Place Names of South Australia - T
Tabor- Tanunda
- Tabor
- Tailem Bend
- Taldra
- Talia
- Tallala
- Taltabooka
- Talunga, Hundred of
- Tantanoola
- Tam O'Shanter Belt
- Tamblyn, Lake
- Tanunda
Tabor
The South Australian of 2 April 1850, page 2d mentions this German village in the Mount Lofty Ranges as being named after a town in Bohemia, Germany.Tailem Bend
Nomenclature
In the early 1840s George Mason was a police trooper at Wellington (he later became sub-protector of Aborigines) and it is recorded that he said:
- The scrub blacks called the place "Thealem''', which probably means 'bend'.
General Notes
"Mysterious Death of [Patrick Conway]" is in the Register,
12 and 13 August 1884, pages 4h and 5a.
The district, including the site of the town, is described in the Register,
15 February 1886, page 6b; also see
Express,
14 May 1886, page 3f,
Observer,
19 February 1887, page 7b,
Advertiser,
1 February 1905, page 7e,
14 June 1910, page 12g,
Register,
19 April 1911, page 6e,
19 June 1926, page 7d,
9 May 1927, page 6g,
The News,
6 June 1928, page 11b.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
2 March 1912, page 29.
Information on the fishing industry is in the Register,
4 May 1892, page 7a; also see
Chronicle,
14 May 1892, page 5a and Place Names - Murray River - Fishing.
The school opened in 1902.
A photograph of students is in the Observer,
10 October 1908, page 3,
Register,
27 April 1928, page 14f,
Observer,
5 May 1928, page 53d.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
19 September 1908, page 6a; also see
Chronicle,
26 September 1908, page 44e,
Observer,
15 October 1908, page 31.
"The Wants of Tailem Bend" is in the Register,
5 December 1910, page 10h.
A photograph of residents on the Queen is in the Observer,
27 July 1912, page 30,
of a new wharf in the Chronicle,
28 June 1913, page 32,
of Miss Bleeze stripping a crop on her brothers' farm on
17 February 1917, page 30,
of the bandstand on
31 May 1934, page 36.
Information on the railway station is in the Register,
1 April 1913, page 10b.
"The Town the Railways Made" is in The Mail,
27 October 1934, page 2.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
A photograph of the opening of a post office is in the Observer,
6 December 1913, page 30,
of Empire Day celebrations on
30 May 1914, page 30,
of members of a rifle club on
20 May 1916, page 26,
of a football team on
15 October 1927, page 37.
Information on a golf club is in the Observer,
27 June 1914, page 29a,
25 July 1914, page 27c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf.
The first meeting on a new racecourse is reported in the Register,
24 September 1923, page 6c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
The opening of a Roman Catholic church is reported in the Register,
22 July 1924, page 6f.
"Coming Transport Centre" is in The Mail,
23 May 1925, page 1c,
"Progress of Tailem Bend" in The News,
23 January 1929, page 10c.
Information on railway cottages is in the Observer,
3 October 1925, page 60a;
a photograph is in the Chronicle,
8 May 1926, page 39.
Information on the Methodist Church is in The News,
5 June 1928, page 8c and
on the Tailem Bend Scout Group in The Mail,
29 December 1928, page 14g.
Also see Adelaide - Boy Scouts.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs L.A. Pontt is reported in the Register,
20 April 1926, page 8h.
Tailem Bend - Obituaries
An obituary of Mrs Mary A. Tiller is in the Register,
13 November 1922, page 6h,
Observer,
18 November 1922, page 35c.
An obituary of Adam Munro is in the Register,
21 October 1926, page 8h.
Taldra
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'kangaroo'.
General Notes
"The Boss of Taldra" is in The News,
27 July 1923, page 5d,
8 August 1923, page 10e,
"Roads at Taldra Park" on
7 July 1927, page 19d.
- Taldra boasts a football team that is leading in the district association. The Boss went to see the match against Noora. Footballer and runner in his younger days, he retains his enthusiasm. He is a most ardent barracker...
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Place Names
Talia
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'near water'. The 'Talia Run' was named by J.H. Browne under pastoral lease no. 1596.
General Notes
The district is described in the Advertiser,
11 August 1906, page 10h,
Register,
31 August 1906, page 6g.
Observer,
1 and 8 September 1906, pages 40c and 46a.
A photograph of Valentine Roberts on the way to school is in the Observer,
13 June 1925, page 34.
- At the back of the old Talia station Mr J.L. Higgins farms some 1,500 acres in a better class of sheaoak and limestone country... This settler is a great respecter of the indigenous timber and, believing strongly in leaving the process of destruction to the influences of time alone.... Talia Station is held by Mr Thompson who carries some 7,000 sheep thereon... Four miles south of Talia a younger branch of the ubiquitous Kenny family is established...
