9 November 1908, pages 14c and 9d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Guy Fawkes Day.
The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs Thomas de Cean is reported in the Register, 3 March 1910, page 13d.
A photograph of a water polo team is in the Chronicle,
22 October 1910, page 34,
of a men's hockey team in the Observer,
2 August 1913, page 29.
"The Semaphore's Wants" is in the Register, 23 November 1910, page 5g.
A performance at the Wondergraph open-air theatre is discussed in the Register,
9 January 1911, page 3g.
"New Wondergraph Cafe" is in The Mail,
11 December 1915, page 17.
"Federal Hotel Damaged" is in the Register,
13 February 1911, page 7b.
A photograph of the owner and manager, Messrs A.J.C. Assheton and W.J. Matthews is in The Critic,
4 May 1910, page 5.
"Sunday [Picture] Shows - Test Case in Court" is in the Register, 12 April 1911.
"Wireless Station at Semaphore" is in the Register, 19 February 1912, page 6e.
The inaugural exhibition of a photographic society is reported in the Register, 6 August 1912, page 8h.
A photograph of a flower committee is in The Critic, 20 May 1914, page 18.
The opening of a kiosk is reported in the Register,
26 December 1914, page 8g,
the presence of "Quicksand" on
22 January 1917, page 4e and
a patriotic carnival on
29 January 1917, page 6h.
A photographs of a ladies' hockey team is in the Observer,
5 October 1912, page 32,
of deep drainage excavation work on
7 June 1913, page 32,
of the Semaphore Central Football Club on
3 October 1914, page 28 (also see
Express,
26 April 1909, page 3h),
of a patriotic celebration in the Chronicle,
3 February 1917, page 30.
Biographical details of Mrs Elizabeth A. Martin are in the Register, 27 March 1914, page 8a.
"Electric Light for Semaphore" is in the Register, 2 June 1915, page 8f.
"Horse and Cart Disappeared in Quicksand" is in the Register, 20 and 22 January 1917, pages 9c and 4e.
A patriotic carnival is reported upon in The Critic,
2 February 1916, page 14 (photographs),
Register,
29 and 30 January 1917, pages 6g and 6d.
The first annual general meeting of the Semaphore and Largs Progressive Association is reported in the Express, 4 April 1917, page 4f.
"Wild West Show Wrecked" is in the Register, 29 January 1918, page 5b.
A Semaphore to Largs swim is reported upon in the Register,
3 March 1919, page 4f;
photographs are in The Critic,
9 February 1921, page 17.
A proposed soldiers' memorial is discussed in the Register,
3 March 1921, page 6e,
14 March 1922, page 4e,
15 August 1923, page 8g;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
30 May 1925, page 35,
1 May 1926, page 40.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Soldiers' Memorial Hall is reported upon in the Advertiser,
15 July 1929, page 10i and
its opening on
9 December 1929, page 15b.
A new bathing house and kiosk are discussed in the Register,
26 June 1922, page 4.
The opening of a bathing pavilion and palais is reported in the Advertiser,
25 December 1922, page 11g.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs C. Reynolds is reported in the Register, 24 July 1923, page 6g.
Biographical details of L.C.W. Wilcken are in the Register,
16 August 1923, page 8h,
of William Sadler on
21 August 1926, page 9a.
Information on the Semaphore Photographic Society is in The News, 30 August 1923, page 6e.
A proposed amusement park is discussed in The News, 19 August 1925, page 8a.
Photographs of a carnival are in the Observer, 30 January 1926, page 32.
The reminiscences of William Sadler are in the Observer, 28 August 1926, page 47c.
A feature article on the district is in the Register,
15 December 1927, page 8.
Photographs of "old residents" are in the Chronicle,
30 January 1930, page 30.
An article on Oldfield's Bakery is in the Observer, 31 December 1927, page 19a.
