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Waddikee - Walkerville

Waddikee
Wadnaminga Dam
Wagrien
Wahpunya
Waikerie
Waitpinga
Wakefield
Wakefield, Port
Wakefield, River
Waldegrave Islands
Walker Creek
Walker Flat
Walkerville

Waddikee

Nomenclature

A town 32 km south-west of Kimba, proclaimed on 14 July 1927, took its name from the adjacent well and rock where J.C. Darke was killed by Aborigines on 24 October 1844.

General Notes

Its school opened in 1942 and closed in 1945.

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Wadnaminga Dam

Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.

The goldfield is described in the Register,
25 June 1891, page 7b,
7 December 1891, page 6e,
3 June 1892, page 7d,
11 July 1892, page 6e,
15 September 1892 (supp.), page 1a,
19 September 1892, pages 4g-7h,
3 February 1893, page 3b,
20 November 1893, page 6d,
23 February 1894, page 3c,
4 May 1894, page 6b,
31 January 1898, page 6b,
15 January 1924, page 10f.

It is more picturesque than the usual north-east country, of low ridges, timber lined creeks and sandy stretches of saltbush and mallee... the gold bearing reefs were discovered 40 years ago and were worked with a certain amount of vigour until 1895-96... The original plants were financed from Melbourne... Itself was once a flourishing township with hotel and stores...

Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
April 1895, page 52.
Reminiscences of the goldfield are in The Mail,
2 February 1929, page 21c,
Observer,
10 August 1929, page 18e.

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Wagrien

The Observer of 20 August 1887, page 22c advertises as follows:

On Wednesday, September 7 - To speculators, capitalists, tradesmen, etc, New township on the Silverton line of railway... Ernest Siekmann will offer for sale by auction under instruction from Mr John Rasmur, Part of Section 82, Gumbowie, laid out as Wagrien on the Silverton line of railway and about 8 miles from Petersburg. This station must take the produce and trade of five large Hundreds - Gumbowie, Cavenagh, Coglin, Paratoo and Nackara - and is bound to become a place of considerable importance. The country about is known to be highly auriferous of both gold and silver and valuable discoveries may be made at any time... there will be room for all sorts of tradesmen and also for speculation.

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Wahpunya

A photograph of an Arbor Day is in the Observer,
29 August 1914, page 32.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.

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Waikerie

Nomenclature

A corruption of the Aboriginal weikari given to a species of ghost moth which, at a certain season each year, appeared in thousands among the river red gums, at which time they provided valuable food for the Aborigines. The word also refers to the actual flight of the moths.

The apparent source of Rodney Cockburn's published nomenclature is in the Register,
24 September 1913, page 12f.

General Notes

Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Miscellany - Village Settlements.

The Waikerie Village Settlement School opened in 1895.

Photographs of the State school are in the Observer,
20 September 1913, page 6 (supp.).
The foundation and settlement of the commune is reported in the Register,
19, 20, 21, 26 and 27 February 1894, pages 6f, 6d, 7b, 6e and 7c,
1, 2, 3, 12, 19 and 24 March 1894, pages 6h, 6g, 7f, 6e, 6c and 7h,
9 April 1894, page 3g,
8 and 10 May 1894, pages 6c and 6b,
11 July 1894, page 7g,
14 May 1896, page 7b - in all these reports the name is shown as "Waikeri"; also see
14 December 1903, page 8a,
2 August 1904, page 4h.

Photographs are in the Observer,
30 April 1910, page 27,
Chronicle,
18 March 1911, page 31,
Observer,
29 March 1912, page 32.

A history of the town and photographs are in the Chronicle,
21 July 1932, pages 34 and 42.

An obituary of James Johnston is in the Register,
23 May 1904, page 4h.

A Show is reported in the Chronicle,
16 April 1904, page 32d,
13 May 1905, page 11b,
Register,
8 May 1905, page 3b,
Advertiser,
8 April 1907, page 8h; also see
Observer,
2 May 1908, page 45a;
Register,
30 April 1908, page 3d.
Register,
23 September 1913, page 10c.
Photographs are in the Observer,
9 May 1908, page 27,
11 September 1909, page 32.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

"A New Irrigation Scheme" is in the Advertiser,
28 August 1909, page 7a and
the irrigation area is described on
29 October 1925, page 19.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.

The district is described in the Register,
7 February 1907, page 5h,
Observer,
4 September 1909, page 54a,
Chronicle,
18 September 1909, page 7d,
Register,
7 December 1909, page 10f,
4 and 10 July 1911, pages 3d and 10a; also see
21 January 1929, page 13f.

The opening of the pumping plant is reported in the Register,
7 December 1909, page 10f-i,
Observer,
11 December 1909, page 42a.

"Prospects of the Fruitgrower" is in the Chronicle,
4 September 1909, page 48d,
"Muddling at Waikerie" on
13 November 1909, page 47b.

"Hotel for Waikerie" is in the Advertiser,
17 June 1912, page 8f.

Photographs of the Anglican Church are in the Chronicle,
31 August 1912, page 30,
of digging a pit for a pumping plant in the Observer,
3 August 1912, page 31,
of a Methodist Sunday school kindergarten on
12 August 1916, page 26.

A proposed council is discussed in the Observer,
3 May 1913, page 17d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

"Waikerie's Wants" is in the Register,
27 January 1913, page 9b and
"Waikerie Gutted" by fire on
15 March 1913, page 11c.
The town is described on
18 March 1920, page 8d,
"Waikerie Old and New" on
22 January 1923, page 7h; also see
29 March 1927, page 7,
Observer,
26 January 1929, page 6a.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
4 July 1925, page 40.

"Telephone and Hospital for Waikerie" is in the Register,
18 June 1914, page 10c.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones.

A proposed vigilance committee is discussed in the Observer,
19 December 1914, page 15a.

"Fire at Waikerie" is in the Register,
21 June 1915, page 4h.

Information on Alfred E. Ross is in the Register,
12 June 1922, page 6g,
16 and 18 February 1924, pages 8g and 6h (obit.).

A photograph of school students is in the Observer,
23 September 1916, page 25,
of a vice-regal visit on
4 August 1928, page 38.

"Progressive Settlers" is in the Register,
18 March 1920, page 8d.

Information on and photographs of a settler leaving the "City for Waikerie" are in the Chronicle,
15 October 1921, page 26-41c.

A sports carnival is reported in the Register,
29 January 1926, page 12e.

The town and district are described in the Observer,
2 April 1927, page 44,
26 January 1929, page 6a.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
10 July 1930, page 38.

The erection of a new Institute hall is reported in the Observer,
14 April 1928, page 9a,
7 July 1928, page 53c,
Register,
29 June 1928, page 9g and
its opening on
30 August 1928, page 10a.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
8 September 1928, page 54.