20 August 1906, page 5a,
of David (Daniel?) Higgins in the Register,
29 July 1907, page 4i,
Observer, 3 August 1907, page 40d.
Biographical details of J.L. Higgins are in the Register,
31 August 1906, page 6g.
An obituary of James Hood is in the Register,
1 May 1923, page 11f.
A photograph of the school is in The Critic,
19 February 1908, page 7.
The reminiscences of A.G. Thompson are in the Register,
9 February 1911, page 6f;
an obituary appears on
14 and 15 August 1919, pages 6h and 8f.
Talisker
Nomenclature
The name comes from the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
The mine is described in the Advertiser,
20 October 1862, page 3a,
17 May 1866, page 2g,
13 December 1892, page 6g and
a history of it appears in the Register,
9 November 1926, page 6e.
A sketch is in the Pictorial Australian in
June 1888, page 100.
Information on the mine is in the Express,
2 January 1864, page 2a,
9 and 29 December 1864, pages 3e and 3a,
11 January 1865, page 3c,
21 March 1865, page 3a,
1 and 27 July 1865, pages 2c and 2b,
17 May 1866, page 3e,
15 June 1869, page 2d,
29 June 1872, page 2e,
25 March 1889, page 4d,
Observer,
9 March 1867, page 1h (supp.),
13 November 1926, page 62a.
The reopening of the Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Chronicle,
14 September 1867, page 7f.
A concert held in the schoolroom is reported in the Express,
12 December 1870, page 2f.
Parliamentary Paper 73/1872 shows its school being conducted by William Price with 56 enrolled pupils; also see
Express,
27 December 1870, page 3e.
A cricket match against Finniss Flat is reported in the Chronicle,
3 June 1871, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
A fire at the hotel is reported in the Observer,
6 and 13 July 1872, pages 8c and 10d.
"A Trip to Talisker" is in the Observer,
13 August 1881, page 41d.
Tallala
Nomenclature
The name given to a pastoral run held by Samuel and Frederick White in the 1840s until they sold out to John Tennant in 1847.
General Notes
The property on Eyre Peninsula is described in the Register,
12 November 1898, page 7g.
Information on the school and others in the district is in the Advertiser,
20 April 1907, page 4d.
- There are six provisional schools in this district, two only being full-time schools. According to population Tallala can hold its own, excepting Penong, and so far as I can see is as fairly titled to "full-time" as any other...
22 November 1913, page 32.
Taltabooka
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'kangaroo pass'.
General Notes
A gold field at this place is described in the Register,
4 May 1894, page 6c,
25 September 1894, page 7d,
Advertiser,
5 January 1895, page 6f.
- The principal workings... is located about two miles south-east of the Taltabooka Well... several trial holes have been sunk... both blocks have been worked since November last and at the Main Shaft I was pleased to meet Mr Sam Waterhouse. son of Mr F.G. Waterhouse, who accompanied J. MacDouall Stuart as naturalist...
Talunga, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'creek waterhole'.
General Notes
Gold workings in the Hundred are described in the Register,
18 February 1886, page 6f,
28 September 1894, page 6e,
Chronicle,
5 January 1894, page 4f,
Register,
24 September 1895, page 7g,
23 March 1896, page 6a,
6 December 1897, page 7h.
A photograph of the mine is in the Chronicle,
2 September 1899 (supplement).
Also see Blumberg and Place Names - Pleasant, Mount.
- Sections 1287, 1288, 1280, etc., are situated a little over a mile south of Mount Pleasant and are known as the Mount Pleasant Diggings, Two long gullies have been worked for alluvial gold on these sections... two men are at present engaged in fossicking... Mr Dutton, Manager of the SA Bank, Mount Pleasant, informs me that from February 1870 to July 1873, 720 ounces of gold from these diggings passed through the bank...
3 March 1888, page 15b,
Observer,
1 March 1890, page 17d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
Tam O'Shanter Belt
Nomenclature
A subdivision of sections 379, 392 and 397, Hundred of Yatala; now included in Kilburn and Regency Park. In 1838 the grantee of the these sections, Henry Mooringe Boswarva, formed the 'Tam O'Shanter Land Company' and subdivided the land, many lots being transferred to shareholders. The ship Tam O'Shanter ran aground in the Port River in December 1836.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1861 and closed in 1868.