Photographs of Semaphore in the 1870s and 1930 are in the Chronicle,
23 January 1930, page 36,
of the RSL club rooms on
2 March 1933, page 38.
Semaphore
Obituaries
An obituary of George Medland is in the Register,
27 March 1878, page 5c,
of Richard Jagoe on
5 February 1894, page 5a,
of W.A. Paqualin on
4 May 1896, page 5b,
of Thomas Warner on
11 February 1897, page 5b,
of John Warn on
5 April 1897, page 5b,
of W.B. Afton on
11 May 1897, page 5a,
of Josiah Novis on
20 May 1897, page 5a,
of Dr H.C. Curtis on
17 and 20 February 1899, pages 6f and 7a,
of D.U. Saton on
10 November 1899, page 5b,
of James Smith on
24 May 1900, page 4h.
An obituary of J.M. Woolley is in the Register,
20 January 1885, page 4b,
of William Tyzack on
11 December 1885, page 5b,
of John Millard, school teacher, on
20 November 1886, page 5d,
of C.J. Winterbottom on
19 February 1890, page 5b,
of George Shorney on
15 and 16 June 1891, pages 5b and 5a,
of L. McKinnon on 24 March 1894, page 4h,
of Captain J. Hay on
10 May 1894, page 6d,
of Henry Peel on
10 October 1896, page 5d,
of J.C. Crawford on
24 May 1898, page 5a,
of Thomas Caterer, school teacher, on
17 March 1899, page 5c,
of Mrs Margaret Reid on
25 November 1899, page 7c.
An obituary of Rev Frank Coghlan is in the Register,
9 June 1885, page 5b,
of James G. Young on
27 July 1887, page 5a,
of Mrs Wylde on
23 January 1889, page 5a,
of J.M. Stacy on
9 March 1889, page 4h,
of Edward Amory on
5 December 1893, page 5c,
of Carrington Smedley on
20 May 1895, page 5b.
An obituary of A.F. Durand is in the Register,
6 and 8 May 1889, pages 5a and 4h,
Mrs Amory is in the Observer,
13 May 1893, page 14a,
of Captain J. Hay on
12 May 1894, page 31d,
of Dr H.C. Curtis on
25 February 1899, page 12c.
An obituary of John Neill in the Register,
6 January 1890, page 6f,
of Edward Amory in the Observer,
9 December 1893, page 31b,
of Mrs John Varley on
5 September 1896, page 30e,
of John Warn on
10 April 1897, page 15c,
of Samuel Kealley on
15 May 1897, page 28a.
An obituary of Mrs John Varley is in the Register,
1 September 1896, page 5d,
of Mrs Isabella Patfull on
19 January 1900, page 5c,
of Jesse Allen on
25 July 1900, page 4i,
of Mrs Jane Carter on
13 October 1900, page 7c,
of David Comrie on
10 January 1901, page 5a,
of Henry Pople on
12 February 1901, page 5b,
of T.R. Bradwell on
28 February 1901, page 5a,
of Captain John Yeo on
27 April 1901, page 7b,
of W.H. Wallace, hotelier, on
17 June 1901, page 5a,
of A.C. Thomas
10 December 1901, page 5c.
The obituary of Richard Jagoe "the genial, if gruff, autocrat of the Semaphore" is in the Register, 13 March 1899, page 4g.
An obituary of Captain Charles Anderson is in the Register,
30 July 1902, page 5a,
of H.P. Macklin on
4 August 1902, page 5a,
of Miss Madeline M.L. Richards on
23 May 1903, page 7e,
of Mrs Margaret Fotheringham on
28 December 1903, page 4h.
An obituary of Joseph Nock is in the Register,
2 June 1904, page 4h,
of Mrs S.M. Hunt on
8 September 1904, page 6i,
of Captain J.J. Whiting on
9 December 1904, page 5b.
An obituary of Catherine Ranford is in the Observer,
16 June 1906, page 38a,
of Thomas Hocart on
1 December 1906, page 38b,
of Nicholas Treleaven on
26 January 1907, page 38c,
of J.J. Gill on
2 March 1907, page 40b,
of W.T. Hook on
2 March 1907, page 40c,
of W.M. Carter on
9 March 1907, page 40b,
of John Thomson on
29 June 1907, page 40c,
of Mrs J.J. Gill on
3 August 1907, page 40e,
of Mrs Susannah Oldfield, "the first white woman to pass through the mouth of the Murray", is in the Observer,
