Place Names of South Australia - W
Wall - Ward Belt
- Wall
- Wallabrook
- Wallace Gully
- Wallala
- Wallaroo
- Wallaroo, Port
- Wallarano Vale
- Wallerberdinna
- Wallis, Hundred of
- Walsden
- Waltham
- Walton
- Wanbi
- Wandalla
- Wandana
- Wandearah
- Wandilo
- Wandilta
- Wangaraleednie
- Wangary
- Wanilla
- Walloway
- Wanderview
- Wappilka
- Waratta Vale
- Warburton Range
- Warcowie
- Ward, Hundred of
- Ward Belt
Wall
Nomenclature
In England the name appears in Cornwall, Northumberland and Staffordshire, while the Boandik tribe had a word wall meaning 'watering place'. The SA Gazetteer of 1866 says: 'Wall (County Sturt) is an agricultural settlement near Reedy Creek and is situated between Tungkillo and Mannum. It is inhabited by a few farmers engaged in the culture of wheat and other produce.' The first recorded occupier of 'Wall Station' was John Baker in 1853, who was born at Ilminster, Somersetshire; therefore it may be reasonably assumed that he had no part in naming it from some past affiliation with the place of that name in England; the Northumberland town of 'Wall' refers to the nearby ancient Roman wall.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - World War I - Repatriation.
The Observer of 24 December 1853, page 7e says "Wall - The station of John Baker."
Information on soldier settlers is in the Register,
16 January 1917, page 4e.
- At the beginning of February a number of returned soldiers, now in training at the Pompoota Training Farm, will be placed on blocks of their own on the Wall reclamation area. Each soldier will occupy an allotment consisting of 10 acres of swamp and 10 acres of high ground for fruitgrowing and will be supplied with six cows in full milk...
The school opened in 1919 and closed in 1971 as "Wall Flat".
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
24 August 1933, page 31.
The irrigation area is described in the Advertiser,
29 October 1925, page 19.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.
Flooding of the settlement is reported in the Advertiser,
25 and 26 August 1931, pages 9h and 9a.
"Digger Humor on the Murray" is in The News,
23 April 1932, page 4e.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wallabrook
Nomenclature
The name comes from England and derives from the Old English weala-broc - 'the brook of the Welsh'.
General Notes
The school opened in 1917 and became "Wattle Grove" in the same year.
Wall - Ward Belt
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Place Names
Wallace Gully
Nomenclature
Near Yudnamatana; named after John Wallace who "has worked in the locality for a long time obtaining a quantity of gold...".
See Register, 8 January 1894, page 7f.
- A few prospectors have for many months past been working in the neighbourhood of the Daly mine and at a place known as Wallace's Gully, about a mile from the Daly Well, a considerable amount of nuggety gold has been taken at different times. John Wallace, the discoverer of the gully, has worked in the locality for a long time...
Wall - Ward Belt
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Place Names
Wallala
Nomenclature
An Aboriginal word which was taken from the name of pastoral lease no. 1610 established by J.H. Browne circa 1866.
General Notes
The school opened in 1927 and closed in 1938;
Wallala West School operated from 1933 until 1941.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wallarano Vale
Information on the Buckley Patriarchal Scheme is in The News,22 December 1930, page 23.
- Past Modbury, facing an offshoot of the Golden Grove Road, is Wallarano Vale, the name given to a settlement which comprise the Buckley Patriarchal Scheme. Mr Frank Buckley is the originator... [It] is divided into blocks on which are erected shacks of various descriptions. It is ideal country for growing vegetables and most of the settlers have obtained a copious supply of water from the bores. The first settler questioned [said]: "I receive rations from the government and my son and daughter live with me. I came two months ago without a penny and when Mr Buckley visited my block a little while ago was surprised at the improvements made." The man and his boy are cultivating the sandy loam to the best advantage and have planted maize, onions, rhubarb, melons and potatoes. He has no bore on his block, but hauls water from a well which is fed by a perpetual spring...
Also see South Australia- The Depression Years - 1930 to 1936.
Wall - Ward Belt
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Place Names
Wallaroo, Port
Information on domestic goats is in the Register,22 August 1864, page 3c.