A trial of Osborne's reaper on Mr Richard Day's paddock at Tam O'Shanter is reported in the Register,
8 and 10 April 1878, pages 6a and 5f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Farm Implements.
The Adelaide Cooperative Society's dairy is described in the Advertiser,
25 April 1887, page 7c; also see
11 January 1890, page 6b.
- The Adelaide Cooperative Society's dairy farm at Tam O'Shanter Belt comprises eight acres of land in one block, six of which are used for the purpose of growing hay... The dairy was started in July 1886...
Interesting reminiscences on the grounding of the Tam O'Shanter in the Port River are in the Register,
25 and 28 May 1920, pages 9g and 9e.
Its wrecking in Bass Strait is recounted on
14 October 1837, page 4b.
Tamblyn, Lake
Nomenclature
In the north-east, discovered by E.A. Colson and named after 'John Tamblyn, late of the Education Department'.
General Notes
For further information on its nomenclature see Advertiser,
31 August 1936, page 19a, and
12 January 1937, page 19a.
- Today (August 20) I received a telegram saying that he had passed away. I think he was nearing his 85th milestone, 40 of which were spent in the SA Education Department... It is one of the proudest moments of my life that I should ask the authorities to consent to my suggestion that an uncharted lake I [Edward Colson] found in crossing the Simpson Desert is named Lake Tamblyn. I feel sure that hundreds of his old students will thank me for so doing.
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Place Names
Tantanoola
Nomenclature
Prof. N.B. Tindale said:
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One of the last South-East Aborigines told me that the name of the district was "tentunola", meaning "boxwood hill'' or 'boxwood camp''.'
General Notes
The purchasers of allotments in "Lucieton" are in the Observer,
9 August 1879, page 5e.
The first cheese factory in South Australia is reported upon in the Register,
18 December 1886, page 5b.
It is described in the Register,
11 December 1888, page 7c,
Observer,
8 December 1888, page 11d,
Advertiser,
16 January 1893, page 7b.
- The Tantanoola factory was started a few months ago and a day or two since we published the news that a second factory was to be established at Snuggery... and there is no doubt that that the cheese factory at Tantanoola is the pioneer of many others... The first consignment of cheese was received and opened on Thursday, December 16 at the rooms of Messrs Sandford & Co., Currie Street, in the presence of the city merchants and leading grocers...
Its school opened in 1888.
Comment on the Tantanoola "Tiger", factual and otherwise, is in the Register,
5, 6, 9 and 18 May 1893, pages 5a, 6a, 7b and 5c,
17 June 1893, page 5b,
24 July 1893, page 5c,
21 and 25 September 1893, pages 5e and 5e,
6, 24 and 31 October 1893, pages 5c, 5d and 5c.
Also see Advertiser,
12 October 1893, page 6d,
27 November 1893, page 3g,
Register,
7 November 1893, page 7h,
7 December 1893, page 5e:
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Judging from the accumulated testimony of many reliable residents... there seems to now no reason to doubt that a genuine Bengal tiger is infesting the neighbourhood...
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He has been trailed as a tiger, a Chinaman, a neglected house dog, and a dingo of gigantic proportions, but the latest idea is that he is a cheetah - the hunting leopard of India.
7 September 1894, page 5a,
5 October 1894, page 5c,
16 November 1894, page 5c,
Advertiser,
4 December 1894, page 6g,
Register,
1 January 1895, page 5d,
Chronicle,
23 February 1895, page 19c,
Register,
18 July 1895, page 5b,
12 August 1895, page 3b,
Advertiser,
18 July 1895, page 5a,
21 and 26 August 1895, pages 6e and 4e,
18 December 1895, page 5b,
20 and 24 January 1896, pages 5d and 5d,
6 February 1896, page 5d.
The tiger, which was declared to be a European wolf, was shot by Thomas Donovan at Mount Salt on the Mount Schank station -
see Register,
22 August 1895, pages 4g-5c; also see
23 August 1895, page 5d,
11 and 12 September 1895, pages 5a and 5b.
A viewing of the stuffed and mounted "tiger" at Mr and Mrs Donovan's residence on the banks of the River Glenelg is reported in the Register,
20 January 1923, page 12c.
Rodney Cockburn's version of the ilk of the "Tiger" as recorded in What's in a Name would appear to have been derived from a report in the Observer of 14 January 1911, page 43 - see the same paper of
21 January 1911 for a report of the trial of the sheep-killer, Robert C. Edmonson;
his portrait is in the Observer,
15 April 1911, page 31.
"The Tantanoola Tiger - His Lair Described - A Chamber of Horrors" is in the Register,
6 January 1911, page 5; also see
10, 11, 18 and 19 January 1911, pages 7b, 8c, 4d and 7g.