Arbor Day celebrations are reported in the Advertiser,
4 July 1928, page 16e.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
7 July 1928, page 54.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.

Photographs of Boy Scouts are in the Chronicle,
4 August 1928, page 42,
of a kangaroo hunt on
6 September 1934, page 32,
of a football team on
8 November 1934, page 33,
of a basketball team on
15 November 1934, page 34,
of tennis teams on
18 April 1935, pages 31 and 34,
of a cricket team on
9 May 1935, page 33,
of a basketball team on
4 July 1935, page 37,
of the opening of a swimming pool on
13 February 1936, page 35.

A photograph of "The Old Swimming Hole" is in The Mail, (??) February 1937, page 26.

Waikerie - Obituaries

An obituary of Captain Albert Francis is in the Register, 6 October 1913, page 8b.

An obituary of W.J. Frisby is in the Observer, 4 February 1922, page 34c,
of A.E. Ross on 23 February 1924, page 45d,
of A.M. Taylor on 18 October 1924, page 38c,
of Fakir Chand, "a retired Hindu farmer", on 18 October 1924, page 38d.

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Waitpinga

Nomenclature

Aboriginal for 'windy place'. One of the first visitors to the district was Henry Alford who, with two special constables (Anderson and Hately), was sent to Victor Harbor to arrest a man called Morgan for complicity in the attempted murder of Sheriff Smart.

General Notes

The school opened in 1931 and closed in 1943.

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Wakefield, Port

Nomenclature

Takes its name from the River Wakefield, discovered by William Hill in 1838, who named it after Edward Gibbon Wakefield

General Notes

"An Artful Dodge at Port Henry" is in the Register,
6 April 1850, page 3a; also see
Adelaide Times,
6, 10 and 22 April 1850, pages 3d, 3c and 3c.

Port Henry... is now to be styled Port Wakefield by command of His Excellency. The change of name is in good taste and complimentary to the gentleman upon whose system the colony was founded, as well as appropriate to a locality known as the embouchure of the River Wakefield... A township is to be laid out on section 2030.... Leases of the corresponding water frontages will be offered to public competition...

See Register,
15 April 1850, page 3a for a report on the township and the reason for the change of name from "Port Henry"; also see
Register,
13 January 1851, page 3c,
22 March 1851, page 3d,
3 May 1852, page 3a,
19 January 1853, page 3b for reports on the Port.

Sketches and information on the town are in Frearson's Weekly,
11 December 1880, page 627 and
a supplement,
12 February 1881, page 9.
Photographs and a history of the town are in the Chronicle,
11 August 1932, pages 34 and 42.

Parliamentary Paper 129/1865-66 has a report on the survey of the Port.

Its school opened in 1866.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
2 August 1893, page 7e.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.

An editorial on the town and port is in the Register,
8 November 1866, page 2c.

Information on the Bible Christian Chapel is in the Express,
20 October 1866, page 3d,
Register,
8 December 1866, page 2d.

A proposed inland tramway is discussed in the Register in 1866 -
22 August (p. 2f) and 11 September (p. 3e).
Its opening is to be found on
11 May 1867, page 3f,
while a trip along the route of the tramway is reported on
4 July 1867, page 3d; also see
15 June (p. 3d),
8 July (p. 3g) and
25 September (p. 2d).

Also see Register,
17 December 1867, page 3d and
8 February 1869, page 3f;
27 April 1869, page 3f,
8 May 1869, page 2e, (this report calls it "Bright's Folly"),
13 May 1869, page 2c,
9 and 13 May 1870, pages 6d and 6c.
Its temporary (?) closure is discussed on
23 May 1870, page 3a and
9 June 1870, page 4f; also see
2 February 1871, page 5b;
10 and 30 March 1871, pages 5b and 6d;
1 April 1871, page 3f.
Parliamentary Paper 69/1872 has information on a proposed extension of the railway to Blyth Plains.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.

The opening of the Bible Christian Church is to be found in the Register on 8 December 1866, page 2d.

A horse race meeting is reported in the Register,
4 January 1868, page 3c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

"Sunday Work" is discussed in the Observer,
22 February 1868, page 14d.
Also see South Australia - Religion - Breaking the Sabbath.

An editorial on Port Wakefield appears in the Register of
8 November 1866, page 2c,
1 June 1868;
the latter includes descriptions of the port, town and railway; also see
10 August 1874, page 6c,
Observer,
18 July 1874, page 4e.
Information on town affairs is in the Register,
21 June 1876, page 5f.

A ministerial visit is reported in the Express,
1 June 1868, page 2b.

"Public Works at Port Wakefield and Vicinity" is in the Register,
15 August 1868, page 2f; also see
22 September 1868, page 2e.

The opening of the bridge over the river is reported in the Register,
16 October 1869, page 3h; also see
19 October 1869, page 2g.
A proposed diversion of the river is traversed on
26 September 1904, page 3c.

Information on the jetty is in the Chronicle,
14 October 1871, page 5f;
Register,
1 June 1881, page 5c.

A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
10 January 1874, page 13f,
9 January 1886, page 21d.

The opening of St Alban's Anglican Church is reported in the Observer,
27 June 1874, page 7d.

A local regatta is reported in the Register,
13 November 1876, page 7b.

Information on the port and town is in the Observer,
22 July 1876, page 10d.

Information on the local water supply is in the Register,
16 and 18 January 1877, pages 5e and 4g,
10, 13 and 22 February 1877, pages 5e, 6a and 5f; also see
15 and 26 March 1879, pages 5d and 5a,
26 May 1886, page 7g.
"Well-Boring" is in the Observer,
11 December 1880, page 997e.
Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters - Water, Artesian Wells and Springs
A sketch is in the Pictorial Australian in
January 1881, page 29,
Information on local water supply is in the Observer,
29 May 1886, page 39e.
"The Water Diversion Scheme" is in the Chronicle,
1 October 1904, page 27.
"Water Problems and Harbor Improvements" is in the Advertiser,
5 August 1910, page 11h.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.

"Port Wakefield and Its Requirements" is in the Observer,
17 and 24 February 1877, pages 10a and 6a.

"The New National Bank" is in the Chronicle,
22 September 1877, page 5e.
Also see South Australia - Banking and Finance - Banking - Trading Banks.

The bankruptcy of two local millers is reported in the Register,
25 October 1877, pages 4d-5c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mills.

A "dreadful accident" is reported in the Register,
11 and 12 December 1877, pages 5g and 4e,
Observer,
15 December 1877, page 10d.
"Shocking Boat Accident" is in the Chronicle,
15 December 1877, page 11a.

