Place Names of South Australia - T
Tryon - Two Wells
- Tryon
- Tsong Gyiaou
- Tumby Bay
- Tungkillo
- Tunkalilla Creek
- Turner Hill
- Turretfield
- Turton, Point
- Tusmore
- Tweedvale
- Two Mile
- Two Wells
Tryon
Nomenclature
A town in the Hundred of Spence, proclaimed on 29 April 1886; it has been 'Stewarts' since 19 September 1940. At the time of the town's creation Rear-Admiral Tryon was in command 'of the Australian Station'; prior to its proclamation he visited South Australia in HMS Nelson.
General Notes
At the time of the town's creation Rear-Admiral Tryon was in command "of the Australian Station" - see Register,
16 and 17 January 1885, pages 5b and 6a;
prior to its proclamation he visited South Australia in HMS Nelson - see
3 and 5 March 1886, pages 6d and 6c,
21 April 1887, page 5d.
It is apparent that the name was not generally used for the Register of 30 December 1889 at page 5a talks of "residents of Stewart's Range, a township on the Kingston and Tatiara railway."
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Tsong Gyiaou
Nomenclature
The name of a young ladies' school established by Mary Ann Aldersey and her sister Eliza in 1868. Their aunt, Mary Ann Aldersey, was a missionary in Ningpo, China and when she retired to McLaren Vale she built a house named after a former preaching station. The name is an anglicised form of 'San Ch'iao' (pronounced 'Song Jow'). It is now part of the 'Southern Districts War Memorial Hospital'.
General Notes
Mary Anne Aldersey's obituary is in the Register,
5 October 1868, page 3b.
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Place Names
Tumby Bay
Nomenclature
Named by Matthew Flinders in 1802 after a Lincolnshire parish.
In 1840, Governor Gawler, in the course of an exploration, named it 'Harvey's Bay'. It was officially renamed by Gov. Tennyson during his term of office (1899-1902) when the Town of Tumby was proclaimed on 15 November 1900; it became Tumby Bay on 14 June 1984.
General Notes
A visit to the Tumby Mine is reported in the Register,
22 June 1866, page 2d.
A "valuable find of magnesite" is reported in the Register,
7 May 1914, page 5h.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
The reminiscences of Caleb Provis are in the Observer,
5 June 1909, page 45b.
Its school opened as "Tumby" in 1881; name changed in 1907.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
7 August 1897, page 27b. Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
A photograph of students is in the Observer,
18 April 1908, page 30.
A ploughing match is described in the Register,
12 August 1882, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches- .
A cricket match against Cowell is reported in the Chronicle,
3 October 1896, page 27e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
The town is described in the Observer,
19 March 1904, page 39a,
Advertiser,
13 June 1904, page 5i,
Register,
5 October 1906, page 7a,
14 February 1907, page 7a,
Observer,
7 and 14 March 1908, pages 31 and 32,
11 April 1908, pages 28-30,
26 December 1908, page 48a,
Register,
6 April 1908, page 7b,
19 December 1908, page 14d,
Advertiser,
4 October 1910, page 6g,
Chronicle,
29 April 1911, page 42a,
13 May 1911, page 42,
Register,
9 May 1911, page 6d,
29 September 1911, page 8e,
13 April 1926, page 7; also see
Advertiser,
19 and 22 December 1933, pages 16i and 22h.
A proposed new jetty is discussed in the Register,
2 November 1907, page 6g.
Photographs of the town and pile driving for the new jetty are in the The Critic,
8 April 1908, page 5,
Chronicle,
11 April 1908, pages 30-31-42b; also see
30 June 1932, page 34.
An obituary of F.J. Provis is in the Observer,
7 November 1908, page 40a,
of A. Lawrie on 29 July 1911, page 41a.
"Early Recollections" by Caleb Purvis is in the Observer,
5 June 1909, page 45b.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Anglican Church is reported in the Observer,
12 September 1908, page 57a.
Information on a golf club is in the Observer,
11 May 1912, page 20d.
- The new Tumby Bay Golf Club held its inaugural meeting on May 8 and there was a representative gathering on the links. The play was well up to the average.
A controversy over the sale of town allotments is reported in the Register,
15, 17 and 26 August 1912, pages 5a, 7f and 10i.
