Place Names of South Australia - XYZ
Yabmana - Yarandale
- Yabmana
- Yacka
- Yadlamalka
- Yadnarie
- Yahl
- Yalata
- Yallum
- Yalluna
- Yallunda Flat
- Yalpara
- Yalumba
- Yamba
- Yancannia
- Yandiah
- Yaninee
- Yankalilla
- Yankaninna
- Yantanabie
- Yanyarrie
- Yappara
- Yarandale
Yabmana
Nomenclature
The name of an Aborigine charged with the murder of James Beevor in 1849.
General Notes
An obituary of John K. Frost is in the Observer,
15 September 1917, page 40c.The Register of 13 February 1928, page 14g says -
"In 1864, when Mr McKechnie held this country, known as Yabmana... water was very scarce and [he] would not allow any travelling stock to have a drink at any of his wells..."Photographs of farming operations are in the Chronicle,
2 July 1931, page 32,
of the school and students on
22 December 1932, page 32.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYacka
Nomenclature
The name is adapted from the Narranga tribal word jaka - 'unpleasant place'.
General Notes
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Register,
26 October 1875, page 6c; also see
Chronicle
28 October 1876, page 12b.The opening of the bridge is reported in the Register,
25 October 1876, page 6c; also see
Advertiser,
5 March 1898, page 5f,
Register, 10 August 1915, page 3e.
A photograph is in the Observer,
28 August 1915, page 30.A flood is reported in the Observer,
31 March 1877, page 10d.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
6 January 1877, page 18f,
4 October 1879, page 22b,
8 October 1887, page 23d,
12 October 1889, page 21c.A proposed school is discussed in the Express,
27 October 1876; it opened in 1877; see
Chronicle,
28 October 1876, page 12b,
29 September 1877, page 10e,
27 October 1877, page 14d,
3 November 1877, page 13b,
Register,
25 September 1877, page 6b,
Advertiser,
31 October 1877, page 2b (supp.),
Register,
18 January 1881, page 6e,
Chronicle,
23 February 1895, page 11g.
An Arbor Day is reported in the Chronicle,
24 August 1895, page 12a.The opening of a Wesleyan Church is reported in the Chronicle,
26 February 1881, page 4e.A farewell dinner to John Elder is reported in the Register,
3 March 1881, page 7b.Biographical details of John Tilbrook are in the Register,
10 September 1912, page 13a, 16 December 1912, page 6h and
an obituary in the Observer,
2 September 1916, page 33b.Biographical details of the Witcomb family are in the Register,
10 August 1915, page 8b.The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs James Atkinson are in theRegister,
I 4 June 1924, page 8g,
an obituary of James Atkinson is in the Register,
28 July 1926, page 15g.The town is described in the Register on
20 August 1904, page 10a;
photographs are in the Observer,
20 August 1904, page 24.
The reminiscences of Mr H. Burford appear on
9 October 1923, page 5f,
"Yacka and Its Environs" on
29 March 1926, page 13d.- Mr Burford visited Yacka in December 1873 and was disheartened by its barren appearance. There were no other settlers in the locality which was overrun by sheep and the only building in the place was a hotel which was built by Mr Witcomb. As the Act required owners to take possession within three months he erected a shanty on the place to show that the land had been occupied and in July 1874 took up three teams of horses and a man... He grew the first wheat in Yacka and it was a bountiful harvest...
24 November 1917, page 25,
of a tennis team on
2 July 1927, page 34."Yacka's First Settler - A Chat With Mr H. Burford" is in the Observer,
13 October 1923, page 6a."Wheat Experiment at Yacka" is in the Register,
31 March 1925, page 7a,
28 November 1925, page 14a.
1 December 1925, page 14f.
Information on Mr A.O. Badman's experimental farm is in the Observer,
6 December 1924, page 9a,
5 December 1925, page 5a and
a photograph on
4 December 1926, page 34.A photograph of Mr Badman's experimental farm is in the Observer,
4 December 1926, page 34.A photograph of the opening of the State Bank is in the Chronicle,
22 August 1929, page 38.Yacka - Obituaries
An obituary of James Atkinson is in the Observer,
4 January 1896, page 8d,
of Mrs Elizabeth Larwood on 11 October 1919, page 30e,
of Henry Burford on 7 February 1925, page 38c,
of James Atkinson on 31 July 1926, page 38d,
of S.H. Pelton on 24 December 1927, page 43c.An obituary of Mrs Sarah J. Forrester is in the Register,
17 February 1927, page 8h,
of Samuel H. Pelton on 21 December 1927, page 8g,
of Mrs Mary A. Harvey on 10 September 1928, page 12d.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYadlamalka
Nomenclature
Derived from the Aboriginal mulka - 'to talk'.