Its inaugural Show is reported in the Register,
18 September 1879 (supp.), page 2e; also see
10 October 1881 (supp.), page 1c,
Chronicle,
4 October 1884, page 22f,
Register,
28 September 1885, page 7e,
12 October 1888, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

Sketches of the town are in the Pictorial Australian in
June 1876,
December 1880.
The town is described in the Express,
14 September 1877, page 3c,
Register,
14 January 1904, page 6f,
"The Wants of Port Wakefield " on
22 and 25 February 1909, pages 7a and 9b;
photographs are in the Observer,
3 March 1906, page 28,
Chronicle,
20 February 1909, page 31.

A Friendly society's picnic is reported in the Chronicle,
6 January 1883, page 4f; also see
5 January 1884, page 15c.

"Port Wakefield Neglected" is the subject of a letter to the Register on
4 September 1888, page 7b; also see
28 March 1889, page 7e.

The flooding of the town is reported on
4 April 1889, page 6c.
The News,
3 September 1937, page 1a.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

An Arbor Day is reported in the Express,
27 July 1893, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.

Biographical details of a Mayor, B.D. Roennfeldt are in the Register,
10 December 1892, page 1c (supp.),
of a Mayor, Joseph J. Johnson, in the Observer,
20 July 1895, page 16a,
of F. Drake on 3 March 1900, page 16d,
of John Greenshields on 2 March 1901, page 16d,
of J.J. Thomas on 9 December 1916, page 48c,
of Mrs Elizabeth S. Drake on 10 March 1928, page 49b.

"Fisheries at Port Wakefield" is in the Observer,
1 November 1902, page 33e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fishing.

"Port Wakefield, Its Past, Present and Future" is in the Advertiser,
8 March 1904, page 6h.

"A Protracted Snake Hunt" is in the Chronicle,
12 March 1904, page 13d.
"Mice at Port Wakefield" is in the Express,
5 May 1904, page 4h,
Register,
5 March 1917, page 6d;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
12 May 1917, page 30. Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Mice, Snakes and Rats
"Wants of Port Wakefield" is in the Register,
22 and 25 February 1909, pages 7a and 9b.

"Three Persons Drowned" is in the Express,
13 February 1913, page 6c.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Murdock Fraser is reported in the Register,
22 August 1904, page 3h.

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Alfred Baker is reported in the Register,
3 February 1914, page 8a.

Reminiscences are in the Register,
20 January 1923, page 12e,
23 February 1923, page 5c,
"An Adverse Report" on
26 August 1926; also see
14 September 1926, page 7.

Photographs of the Institute and its committee are in the Chronicle,
25 December 1909, page 31,
of a stranded whale on
3 October 1925, page 37.

A humorous account of a coursing event is reported in the Advertiser,
6 July 1904, page 8g and
"An Exciting Fox Hunt by Cyclists and Horsemen" on
11 August 1904, page 9f.

A photograph of the wharf is in the Chronicle,
1 October 1904, page 28; also see
17 February 1906, page 28,
3 March 1906, page 28.

"Death of the Founder of Port Wakefield", Mr Joseph Johnson, is in the Chronicle,
23 January 1909, page 46d.

"The Wants of Port Wakefield" is in the Observer,
27 February 1909, page 51a,
6 March 1909, page 52a.

Biographical details of Mrs M. Fraser are in the Register,
25 October 1915, page 4i.

Biographical details of Anthony J. Liddell are in the Register,
9 July 1927, page 11c.

A photograph of a recruiting train is in the Chronicle,
8 April 1916, page 25.
Also see South Australia - World War I.

"Memories of an Inland Port" is in the Register,
20 January 1923, page 12e,
Observer,
3 February 1923, page 14d.
"Port Wakefield Proposals" on
26 August 1926, page 11f.

"Former Well-Known Identities" is in the Observer,
3 February 1923, page 14d.

Information on the gun-proving range is in the Advertiser,
7 January 1926, page 9a.

A criticism of port facilities is in the Advertiser,
19 March 1926, page 15c.

The unveiling of a war memorial is reported in the Register,
19 September 1927, page 10b.
Observer,
24 September 1927, page 16c.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
24 September 1927, page 57.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.

Port Wakefield - Obituaries

An obituary of William Spells is in the Register,
25 February 1902, page 5a,
of J.J. Thomas on 30 September 1922, page 8g,
of David J. Strongman on 9 August 1923, page 8c,
of Mrs Elizabeth S. Drake on 6 March 1928, page 8f.

An obituary of Joseph Johnson is in the Observer,
23 January 1909, page 38e,
of E.M. Hewett on 30 December 1916, page 34d,
of Mrs Christiana Fraser on 19 February 1921, page 34b,
of F. O'Brien on 3 June 1922, page 20b.

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Wakefield, River

Nomenclature

Discovered by William Hill in 1838, who named it after Edward Gibbon Wakefield.

General Notes

"Diverting the Wakefield" is in the Register,
26 September 1904, page 3c,
Observer,
1 October 1904, page 40e.

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Wakefield

"Edward Gibbon Wakefield - Criminal and Imperialist" is in the Observer,
7 and 14 February 1920, pages 38a and 42a.

The Wakefield School opened in 1883 and closed in 1897;
the Lower Wakefield School opened in 1879 and closed in 1883.

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Waldegrave Islands

Nomenclature

In the Investigator Group, named by Matthew Flinders on 10 February 1802. Sir Richard Waldegrave, the Lincolnshire representative in the House of Commons.

General Notes

"Where Nature's Handwork is Superb" is in the Advertiser,
6 July 1935, page 13g.

The baying of seals mingles with the wild music of the waves, for on Little Waldegrave lives a colony of hundreds of seals... Some 40 years ago guano was shipped from the island and today may be seen rusted tools, the framework of a barrow, the upturned skeleton of a dray, a leaky square iron tank, pieces of timber and the ruins of an old hut...

Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Fish and Other Sea Creatures.

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Walker Creek

Nomenclature

It runs into the River Murray south-west of Monash.
J. Walker who held pastoral lease no. 91 of 1851.

General Notes

Its alternative name is "Katarapko Creek" or "Cragg's Creek" -
see note under Place Names - Katarapko, Hundred of and
1851 Pastoral Lease Diagram Book, page 65 held in the Department of Lands.
For a reference to "Craigie's Creek" see Register,
2 June 1883, page 6a.

John Walker first held the land under occupation licence from 23 March 1847 until 1851 when Pastoral Lease no 91 of 48 square miles was issued to him. In 1853 the lease was transferred to Margaret Craigie for the remainder of the 14 year term.
(Sources:
GRG 24/6 (1847) 329, page 23.
CSO letter 23 March 1847.
SA Gazette,
1847, p. 94a, 25 March 1847.
GRO memorial 53/95.)