A photograph of a fancy dress football team is in the Observer,
1 June 1912, page 32,
of the opening of the Catholic Church is in the Chronicle,
7 September 1912, page 30,
of an Australia Day celebration on
14 August 1915, page 29,
of the unveiling of a war memorial on
26 June 1926, page 40, Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen
of a race meeting on
19 February 1931, page 31,
18 February 1932, page 32.
Information on a hospital is in the Observer,
8 March 1913, page 16e.
Photographs of wheat awaiting shipment are in the Observer,
13 December 1913, page 8 (supp.),
of winners of a rifle match on
31 October 1925, page 32,
of the unveiling of a war memorial on
19 June 1926, page 32.
Tumby Bay - Obituaries
An obituary of Thomas H. Priest is in the Register,
6 July 1886, page 5a.
An obituary of A. Lawrie is in the Register,
21 July 1911, page 4i.
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Place Names
Tungkillo
Nomenclature
A corruption of the Aboriginal word tainkila meaning 'ghost moth grubs', ie, the larvae of a large moth which feeds on the roots of the red gum. The name was first applied to a mine south of Palmer about 1847 and late in 1848 a town was surveyed at the mine. The present-day town 5 km south of Mount Pleasant was laid out as 'South Petherton' by Samuel Patten on section 266 in 1861. The two names were still used interchangeably as late as 1936. The name of 'Petherton' comes from Somerset, whence the Patten family emigrated.
General Notes
A horse race meeting is reported in the South Australian,
10 October 1850, page 2d and
Register,
2 January 1851, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
The mining settlement at Reedy Creek is described in the Adelaide Times,
19 July 1851, page 8c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
Reports on the district school's examination are in the Chronicle,
13 December 1862, page 7b,
Register,
15 December 1862, page 3d,
4 December 1863, page 3b and
24 December 1866, page 3d,
21 December 1867, page 2f,
2 April 1869, page 2f; it opened in 1861 and closed in 1970.
A report on examinations at Mr and Mrs Ellis' school is in the Register,
11 December 1865, page 3b,
Chronicle,
22 December 1866, page 2d,
Register,
21 December 1867, page 2f; see
2 April 1869, page 2f for a report on Mr Davies' school and
Chronicle,
21 December 1872, page 7d,
Register,
25 December 1872, page 6a,
Express,
12 December 1874, page 2e.
A ploughing match is reported in the Chronicle,
8 October 1864, page 2f,
Register,
9 September 1865, page 3g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches .
The opening of the road from Stony Creek is reported in the Register,
17 November 1865, page 3e.
The story of Mrs Samuel Patten being lost in the bush is in the Register,
18 July 1866, page 2d.
A presentation to John Godlee is reported in the Register,
27 July 1866, page 2g.
The laying of the foundation stone of a bridge over Harris Creek is reported in the Chronicle,
3 November 1866, page 3c.
A report on the "Band of Hope" is in the Register,
31 October 1868, page 2g.
"The Encounter With a Kangaroo" is in the Register,
20 August 1869, page 2f.
A complimentary dinner to John Denison is reported in the Register,
15 January 1877, page 6e.
Reminiscences of the district by William W. Kendell are in the Register,
27 August 1906, page 6e.
The installation of a telephone service is reported in the Register,
18 June 1907, page 4g,
Chronicle,
22 June 1907, page 31.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.
Photographs of a landslide are in the Chronicle,
20 August 1931, page 34.
See Place Names - Reedy Creek for information on the mine and district.
Tungkillo - Obituaries
An obituary of William W. Kendall is in the Register, 19 June 1908, page 5a,
of Mrs Margaret Walker on 16 March 1910, page 9c,
of James Hooper on 11 September 1918, page 8g,
of J.S. Buckley on 12 August 1927, page 8h,
of Mrs Fanny Hooper on 17 March 1928, page 8g.
An obituary of John Naismith is in the Register, 3 April 1923, page 6f,
Observer, 7 April 1923, page 35a.
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Place Names
Tunkalilla Creek
Nomenclature
In the Hundred of Waitpinga. Offal from a whaling station at Encounter Bay found its way into the creek, causing pollution and bad odours. It is a corruption of an Aboriginal word meaning 'place of bad smells'.