- For nearly three years many of the inhabitants here have found it much to their advantage to keep milch goats. Indeed, many of their children must have died owing to the bad quality of the water, if it had not been mixed with the milk of the goats. All this time nobody imagined they were doing anything wrong... in pasturing them on Crown lands, or what we considered was Captain Hughes' run... However, on Friday last we were shown our error by the Crown Lands ranger driving as many goats as he could get to go to the pound, costing the owners one shilling a head, with the intimation that it would be necessary to register every goat...
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Goats.
The "Town of Port Wallaroo", smelting works and jetty are described in the Register,
19 August 1865, page 3b.
The Port Wallaroo School opened in 1862.
The steam flour mill is described in the Advertiser,
8 April 1869, page 3c.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farmimg - Mills.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wallerberdinna
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'willy wagtail'.
General Notes
The Register of
24 February 1875, page 6e has an article on John Bruce together with a sample of his poetry; also see
19 (supp.) and 22 August 1876, pages 1d and 6b and
11 September 1876, page 6d,
Observer,
16 September 1876, page 18f,
Register,
18 December 1877, page 5e.
A photograph of Mr F.C. Conrick and his children is in the Observer,
5 February 1927, page 34.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wallis, Hundred of
Nomenclature
F.S. Wallis, MLC (1907-1921). Born at Macclesfield in November 1857, he was apprenticed to the printing trade in 1872 and on completion of his indentures joined the Register as a compositor; his services were abruptly terminated during the strike of 1888.In the early 1890s he was active in the formation of the United Labor Party, later becoming President of the Trades and Labor Council. He was Chief Secretary in the Price-Peake Ministry in 1909 and in John Verran's Ministry in 1910. Upon his death in November 1939 he was given a State funeral.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
Information on Mr Wallis is in the Weekly Herald,
20 November 1896, page 1,
11 May 1901, page 1,
3 May 1902, page 5b,
23 February 1907, page 7b;
an interview with him is in The Mail,
21 March 1914, page 8d.
His expulsion from the Labor Party is discussed in the Register,
14 and 21 September 1918, pages 6d and 9d.
- Certainly, no other South Australian has served the Labour cause longer or more devotedly, and no other has been less regardful of his own concerns and comfort while organising and building up the Party, but, like other trade unionists of the old school, Mr Wallis adopted counsels of moderation and kept clear of the rapids of syndicalism. He also preserved his political self respect and, by his fairness towards opponents, won their esteem. His ejection from the Labour party as it is now controlled is a fine tribute to his constancy and straightforwardness.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Walloway
Nomenclature
An Aboriginal word for 'wild turkey plain'.
General Notes
A trip to Adelaide is described in the Register,
17 February 1879, page 7c.
Its school opened in 1880 and closed in 1942;
Walloway East School opened in 1881 and closed in 1903; see
Chronicle,
6 December 1884, page 8a.
Observer,
12 November 1887, page 29e.
The Hundred of Walloway School operated from 1900 until 1906.
"Teaching in the Back Blocks" is in the Register,
26 August 1909, page 4d.
Information on the water supply is in the Advertiser,
11 August 1881, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
A complaining letter about the unfortunate habit of farmers leaving animals to die on the roadside is in the Register,
18 May 1881, page 7a.
- [Some settlers] when they have a horse or bullock that has died, they pull it out on to the road and there let it lie - a most dreadful nuisance to every one passing that way...
Information on early settlers in the Hundred is in the Register,
21 March 1882, page 6b.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
26 April 1884, page 8c.
Irrigating the Walloway Plains is discussed in the Register,
25 June 1886, page 7g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation.
The town and district are described in the Chronicle,
3 June 1899, page 15a,
27 August 1904, page 34d.
A railway disaster is reported in the Observer,
23 November 1901 (supplement).
"W.H. Pennington Fund" is in the Register,
11 March 1903, page 9d.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
The demise of the town is traversed in the Advertiser,
22 August 1904, page 9a - "Even the hotel and store have given up the fight."
A cricket match against Pekina is reported in the Chronicle,
11 March 1905, page 16b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
"The Great Walloway Plain - One of Nature's Dairy Farms" is in the Advertiser,
17 August 1908, page 10g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.
An obituary of William Arthur is in the Observer,
31 October 1908, page 40d,
of John T. Nutt on 21 July 1923, page 35b.
An obituary of W.S. Lillecrapp is in the Register,
9 January 1920, page 7a.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Walsden
The opening of the Walsden Primitive Methodist Chapel "on the upper part of Allen's Creek" is reported in the Register, 17 December 1864, page 2f.