10 October 1908, page 40d.
An obituary of Mrs W. Biglands is in the Register,
23 July 1906, page 4i,
of Nicholas Treleaven on
23 January 1907, page 5a,
of W.T. Hook on
26 February 1907, page 5b,
of W.M. Carter on
5 March 1907, page 5a,
of W.L. Dickson on
20 June 1907, page 4i,
of Mrs J.J. Gill on
30 July 1907, page 5b,
of A.P. Hall on
29 November 1907, page 7a.
An obituary of Mrs Henry Peel is in the Register,
2 March 1908, page 5b,
of Mrs J.H. McPherson on
2 July 1908, page 4i,
of Mrs Susannah Oldfield on
5 October 1908, page 6g,
of Captain William Crocker on
9 March 1909, page 7a,
of Mrs Anthony Hall on
21 April 1909, page 5a,
of Mrs J.C. Kirby on
22 April 1909, page 4i,
of Mrs William Butler on
13 November 1909, page 13f.
An obituary of John Tilby is in the Observer,
17 April 1909, page 38a,
of Mrs Anthony Hall on
24 April 1909, page 38a,
of William Butler on
20 November 1909, page 38a,
of J.T. Davies on
23 March 1912, page 41a,
of Stephen Osborne on
7 December 1912, page 41a,
of William Biglands on
1 February 1913, page 41a,
of J.C. Livesey on
8 February 1913, page 41a,
of Mrs H.C. Ford on
14 February 1914, page 41b,
of Mrs Emily Hone on
31 October 1914, page 42b,
of Alfred Waterman on
16 January 1915, page 42a.
An obituary of Mrs Margaret Corston is in the Register,
9 June 1911, page 6i,
of Captain W.A. Wills on
11 March 1912, page 6h,
of J.T. Davies on
16 March 1912, page 15d,
of George Dean on
26 March 1912, page 4g,
of Mrs Ann C. Keely on
23 April 1912, page 6i,
of Mrs Jane A. Boyce on
16 July 1912, page 4g,
of Mrs John Neill on
10 August 1912, page 15b,
of George D. Cook on
25 September 1912, page 13a,
of Captain John A. Walker on
6 November 1912, page 13c,
of Stephen Osborne on
29 November 1912, page 6h.
An obituary of C. Coles is in the Register,
27 May 1913, page 6h,
of Mrs H.C. Ford on
10 February 1914, page 6a,
of A.W. Burch on
11 March 1914, page 14a,
of Mrs Emily Hone on
27 October 1914, page 4g,
of Alfred Waterman on
9 January 1915, page 11a,
of Captain C.W. Paynter on
9 March 1916, page 5a,
of George Hills on
6 June 1916, page 6b,
of Thomas DeCean on
19 June 1916, page 4g,
of Nicholas Cocks on
19 December 1916, page 4g.
An obituary of James A. Mead is in the Observer,
1 April 1916, page 32c,
of Mrs Catherine Presgrave on
22 April 1916, page 19d,
of Mrs Eleanor J. LeLeu on
22 April 1916, page 19d,
of George Hills, "an Admella survivor, on
10 June 1916, page 33a,
of Thomas DeCean on
24 June 1916, page 20b,
of Andrew Mitch on
24 June 1916, page 20b,
of Mrs Sarah A. Allen on
16 September 1916, page 22c,
of Mrs Nicholas Cocks on
23 December 1916, page 21c,
of Mrs Helen DeCean on
5 May 1917, page 13e,
of E.H. Sunman on
15 December 1917, page 23e,
of Mrs Archibald on
11 January 1919, page 31c,
of Mrs J.G. Wright on
24 and 31 January 1920, pages 18d and 12b,
of Mrs L.C.W. Wilcken on
25 February 1922, page 21e.
An obituary of E.H. Coombe is in the Register,
6 April 1917, page 6f,
of T. DeCean on
1 May 1917, page 4f,
of E.H. Surman (Sunman?) on
13 December 1917, page 6g,
of Mrs Annie Garland on
8 May 1918, page 6h,
of Mrs Annie C. Mart on
21 August 1918, page 6f,
of Emanuel Hounslow on
13 September 1918, page 7a,
of Mrs Catherine C. Thomas on
26 September 1918, page 7b.
An obituary of R.F. Heath is in the Register,
21 March 1919, page 6h,
of Mrs Charlotte Wright on
24 January 1920, page 6h,
of Mrs Annette E. Norris on
15 March 1920, page 7a,
of Rev D.T. Whalley on
8 July 1921, page 9a,
of Mrs L.C.W. Wilcken on
23 February 1922, page 6f,
of Dr Percival Bollen on
20 June 1922, page 6h,
of W.P. Mart on
3 August 1922, page 6h,
of George Porter on
21 October 1922, page 11f,