"The Tiger Caged - Six Years Hard Labour" is in the Register,
11 April 1911, page 8c.
"Tantanoola Tiger Reminiscences" is in The Mail,
6 October 1923, page 10a.
Also see Place Names - Donovans.
A report of a local Show is in the Advertiser,
21 November 1893, page 3h,
Chronicle,
24 November 1894, 8f,
Register,
8 November 1898, page 3f,
Observer,
14 November 1903, page 4e (supp.),
Advertiser,
6 November 1929, page 24a.
Photographs are in the Observer,
2 December 1911, page 29,
Chronicle,
21 November 1935, page 34.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
"The Possibilities of Production" is in the Advertiser,
22 January 1906, page 4h.
The district is described in the Chronicle,
27 January 1906, page 8a and
the town in the Register on
25 March 1911, page 8a.
"Its Potentialities and Staple Industries" appears on
14 October 1926, page 10c; also see
Chronicle,
12 May 1932, page 43b.
Information on a new Institute is in the Register,
9 July 1910, page 3a.
A photograph of the hotel is in the Observer,
15 April 1911, page 31,
of district council members in the Chronicle,
3 February 1912, page 31.
"Masked Highwayman at Tantanoola" is in the Observer,
26 June 1926, page 39a; also see
Register,
19 June 1926, page 9b.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs James McRostie is reported in the Register,
16 April 1908, page 5c;
his obituary is in the Observer, 17 January 1914, page 41a.
Information on and celebrations of a "Back to Tantanoola" are in the Chronicle,
19 April 1934, pages 15a and 36.
Tantanoola - Obituaries
An obituary of Murdoch Morrison is in the Register,
2 November 1899, page 5c.
An obituary of John Cameron is in the Register,
12 January 1911, page 4h,
of John Ryan on 18 September 1912, page 8f,
of James McRostie on 13 January 1914, page 8a,
of Murdoch Morrison on 16 November 1916, page 4f,
of Edward Pepper on 27 June 1927, page 8g,
of Mrs Maria C. Altschwager on 22 and 25 August 1927, pages 11c and 8g,
of Richard Kennedy on 9 January 1928, page 12f.
An obituary of Heinrich Korner is in the Observer,
18 July 1914, page 39a,
of Joseph Burchard on 21 July 1917, page 31a,
of Archibald McCallum on 11 February 1922, page 37d,
of James Chant on 7 July 1923, page 35c,
of Charles H. Lane on 28 August 1926, page 60b.
Tanunda
Nomenclature
The Southern Australian of 18 August 1843, page 2c says:
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Part of the [German] emigrants... have leased from Mr Angas seven hundred and twenty acres in Angas Park, through which runs a stream called by them the Kedron... [its] native name is Tanunda and it has an abundance of good water the year round. Along its banks the Germans have built their village of Bethany.
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The name of Tanunda is not, as many supposed, German, but a native appellation and has reference to the waters that skirt the place the year around.
General Notes
A horse race meeting is reported in the Adelaide Times,
25 February 1850, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
The Register of
29 March 1853, page 2d has an interesting account of school examinations; also see Adelaide Times,
30 March 1853, page 3b,
Register,
3 May 1859, page 3e,
Observer,
7 May 1859, page 8d.
Register,
20 April 1860, page 3c.
Information on the local school is in the Observer,
18 June 1864, page 1e (supp.),
Register,
11 July 1871, page 3e; it opened in 1861; also see
Advertiser,
11 July 1871, page 3c,
Express,
21 August 1872, page 3d.
A photograph of a school's basketball team is in the Chronicle,
20 August 1936, page 38.
A meeting called to discuss the political rights of Germans is reported in the Observer,
1 September 1855, page 6g,
Register,
12 June 1860, page 3e.
- On the 22 August some 60 Germans... assembled in the large room of the Tanunda Hotel to discuss the present political position of the South Australians speaking the German language... Dr Muecke... spoke with great warmth and eloquence about the position of Germans in their adopted land; pressed upon all Germans to give up, if they had any, their party interests, and to become South Australians, and proposed, as a means of promoting political knowledge, to form a club...
8 January 1859, page 1d (supp.).
Register,
12 November 1858, page 3h.
Also see South Australia - Immigration - Migrants - German.
