Place Names of South Australia - T
Taperoo - Tea Tree Gully
- Taperoo
- Taplan
- Tapley Hill
- Tapton
- Tarcoola
- Tarcowie
- Tarlee
- Tarlton, Hundred of
- Tarnma
- Tarpeena
- Tarqua Lagoon
- Tarrawatta
- Tassie Creek and Well
- Tatiara
- Tatta-Wap
- Taylor Mound
- Taylorville
- Tea Tree Gully
Taperoo
Nomenclature
There is an Aboriginal word tapurro meaning "opossum skin" which were used as drums at corroborees.
see Observer, 21 September 1889, page 41e.
The suburb was laid out on sections 733 and 740, Hundred of Port Adelaide by Wilkinson Watkinson in 1925.
General Notes
The school opened in 1953.
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Place Names
Taplan
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'grass tree'.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1927 and closed in 1967. See Register,
23 July 1927, page 13a.
A photograph is in the Observer,
2 July 1927, page 34.
- The new school at Taplan, on the Barunga Railway, was opened on Friday by the Minister of Education... He said the school was started in the local institute in 1917 with an average attendance of 10 children... the school committee comprises Messrs B.G. Rayson, secretary, W.T. Fogden, Obst and Moffatt and Mesdames Fogden and Moffatt...
5 April 1924, page 32,
of a football team in the Chronicle,
17 October 1935, page 36.
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Place Names
Tapley Hill
Nomenclature
Thomas Tapley arrived in the Rajahstan on 16 November 1838 and took up land on which the hill stands.
General Notes
A Tapley's Hill race meeting is reported in the Observer,
22 March 1856, page 8d,
Chronicle,
18 February 1865, page 3b,
Register,
22 February 1923, page 5d.
A photograph is in the Observer,
19 February 1916, page 25.
- A few residents met at the Victoria Hotel, Tapley's Hill, and the general feeling of having these [horse] races held as soon as possible... The following gentlemen were named a committee to collect subscriptions and make arrangements for the meeting: Messrs R. Smith, W. Parker, J. Tapley, F. Brockmuir, F. Back, A. Noffkee and F. Pearce...
An obituary of James M. Tapley is in the Register,
3 August 1881, page 5a,
of Miss Kitty Tapley in the Register, 18 May 1903, page 4g,
Observer, 23 May 1903, page 34e,
biographical details of John Tapley on 30 November 1918, page 28b,
an obituary of John Tapley on 22 November 1919, page 20a.
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Place Names
Tapton
The Observer of 21 February 1863, page 2e (supp.) reports an inquest being held at this place in the Hundred of Strathalbyn.
- A fire has consumed all the grass on section 1295, Hundred of Strathalbyn and destroyed much timber... An inquest was held at Tapton... The jury returned the verdict "That the fire was lighted by some person or persons unknown, but that a strong suspicion attaches to some of the Tippett family, viz., John and a younger brother and sister. The jury is much dissatisfied at the evidence given by George Tippett and his son, John."
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Place Names
Tarcoola
Nomenclature
The town 416 km NNW of Port Augusta, proclaimed on 21 February 1901, took its name from the Tarcoola goldfield named by A.W. Cocks and H.Y.L. Brown (Government Geologist), after the winner of the 1893 Melbourne Cup. The horse was bred on the River Darling, at Tarcoola Station where the local tribal word meant 'river bend'.
General Notes
The Observer of 23 April 1870, page 5b carries a report on the River Darling and "Tarcoola" is named as a sheep/cattle station in the area.
Information on district policemen is in the Observer,
19 July 1924, page 18a.
Also see South Australia - Police.