The Register of 24 November 1866, page 2d records the name as applied to a Primitive Methodist Chapel where Rev Whitfield from Willunga preached "to a large congregation".
Information on its school about 6km "north-west of Allendale North on the western side of the Burra road" is in the Advertiser,
16 May 1871.
- A. Pagenstecker wrote applying for a licence, stating that Walsden was situated 3 - miles north-west from Allendale North on the western side of the Burra road. He commenced school three months ago and had 20 scholars. He also taught 10 young men at night.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Waltham
The reminiscences of Mr T.R. Bright are in The Mail,19 March 1921, page 2d.
- T.R. Bright recalled that his father's first employment on coming to Australia was driving a bullock team from Gawler to Burra and I was born at Gawler on March 15, 1852. My father advanced until in the 1870s he became the Father of the House of Assembly and subsequently entered for the Legislative Council as a colleague of the late Sir George Kingston, the pair of them representing Stanley when it stretched from two miles north of Gawler to Port Pirie. Under 200 votes were sufficient to return a man in those days....
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Walton
Nomenclature
Its nomenclature is, no doubt, explained in Royal Geographical Society Proceedings, Vol 58, page 113 - "The wooden house ' Walton', Greenock brought to SA by the three brothers [Joel, Richard and William] sons of Edward Roberts in 1843 [in the Arab]..."
The name derives from one of three Old English words - wala-tun - "town of the Britons or of the British serfs; wall-tun - "town by a wall or waelle-tun - "town by a stream".
General Notes
Mr E. Roberts' farm, "Walton, on the Greenock Creek about midway between the Sheaoak Log and Tanunda", is described in the Register,
26 May 1862, page 6f; also see
6 May 1862, page 3b.
An obituary of Earnshaw Roberts, of "Walton, Greenock Creek", is in the Register,
11 August 1896, page 5d,
Observer,
15 August 1896, page 15c.
- Mr Roberts' farm at Walton is on the Greenock Creek about midway between aSheaok Log and Tanunda. The land is undulating of good quality, principally red loam, but the sticky soil inclined to "Bay of Biscay" is interspersed here and there with the red land. The holding consists of eight sections... The vineyard consists of about five acres...
The "Nitschke Mine", also known as "Walton Hill Mine", was situated 5 miles east of Freeling railway station in the Hundred of Nuriootpa - see Records of the Mines of South Australia (fourth edition), page 103.
Wall - Ward Belt
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Place Names
Wanbi
Nomenclature
Prof. N.B. Tindale says it is based on wandi, meaning 'wild dog', used by the Koamu tribe of south-central Queensland.
General Notes
The opening of the Institute is reported in the Register,
29 May 1915, page 14d,
Observer,
5 June 1915, page 16d.
- The new Institute Hall was opened by Mr O'Connor, MP, who was introduced by the Secretary, Mr K.G. Hummel.... About 10 persons a public tea that followed. At a concert later Mr O'Oonnor was in the chair. Dancing concluded the proceedings...
The school opened in 1916 and closed in 1966; see Register,
22 February 1921, page 7c.
A Wanbi Show is reported in the Register,
23 October 1926, page 14d,
Chronicle,
13 October 1928, page 48d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany -Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
A photograph of a basketball team is in the Chronicle,
14 October 1937, page 32.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wandalla
The Chronicle of 2 May 1903, page 35a describes it as a proposed site for a reservoir "nine miles" south-east of Burra.- The first point of enquiry was at the Burra, where the site of a proposed reservoir, from which the present town supply might be augmented, was inspected. The pl ace, which is called Wandalla, is about nine miles in a south-easterly direction... It is proposed to dam up the water by throwing an earthen bank across a side creek...
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
Wall - Ward Belt
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Place Names
Wandana
The school opened in 1913 and closed in 1932.
Wall - Ward Belt
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Place Names
Wandearah
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'big trees'.
General Notes
The opening of the Wandearah bridge is reported in the Register,
5 July 1879 (supp.), page 1g.
The Wandearah East School opened in 1880 and closed in 1971;
Wandearah West School opened in 1880 and closed in 1928;
Wandearah North School operated from 1898 until 1968 and
Wandearah South School from 1898 until 1930.