"Have We a Gold-Field?" is in the Register,
23 May 1856, page 2f,
30 May 1856 page 2f,
13, 18 and 25 June 1856, pages 3e, 3e and 3f,
9, 16, 19, 28 and 30 July 1856, pages 3c, 2h, 3d, 3c and 2f,
1, 6, 11 and 12 August 1856, pages 2e, 3a, 2d and 2d. Also see
21 April 1860, page 3g.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
A public dinner to J.S. Browne, magistrate, is reported in the Register,
21 June 1856, page 3g.
A proposed agricultural and horticultural society is discussed in the Register,
16 August 1856, page 2h,
15 October 1856, page 3b.
The first show is reported in the Register,
7 March 1857, page 3b; also see
13 March 1858, page 3f,
12 August 1862, page 3c.
A proposed Agricultural and Horticultural Society is discussed in the Chronicle,
16 August 1862, page 3a; also see
16 February 1901, page 31d.
Photographs are in the Observer,
26 February 1910, page 32,
2 March 1912, page 30,
Chronicle,
25 February 1911, page 30,
12 March 1931, page 38.
Information on new showgrounds is in the Register,
11 May 1910, page 5g and
the opening on
16 February 1911, page 3c; also see
Advertiser,
16 February 1911, page 9c.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
A meeting of the Tanunda Fire Association is reported in the Register,
7, 14 and 28 January 1860, pages 3g, 3f and 3a.
Also see Adelaide - Fires and the Fire Brigade.
A public meeting in respect of "free distillation" is reported in the Register,
11 September 1861, page 3f,
16 June 1862, page 3e.
A Vintagers' and Gardeners' Association is discussed in the Chronicle,
5 March 1859, page 3b.
The town is described in the Register of
27 March 1856, page 2f-h,
Observer,
12 June 1858, page 8b,
Register,
26 June 1858, page 3f,
24 January 1884 (supp.), page 1a,
Observer,
15 August 1885, page 31b,
Parliamentary Paper 66/1886,
Observer,
17 December 1887, page 9e,
Register,
10 March 1891, page 6e.
Photographs are in the Observer,
20 May 1911, page 28,
7 September 1912, page 30,
of the main street in the Chronicle,
5 March 1927, page 40.
"Tanunda and Vicinity" appears on
15 March 1905, page 6f,
"Tanunda - An Interesting Township" on
12 March 1909, page 5i; also see
19 February 1910, page 11d,
7 September 1926, page 6d,
21 January 1927, page 14.
Photographs are in the Observer,
11 September 1926, page 34.
Notes on local vineyards are in the Register,
26 June 1858, page 2h.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.
"New Music - Advance Australia", by Charles Barton of Tanunda and Mr Draeger, is in the Register,
31 August 1858, page 2e; also see
6 October 1858, page 3h.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotic Songs.
A band concert conducted by F. Draeger is reported in the Register,
10 October 1859, page 3f.
The "first" band concert held in the town is reported in the Observer,
22 October 1910, page 17c.
Photographs of a brass band contest are in the Observer,
21 October 1911, page 29,
18 October 1913, page 31,
25 October 1919, page 26,
Chronicle,
18 October 1924, page 37; also see
Register,
22 October 1925, page 10,
Observer,
5 November 1927, page 10a,
3 November 1928, page 55a.
The formation of a Wine and Horticultural Society is discussed in the Register,
21 January 1859, page 3e,
8 and 10 February 1859, pages 3f and 3b,
7 March 1859, page 3b.
A wine show is reported in the Register,
17 March 1859, page 4h; also see
11 November 1859, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
Wine production is discussed in the Register,
4 March 1859, pages 2e-3e,
21 October 1859, page 3d,
2 March 1891, page 3f,
"Wine Making at Tanunda" is in the Observer,
26 March 1892, page 11e.
"The Vintage" is in the Register,
1 May 1905, page 6b.
Information on the Tanunda Rifle Corps is in the Register,
11 April 1860, page 2h.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
The erection of a Court House is reported in the Register,
17 May 1860, page 3h.
Also see South Australia - Crime, Law and Punishment - Law - Local courts.
The Liedertafel's first concert is reported in the Chronicle,
26 October 1861, page 3a.
Register,
28 August 1862, page 2h.
A music festival is described in the Register,
30 December 1874, page 6e,
Express,
7 September 1875, page 2c,
4 September 1876, page 2b.
Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Music under "German Liedertafel".