"Discovery of Tarcoola" is in the Register,
20 July 1922, page 6f;
the reminiscences of L.C.E. Gee, a mining warden, are in the Observer,
24 July 1922.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.
A sketch of "Dawes, the first pegger", is in The Critic,
13 October 1900, page 22.
Information on the goldfield is in the Advertiser,
13 April 1900, page 6f,
Chronicle,
21 April 1900, page 47a,
5 May 1900, page 15d,
16 June 1900, page 19,
Register,
3, 4 and 23 May 1900, pages 4d-5a, 5a and 9e,
13 June 1900, page 6c,
10 July 1900, page 6f,
25 August 1900, page 10b.
"The Way to Tarcoola" is in the Observer,
6 October 1900, page 29b.
Information on the water supply is in the Observer,
8 September 1900, page 32c,
27 October 1900, page 29d,
10 November 1900, pages 13e-27c,
26 January 1901, page 32a,
15 February 1902, page 32d,
12 November 1910, page 17c,
3 February 1912, page 15d.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
"The Port for Tarcoola" is in the Observer,
29 September 1900, page 27d,
"The Way to Tarcoola" on
6 October 1900, page 29b.
- The Port for Tarcoola - One of the most practicable routes is from Fowler's Bay via Bookabie, Euria Water and Mount Finke, a distance of about 150 miles. Mr J.C. Riddel, who is now on the Tarcoola field, has made several trips on this route and assures me there would be no difficulty in opening a track... Later, two other camel teams have gone through, viz., Mr R.T. Maurice's and Mr A.P.C. Murray's... Taking all things into consideration it is conclusive that Fowler's Bay should be considered as the port for the Tarcoola fields...
10 November 1900, page 30b.
The sale of town allotments is reported in the Register,
14 June 1901, page 4f,
13 and 16 August 1901, pages 7b and 7e,
Observer,
15 June 1901, page 29b.
"A Hospital for Tarcoola" is in the Express,
2 November 1900, page 2b,
Observer,
19 January 1901, page 28e; also see
6 February 1904, page 2e (supp.).
Information on the mine, etc, is in the Weekly Herald,
12 January 1901, pages 7b-8c,
9 February 1901, page 3d,
8 and 22 June 1901, pages 10a and 10c,
17 August 1901, page 10b,
19 October 1901, page 8a.
"A Field of Much Promise" is in the Express,
10 June 1901, page 3e.
The town and mines are described in the Register,
19 November 1901, page 8a.
Also see Register,
16 January 1901, page 4f,
10, 11 June 1901, pages 4e and 3c,
Chronicle,
15 and 22 June 1901, pages 23e-33a and 31c,
19 and 26 October 1901, pages 27a and 39a,
2 November 1901, pages 29a-40c,
8 March 1902, page 22e,
30 August 1902, page 32b,
Observer,
23 November 1901, page 42d,
Advertiser,
17, 19, 30 and 31 October 1901, pages 6c, 8f, 6e and 6b,
28 February 1902, page 4c.
Also see
Observer,
22 February 1902, page 32b,
Register,
28 February 1902, page 4d,
14 March 1902, page 7d,
10 August 1903, page 4h,
6 and 7 April 1905, pages 4g and 4f,
Observer,
15 August 1903, page 43a,
26 November 1904, page 23 (photos),
3 December 1904, page 23 (photos),
13 January 1906, page 43c.
Also see
Register,
16 January 1908, page 4g,
Observer,
13 June 1908, page 32 (photos),
Register,
31 August 1910, page 6f.
A photograph of the gold escort is in the Chronicle,
1 May 1909, page 30,
of the Blocks Mine on
20 June 1914, page 31.
"Telephone to Tarcoola" is in the Observer,
23 January 1901, page 1b (supp.).
The erection of the first telegraph pole to the town is reported in the Chronicle,
5 April 1902, page 31e and
the opening of a telephone service on
23 January 1904, page 34d,
9 April 1904, page 35a; also see
Register,
19 January 1904, page 7g.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.
"Tarcoola As It Is" is in the Advertiser,
28 August 1902, page 4i; also see
27 November 1902, page 4e.
"The Tarcoola Goldfields" is in the Register,
12 November 1904, page 4g.
"Christmas at Tarcoola" is in the Register,
4 January 1906, page 3d.
8 January 1914, page 8g.
Also see South Australia - The Colony - Christmas in South Australia.