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Walker Flat

Nomenclature

Benjamin Walker (c.1805-1884), who built a flour mill at Mannum in 1876.

General Notes

The district is described in the Register,
11 April 1887, page 5h.

It has been considered the cream of agricultural country... The farms range from 300 to 1,000 acres... The residents are applying for a punt and, as there is no crossing place on the river between Mannum and Blanchetown, think their request is not a very unreasonable one. There is lack of stock, however, in the immediate vicinity which will tend to go against their request being granted... the native currant abounds on either bank and sends forth a peculiar odour after a tropical shower...

A photograph of a wedding group on the punt is in the Chronicle,
17 September 1910, page 30.

Biographical details of J.W. Walker are in the Register,
15 June 1911, page 6h, 8 December 1916, page 5e;
an obituary is in the Observer,
29 May 1920, page 12e.

Biographical details of J.B. Phillis are in the Observer,
23 March 1912, page 35a.

Its school opened in 1914 and closed in 1958.

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Walkerville

Nomenclature

'In December 1838 John Hindmarsh (1820-1902), a surveyor and son of the Governor, and his wife Susanna Wilson Hindmarsh, sold section 476, "Survey A'', to Arthur Fydell Lindsay, surveyor, for £1,100 and, jointly, they surveyed 100 blocks which were sold at prices ranging from £25 to £50. In 1839, several meetings of land owners were held at Mrs Lawes "Walker's Arms Hotel'' to discuss such things as fencing properties, appointing two trustees and taking steps towards the erection of a place of worship. John Walker was recorded as chairman at these meetings and it would appear that the syndicate, on whose behalf Lindsay was voting, named the village in his honour.'

General Notes

"Village in the Making" is in The Mail,
27 August 1927, page 11d,
"Walkerville's History" in the Register,
13 July 1928, page 15e,
Observer,
21 January 1928, page 53c.

"The Origin of Walkerville" is discussed in the Advertiser,
21 October 1881, page 1f (supp.),
"Old Walkerville" is in The Mail,
17 May 1924, page 16e,
"Walkerville's History" in the Register,
13 July 1928, page 15e.

Cricket matches against Thebarton are reported in the Register,
2 December 1846, page 3a,
12 May 1847, page 3c; also see
South Australian,
1 December 1846, page 5c,
30 March 1847, page 5c,
2 April 1847, page 5b; also see
Express,
12 April 1902, page 2d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

A proposed district council is discussed in the Observer,
23 June 1855, page 7h.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

The OG Races are reported in the Chronicle,
29 March 1890, page 15b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

The formation of a Strangers' Friend Society is reported in the Register,
20 April 1854, page 3b.

Parliamentary Paper 72/1854 has a petition from residents complaining about the two cemeteries in the village:

In the event of any epidemic appearing... its virulence will be greatly increased by its proximity to these burial grounds. Also see Register,
11, 14, 20 and 21 March 1867, pages 2f, 3b, 2d-3f and 3h for information on the "Dissenters' Cemetery" and
Observer,
9 and 23 March 1867, pages 3h (supp.) and 6a and
Register,
19 December 1914, page 7a.

"Rough Music", in association with tin-kettling prior to a wedding, is reported in the Register,
21 March 1857, page 3a.
Also see under South Australia - Social Matters - Marriage and Divorce for an essay on "Tinkettling".

A proposed bridge over the River Torrens "at Stephens Terrace" is discussed in the Register,
25 July 1857, page 4b,
Observer,
25 July 1857, page 1h (supp.); also see
Chronicle,
24 August 1867, page 2g.

The opening of a bridge is reported in the Register,
16 October 1877, page 6d; also see
28 November 1903, page 10a for the opening of the Tennyson Bridge;
photographs are in the Chronicle,
5 December 1903, page 42,
Observer,
5 December 1903, page 24,
The Critic,
5 December 1903, page 1.
Also see Adelaide - Bridges.

A mowing match at "Upper Walkerville" is reported in the Register,
9 November 1865, page 2h.

A fire at Charles Burney Young's residence is reported in the Observer,
22 February 1868, page 13f.
Also see Place Names - Swanscombe.

A report on the Catholic Orphanage is in the Express,
15 February 1868, page 2b,
18 May 1869, page 2,
17 September 1885, page 4a.
Also see Adelaide - Asylums, Reformatories and Homes.

The Catholic Orphanage, Walkerville and Adelaide

(Taken from Geoffrey H Manning's A Colonial Experience)

This institution was opened on 16 August 1866 immediately opposite the Buckingham Arms and was known as 'Oberon House'. The rooms were capacious and lofty - one large room, 24 feet by 18, acted as a dining hall and schoolroom and was bright and cheerful-looking with simple means of ventilation. Next to it was a dormitory for younger children and, at the outset, was equipped with six iron cots in addition to the matron's bed. The next room was for older children and had the same number of cots, together with a bed for a nurse. Upstairs there were two bedrooms in which some 18 children could be accommodated if necessary.

On the Feast of the Finding of the Holy Cross in 1867, it was gazetted as an industrial school by the Blyth ministry and the Catholic children in the government orphanage at Brighton were transferred to it. The committee received a small capitation fee for these children until 20 January 1871 when they were informed 'that further payment would be discontinued'.

The orphanage was so crowded by September 1868 that the directors, having faith in the public's benevolence, secured a cottage in King William Street, where they established a branch school, and transferred the girls under the charge of Miss Gregg, the Sisters of St Joseph helping in their support.

In a short time 29 children, with two or three babes in arms, were being cared for and were 'free from that timid, frightened look' which destitute children in public institutions have often. Each morning those of school age were taken to St Francis Xavier's Hall where they remained until 3.30 pm, with an interval for lunch. This arrangement allowed the home to be thoroughly ventilated and kept sweet and clean.

The principal bedrooms of the home were spacious, lofty and airy. Each child had a bed to itself and the younger ones slept in the same room with the nurses. The girls were taught needlework and the institution afforded the advantages of a school, with the comforts of a home, to the poor little orphans.

The children had a neat uniform of grey alpaca, trimmed with blue braid and white straw hats with a blue ribbon. One drawback was the lack of a suitable playground, although a neighbouring paddock was used for the purpose. In retrospect it is evident that Christian charity took them by the hand and tried to make the rugged path of life as smooth for them as possible in their circumstances.

A few months after the establishment of this branch, cottages at the corner of Grey Street, in Franklin Street, then known as 'Boyle's' were purchased, to which the boys and girls were transferred. The numbers increased; 'they had no room, no playground', so for a while they settled at Mitcham. In 1873 a lease was taken over premises at Knightsbridge and the first six months of that year were months of great anxiety, as the lease ran out in the following November.