General Notes
"Salvage Romance of South Coast" is in The News,
17 January 1935, page 10e.
- Salvage Romance of South Coast - At Tunkalilla Beach... stands one of the strangest towns in the Commonwealth. It has street names, but no town name. It has been built and furnished almost solely with salvaged odds and ends from the motor ship Victoria. It has a toll gate and a smithy, but no horses. It has an approach road so steep that only the most experienced drivers will tackle it and, to cap it all, virtually the whole town is in bond...
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Place Names
Turner Hill
Nomenclature
East of Farina. John Turner discovered copper ore there - see Register,
4 November 1899, page 11d.
- Nearly 400 feet high it was found to contain copper ore many years ago by John Turner and this is where all the work is centred...
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Turretfield
Mr Holland's farm is described in the Register,27 March 1862, page 3e;
its history is in The News,
18 September 1930, page 13a,
24 November 1936, page 6d.
The Turretfield stud is described in the Register,
9 and 16 March 1876, pages 6f and 6f; also see
30 January 1893, page 7c and
Advertiser,
9 June 1909, page 6f.
Photographs are in the Observer,
13 November 1909, page 29.
An obituary of Richard Holland is in the Observer,
3 December 1881, page 36a,
of Mrs Holland on 31 December 1898, page 16d.
The sale of the property is reported in the Observer,
20 May 1882, page 19b.
The Government Dairy Farm is reported in the Observer,
26 December 1908, page 11e,
Register on
8 November 1909, page 7f,
14 May 1910, page 15d; also see
14 and 15 November 1913, pages 9d and 11a,
29 August 1923, page 14e,
7 October 1925, page 18c.
Its proposed sale is reported in the Advertiser,
8 February 1932, page 11f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.
"Early Days at Turretfield" is in the Chronicle,
20 October 1932, page 41. This report says that:
In 1843 Henry D. Murray of the Gawler Boiling Down Works begs to intimate... this establishment is now removed to Turretfield six miles from Gawler... the run adjoining has this season been preserved free from stock and will afford pasture for the sheep which may be sent to be boiled down. Shepherds' huts and hurdles are provided.
The house which stands on this land was built in 1854 and has a low square tower surmounted by an octagonal turret; today it is an agricultural research station. The fact that Mr Murray's advertisement predates the house suggests that the property was known as 'Turretfield' in earlier days. A nice house was erected on this estate but was burnt down many years ago and never rebuilt. This portion of the farm was let for years to the late Mr Lucas of Gawler Belt. He used to assert that the ruins were haunted. Mr William Barrett, of Whitelaw Farm near Gawler... and Mr Jim Martin, well known in show rings as a horse lover, were lessees of this estate for years...
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Place Names
Turton, Point
Nomenclature
H.H. Turton (c.1832-1889), manager of the Savings Bank of SA, who married Governor Daly's daughter. It was named by Captain Hutchison, RN, Commander of the survey schooner Beatrice in the 1860s.
General Notes
A petition for a jetty is in Parliamentary Paper 60/1874.
The town is described in the Chronicle,
8 December 1877, page 4-10c.
Photographs are in the Observer,
25 March 1905, page 25,
24 February 1906, page 28,
9 March 1907, page 30.
- The Glenelg, having discharged cargo she left Edithburgh and arrived at Point Turton on Sunday about noon. Being the first steamer that had put in at the Point she was an object of curiosity to many of the settlers, but as her visit had been anticipated and some preparations made for celebrating the occasion, the Glenelg became the scene of a most festive gathering... The farmers with their families flocked in from the Peesey Ranges [and] a brass band from Warooka enlivened the proceedings...
20 June 1889, page 5a.
"Point Turton Flux Quarries" is in the Observer,
28 March 1903, page 14d.
Photographs are in the Observer,
25 March 1905, page 25; also see
23 June 1906, page 15d,
23 March 1907, page 32.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
Its school opened in 1908 and circa 1923.
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Tusmore
Nomenclature
In 1839, William Rogers purchased land east of Adelaide which he named 'Tusmore' after his birthplace in Oxfordshire, England.