A coach trip from Port Augusta is described in the Advertiser,
14 October 1901, page 9g; also see
17, 19, 30 and 31 October 1901, pages 6c, 8f, 6e and 6b,
28 February 1902, page 4c.
A photograph of the coach leaving Port Augusta is in the Chronicle,
16 April 1904, page 44; also see
Register,
24 August 1915, page 10.
"The Last of the Coaches" is in the Register,
12 November 1924, page 12a.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.
"A Gold Escort - Tarcoola Treasure" is in the Observer,
15 August 1903, page 43a.
The school opened in 1904.
"Three Weeks in the Nor'-West - On the Tarcoola Track" is in the Register,
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15 and 19 November 1904, pages 5a, 6d, 8f, 5a, 6c, 6g (town described), 6b, 6f and 4a.
Photographs are in the Observer,
26 November 1904, page 23 and
3 December 1904, page 23.
"The Tarcoola Goldfields - A Retrospect" is in the Register,
9 January 1906, page 8e; also see
Register,
16 January 1908, page 4g,
Observer,
13 June 1908, page 32 (photos),
Register,
31 August 1910, page 6f; also see
Observer,
25 July 1914, page 46a.
A photograph of the gold escort is in the Chronicle,
1 May 1909, page 30,
of the Blocks Mine on
20 June 1914, page 31.
"The Graves of a Goldfield" is in the Register,
14 February 1907, page 4f,
"The Decline of Tarcoola" on
8 April 1909, page 5b.
The relief of "a three week beer famine" by the arrival of "Patty Khan's camels with a cargo of beer" is related in the Register,
31 May 1906, page 4f.
A football match is described in the Observer,
2 June 1906, page 37d. Also see South Australia - Sport - Football
A Moslem funeral is described in the Register,
10 January 1907, page 4g.
"Mail Driver [William Smith] in a Fix" is in the Register,
13 July 1907, page 8h.
Information on and photographs of a "new reef" are in the Chronicle,
10 August 1907, pages 31 and 44a and
of prospecting parties on
19 June 1909, page 29.
Photographs of a sports day are in the Chronicle,
17 October 1908, page 31,
of a mail coach in the Observer,
18 February 1911, page 32.
"The Decline of Tarcoola" is in the Observer,
17 April 1909, page 47b.
"Alleged Gold Stealing" is in the Register,
31 August 1910, page 6f,
9 September 1910, page 6e.
"Bars of Gold - Tarcoola Blocks Case" is in the Observer,
17 September 1910, page 49c.
"[First] Motor Car at Tarcoola" is in the Register,
14 and 24 February 1911, pages 10e and 3f.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and cycles.
The opening of the Institute is reported in the Register,
8 January 1914, page 8f,
Observer,
10 January 1914, page 36c.
A humorous report headed "Tittle Tattle From Tarcoola" is in the Register,
14 August 1914, page 6f.
Observer,
22 August 1914, page 32a.
"The Wrongs of Tarcoola" is in the Register,
3 and 8 February 1919, pages 3d and 10e.
The town is described in the Observer,
24 June 1922, page 44e.
"An Old Resident's Memories" is in the Observer,
5 July 1924, page 47c.
"Early Day Royal Mails" is in the Observer,
8 and 22 November 1924, pages 49a and 16a.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal.
"East-West Missioner - Mr J. Allen's Work" is in the Register,
16 June 1928, page 15g.
"Sporting Epics of Outback" is in the Advertiser,
11 March 1933, page 9h.
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Place Names
Tarcowie
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'flood water'.