They could not build. nor would it have been wise to renew the lease. The distance from the church told heavily against the children - to travel on Sundays and holidays to Norwood in the summer heat and winter's wet mornings was found to be great drawbacks. Thankfully, a property known as 'Holyrood' at Goodwood became available and was purchased for £3,500 and, eventually, more than 60 children were accommodated there as from August 1888.

An athletics meeting is reported in the Observer,
15 June 1872, page 8c,
Chronicle,
9 October 1875, page 13f,
Register,
11 September 1876, page 7a.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Athletics and Gymnastics.

Quoits matches are reported upon in the Express,
20 August 1872, page 2c,
14 October 1872, page 2e,
17 December 1872, page 2c.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Polo.

Information on the Walkerville Football Club is in the Observer,
27 May 1871, page 8f,
Chronicle,
19 October 1872, page 4b.
A football club athletic sports day is reported in the Express,
4 October 1872, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.

A pigeon shooting match is reported in the Chronicle,
30 August 1873,
Express,
13 October 1873, page 2e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Pigeon Racing and Shooting.

"Nuisances at Walkerville' is in the Observer,
23 January 1875, page 7f.

A fire at John Acraman's home is reported in the Observer,
14 October 1876, page 6f,
Chronicle,
21 October 1876, page 11c.

The village is described in the Register,
14 May 1879, page 5g.

The Walkerville Nurseries are described in the Advertiser,
11 May 1880, page 1d (supp.); also see
21 May 1883, page 1a (supp.).
The Clifton Nursery is reported upon in the Chronicle,
5 March 1881, page 22b.

Information on a proposed tramway is in the Register,
9 and 11 December 1880, pages 1c (supp.) and 6d.
For its opening see
7 November 1882 (supp.), page 1f; also see
22 October 1883, page 6f,
12 June 1884, page 6a.
Also see Adelaide - Transport - Tramways.

Street lamps are discussed in the Register,
14 January 1885, page 5d.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.

"The Walkerville Clock and Bells" is in the Express,
13 October 1886, page 7f.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Clocks and Time.

Information on the House of Mercy is in the Chronicle,
19 September 1885, page 11a,
Express and Telegraph,
26 December 1895, page 3d,
The News,
31 May 1927, page 8d.

The House of Mercy

(Taken from Geoffrey H Manning's A Colonial Experience)

Register

In July 1880, John Darling, MP, produced statistics in reference to the number of illegitimate births in Adelaide and expressed an opinion that a great number born out of wedlock came to an early death. With a view of securing the proper treatment of such children and enabling their mothers to retrieve their positions, which they could not obtain while they had infants to mind, he proposed that a suitable hospital be established.

Parliament agreed with his proposal and pledged to give, pound for pound, for any sums subscribed by the public towards carrying out the erection and maintenance of a Foundling Hospital. The principal opposition to the measure came from those members who appeared to think that in providing for illegitimate children a door would be opened for their increase.

Following a public meeting on 9 December 1880 an inaugural meeting was held in the Church Office on 26 January 1881 when it was resolved 'that a house be rented as soon as possible and the institution be started.' Accordingly, the House of Mercy at Stephen's Terrace, Walkerville, also known as the Adelaide Retreat for Women, sprang into existence.

From year to year its work is carried on quietly. Thoroughly unsectarian in character, it opens its arms to those in need of help of all religions. The aim of the retreat is to rescue those who have only made one false step in life; loving care and aid is extended to them so that they are gradually strengthened and fitted to go again into the world to battle for existence.

The home is pleasantly situated on a rise and the building, which has nothing in its aspect to denote its character, is surrounded by a garden in which flourish flowers, trees and shrubs. The motto of the institution is - 'And Jesus said unto her, neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more' - is well exemplified by the work carried out by the committee.

To show the good results I cannot do better than to quote from the annual report for 1884:

The number admitted for the year... was 10, making a total, with those in residence... sixteen. Of these one was married at Walkerville Church to the father of her child, five have gone home to their relatives or friends... two have obtained situations as servants, three were dismissed for insubordination and five remain as inmates.

The matron, Miss McCartie, supplied me with some interesting particulars:

Our room is somewhat limited, as we can only accommodate six girls at a time. Altogether we have seven rooms... The home only receives young girls who have made one downward step... In winter we rise at 7 o'clock and at 6.30 in the summer... The majority of the girls are of the servant class. We have one or two who were employed at country stores, but I cannot remember one girl having come from a factory...

There are other cases in which the first downward step is traceable to the want of a mother's loving care or home influences. As for the servant girls their downfall is frequently attributable to the inconsiderate attitude of their mistresses, who treat them with so much severity and harshness that the poor things, in an endeavour to escape from their thraldom, fall into a snare. Other ladies give their servants so much freedom, and take so little interest in them, that it is little wonder that many of them go astray.

The Reminiscences of Miss E. Sanders - House of Mercy

In 1902 I had the privilege of talking to Miss Sanders, the matron of the House of Mercy. She was appointed to the position in 1887 and kept me enthralled for an hour or more with her reminiscences:

'When I first came to the home it was just a four-roomed cottage; now there is accommodation for 22 girls. The laundering was done on the back verandah which was always covered in steam. There were no trained nurses then - only "Gamps". The Gamp would come in the morning and attend to the patients and I would look after them for the rest of the day.

'It is not a work of which much can be said', submitted Miss Sanders. 'We work very quietly and the girls surnames are never heard. You can't go through work like that but with love; indeed, it's no use working without. The girls are lovable and I am very, very fond of them. Those who have left the home are always writing and coming to see me.

'We only take girls for the birth of a first baby and they come to us in various ways - mostly on the recommendation of doctors and clergymen. They stay in the home a year after the birth of the baby. They only do light tasks and have as much exercise as is good for them. Only one death - and she, poor child, was glad to go. I said to her as she lay dying, "Poor child, how you suffer!" and she whispered back to me, "Oh, but madam, that is nothing to the suffering of the mind!"

'I have never seen more beautiful babies than we have in the home. The mothers fret very much sometimes and then the babies may be puny for a while, but they get over it. They are not allowed to do any work for about a month after confinement... They are all in the same plight. It is afterwards when it is time to go out into the world that the hardest time comes.

'There is religious training, of course. Responsibility must be realised, but the whole attitude is that a sin repented of is wiped away. When a girl is very callous and seems to think it doesn't matter, one may enforce a lesson, but there is no "rubbing it in".