of Mrs Mary A. Thompson on
21 August 1923, page 8h,
of Mrs Isabella C. Quin on
19 September 1923, page 13f,
of Mrs Elizabeth B. Todd on
2 November 1923, page 8g.
An obituary of Mrs Mary A. Thompson is in the Observer,
25 August 1923, page 39b,
of Mrs Elizabeth B. Todd on
10 November 1923, page 39c,
of C.A. Barton on
6 December 1924, page 38c,
of W.H.F. Bayly on
12 September 1925, page 10b,
of Mrs Harriet Amey on
27 November 1926, page 11b,
of T.Y. Dewhirst on
15 January 1927, page 39a,
of Mrs Emily S. Clegg on
24 March 1928, page 44c.
An obituary of Mrs Elizabeth Hase is in the Register,
7 February 1924, page 6g,
of Captain Christopher Woolnough on
25 June 1924, page 8h,
of Mrs Henri A. Durand on
19 August 1924, page 8g,
of Charles Evans on
25 September 1924, page 8f,
of Mrs Elizabeth Williams on
15 October 1924, page 11h,
of Charles A. Barton on
3 December 1924, page 14i,
of Richard Bray on
24 July 1925, page 18g,
of William H.F. Bayly on
4 September 1925, page 11g,
of Edward J. McInnes on
26 December 1925, page 11c,
of Mrs O'Malley on
25 January 1926, page 6h.
An obituary of Richard K. Bevan is in the Register,
9 March 1926, page 8g,
of George Danvers on
23 June 1926, page 11h,
of Mrs A. Waterman on
24 June 1926, page 8g,
of James Hodge on
8 July 1926, page 8f,
of Lionel H. Medland on
4 August 1926, page 8h,
of Charles Reynolds on
3 September 1926, page 8h,
of Mrs Catherine Burke on
10 September 1926, page 8g,
of Richard Lloyd on
14 September 1926, page 11d,
of Reginald W. Lyall on
26 October 1926, page 8f,
of Mrs Mary A. Jeffries on
18 November 1926, page 10g,
of Mrs Harriet Amey on
20 November 1926, page 10e.
An obituary of Thomas Y. Dewhirst is in the Register,
13 January 1927, page 8h,
of Thomas Davison on
21 January 1927, page 8h,
of Mrs Elizabeth A. George on
24 May 1927, page 8g,
of John Gibbs on
5 July 1927, page 11c.
An obituary of Ernest A. Sach is in the Register,
10 January 1928, page 8g,
of Mrs Emily S. Clegg on
21 March 1928, page 7b,
of H.W. Andrew on
23 April 1928, page 12f,
of Samuel George on
31 August 1928, page 13c,
of George H. Doley and Mrs Louisa J. Mayger on
9 November 1928, page 12c,
of Harry LeB. Bayly on
22 December 1928, page 12c.
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Nomenclature
"Oldtime Buildings and Events" is in the Register, 4 January 1928, page 5a. In respect of its nomenclature the author of the article, A.T. Saunders, disputes that proposed by both H.C. Talbot and Rodney Cockburn:
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[They are] quite wrong. On Colonel Light's first and subsequent maps and plans the signal station is shown on Point Malcolm immediately west of the old Port, about a mile south of the present jetty.
17 March 1936, page 4f;
"Shipping Men Favor Removal of Signal Station" appears on
9 July 1936, page 22e.
An 1873 photograph is in the Observer,
29 December 1923, page 31 and
in 1877 on
27 December 1924; also see
Chronicle,
19 March 1936, page 33.
A sketch is in Frearson's Weekly,
21 February 1880, page 13, also see
Express,
12 October 1874, page 3c.
The Register of 18 August 1851, page 2e has an informative article headed "The Semaphore Hotel" which is probably the answer to its nomenclature; it says, inter alia:
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At the nascent township which is intended to be the Scarborough of South Australia, Mr Coppin has built a handsome and commodious hotel to be designated as above, and to possess as a part of the establishment a Semaphore Signal Station, by means of which particulars of arrival, departure, etc, will be transmitted from the Gulf to his hotel at the Port...