Information on the cricket club is in the Observer,
11 October 1879, page 4g,
Express,
17 October 1881, page 3d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
Information on the local water supply is in the Register,
6 December 1881 (supp.), page 1e,
6 and 11 April 1882, pages 1a (supp.) and 4f.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
A public meeting in respect of the rabbit nuisance is reported in the Register,
23 June 1885.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Rabbits.
Biographical details of Henry Jacobs, "the oldest native born South Australian living", is in the Register,
10 April 1900, page 5c,
Observer,
7 April 1900, page 13a;
the claim is disputed on 21 April 1900, page 31a.
Biographical details of John Vanstone are in the Register,
16 August 1918, page 6g, 5 August 1927, page 8h,
Observer,
13 August 1927, page 30a.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
10 October 1896, page 11e,
2 April 1910, page 13a.
A photograph of a tennis team is in the Chronicle,
24 May 1934, page 32.
Wandearah- Obituaries
An obituary of W. Halliday is in the Register,
7 July 1904, page 3d,
of Thomas Fidge on 2 May 1906, page 5a,
of Laurence Stanley in the Observer, 27 November 1909, page 40a,
of Edmund Stanley on 26 August 1911, page 41b,
of A.W. Davidson on 11 February 1928, page 32b.
An obituary of Richard Hooper is in the Register,
8 March 1923, page 8f,
of Hedley A. Searle on 24 July 1928, page 14h.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wanderview
Nomenclature
It took its name from a local homestead.
General Notes
A photograph of school students is in the Chronicle,
10 August 1933, page 38.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wandilo
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'place of native companions' (a bird).
General Notes
The school opened in 1904 and closed in 1970.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wandilta
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
Information on the mine is in the Chronicle,
30 September 1911, page 33,
Advertiser,
18 May 1912, page 22c,
Chronicle,
6 July 1912, page 39e.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wangaraleednie
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'hill of the west wind'. Peter, James and Donald McKechnie applied the name to the first sheep run in the district.
General Notes
A lengthy report on the spearing of Mrs Swanbury by an Aborigine is in the Register,
3 August 1868, page 2g.
The death of Dr McKechnie is reported in the Register,
26 October 1869, page 2g.
The property is described in the Register on
10 and 11 October 1905, pages 6e and 6e and
its sale reported on
1 September 1908, page 9e;
photographs and other information are in the Chronicle,
21 July 1932, pages 34-42.
The reminiscences of David McKenzie of life on McKechnie's station are in the Register,
18 October 1911, page 5a.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wangary
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'crow's talk'.
General Notes
The Lake Wangary School opened in 1881 and closed in 1922.
The lake and its piscatorial propensities are reported in the Register,
22 May 1884 (supp.), page 1a.
The district is described on 13 June 1904, page 8a.
- Its waters are fresh and are well stocked with a species of mullet [but] the fish are fastidious in their tastes and no bait has yet been found sufficiently attractive to make them take the hook.... We rained up at the Lake Wangary Hotel and had the pleasure of conversing with Mr Hawson who arrived in the schooner, Aboena, in 1838...
Also see South Australia - Sport - Fishing.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
21 February 1885, page 15b.
A photograph of "Lord Byron's Carriage" is in the Observer,
30 September 1905, page 29,
Chronicle,
25 December 1909, page 32; also see
14 August 1915, page 29.
An obituary of Mrs Francis Gage is in the Register,
9 August 1905, page 3d.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wanilla
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'water spring'.
General Notes
A photograph of the railway siding is in the Observer,
10 February 1912, page 32.
The school opened in 1950 and closed in 1990.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Wappilka
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'hot'.
General Notes
The school opened in 1927 and closed in 1932.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Waratta Vale
Nomenclature
An Aboriginal word meaning "springing water"
General Notes
An obituary of W.J. Wishart is in the Observer,
22 March 1919, page 13c.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Warburton Range
Nomenclature
P.E. Warburton, explorer and Commissioner of Police.
General Notes
Mr E. Coates' diary of an exploration in the area is in the Register,
22 August 1879 (supp.), page 2c.
A letter from J.B. Bull commenting on his exploration some 14 years earlier appears on
12 September 1879, page 6e; also see
16 (supp.) and 20 September 1879, pages 1e and 6f.