General Notes
Information on the Acacia Football Club is in the Express,
1 April 1897, page 4c.
- The annual meeting of the Acacia Football Club was held at the Robin Hood Hotel... On the motion of Mr F. Cluney it was decided in future it would be known as the Tusmore Football Club. The following officers were elected: Patron, Mr H. Hardigan; Vice-Patron, Mr Peter Wood; President, Mr John Dunstan; Vice-Presidents, Messrs R. Binnie, A. George and D.R. Goldsmith; Captain, Mr C. Bridgwood; Vice-Captain, Mr E.E. Hill; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr E.E. Hill; Committeemen, Messrs Jagoe, Cluney and Ferguson.
Photographs of a hall are in the Observer,
17 April 1926, page 32.
Information on Tusmore Park is in The News,
14 November 1928, page 12d and
the Rogers family on
5 September 1929, page 10g.
An obituary of Mrs Elizabeth S. Rutt is in the Observer,
8 January 1927, page 28a.
"Trolley Buses for Tusmore" is in the Advertiser,
7 and 12 July 1937, pages 14d and 21a.
Also see Adelaide - Transport - Motor Buses.
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Tweedvale
Nomenclature
This name supplanted 'Lobethal' in 1918 and refers to the Onkaparinga Woollen Co Ltd which operated a mill in the town.
General Notes
"Prosperous Tweedvale" is in the Register,
23 May 1928, page 12a.
Also see Place Names - Lobethal.
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Two Mile
An athletics meeting at this place "near Port Wakefield" is reported in the Observer, 2 April 1870, page 7g.
- Athletic sports took place at the Two Mile, near Port Wakefield... [Events and prizewinners follows] The whole of the games were conducted in a quiet, orderly manner and in the evening dancing was largely engaged in.
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Two Wells
Nomenclature
In the early of days of settlement two Aboriginal wells were used for domestic and stock water supplies.
General Notes
The Two Wells public house is mentioned in the Register,
24 December 1860, page 2g.
The opening of the Two Wells Inn is reported in the Chronicle,
22 February 1868, page 7c.
- On February 13th a public dinner was given by Mr Cowan to celebrate the opening of the Two Wells Inn... It is situated at the west end of the township [and] is a two storey building of limestone and brick... It contains in all 18 rooms... The dining room is 16 feet by 34 feet. This room is also to be used a a Court House... Connected with the inn are commodious stockyards, both for small and large cattle... The Post Office is in front and the daily conveyance stops at the door...
3 August 1861, page 3e.
A ploughing match, show of stock and a dinner are reported in the Register,
29 July 1871, page 7a. Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches
A Show is reported in the Register,
10 October 1879, page 6d,
Chronicle,
16 October 1886, page 12a;
photographs are in the Observer,
13 October 1906, page 30,
Chronicle,
12 October 1907, page 31,
Observer,
16 October 1909, page 32,
Chronicle,
9 October 1930, page 37.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
A horse race meeting is reported in the Register,
19 February 1864, page 3e,
16 March 1865, page 3g,
15 March 1867, page 2h,
Chronicle,
14 March 1868, page 2d (supp.),
13 March 1869, page 10f,
Express,
6 March 1869, page 3d,
Register,
11 February 1871, page 3f; also see
Observer,
22 March 1873, page 3g,
28 March 1874, page 3g,
Chronicle,
6 September 1902, page 17d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
Information on the Primitive Methodist Chapel is in the, Register,
5 April 1866, page 3f,
Chronicle, 25 August 1866, page 2g,Register,
23 August 1866, page 3g.
The opening of the Primitive Methodist Chapel is reported in the Chronicle,
25 August 1866, page 2g.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan chapel is reported in the Register,
15 October 1867, page 4b.
The town is described in the Register,
15 August 1865, page 3a,
2 January 1904, page 8b.
Observer,
9 January 1904, page 11e.
A photograph of the main street is in the Chronicle,
15 February 1908, page 32.
Its school opened as "Port Gawler" in 1865; name changed in 1866;
examinations are reported in the Chronicle,
2 October 1869, page 7c and
a "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony on
18 May 1901, page 36e. Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotics Songs
For further information see Life Around the Light, page 138.
Observer,
8 November 1913, page 45b,
Register,
14 August 1924, page 8f.
An Adelaide Plains Schools' Exhibition is reported in the Advertiser,
17 October 1931, page 17d.
"Sly Grogging" is in the Register,
21 August 1869, page 3g.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Temperance and Allied Matters - Alcoholism and Drunkeness.