General Notes
A ploughing match and show is reported in the Chronicle,
18 August 1877, page 14e,
10 August 1878, page 4d,
20 September 1879, page 10f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.
The Tarcowie School opened in 1878 and closed in 1961;
a "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony is reported in the Chronicle,
25 May 1901, page 19d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotic Songs
The Tarcowie East School operated from 1878 until 1881;
the Tarcowie West School opened in 1884 and became "Willsden" in 1891 and "Wilsdonville" in the same year; it closed in 1964.
Information on the Primitive Methodist Chapel is reported in the Chronicle,
2 August 1879, page 22b,
6 September 1879, page 21f.
A sports meeting is reported in the Register,
29 April 1881, page 6f,
Chronicle,
14 January 1882, page 15a,
3 January 1885, page 13c,
11 November 1899, page 16d,
Observer,
2 June 1900, page 22b.
A photograph of a committee appears on
5 October 1907, page 31.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Chronicle,
25 November 1905, page 13a;
a photograph appears on
2 December 1905, page 28 and
31 March 1906, page 29 (opening).
A photograph of a phosphate discovery is in the Chronicle,
8 February 1908, page 30,
of a snow fall on
8 August 1908, page 31,
of a football team on
31 October 1935, page 30.
An obituary of Patrick McCann is in the Observer,
22 February 1913, page 41b.
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Place Names
Tarlee
Nomenclature
Thirty-eight kilometres north of Gawler. Land in the area was first held under occupation licence by George A. Anstey in 1845, while sections adjacent to the present day town were taken up by Messrs E. Prescott, James Lewis, P. Conway and Thomas Colbert in 1866. By 1868 section 987 was owned by Edward Prescott (1829-1910) which he subdivided into 85 allotments 'adjoining the terminus of the Roseworthy and Forresters Railway... being the very nucleus of the lines of northern traffic...'
The auction was advertised to take place at the 'Forresters' Hotel at Gilberton (sic) on 15 June 1868. Of significance is the fact that one of the streets was named 'Oldham' by Prescott, and in August 1869 when an extension was made to the town all lots (nos. 86-118) were purchased by Nathaniel Oldham. His obituary is in the Register, 25 June 1888, page 5a. These facts suggest a close friendship between Prescott and Oldham who had a family connection with Ireland and, therefore, it may have transpired that Oldham suggested the name 'Tralee' to Prescott who, as an expatriate Englishman, corrupted it to 'Tarlee'. To give further credence to the 'Irish influence' Prescott named another Tarlee street 'Hallet' (sic) and John Hallett was a co-subdivider of nearby ' Navan' which is also a town in Ireland.
General Notes
Apparently Messrs Hallett and Stilling, the co-subdividers of Navan, had a close business association as evidenced by joint purchases of land - see Register, 22 July 1853, page 2d.
A dinner to Mr Prescott is reported in the Register,
9 September 1868, page 3g,
Farmers Weekly Messenger,
2 October 1874, page 12b.
The Register of
12 May 1869 at page 2e describes the village as comprising "an inn, blacksmith's shop and Methodist Chapel".
The town is described in the Advertiser,
7 October 1886, page 7d,
Register,
18 November 1903, page 3h.
A ploughing match is reported in the Observer,
28 August 1869, page 9g;
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches
The same report has information on the railway station; also see
24 September 1870, page 7d,
3 August 1872, page 3g,
Chronicle,
18 September 1875, page 13c.
A cricket match against Auburn is reported in the Observer,
20 September 1873, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
A farewell dinner to Mr Prescott is reported in the Farmers Weekly Messenger,
2 October 1874, page 12b.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Catholic church is reported in The Irish Harp,
3 September 1875, page 5c.
A Catholic picnic held on Mr Buckley's paddock is reported in the Chronicle,
6 January 1883, page 4f,
Register,
10 January 1884, page 7c,
5 January 1894, page 7b.
Observer,
10 January 1885, page 32c,
6 January 1894, page 31e.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
8 January 1887, page 15c,
14 January 1888, page 14c,
Advertiser,
3 January 1890, page 3f,
Chronicle,
9 January 1892, page 9a.
Parliamentary Paper 34/1877 shows the school being conducted by William Fogg with 93 enrolled pupils; it opened in 1870.