- I am glad to note that Mr Coates has published an account of his trip through my country. I call it my country because Mr T. McFarlane and myself were the first two white men who explored it, a long distance beyond J. McDouall Stuart's furthest point north-west of Lake Gairdner, the Warburton Range, so named by him, being the furthest point in that direction. It is 14 years since Mr McFarlane and I travelled through it... We were compelled to turn back for want of rations and through Mr McFarlane being very ill... {Signed John Bowyer Bull]
P.E. Warburton's obituary is in the Register,
6 November 1889, page 5g.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Warcowie
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'emu waterhole'.
General Notes
"The Resumption of Warcowie" is in the Register,
30 July 1895, page 3e.
The school opened in 1899 and closed in 1947.
A photograph of members of an agricultural bureau is in the Chronicle,
19 December 1935, page 33.
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Ward Belt
Nomenclature
James Ward, who arrived in South Australia with his wife in the Olivia in 1853.
General Notes
Information on the Primitive Methodist Chapel is in the Chronicle,
7 March 1874, page 5d,
2 May 1874, page 7e.
- The foundation stone of a new Primitive Methodist Chapel at Ward's Belt was laid by Mr James Sparshott, who on conclusion of the ceremony delivered a suitable address, placing £5 on the stone... [He] gave the land occupied by the chapel, together with the building materials...
Wall - Ward Belt
W
Place Names
Ward, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Ebenezer Ward, MP (1870-1890).
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
Biographical details of Mr Ward are in the Observer,
26 November 1887, page 33b,
Register,
27 May 1891, page 6b,
Express,
1 July 1893, page 5f,
Register,
21 February 1902, page 4e,
4 September 1917, page 4g.
A letter from Mr Ward defending his conduct as an "officer of the Northern Territory" is in the Chronicle,
4 February 1865, page 1c (supp.); also see
Express,
12 and 20 January 1865, pages 2b and 2d.
A complimentary dinner in his honour is reported on
8 May 1868, page 3d.
A letter from him is in the Register,
7 November 1868, page 2h.
"Mr E. Ward and the Register" is in the Observer,
29 July 1871, page 13b,
"Mr Ward and the Press" in the Chronicle,
1 September 1877, page 5a.
"Days of 1868 - An Old Newspaper" is in the Observer,
2 February 1915, page 11e,
9 February 1918, page 11e.
His involvement in the South-East lands is discussed in the Express,
15 and 18 April 1871, pages 2b and 2e,
5 May 1871, page 3a.
"Mr Ward and the Wallaroo Times" is in The Irish Harp,
20 September 1872, page 4b.
"Libel - Rees versus E. Ward" is in The Irish Harp,
21 March 1873, page 6,
4 April 1873, page 5c,
Register,
6 February 1877, page 5d for a satirical poem on the adversaries.
"Public Men and Private Character" is in the Observer,
31 May 1873, page 12f; also see
7 June 1873, page 13e,
11 and 18 October 1873, pages 17a and 13d,
Express,
7 October 1873, page 3c,
Chronicle,
11 October 1873, pages 5c-12b,
Express,
23 May 1874, page 3c.
A satirical poem is in the Register,
26 May 1874, page 5d,
Observer,
30 May 1874, page 14f.
"Collapse of the Ward Testimonial" is in the Observer,
17 April 1875, page 12f; also see
1 May 1875, page 4f,
28 August 1875, page 11a,
Farmers Weekly Messenger,
27 August 1875, page 10b,
Express,
12, 20 and 29 April 1875, pages 2c, 2d and 3d.
"Ross versus Ward" is in the Farmers Weekly Messenger,
7 May 1875, page 9a.
"The Education Bill" is in the Express,
14 July 1875, page 3b.
In an editorial headed "A Parliamentary Retrospect" on 23 October 1875 the Observer says :
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Mr Ward has often reminded us of a faithful bulldog who follows submissively at his master's heels, while at the same time you have an uneasy feeling that at the slightest sign from the master there is nothing he would enjoy so much as pinning you by the leg.
24 August 1877, page 4d; also see
25 and 27 August 1877, pages 6b and 4d,
18 September 1877, page 5f,
Advertiser,
24 August 1877, page 4f:
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He certainly is consistent in one thing, for he never fails to exhibit the most boundless admiration for himself. He is the central orb around which the whole political system must revolve. He is the incarnation of unselfish patriotism, of unswerving fidelity to principle. A faithful representative of the people is one who supports Mr Ward, in office and out of it; all his opponents are traitors to their country, wretched tricksters, miserable conspirators, fossils, tools of the squatters, bloated capitalists, and in fact everything that is contemptible, vile and abominable.