12 September 1851, page 1036,
11 October 1851, page 1061; also see
22 November 1851.) "The Collector's House" is in the Register, 24 May 1894, page 5a - "... The house was built in the fifties by George Coppin as a seaside hotel... '
"The Original Semaphore Hotel" is in the Register,
1 and 25 November 1924, pages 6c and 11h.
A history of the hotel is in the Observer,
13 August 1870, page 7g,
Express,
23 September 1896, page 2c;
its purchase by the government in the Express,
17 October 1866, page 2b.
The Mail of 22 June 1929, page 32 has an article on Semaphore; it says in respect of the hotel:
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The [signal] was never put in position, but the name [has] clung to the district until today.
13 August 1870, page 7g,
Express,
23 September 1896, page 2c;
its purchase by the government in the Express,
17 October 1866, page 2b.
"Coppin and the Semaphore" is in the Observer, 1 February 1930, page 55d.
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The Beach
A regatta is reported in the Register,
26 May 1856, page 3h,
8 February 1869, page 3d,
Observer,
31 January 1914, pages 30-52d.
A description of "Christmas on the Beach" is in the Register,
27 December 1869, page 2g.
A sketch is in the Pictorial Australian in
August 1879.
- Christmas on Semaphore Beach - Train after train brought the pleasure seekers to the Port who found conveyances to the beach of various styles, busses (sic), however, being most extensively patronised. There were also buggies and gigs, drays and pairs, tandem and family trap, until the sands were trodden by crowds of gay and festive people, who seemed to enjoy a peep at the "briny" and some, more venturesome than others, ventured afloat - for the day was delightfully fine - and the horse marine, a juvenile well known for his nautical proclivities catered for the public at a low rate. Picnic parties in all directions and dancing sets kept the good humour of the crowd at tip-top pitch until it becomes late in the afternoon, when the beach resumed its wonted appearance. It was worthy of note that the absence of drinking booths was a great advantage...
7 November 1881, page 2c.
Information on the Semaphore Bathing Pavilion Co Ltd is in The News, 9 August 1928, page 12a.
A photograph of the kiosk and bathing pavilion is in the Observer,
13 January 1923, page 30.
Information on the Semaphore Bathing Pavilion Co Ltd is in The News,
9 August 1928, page 12a.
"Bathing at Semaphore" is in the Express,
17 October 1882, page 3f,
Register,
30 December 1898, page 5b.
"Furious riding" on the beach is a cause for complaint in the Chronicle, 3 March 1883, page 5d.
A complaint about sea bathing is aired in the Register on 14 January 1896, page 7c.
"A Public Nuisance" is in the Register, 24 February 1896, page 4h.
"Saltwater Baptism" is in the Register, 27 May 1896, page 5b.
A basketball match on the beach is reported in the Express, 24 August 1897, page 4b.
A photograph of the construction of the seawall between Largs and Semaphore is in the Chronicle,
26 July 1902, page 42; also see
18 November 1905, page 29,
of picnickers on the beach on
3 February 1923, page 31.
"A Swimmer's Predicament" is in the Register, 20 January 1906, page 4i.
"The Pierrots on the Beaches" is in the Register, 24 November 1909, page 5c.
"Scenes at the Semaphore" is in the Register, 4 January 1910, page 7c.
"Huge Picnic at Semaphore" is in the Observer, 10 February 1912, page 54a.
Information on a kiosk is in the Register,
31 October 1914, page 7g.
Bathing facilities are discussed in the Register,
12 May 1922, page 6f.
A photograph of the kiosk and bathing pavilion is in the Observer,
13 January 1923, page 30.
"Semaphore Beach Campers" is in the Advertiser, 11 December 1923, page 18e.
A proposal to place the control of the beach in the hands of private enterprise is traversed in the Register,
26 August 1925, page 7d,
3 and 25 September 1925, pages 8b and 13e.