The opening of a creamery is reported in the Advertiser,
27 September 1894, page 6b,
Observer,
29 September 1894, page 32a.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.
A photograph of the showground is in the Observer,
27 October 1906, page 27,
of a Show committee in the Chronicle,
24 October 1908, page 30,
of Mr L. Fisher's implement factory in the Observer,
11 March 1911, page 32.
"Crime in the Country - A Post Office Entered" is in the Register,
24 February 1913, page 7b.
Biographical details of D.G. Stribling are in the Register,
15 September 1915, page 6g.
Tarlee - Obituaries
Nathaniel Oldham's obituary is in the Register, 25 June 1888, page 5a,
of A.L. Molineux in the Observer, 9 March 1907, page 40a.
An obituary of Mr Telfer is in the Register, 6 September 1895, page 5c,
of John Taylor in the Observer, 9 March 1901, page 51a,
of James Shearer on 27 May 1916, page 33d.
An obituary of Mrs Sarah Gant is in the Register, 13 April 1903, page 3g,
of Michael McInerney on 12 June 1911, page 6h.
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Place Names
Tarlton, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Robert Alfred Tarlton, MLC (1873-1888). Born in England, as a young man he studied for the Ministry and entered the Congregational Church. In South Australia he was in business as a member of the firm of G.&R. Wills.
His name is also remembered by Tarlton Knob north of Lake Torrens where he held several pastoral leases.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
A poem entitled "Tarlton on Tippling" is in The Lantern,
5 November 1879, page 11.
Biographical details of Mr Tarlton are in the Observer,
16 April 1910, page 30a.
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Place Names
Tarnma
Nomenclature
Nineteen kilometres WNW of Eudunda. Aboriginal for 'honey suckle'; the honey contained in the blossom of this tree was a favourite nourishment for the Aborigines. Prior to 1918 it was 'Friedrichswalde'.
General Notes
Its school opened as "Friedrichswalde"; name changed in 1918 and closed in 1947.
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Place Names
Tarpeena
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'red gum tree'.
General Notes
"[It] comprised, besides the hotel, an eating-house and wine shop conjoined and one or two nondescript erections" - Register,
12 June 1869, page 2h; also see
Express,
14 July 1873, page 2c,
Register,
30 January 1883 (supp.), page 1b and
10 February 1883 (supp.), page 1e.
Its school opened in 1864.
The deprivations of bushrangers in the area are reported in the Register, 3 September 1870, page 5b:
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They made him turn his pockets inside out, but luckily his stock of money was limited to one penny, which the bushrangers magnanimously declined to appropriate and allowed him to proceed...
31 January 1885, page 35e.
- We stopped on our way at Tarpeena where Mr Coles conducted... the examination of a squatter whom the evidence seems to prove to have been guilty of assisting in dummying. When the party called at the public house Mr Coles called into the private room Mr Kennedy, owner of Peeweena Station, and charged him straightforwardly with having engaged a man named J.W. Green to dummy sections 312 and 313, Hundred of Mingbool... Then the interview closed and Green's land will be duly forfeited
An obituary of Lawrence Egan is in the Register, 20 February 1891, page 5a,
Express, 20 February 1891, page 3e,
of J.A. Sutton in the Observer, 30 April 1910, page 38b.
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Place Names
Tarqua Lagoon
Nomenclature
Corrupted from the Boandik tribal words tart - 'red gum' and wall - 'watering place'.
General Notes
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
26 August 1905, page 30.
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Place Names
Tarrawatta
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'plenty of water'.
General Notes
The Register of 27 February 1874, page 5d has an account of a church erected by J.H. Angas.
Parliamentary Paper 34/1877 shows the school being conducted by E.E Brooke with 36 enrolled students;
it opened in 1875 and became "Mount McKenzie" in 1909.