25 August 1877, page 2g,
1 and 22 September 1877, pages 12g and 13d,
13 October 1877, page 13d,
3 November 1877, page 18c.
An interesting letter from Mr Ward headed "Who Stopped the Cash Sales of Crown Lands?" is in the Chronicle,
6 October 1877, page 12e.
A public banquet given to Mr Ward at the Warooka Hotel is reported in the Chronicle,
25 May 1878, page 8c;
"A Great Reformer" on
24 August 1878, page 5b.
Poems are in The Adelaide Punch,
14 September 1878, pages 4 and 9.
A satirical poem is in the Observer,
12 July 1879, page 19f.
"The Constitution Amendment Bill" is in the Register,
12 September 1879, page 4d.
A variety of opinions on his parliamentary expertise are in editorials in the Observer on 13 and 20 September 1879, pages 12b and 13d:
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There is probably no member of the house who is able to take a more complete and comprehensive view of intercolonial questions, or to present them in a clearer and more forcible manner than the hon. gentleman...
[He] is an exceedingly "streaky" politician. It is impossible to predict with any accuracy the comparative value of any of his deliverances... Sometimes his remarks are characterised by sound common sense and at other times they are mere rhapsodies destitute of almost every quality except sound and fury.
21 October 1879, page 5e.
"Mr Ward at Crystal Brook" is in the Chronicle,
17 January 1880, page 9d.
"Mr Ebenezer Ward's Farewell Address" at Gumeracha is in the Chronicle,
3 April 1880, page 8b.
Following his retirement from politics the Register on 1 April 1880 at page 4c said:
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The member for Gumeracha is superior to the impulses of modesty and the restraints of good taste. The effrontery which has stood him such good stead throughout his career may well sustain him to the last... In spite of many vagaries, much slipperiness and many changes of front, he has played no mean part in beneficially revolutionizing our land system... The ruling motive of his career has been selfishness. The glorification of Ebenezer Ward has been the key to his action, the substance of his patriotism.
1 April 1880, pages 4c and 1a (supp.),
8 and 12 April 1880, pages 6d and 5c,
6 May 1880, page 4d.
An editorial on a libel case, in which he was the plaintiff, is in the Advertiser,
6 May 1880, page 4d; also see
Observer,
24 April 1880, page 692b,
1, 8 and 15 May 1880, pages 727-732, 764c and 816a.
Information on his insolvency is in the Register,
27 April 1880, page 5c,
Observer,
21 August 1880, page 296e,
6 November 1880, page 798c,
Register,
28 October 1880, page 4f:
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The late member for Gumeracha is free to indulge fresh parliamentary aspirations and enter upon a fresh political career, while his creditors may console themselves with his cheering assurance that he "quite expects his estate will pay two shillings in the pound."
2 November 1880, page 6d,
16, 18 and 19 April 1881, pages 5a-6a, 6f and 7e,
16 March 1887, page 5a.
"Mr Ward at Jamestown" is in the Observer,
16 and 23 April 1881, pages 696a and 731a.
"Mr E. Ward, MP" is in The Lantern,
23 April 1881, page 9,
"The Versatile Ebenezer" on
23 July 1881, page 1.
"Mr Ward's Taxation Policy" is in the Register,
12 October 1881, page 5b; also see
26 October 1881, page 5c.
"Mr Ward and the Assembly" is in the Register,
27 October 1881, page 6b,
"Scene in the Assembly" is in the Express,
26 and 27 October 1881, pages 3b and 2c,
"Mr Ward's Retraction" is in the Chronicle,
29 October 1881, page 4f,
"Mr Ebenezer Ward in the North" on
25 March 1882, page 7d.
"Mr Ward on Ministers of Religion" is in the Register,
25 December 1883, page 7c,
3 and 30 January 1884, pages 6g and 6d.
Election advertisements "pro and con" Mr Ward are in the Observer,
19 April 1884, page 22b.
"Electioneering in the Early Days" is in the Express,
24 April 1902, page 2f.
Also see South Australia - Politics - Elections.