"Great German Fete to Mr Torrens" is in the Register,
1 November 1862, page 2f.
"The Torrens Demonstration" is in the Chronicle,
1 November 1862, page 2c.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Land Development.
Local cotton growing is discussed in the Register,
11 August 1863, page 2d,
10 and 15 September 1863, pages 2d and 2g,
12 October 1863, page 2h.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Cotton.
The laying of the foundation stone of the telegraph station is reported in the Register,
21 June 1865, page 3d.
Information on the telegraph station is in the Chronicle,
24 June 1865, page 3c,
29 July 1865, page 3a.
Register,
31 January 1866, page 2d.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic.
Easter amusements are discussed in the Register,
11 April 1863, page 2h.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Leisure and Allied Matters.
"The Tanunda Tragedy" is in the Express,
26 April 1865, page 3e.
An "annual shooting event" is reported upon in the Register,
11 April 1866, page 3a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
The departure of missionaries to Lake Hope is reported in the Chronicle,
13 October 1866, page 2g.
Also see Place Names - Hope, Lake.
A cricket match against the Barossa Goldfields is reported in the Express,
17 February 1869, page 2e,
against Truro on
25 February 1888, page 2e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
A rifle club fixture is reported in the Observer,
3 April 1869, page 6b.
A rifle club's match is reported in the Observer,
23 April 1870, page 2f.
A photograph of the winners of the Tanunda Kingship Rifle match is in the Chronicle,
20 June 1908, page 29; also see
11 June 1910, page 30,
Express,
14 March 1910, page 1h.
"Kingship Shooting - J.T. Lake, King" is in the Register,
4 June 1903, page 3g.
"Tanunda Kingship" is in the Register,
22 May 1907, page 11a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
A meeting called to discuss police protection and a local court is reported in the Register,
16 December 1869, page 2d.
Also see South Australia - Police.
Inter-town rivalry with Angaston is commented upon in the Register,
18 and 29 December 1869, pages 3g-h and 3e.
With the advent of the Franco-Prussian War in Europe the Register, 15 October 1870, page 5b reported under the heading "Self-Denying Patriot":
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A German residing at Tanunda, not having cash to give towards the War Relief Fund... sold a silver watch he had brought from the Fatherland 22 years ago, and handed over the proceeds.
(Also see Observer,
17 September 1870, page 15f,
8 and 15 October 1870, pages 11a and 15b.)
21 October 1871, page 10a.
For information on a German War Relief Fund see Register,
19 October 1870, page 3d; also see
12 November 1870, page 6d.
A "German Peace Festival" is reported on
16 October 1871, page 5.
"Demonstration at Tanunda [for Mr Clarke]" is in the Register,
11 December 1872, page 6f.
A dinner given in honour of F. Basedow is reported in the Register,
29 January 1876, page 6e.
An obituary of C.F. Basedow is in the Register,
11 October 1886, page 5b.
Also see Place Names - Basedow, Hundred of.
The laying of the foundation stone of the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank is reported in the Advertiser,