The Tarrawatta Estate is described in the Register,
4 June 1891, page 7g .
A destructive bushfire is reported upon in the Register,
6 January 1900, page 10h.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires.
Information on the golf links is in the Register,
14 August 1906, page 6g.
- At Tarrawatta, which is next to Collingrove, are situated a fine set of golf links in the midst of the most picturesque parklike surroundings. A few teasing bunkers have been created... The links are a popular resort of the neighbourhood as owing to the generosity of Mr C.H. Angas golf enthusiasts are made welcome...
A photograph of members of a rifle club is in the Observer,
10 January 1903, page 24, Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting
of the property on
11 April 1908, page 29.
An obituary of Mrs Glastonbury is in the Observer,
23 May 1914, page 39b,
of Henry Glastonbury on 23 December 1916, page 21a.
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Place Names
Tassie Creek and Well
Nomenclature
Alexander D. Tassie, the district manager for Elder & Co. from 1854.
General Notes
A notice of Mr A.D. Tassie's death is in the Chronicle,
1 February 1873, page 7c.
- Mr Tassie was the oldest resident in this town and so deep an interest did he take in its prosperity that he might truly be called the father of Port Augusta and to some extent the north country. He was one of those men so rarely to be met with - sanguine in business, but with eminent ability and great foresight; of an immeasurably self-denying, noble-minded generous disposition, whose sound advice and purse were ever attainable by all in the most quiet and unostentatious manner...
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Place Names
Tatiara
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'good country'. The first occupation licence issued for the district was granted to J. Williamson on 5 February 1846 at 'Tatiara Creek'. (Pastoral lease no. 154 of 1851 to B. Cousins (sic) and John Allen is named 'Tattiarra' on the original plan, while lease no. 310 of 1853 to Bryan Cussen shows 'Tatiara'.)
General Notes
The Adelaide Times of 14 May 1849, page 3c carries a report of unlicensed hawkers who:
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Are notoriously, not only the sellers of contraband goods, but also the general receivers of stolen property, of which they can manage to dispose with impunity...
13 December 1851, page 5b.
The capture of two bushrangers is reported in the Observer,
7 February 1857, page 8c.
A meeting held in Scott's Woolshed Inn to discuss the "Needs of Tatiara" is reported in the Register,
23 May 1872, page 5b; also see
27 June 1879, page 5d.
"The Tatiara Country" is in the Observer,
27 September 1873, page 7g.
A photograph of district pioneers is in the Observer,
9 February 1926, page 34.
The district is described in the Register,
16 September 1879, page 5a,
2 August 1880, page 5f,
9 and 13 August 1880, pages 5e and 5f,
Observer,
5 February 1881, page 236d,
Advertiser,
25 January 1883, page 6a,
Register,
23 April 1910, page 15f,
15 November 1927, page 7.
The reminiscences of J.B. Makin appear on
11 August 1926, page 11e.
A Pastoral and Agricultural Show is reported in the Register,
16 August 1880, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
The Tatiara and North-West Wimmera Districts" is in the Chronicle,
20 January 1883, page 37g,
27 January 1883, page 8c.
"Rabbit Parties in the Tatiara" is in the Advertiser,
9 November 1886, page 6e.
- I have just been reading the chief inspector's report of his rabbit destruction parties and the wonders achieved by his good management and the immense saving to the country compared to the old system of scalp money. His report reminds me of a story that an immigrant wrote home that he had secured a government appointment in the diamond trade and the meanest thing in his domicile was a glass chandelier. The actual truth was that he was breaking stones on the road and the chandelier was a slush lamp in a broken bottle... Now what is required is to have one or two men with dogs continually on the travel through all sections, bisulphating any hole they come across...