'I believe that a girl may pass through any experience and repentance such as this and come out a better woman for it in the end. Surely, there is a regenerating power in mother love. I think I shall never see a more beautiful sight than a girl with her baby. The religious training in the home does wonderful things for the girls... Our girls cling to their babies and would never give them up. We don't encourage adoption at all... Not even when there's a better chance in a private home than in an institution.

'I don't believe any one could do better than the mother, so long as she is giving her best and leading a good life. I don't believe God ever intended mother and child to be separated. By faith a girl can always win to victory so long as the love and good intention are there.

'Our girls aren't hardened offenders and very few of them offend again. After the girls leave they may put their children in a babies' home for a time. Girls get good wages now and can, and do, sacrifice clothes and pleasures for the sake of their children, even though they may not see them often and cannot take them out very far, for fear of being seen.

'Then if a girl marries her baby goes with her. Oh yes, there are lots of marriages among our girls, but rarely indeed to the father of the first child. In the latter case they are seldom happy. There are probably faults on both sides, but one always seems apt to reproach the other...

'One girl who was from a rich home wrote to me the other day and said, "I thank god, Madam, for my year in the House of Mercy." A great number of girls are from service, but we also have girls who were brought up in wealthy homes. The latter give least trouble of all; they seem to realise what they have done at once. Girls in service are away from home influence and have far too many evenings out...

'We get girls who don't know the first thing about housework. They are thoroughly trained in different branches in the Home and that, I think, is one thing that helps them in marriage afterwards. Say what you like, an untidy, comfortless house and a slatternly wife don't make for home happiness.

'We have had many girls of 14 and 15. It is very tragic. They make such dear little mothers - it is so pathetic to see them - they look as if they ought to be playing with dolls. Ah, there are many tragedies I have seen.

'Sometimes the work is hard and discouraging; but then, at the weariest hour, one of my old girls will come back to see me and say what the home has done for her. After 15 years they still stay in touch. And to see them good, useful, happy women, makes up for everything.'

The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Burton is reported in the Register,
3 June 1886, page 5a.

The establishment of a children's home is reported in the Register,
20 August 1887, page 5c; also see
24 December 1888, page 5d,
Observer,
29 December 1888, page 30e,
2 February 1889, page 30a,
Register,
31 January 1889, page 5c,
17 October 1919, page 9c,
19 and 27 April 1922, pages 9g and 9d,
21 February 1925, pages 9h-10d,
27 March 1925, page 6c,
1 February 1926, page 10h,
Weekly Herald,
25 March 1899, page 8d,
Express,
25 April 1899, page 2f,
19 April 1922, page 1f,
The News,
14 June 1927, page 8c,
20 September 1927, page 8g.
A photograph is in the Observer,
4 March 1911, page 31,
28 February 1925, page 33.
"The Institution Rechristened" is in the Register,
27 March 1925, page 6c.

The Walkerville Children's Home

(Taken from Geoffrey H Manning's A Colonial Experience Chapter 116)

In 1887, through the energy of a number of benevolent women, a children's home was established at Walkerville with the following objects in view:

2. To rescue children of vicious parents; at the same time making careful provision against the encouragement of vice.

The ladies' committee rented two homes adjoining St Andrew's Church Day School and the children were taught there free. The institution was conducted by Miss Denny Scott and, at the outset, ten children were admitted as inmates under a medical certificate from the honorary medical attendant, Dr Cawley.

A small charge was made for the maintenance of each child proportionate to the circumstances, care being taken that no encouragement was given to immorality, but where destitution ruled, no charge was made. This institution did not clash with the Orphan Home in Carrington Street, where orphan girls only were taken in, but was intended to succour little street waifs, whether girls or boys.

At the time it was established there were many children in the city and suburbs who were almost as much neglected, as if they were without parents, and it was a most commendable act to take these helpless children from the streets and teach them the value of a home and loving care of which they had, hitherto, known perhaps nothing.

In 1888 Mr Barr Smith gave a liberal gift of £500 accompanied by the following kind words:

Your account of the cottage home for waif children seems to indicate so good a work in the right direction, I gladly take upon me the responsibility of £500 which, you say, is sufficient to buy the cottage and make additions.

Thus, the rented house became the property of the Children's Home. However, as more accommodation was necessary, two additional cottages were purchased for £350.

There were many benefactors in the community who sent contributions of food, etc. - Mrs Richardson and the ladies' class, which met weekly at her house, who provided clothing; Mr Kither who from the outset supplied meat, free of charge and Messrs Edgecumb and Priest, who gave bread and milk at considerably reduced prices.

The children have a uniform of dark and light blue for best and, for every-day wear, clothes made up from presents sent to the home by philanthropic persons. The boys and girls do all the work about the place with the exception of cooking and washing. The girls are trained to be servants and the boys go out at the age of fourteen as errand boys, stable boys and house boys; they are not apprenticed or taught any trade at the Home.

At present the accommodation is rather crowded and the arrangements for illness are unsatisfactory. Sick children are sent to the Children's Hospital, but whooping-cough and measles are 'nursed at home' in a room leading out of the matron's bedroom.

No doubt the good people who conduct this charity mean well, but an unbiased person would say that the children would be better off under the State Children's Council and boarded out in cottage homes in country districts. For one month of the year the children are sent to the seaside at Normanville at great expense and this is, perhaps, necessary as their playground is not very large, certainly not big enough for schoolboys to play in. The committee find it difficult to raise enough money to carry on and have to make constant appeals to the public for assistance.

It is found difficult to obtain any money from the parents and friends of the children, although these people turn up often after the child is old enough to earn something, and take it away. This is unsatisfactory and compares unfavourably with the working of the State Children's Department. The children have a great deal of religious instruction, attending church three times on Sunday, as well as morning Sunday School; prayers are held twice daily in the home as well as in the church school.

There is little else to say about the Home which is fairly clean and tidy. The general public does not seem to visit the place, or to take much interest in it, thinking, perhaps, it is not needed in Adelaide.

The opening of the Church of England Boys' Home is reported in the Register,
1 February 1926, page 10h,
Chronicle,
6 February 1926, page 52.
Photographs are in the Observer,
6 February 1926, page 34,
Register,
31 March 1928, page 13h.

Local flooding is reported upon in the Register,
18 June 1889, page 5a.
"Walkerville and Flooding" is in the Advertiser,
4 July 1934, page 19c.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods

A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
4 January 1890, page 22f.

An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
2 August 1890, page 7b.
Observer,
2 August 1890, page 32b,
31 July 1930, page 31,
A photograph of an Arbor Day celebration is in the Observer,
29 July 1905, page 29.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
of a "Hoisting the Flag" ceremony on
18 May 1901, page 36c, Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Flags and Patriotic Songs
of jubilee celebrations in the Chronicle,
6 September 1934, page 31.
Information on a cooperative brewery is in the Register,
10 July 1890, page 4h.
A history of the brewery is in the Register,
10 May 1922, page 8c.
"Drowned in a Vat of Stout" is in the Express,
21 January 1903, page 4f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Brewing.