18 December 1877, page 6c and
that of the Institute in the Register,
2 September 1879, page 6e.
A fire at W. Hayes' steam flour mill is reported in the Register,
18 February 1879, page 6c,
Observer,
22 February 1879, page 12d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
Local cemeteries are discussed in the Observer,
2 August 1879, page 4e.
"Sunday at Tanunda" is in the Register,
31 May 1881, page 6e.
A proposed irrigation scheme is discussed in the Register,
26 October 1884, page 5f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.
A farewell social to Dr C.A. Altmann is reported in the Register,
10 September 1888, page 5d; also see
19 March 1891, page 7d.
Chateau Tanunda is described in the Register,
25 February 1892, page 6e,
Advertiser,
8 August 1892, page 6c,
"Tanunda Brandy - Introduced Into [Adelaide] Hospital" on
11 January 1896, page 6g; also see
22 and 25 March 1898, pages 5g and 6a,
19 and 21 March 1904, pages 10i and 9a,
10 June 1907, page 8b.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
12 September 1896 (supplement).
"Chateau Tanunda Brandy" is in the Register,
11 May 1895, page 5d.
A vintage sports day is reported in the Register,
12 May 1911, page 8e,
Observer,
20 May 1911, page 15a.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
12 September 1896 (supplement),
The Critic,
14 February 1912, page 8,
27 March 1912, page 4.
A sports event is reported in the Chronicle,
29 December 1894, page 21f.
A school Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
29 August 1896, page 25a; Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
a photograph of Murray Street appears on
12 September 1896 (supplement).
"In and Around Tanunda" is in the Observer,
29 February 1896, page 6e.
"Tanunda v Tandanya" is in the Observer,
27 November 1897, pages 13b-25d; also see
Register,
24 November 1897, page 4g-i.
Information on the Orphan Home is in the Chronicle,
24 June 1899, page 21d.
A snow fall is reported in the Chronicle,
3 August 1901, page 33c.
A fatal accident at a polo match is reported in the Observer,
15 February 1902, page 40.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Polo.
The town's water supply is discussed in the Register,
1 and 18 March 1902, pages 10h and 7h,
Observer,
8 March 1902, page 40a,
Register,
18 March 1902, page 7h.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
A New Year's Eve at Tanunda is reported in the Register,
5 January 1903, page 7b and
the opening of a new Tanunda Club Hall on
19 May 1913, page 9c; also see
Observer,
15 February 1908, page 30.
Register,
13 April 1908, page 7g.
Photographs are in the Observer,
7 June 1913, page 32.
Information on and photographs of Mr Carl Hoffmann's orchard are in the Observer,
17 January 1903, page 25.
"Lighting a Town" is in the Register,
20 June 1903, page 4a.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.
"After a Tinkettling - A Man Stabbed" is in the Register,
22 September 1903, page 5f,
Observer,
26 September 1903, page 38a.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Marriage and Divorce.
"A Disastrous Hailstorm" is in the Register,
29 September 1903, page 9b,
"Storm and Flood" on
29 December 1903, page 7h,
5 January 1904, page 9c.
Local flooding is reported in the Register,
21 August 1909, page 14b,
Observer,
28 August 1909, page 44d.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.
The baptism of an Aborigine is reported in the Register,
9 January 1904, page 5f.
A farewell social to Constable Tuohy is reported in the Register,
18 April 1904, page 3a.
"Objectionable Swagmen" is in the Register,
28 March 1905, page 8c.
"The Holiday at Tanunda" is in the Register,
4 January 1906, page 3d.
The opening of the telephone service to Adelaide is reported in the Express,
6 April 1906, page 1e,
Register,
7 April 1906, page 7a.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Ferdinand Goerecke is reported in the Register,
31 March 1906, page 4a,
Observer, 7 April 1906, page 15b.
Biographical details of H.C. Rundle, postmaster, are in the Register,
11 June 1906, page 6e.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs G. Nettelbeck is reported in the Register,
28 August 1906, page 8a.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs A.C.F. Geyer is reported in the Register,
8 November 1907, page 6d.
"Father Christmas at Tanunda" is in the Observer,
1 December 1906, page 24d.
Also see South Australia - The Colony - Christmas in South Australia.
"Disappearance of Landmark [house built by J. Brock in the 1840s]" is in the Register,
9 September 1908, page 11h.
Information on the Tanunda Tea Gardens is in the Observer,,
12 September 1908, page 17b,
of its railway station on
3 July 1909, page 18b,
of a proposed recreation park on
31 July 1909, page 46e,
21 May 1910, page 15b,
25 June 1910, page 43e,
2 July 1910, page 17a; also see
Register,
4 July 1911, page 5e.
"Exciting Coach Travelling - Through Mud and Flood" is in the Register,
28 July 1909, page 9b; also see
30 July 1909, page 9a,
5 August 1909, page 10h.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.
"Tanunda Tragedy" is in the Express,
7 April 1910, page 1g,
5 May 1910, page 1f.
Photographs of a brass band contest are in the Observer,
21 October 1911, page 29,
18 October 1913, page 31,
25 October 1919, page 26,
Chronicle,
18 October 1924, page 37.
A proposed Lutheran college is discussed in the Register,
12 April 1910, page 5c.
"From Tanunda by Rail" is in the Register,
26 December 1910, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
"To the Seaside - Large Country Picnic" is in the Advertiser,
3 February 1912, page 22c.
Also see Adelaide - Beaches and Bathing.
"Tanunda En Fete - First Vice-Regal Visit" is in the Register,
22 February 1912, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - Governors and Ancillary Matters.
A photograph of the Tanunda and Truro tennis teams is in the Chronicle,
15 June 1912, page 30,
of the vintage on
19 April 1913, page 31,
of a recreation park on
7 June 1913, page 32.
Biographical details of H.T. Goers are in the Register,
15 July 1912, page 3f,
of F. Nitschke on 27 January 1914, page 8a,
of Mrs Wilhelmina Till on 29 April 1922, page 6i.