An obituary of Nicol McLellan is in the Register,
23 June 1904, page 5a.
A photograph of a football team is in the Observer,
10 September 1910, page 32.
"The Prosperous Tatiara", including a history of the district, is in the Advertiser,
22 April 1910, page 9d.
A photograph of "Kitty", the last survivor of the Tatiara tribe, is in the Chronicle,
4 July 1925, page 39.
"The Good Country" is in the Observer,
3 December 1927, pages 52-53.
Photographs of harvest time are in the Chronicle,
17 December 1927, page 41.
School sports are reported in the Register,
28 August 1928, page 6f.
Tatiara - Obituaries
An obituary of Richard Scown is in the Observer, 29 April 1916, page 32c,
of Mrs R. Carson on 31 May 1919, page 14b,
of Hephzibah Mott on 13 January 1923, page 43c,
of Mrs David Milne on 10 November 1928, page 49b.
An obituary of Mrs A. Smith is in the Register, 25 August 1926, page 8g,
of Mrs Catherine Fisher on 11 April 1928, page 13f,
of Frederick Jellett on 7 July 1928, page 14e.
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Place Names
Tatta-Wap
Nomenclature
A landmark near Yunta; Aboriginal for "breasts" - "the crest of the hill viewed from certain points bears further testimony to the appropriateness of the nomenclature" - Register, 4 May 1894, page 6b.
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Place Names
Taylor Mound
Nomenclature
Near Wilpena. John Taylor who held several pastoral leases in the area from 1851.
General Notes
John Taylor's obituary is in the Register,
15 May 1865, page 2f; also see
17 May 1865, page 2c.
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Place Names
Taylorville
Nomenclature
A post office in the Hundred of Markaranka 11 km north of Waikerie; opened by F.G. Taylor on 13 April 1915, it closed on 31 July 1967. He tendered successfully for the mail contract from Morgan to Renmark from 1 January 1914. Until 1908 the district was known as 'Boggy Flat'.
General Notes
An obituary of F.G. Taylor is in the Register, 15 July 1919, page 6h,
Observer, 19 July 1919, page 22c.
The school opened in 1922 and closed in 1946.
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Place Names
Tea Tree Gully
Nomenclature
'The growth of this area was attributed to the track through the gully which was constructed in 1841 and became the extension to the proclaimed North-East Road in 1854. This road was favoured by travellers and carried more traffic across the ranges than the Glen Osmond route because of the easier gradients, the existence of springs in the gully and a more direct route to Port Adelaide. The first building to be erected in Steventon in 1853 was the "Tea Tree Gully Steam Flour Mill'' situated on the North-East Road, just past the hotel which was built in 1854. John Stevens named the village in 1854 when he acquired section 51 at the entrance to the gully.' The first subdivision called 'Tea Tree Gully' was laid out in 1951.
See Place Names - Glen Ewin for an Aboriginal name of the area.
General Notes
A cricket match is reported in the Register,
4 October 1854, page 3d,
1 May 1863, page 2h.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
The opening of "the great cutting thru the top of the range" is reported in the Register,
24 August 1858, page 3d.
Christmas festivities are described in the Chronicle,
28 December 1861, page 7f.
- Christmas Day - 1861 - The particular form which the recreation assumed was that of a picnic, varied with the amusements of rifle shooting, etc. The company numbered over 200 persons and the tents and other extemporary arrangements were of the very best description. The practice ground of the Tea Tree Gully Volunteers is situated about a mile and a half north and a walk to it is exceedingly picturesque; the track leads through the scrub and is well-known to every tourist...
A football match is reported in the Register,
1 and 15 September 1862, pages 2g and 2d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.
Information on the local rifle company is in the Observer,
18 July 1863, page 4h.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Rifle Shooting.
A funeral of a Mr Haines is reported in the Register,
10 November 1863, page 2g.
"The Tea Tree Gully Water Reserve" is in the Chronicle,
19 August 1865, page 2c.
Observer,
9 June 1866, page 7e.
A meeting in respect of local water supply is reported in the Register,
10 March 1879, page 6a; also see
24 April 1879, page 5a,
Chronicle,
26 June 1880, page 25a,
Observer,
24 July 1880, page 127a,
Register,
26 August 1902, page 4h.
Also see Adelaide - Water Supply.