Photographs of a sand castle competition are in the Chronicle, 8 February 1934, page 33.
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Transport
Parliamentary Paper 194/1855-56 has a report on a proposed tramway from Port Adelaide.
See Place Names - Lefevre Peninsula and Register,
17 April 1883, page 6b,
26 November 1884, pages 4h-6c,
4 December 1884, page 7b; also see
Express,
17, 20 and 25 November 1891, pages 3g, 3f and 5d,
1, 8, 9 and 31 December 1891, pages 4c, 3d, 5g and 3f.
An editorial entitled "New Port for Adelaide" is in the Register,
24 January 1860, page 3c;
also see the same newspaper,
22 February 1860, page 3b for a letter in respect of a proposed road from the Port Adelaide bridge to Semaphore.
"The Road to the Semaphore" is in the Register,
22 February 1860, page 3b,
3 October 1861, page 3h,
13 and 27 February 1862, pages 2h and 3f,
20 June 1862, page 2h.
A report on the completion of the road from Port Bridge appears in the Register on
5 July 1862, page 2g; also see
11 March 1868, page 3e and
Advertiser,
11 March 1868, page 3a,
Register,
11 March 1868, page 3e,
31 July 1868, page 2g,
22 May 1871, page 5b,
7 August 1871, page 5c,
1 July 1875, page 5a.
A proposal for a railway from Port Adelaide is reported in the Observer,
29 November 1873, page 8c.
Its estimated cost is to be found in
Parliamentary Paper
96/1874; also see
Parliamentary Papers
216/1874,
227/1874,
Register,
27 November 1873, page 5b,
2 and 10 February 1874, pages 6d and 4f,
12, 15, 16 and 22 June 1874, pages 4d, 6b, 7a and 6f,
11, 16 and 17 September 1874, pages 7d, 7f and 4g.
"The Semaphore Railway" is in the Register,
27 November 1873, page 5b,
2 and 10 February 1874, pages 6d and 4f.
"The Semaphore Railway Station and the Mail Service" is in the Register,
11 August 1885, page 7e,
while the landing of passengers and mails is traversed on
17 October 1885, page 7f; also see
31 October 1885, page 4h,
2 November 1885, page 7h.
Also see Register,
6 October 1876, page 5f,
3 January 1877, page 5b,
8 and 23 January 1878, pages 5d and 4g,
14 and 19 May 1883, pages 5a and 1b (supp.),
Express,
3 October 1876, page 3c,
9 January 1878, page 2d,
25 April 1878, page 3b,
10 August 1882, page 2f,
Register,
7 December 1878, page 6c,
17 and 18 March 1881, pages 4f and 5c,
19 January 1883, page 5b,
17 April 1883, page 6b,
26 November 1884, pages 4h-6c,
30 March 1885, page 7c,
11 August 1885, page 7e,
5 May 1891, page 5c,
Express,
26 November 1884, page 6f.
A complaint about the railway is expressed on
14 and 19 May 1883, pages 5a and 1b (supp.).
Observer,
10 February 1883, page 31b,
2 January 1886, page 31d.
A fatal accident on the railway is reported in the Observer,
25 September 1880, page 544d.
"Killed on the Semaphore Railway" is in the Register,
17 November 1884, pages 3h-4h-5b.
"The Railway Station and the Mail Service" is in the Register,
11 August 1885, page 7e,
while the landing of passengers and mails is traversed on
17 October 1885, page 7f; also see
31 October 1885, page 4h,
2 November 1885, page 7h.
A reduction of wages of the employees on the railway is reported in the Register,
25 April 1881, page 6c; also see
26 April 1881, page 7e,
4 May 1881, page 5d.
"Semaphore Omnibuses" is in the Register, 15 June 1874, page 5d.
Traumas of travelling by public conveyance from Port Adelaide are described in the Register, 28 December 1876, page 6d.
A proposed tramway from Port Adelaide is discussed in the Register, 4 December 1884, page 7b.
An amusing letter headed "Odd Characters in a Railway Train" is in the Register,
9 June 1909, page 9c; also see
Express,
28 April 1916, page 4e for information on the "new" railway.
"Tram v Train" is in the Register, 6 January 1917, page 7b.
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