A photograph of members of a skittling club is in the Observer,
16 November 1912, page 31,
of grape farmers waiting at a crushing mill on
19 April 1913, page 31,
of a tennis team on
21 April 1928, page 38.
The opening of the Mecklenburg Bridge is reported in the Advertiser,
27 August 1912, page 12f and
a new hall on
19 May 1913, page 5g.
"Tanunda Orphan Home" is in the Observer,
26 July 1913, page 16e.
"Electricity for Tanunda" is in the Observer,
23 August 1913, page 17d.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.
A proposed progress association is discussed in the Observer,
8 August 1914, page 19a.
"Loyal German Descendants" is in the Chronicle,
22 August 1914, page 43,
"Germanising Tanunda - Britons Being Hounded Out" is in The Mail,
31 March 1917, page 8e,
7 April 1917, page 8e.
A photograph of volunteers for war service is in the Chronicle,
6 November 1915, page 29.
"The Tanunda Trials [Under the War Precautions Act]" is in the Register,
28 February 1917, page 7d.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Germans in Australia.
A special meeting of the Barossa Vinegrowers' Association is reported in the Observer,
20 February 1915, page 12d.
Information on a war memorial is in the Register,
5 February 1920, page 6e.
The unveiling of a Memorial Cross is reported in the Advertiser,
4 February 1920, page 8c.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
14 February 1920, page 25.
A Soldiers' Memorial is discussed in the Observer,
9 September 1922, page 24d.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Hermann Grocke is reported in the Register,
27 April 1920, page 4h,
of Mr & Mrs J.H. Walden on 8 October 1920, page 9c.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Adolph Richter is reported in the Register,
25 August 1926, page 14g.
"Back to Tanunda" is in the Register,
1 March 1927, page 13a.
Photographs are in the Observer,
26 February 1927, page 33,
of the town and a description of it in the Chronicle,
23 June 1932, page 32.
The opening of a branch of the Savings Bank of SA is reported in the Advertiser,
14 January 1936, page 18f.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - Savings Bank of SA and Allied Matters .
A photograph of a football team is in the Chronicle,
7 October 1937, page 37.
Tanunda - Obituaries
An obituary of Rev A. Kavel is in the Register, 18 February 1860, page 5b.
An obituary of T. Heuzenroeder is in the Register, 31 October 1893, page 5b, Observer, 4 November 1893, page 14d,
of J.T. Heinrich on 18 January 1902, page 40a,
of Mrs Anna E. Winkler on 25 September 1902, page 3e.
An obituary of J.F.C. Auricht is in the Register, 11 March 1895, page 5a, 1 April 1895, page 5b, Observer, 6 April 1895, page 31a,
of S. von Bertouch on 19 January 1901, page 22b,
of Mrs A.E. Winkler on 27 September 1902, page 1d (supp.),
of J.W. Korten and Mrs A.M. Topp on 21 February 1903, page 20e,
of E.G.F. Auricht on 2 January 1904, page 34d,
of Mrs B.M.S. von Bertouch on 28 July 1906, page 38c,
of Dr W. Eberhard on 16 October 1909, page 40b,
of R.C. Sobels on 25 June 1910, page 40a.
An obituary of H. Grefe is in the Register, 19 November 1898, page 9a,
of S. von Bertouch on 16 January 1901, page 3b,
of J.T. Heinrich on 14 January 1902, page 3e,
of C.A. Muenchenberg on 26 June 1902, page 3f.
An obituary of J.W. Korten and Mrs A.M. Topp is in the Register, 20 February 1903, page 4h,
of Ernst G.F. Auricht on 31 December 1903, page 6g,
of Mrs J.F.W. Koch on 9 March 1904, page 8d.
An obituary of Mrs B.M.S. von Bertouch is in the Register, 24 July 1906, page 5a,
of E.F.W. Auricht on 24 May 1921, page 4h,
of Mrs Theresa Perse on 28 July 1923, page 12d,
of G.E. Schulz on 9 May 1925, page 8i.
An obituary of Dr Wilhelm Eberhard is in the Register, 14 October 1909, page 7b,
of J.C. Wundke on 23 September 1915, page 6g,
of E.C.W. Geyer on 31 May 1919, page 6h.
An obituary of E.F.W. Pohlner is in the Observer, 28 October 1911, page 41b,
of G.A.L. Nettlebeck on 13 January 1912, page 41a,
of W.A. Ohlmeyer on 6 July 1912, page 41b,
of E.C.W. Geyer on 7 June 1919, page 14a,
of E.F.W. Auricht on 28 May 1921, page 34b,
of A.C. Lehmann on 24 May 1924, page 45b,
of J.C. Seidel on 20 September 1924, page 32d,
of H.E. Till on 23 October 1926, page 41c,
of T.B. Brock on 5 February 1927, page 44a,
of Mrs Wilhelmina Till on 24 March 1928, page 50b.
An obituary of A.C. Lehmann is in the Register, 17 May 1924, page 8g,
of Frederick E. Schwarz on 7 August 1925, page 11c,
of Hermann E. Till on 16 October 1926, page 11e,
of Thomas B. Brock on 28 January 1927, page 8g,
of Henry Langberg on 18 November 1927, page 8g.