A proposed district hall is discussed in the Register,
29 September 1891, page 5d.
The laying of the foundation stone of the district hall is reported in the Register,
13 January 1893, page 7e and
"Cottage Homes for the Poor" is in the Register,
4 September 1896, page 5d; also see
12 January 1897, page 5d,
16 February 1897, page 5c,
11 March 1897, page 7d.
A sketch of "Cottage Homes for the Poor" is in the Chronicle,
5 September 1896;
for their opening see
13 March 1897, page 18a.
Observer,
20 February 1897, page 30a,
Register,
27 November 1899, pages 4g-7f (Somerset Cottages).
Also see Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters - Cottage Homes

Biographical details of Mrs E. Bartle are in the Observer,
19 October 1901, page 34d, 24 October 1903, page 37d;
an obituary appears on 3 September 1904, page 25.

The reminiscences of Mrs Stevens are in the Register,
22 February 1902, page 6d.

Information on a female refuge is in the Register,
6 October 1903, page 6f,
5 June 1926, page 10d.

"A Walkerville Waif - The Growing Evil of Child Desertion" is in the Register,
8 August 1904, page 4f.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Miscellany - Children and Youths

A photograph of an "Almond Blossom Dance" is in the Observer,
1 September 1906, page 29.

A proposed recreation ground is discussed in the Register,
24 July 1909, page 6d,
9 August 1909, page 6e.
Information on a recreation ground is in the Register,
17, 23 and 28 August 1912, pages 7h, 11d and 10h.
Also see Adelaide - Arts and Entertainment - Miscellany - Playgrounds

Information on a bathing reserve on the River Torrens is reported in the Register,
11 January 1911, page 6g,
Photographs of swimming races in the river are in the Chronicle,
16 January 1915, page 28.
Also see Place Names - Torrens, River - Bathing and Place Names - Gilberton

E.F. Wimble's poultry farm is described in the Register,
3 February 1911, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Poultry

"An Expert Carnation Grower [J.O. Lane]" is in the Register,
12 October 1911, page 4e.

"Home for Lost Dogs" is in the Register,
2 December 1911, page 12g; also see
11 June 1912, page 6f,
9 January 1914, page 7e.
Also see Adelaide - Public Nuisances - Dogs

A photograph of a garden fair committee for the blind is in The Critic,
6 May 1914, page 13.

Information on street lighting is in the Register,
7 April 1914, page 8c.
Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes

"Archdeacon Dove Memorial" is in the Observer,
18 July 1914, page 33e.
The opening of the Dove Memorial Hall is reported in the Register,
6 December 1915, page 9g.
Mrs Caroline O. Dove's obituary is in the Observer,
23 October 1915, page 46a.

Photographs of a ladies' rifle club are in the Observer,
21 April 1917, page 27,
of the unveiling of a war shrine on 8 December 1917, page 26 -
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen
of "Paddy Market" workers on 24 August 1918, page 25.

Biographical details of Samuel Warren and a photograph of four generations are in the Observer,
17 April 1915, pages 29-37c.

Biographical details of Mrs S.W. Russell are in the Register,
8 August 1917, page 6h.

Biographical details of Mrs M.A. Foote are in the Observer,
27 April 1918, page 20c,
of William Neate on 1 September 1928, page 34b.

"A Landmark to Go [An 1850s "Smithy"] is in the Register,
12 and 20 April 1915, pages 6e and 7h.

Historical information on the bowling club is in the Register,
5 February 1918, page 5e.
A history of the bowling club is in The News,
23 February 1928, page 11g.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Bowling

The subdivision of Roseneath Estate is reported in the Register,
27 February 1919, page 5b.

The opening of a children's playground is reported in the Register,
19 June 1922, page 9g,
Advertiser,
19 June 1922, page 8c.
Photographs are in the Observer,
24 June 1922, page 23.
Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Miscellany - Playgrounds.

The unveiling of a German gun at the school is reported in the Register,
26 August 1922, page 7f.
Also see South Australia - World War I

"Walkerville, Medindie and District" is in the Register,
6 August 1923, page 12; also see
9 August 1923, page 9g.

The destruction by fire of Langford brothers furniture factory is reported in the Register,
1 November 1924, page 10c.

Information on and a photograph of the Belt Memorial Fountain is in the Register,
21 March 1925, page 12f,
Observer,
28 March 1925, page 34.

Information on a retreat for women is in the Register,
26 June 1925, page 11c.

The diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs W.H. Thomas is reported in the Register,
6 January 1927, page 10d.

Biographical details of F.W. Wagner are in the Register,
30 November 1927, page 11e,
of Thomas R. Nottage on 13 July 1928, page 15e,
of William Neate on 29 August 1928, page 8g.

Information on Woodlawn House is in The Mail,
22 December 1928, page 13c and
of "Monklands" on
19 January 1929, page 13c.

Photographs of prospecting on the river banks are in the Observer,
6 February 1931, page 34.

Walkerville - Schools and Churches

Also see South Australia - Education.

"New School for the Natives" is in the Southern Australian,
28 May 1844, page 2d;
a visit to the Native Children's School in the Register,
21 December 1844, page 3e. Also see
Observer,
7 and 14 December 1844, pages 5b and 4c,
18 and 25 January 1845, pages 6a and 4b.

The opening of the Methodist Chapel is reported in the Register,
7, 14 and 24 December 1844, pages 3b, 3c and 3a.
Its history is in the Register,
26 April 1924, page 6 and
its 90th anniversary in the Advertiser,
25 April 1934, page 11e; also see
Register,
15 April 1912, page 3g,
Advertiser,
13 April 1912, page 11d,
The News,
11 December 1928, page 11c.

The laying of the foundation stone of St Andrew's Church is reported in the Register,
17 April 1847, page 3a; also see
Observer,
25 January 1851, page 1e (supp.),
3 December 1898, page 29b,
11 April 1914, page 35b,
Register,
1 December 1898, page 7h (history of),
4 April 1914, page 16a.
Photographs are in the Observer,
14 February 1914, page 29.

Advertiser

Register

Christmas carols arrived in Adelaide for the first time in 1850 and were sung in Walkerville where Mr Bach, once a chorister at St Thomas's, Exeter, trained a few adults and several juveniles; they started off on Christmas Eve with lanterns, the carollers being accompanied by Mr Bach with his violin.

The first place visited was the home of the Messrs Macdonald on Stephens Terrace - one brother, Alexander, was manager of the Union Bank and the other, James, secretary of a copper company and was married to a sister of Mr Edmund Bowman, of Enfield.