A poem titled "Our Sneezer" is in The Lantern,
7 November 1885, page 9 and
"Ebbie's Apology" on
21 November 1885, page 23; also see
28 September 1889, page 7,
19 April 1890, page 11.
"Mr Ward on Protection" is in the Register,
8 May 1885, page 7h,
Chronicle,
9 and 16 May 1885, pages 5a-6b and 6b,
"The Ward Policy Meeting" on
31 July 1886, pages 6a-7a,
"Mr Ward's Financial Proposals" on
16 October 1886, page 4c,
"Mr Ward on the Tariff" on
15 October 1887, page 4d; also see
Express,
23 and 28 June 1886, pages 6b and 2b,
26 and 27 July 1886, pages 2c and 2b,
14 October 1886, page 2b,
Register,
27 July 1886, pages 4h-5a,
Observer,
24 July 1886, page 41c,
17 August 1889, page 26c,
12 October 1889, page 24e.
"Protecting Mr Ward Against the Ladies" is in the Register ,
23 September 1886, page 5a.
His second excursion into bankruptcy is reported in the Register,
16 March 1887, page 5a,
1 June 1887, page 5a; also see
Express,
1 June 1887, page 6d.
"The Chairman of Committees" is in the Register,
6 July 1887, pages 4g-5a,
11 October 1889, pages 4g-5b-6d.
"A 'Stumping' Tour" in the North" is in the Register,
23 May 1889, pages 4e-6c.
"Colonial Honorables" is in the Chronicle,
28 December 1889, page 8g.
Register,
28 May 1890, page 7h,
3 June 1890, page 7h,
28 and 29 July 1890, pages 6c and 3f.
"Breach of Privilege" is in the Express,
22 October 1891, page 2c.
"Ebenezer Ward v Commissioner of Taxes" is in the Observer,
15 October 1892, page 25; also see
17 December 1892, page 21d (poem),
Register,
14 and 27 December 1892, pages 4f and 1f (supp.).
"An Indignant Legislator" is in the Register,
8 September 1893, page 5b.
"The Hon. E. Ward and His Children" is in the Observer,
21 December 1895, page 30c.
A case for maintenance against Mr Ward is reported in the Register,
5, 12 and 16 December 1895, pages 5c-7g, 4i-7g and 6h,
Observer,
7 December 1895, page 30a.
"Sued for the Support of His Children" is in the Advertiser,
12 December 1895, page 6f.
"The Irrepressible Mr Ward" is in the Advertiser,
27 November 1896, page 4h,
Register,
25 November 1896, page 5b.
On 27 November 1896 at page 4f the Editor of the Register ventures the following opinion:
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The enviable mental gifts of the hon. member have not, in spite of his undoubted patriotism, been employed in the public service to the extent to where they ought to have been, and his unenviable defects have been too sadly apparent... One thing at least may be said in his favour. He is not a hypocrite, even if he is exasperatingly stubborn; he does not hide his errors, he does not whine, and he is fairly consistent - even in his inexcusable follies.
28 November 1896, pages 24d-27d.
"The Hon. E. Ward and the Treasurer" is in the Register,
19 June 1897, page 4g.
"The Hon. Ebenezer Ward and Taxes" is in the Register,
2 April 1898, page 4i,
Observer,
9 April 1898, page 29c.
"Charges Against a Legislator" is in the Advertiser,
10 September 1898, page 10c,
Register,
10 September 1898, pages 7a-10f,
22 February 1900, page 5d,
23 March 1900, page 6e.
A letter from Ebenezer Ward objecting to the tenor and validity of a report of his appearance in court on a charge of drunkenness is in the Register,
7 May 1904, page 3h,
10 May 1904, page 7g.
A benefit for Mr Ward is reported in the Observer,
22 February 1902, page 31a.
A case for maintenance against Mr Ward is reported in the Observer,
7 December 1895, page 30a.
"The Late George Coppin", by Ebenezer Ward, is in the Register,
21 March 1906, page 7c.
"The Hon E. Ward at Tea Tree Gully" is in the Chronicle,
23 June 1906, page 40c; also see
7 October 1911, pages 32 (photo)-46c.
"My Note-Book in the West" is in the Advertiser,
9 July 1912, page 13c,
26 October 1912, page 21h,
23 January 1913, page 11a; also see
Observer,
8 September 1917, page 28c.
A photograph of Mr Ward and a granddaughter is in the Observer,
1 September 1917, page 25.
An obituary is in the Register on 9 October 1917, page 4g.