A visit to the quarries is reported in the Chronicle,
15 December 1866, page 4d.
"Tea Tree Gully Amusements" is in the Observer,
4 January 1868, page 5c.
An account of Mr Mahon's pearl barley factory is in the Register,
21 March 1868, page 3d.
The Steventon (Tea Tree Gully) school opened in the Wesleyan Chapel shortly after its completion in 1855; its name was officially changed to Tea Tree Gully in 1874.
Register,
22 July 1869, page 2h.
Examinations are reported in the Register,
4 May 1863, page 3a,
Express,
17 July 1871, page 2f.
Photographs of an Arbor Day are in the Observer,
13 August 1910, page 31,
Chronicle,
12 August 1911, page 32,
16 August 1913, page 29.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.
An account of a parliamentary trip to Tea Tree Gully is in the Register,
7 August 1879, page 6c.
Information on a proposed telegraph station is in the Observer,
23 August 1879, page 14a.
The opening of the Post Office and Telegraph Station is reported in the Register,
21 May 1880, page 6a.
"Telephone to Tea Tree Gully" is in the Register,
10 June 1905, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Communications.
Information on Charles Newman's garden at "Water Gully" is in the Register,
24 March 1885, page 3c.
A "Supposed Coal Seam" in the district is discussed in the Register,
17 and 27 October 1887, pages 4h and 5a,
29 November 1887, page 5d,
14 January 1888, page 5b,
27 August 1888, page 6a,
18 September 1888, page 5b,
15 October 1888, page 5c (this report also includes information on a gold discovery),
15 July 1891, page 4g.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
"Jubilee Banquet to Pioneer Colonists {J. Robertson, A.B. Murray, A.M. Goodall}" is in the Register,
30 September 1889, page 7d.
A banquet to Mr Haines is reported in the Register,
30 August 1890, page 7c.
Information on Mr Haines is in the Observer,
2 November 1901, page 46d,
7 December 1901, page 32d.
An obituary of a Mrs Haines is in the Register,
15 January 1862, page 3h.
The opening of Haines Memorial Park is reported in the Register,
31 July 1909, page 7a.
Photographs are in the Observer,
7 and 14 August 1909, pages 29 and 30 - they include one of the town and another of district council members.
Also see Place Names - Haines, Hundred of.
A field naturalists' excursion is reported in the Register,
21 October 1890, page 5a.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
1 January 1896, page 7d and
its opening on
10 November 1896, page 6f.
A visit to Messrs A.E. Pitt and Sons "Alice Vale" orchard is described in the Register,
26 April 1902, page 4h.
A fete is reported upon in the Chronicle,
13 June 1903, page 33e.
The district's vineyards and orchards are described in the Register,
23 September 1910, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.
An article on the district headed "Flowers and Reptiles" is in the Advertiser,
19 November 1910, page 16g.
A photograph of the opening of the Baptist Church is in the Observer,
31 January 1914, page 30.
A jubilee of the Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
12 November 1914, page 8g,
Observer,
21 November 1914, page 15b.
Tea Tree Gully - Obituaries
An obituary of Thomas Lowther is in the Register, 6 December 1892, page 5c,
of P.V. Gaylard on 6 July 1901, page 7d.
An obituary of Dr W.T. Angove is in the Register, 30 March 1912, page 13c,
of Ephraim Haines on 1 August 1912, page 6g,
of Mrs Ellen Hannaford on 6 May 1914, page 11b,
of Dr W.B. Shanasy on 27 September 1926, page 11b,
of Mrs Ada Ellis on 5 October 1926, page 10g.
An obituary of Mrs Ellen Hannaford is in the Observer, 9 May 1914, page 39b,
of Mrs Ada Ellis on 9 October 1926, page