The next place visited was Mr Fordham's on the North Road, where the family gave the carol singers cakes and cool drinks. When they got on to the North Road near the Windmill Hotel they found a number of people waiting, who asked them to sing again, as it reminded them of England.
(Express & Telegraph,
26 October 1872, p. 2, Register,
25 December 1919, p. 6, 24 December 1920, p. 6).

A proposed schoolroom is discussed in the Adelaide Times on
25 December 1848, page 2d and
the commencement of a Sunday school on
25 March 1850, page 3b; also see
South Australian,
12 December 1848, page 2e.

"The Walkerville Church Case" is in the Register,
22, 23 and 24 January 1851, pages 3e, 3a and 2e,
30 April 1851, page 3a.
The Adelaide Times of
9 January 1851, page 3e carries a poem - "Reflections on Seeing the Village Church, Walkerville, Closed January 5"; also see
20 and 25 January 1851, pages 3c and 8d,
3 May 1851, page 6f:

On Sunday last, service was performed... by Mr Rev Allom, a mounted policeman being stationed at the door, and the congregation chiefly, we are told, of trencher cap boys... Information on local schools is in the Observer,
11 December 1852, page 2d under the heading "Mr Jolly's Case";
25 December 1852, page 8a; also see
Register,
6 August 1923, page 12b.

Examinations at Mr Unwin's school are reported in the Register on
22 April 1862, page 3d;
at the Commercial School on
28 April 1871, page 5d and
3 August 1872, page 5c.
Those of the Church School are to be found on
27 December 1871, page 6e and
the State school on
24 December 1890, page 3h.

A proposed State school is discussed in the Register,
30 June 1884, page 5d,
Express,
23 June 1884, page 2f,
19 July 1884, page 3e; also see
Express,
2 March 1892, page 3e,
7 July 1899, page 4e,
Register,
7 July 1899, page 6b.
A presentation to J. Griffiths, headmaster, is reported in the Register,
29 March 1886, page 5b.

"The Walkerville Bells" is in the Register,
11 October 1886, page 7b,
a history of Saint Andrew's Church on
18 and 23 August 1923, pages 9a and 13b; also see
Observer,
3 December 1898, page 29b,
The News,
4 August 1923, page 5c,
3 April 1928, page 8f.

The school is the subject of an article in the Register,
19 June 1909, page 9e entitled "Is it a Death Trap"; also see
23 June 1909, page 11c,
15, 16 and 31 July 1909, pages 4d, 7d and 7c.

The golden wedding of Rev & Mrs Dove is reported in the Register,
22 August 1910, page 6i.

Biographical details of Bishop Wilson are in the Register,
15 August 1911, page 5d.

The opening of the Dove Memorial Hall is reported in the Register,
6 December 1915, page 9g.

Walkerville - Obituaries

An obituary of William Pybus is in the Register, 6 August 1885, page 5a,
of E.R. Langford on 25 January 1897, page 5d,
of N.E. Phillipson on 19 August 1898, page 4h,
of R.B. Cox on 14 August 1899, page 5a.

An obituary of Mrs Marchant is in the Register, 30 August 1894, page 5c,
of Edward Clark on 11 June 1895, page 5a,
of Mrs Charles Powell on 15 June 1896, page 5b,
of W. Cox on 16 March 1901, page 7b.

An obituary of R. Langford in the Observer, 30 January 1897, page 28a,
of Mrs Amy E. Stevens on 13 June 1903, page 24e,
of Thomas Burke on 15 April 1905, page 34c,
of Andrew Park on 30 March 1907, page 37b,
of Mrs Elizabeth Walton on 21 September 1907, page 42c,
of Mrs Sophia J. Walton on 30 November 1907, page 40c,
of John Westover on 14 December 1907, page 40a,
of Thomas Hobba on 14 December 1907, page 40b,
of W.W. Kendell on 27 June 1908, page 40b,
of Frederick Harris on 18 September 1909, page 40a,
of Samuel Gray, miner and market gardener, on 30 July 1910, page 39a,
of Mrs Mary Kendell on 3 September 1910, page 41b.

An obituary of Thomas Burke is in the Register, 10 April 1905, page 5a,
of Mrs Ann Rusk on 8 January 1906, page 4f,
of Andrew Park on 25 March 1907, page 5b,
of E.J. Newman on 14 September 1907, page 9b,
of Mrs Sophia J. Walton on 27 November 1907, page 6h,
of W.C. Burkitt on 7 July 1908, page 5a,
of Samuel Gray on 25 July 1910, page 4h,
of Mrs Mary Kendell on 31 August 1910, page 6g.

An obituary of Mrs Charlotte Bonnell is in the Register,25 April 1912, page 6g,
of J.J. Watson on 30 December 1912, page 6i,
of R.W. Laughton on 26 September 1913, page 6a,
of Mrs Doris Domeyer on 14 January 1914, page 8a,
of Mrs Annie Knight on 3 September 1914, page 10a,
of H.M. Pugh on 10 December 1914, page 6h,
of E.W. Van Senden on 9 January 1918, page 6f,
of Martin Malone on 23 April 1918, page 4h,
of H.J. Congreve on 12 July 1918, page 4g.

An obituary of Mrs Sarah Pybus is in the Observer, 12 June 1915, page 44a,
of John. W. Farrow on 10 June 1916, page 32c,
of W.L. Hersey on 23 June 1917, page 17e,
of George Huntley on 1 September 1917, page 14a,
of H.E. Randall on 16 March 1918, page 33c,
of C.E. Woods on 2 August 1924, page 38d,
of Mrs Frederick Harris on 3 July 1926, page 39c,
of Mrs Margaret E. Clark on 6 August 1927, page 42c.

An obituary of James Jarvis is in the Register, 9 February 1920, page 6g,
of T.W.S. Evans on 1 December 1920, page 6h,
of J.J. Lawrie on 17 October 1921, page 4h,
of H.C. Downer on 28 December 1921, page 6h,
of Mrs Elizabeth Mclean on 30 April 1923, page 6h,
of M.L. Hall on 11 June 1923, page 6g,
of J.S. Colquhoun on 3 July 1923, page 8h,
of Mrs George Ball on 6 June 1924, page 8h,
of George Smith on 28 September 1925, page 8h.

An obituary of Mrs R.B. Cox is in the Register, 11 February 1926, page 8g,
of Mrs Frederick Harris on 30 June 1926, page 8i,
of Mrs Eleanor J. Elix on 15 July 1927, page 8f,
of H.W. Waterhouse on 16 and 18 January 1928, pages 14c and 8g,
of Mrs Walter Torode on 7 September 1928, page 12f .

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