"The Limestone Reserve" is discussed in the Observer,
5 October 1872, page 10a.
Warren's mill is discussed in the Observer,
11 July 1874, page 7e.
A photograph is in the Observer,
30 April 1910, page 29.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.
"Drowned in a Well" is in the Observer,
16 October 1875, page 4e.
A proposed institute is discussed in the Register,
4 October 1876, page 5d,
14 November 1876, page 2d (supp.).
Information on the Institute is in the Observer,
12 May 1877, page 12c,
Chronicle,
1 December 1877, page 10d,
Observer,
23 November 1878, page 22d.
A report on the laying of the foundation stone of the Institute appears in the Register,
29 November 1877 -
for its opening see
19 November 1878, page 6a; also see
Chronicle,
12 October 1878, page 2b (supp.),
Observer,
26 March 1881, page 558b.
"The Two Wells Telegraph" is in the Observer,
19 December 1874, page 7g.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic.
A sports day conducted on Mr Ridgway's paddock is reported in the Observer,
27 April 1878, page 13c,
25 November 1882, page 18e,
Chronicle,
4 January 1879, page 21f; also see
20 April 1895, page 12c.
A Rechabite picnic is reported in the Observer,
11 January 1879, page 12e,
20 April 1895, page 15d.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - General Finance - Building and Friendly Societies.
Local postal arrangements are mentioned in the Register,
16 October 1879, page 5a.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal.
A hockey match against Port Gawler is reported in the Express,
20 July 1880, page 2c,
Observer,
24 September 1881, page 19a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Hockey.
Swimming matches at Port Gawler are reported in the Chronicle,
18 March 1882, page 21g and
a sports day on
11 January 1896, page 30b.
A banquet to Christopher Temby is reported in the Register,
15 April 1882, page 6e.
An account of a hazardous coach trip from Wild Horse Plains through flooded country is in the Register,
4 April 1889, page 6c; also see
20 April 1889, page 5g.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.
Boring an artesian well is described in the Chronicle,
23 February 1895, page 23a;
a photograph appears on
12 August 1905, page 29.
Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters - Water, Artesian Wells and Springs.
The silver wedding of Rev and Mrs S. Gray is reported in the Register,
9 July 1895, page 6f.
"A Juvenile Highwayman" is in the Register,
8 July 1899, page 7d.
A tennis match against Prospect is reported in the Observer,
14 July 1900, page 20e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Tennis.
"A Camp in a Storm" is in the Chronicle,
2 May 1903, page 33d.
The town is described in the Observer,
9 January 1904, page 11e.
A photograph of the Anglican Church is in the Observer,
6 February 1909, page 30,
of a football team on
1 June 1912, page 30,
of a fancy dress team on
26 October 1912, page 31.
Of a flooded main road on
17 July 1915, page 29.
A photograph of the opening of a war memorial is in the Chronicle,
12 November 1921, page 28.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Methodist Church is reported in the Observer,
9 April 1910, page 18b.
Biographical details of Mrs Lydia Roberts are in the Register,
3 March 1917, page 9b,
Observer,
17 March 1917, page 42c.
A photograph of "old residents" is in the Register,
27 August 1927, page 10.
Two Wells - Obituaries
An obituary of A.E. Ellis is in the Register,
16 November 1891, page 5a,
of J.J. Gameau on 22 January 1896, page 5d,
of Eli Dawkins in the Observer, 8 January 1898, page 16e,
of Mrs Crawley on 1 January 1910, page 38a,
of T.H. Manuel on 5 May 1928, page 45e.
An obituary of Mrs Johanna Palm is in the Register,
18 February 1902, page 5b, Observer, 22 February 1902, page 30a,
of Christopher Temby on 1 November 1902, page 34d,
of W.H. Pederick in the Register, 26 November 1904, page 7a,
of Edward Jenkin on 27 January 1916, page 4g,
of William Moyse on 2 March 1916, page 4g, 28 November 1916, page 7d,
of George Hazelwood on 23 October 1918, page 6i,
of A. Randall on 26 August 1921, page 8d,
of E.J. Gameau on 19 July 1923, page 8c.