General Notes
Information on the station is in the Observer,
16 September 1876, page 18f.
Photographs of the station are in the Observer,
17 November 1917, page 26.- Yadlamalka is the limit of rains from the south and very rarely gets anything but a flying shower from that quarter, though the rains extend for some 20 miles further north in the ranges... Its only chance of grass for the summer is from September thunder showers which are the exception, not the rule. The rain it depends on to fill its tanks fall in January, February and March and are the tails of tropical rains... What makes Yadlamalka pay well is that after heavy summer rains the proprietor is able to buy store sheep and fatten them quickly, having his dams to fall back on when the claypans dry up...
12 July 1937, page 20a.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYadnarie
Nomenclature
An Aboriginal word, meaning unknown.
General Notes
The school opened in 1913 and closed in 1948.
The laying of the foundation stone of St John's Lutheran Church is reported in the Observer,
11 August 1928, page 18e.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYahl
Nomenclature
A corruption of the Aboriginal jial - 'flat rush' which referred to a plant which grew profusely at a nearby spring.
General Notes
Mr T. Wells' farm is described in the Register,
30 May 1866, page 2g and
Mr Williams' on
8 December 1869 (supp.), page 2h.The school opened as "Yahl Paddock" in 1868; name changed in 1944.
Information on the school is in the Chronicle,
1 February 1879, page 6a,
Register,
12 July 1879, page 7g,
23 October 1880, page 6a.An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
18 July 1910, page 10d.
Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.A ploughing match on Mr Hirst's [Hirth's?] property is described in the Register,
12 June 1869, page 3b.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.The growing of hops is discussed in the Observer,
12 September 1868, page 7e,
Express,
22 February 1872, page 2d,
11 and 28 March 1872, pages 2c and 2d,
10 May 1872, page 3e.
"Yahl Hop Gardens" is in the Observer,
14 March 1874, page 7g.An Essay on South East Hop Gardens
In May 1868 the Editor of the Border Watch observed that the cultivation of hops at Lobethal had been "attended with complete success"and suggested to farmers in this district the desirability of "forming upon their lands some plantations forthwith."
Mr T. Williams, Dr Browne's manager at Moorak, claimed he was responsible for its introduction into the district in 1868 and at times he made up to £50 per acre off the land - not, however, reckoning for the cost of production:
- We hear that Mr Thomas Williams is about to try the experiment of growing hops in the Yahl Paddock. He has just received a parcel of 1,000 prime plants from Tasmania and these will be set out on a suitable piece of ground under the direction of an experienced hop grower. The result of this trial will be watched with much interest.
However, Mr James Kilsby contended he had grown hops at Bentleyville, out past Glenburnie, since the early 1860s and in 1880 had 10 acres under cultivation from which, at times, he obtained a yield of up to 17 cwt. to the acre, when at that time the average yield was 7 to 8 cwt. per acre.
Mr Thomas Williams commenced hop picking at Yahl Paddock on 18 March 1870 and his produce was commented upon favourably by the Adelaide Press:
- These Yahl hops are in excellent order and have the most fragrant odour... [He] has arranged for the sale of the whole of his season's growth at two shillings and two pence per pound... If other agriculturists do not follow his example they deserve to have their pockets empty forever. Their is no fear of overstocking the market.
With this success other farmers took up the challenge and, when the industry became established, the hop gardens were situated within the limits of the Mount Gambier East Council and within the area of the volcanic ash. The yield in a single year was sometimes worth £40 to £50 per acre - equal to the price of the land. The climate was favourable and, although hop yields were uncertain, a good average crop was far more to be depended upon than in the county of Kent and other districts of the old country. But, unfortunately, the cost of production an in-gathering was great and the industry failed to develop to any great extent. In the 1870s it was thought that fortunes were to be made but the total district yield in 1879 was only 229 hundredweight as against 18,000 tons of potatoes.
A visitor to the district in 1875 was impressed with the numerous hop gardens, some consisting of small plots of half an acre near farm houses and others extending upwards to 16 acres. The largest was at Moorak under the management of Mr Williams while the Bentley Hop Gardens owned by Mr Kilsby produced about 1,500 lbs. per acre on his eight acre holding of a "silver grape" variety obtained from Tasmania. At this time it was thought that fortunes were to be made but the total district yield in 1879 was only 229 hundredweight as against 18,000 tons of potatoes.
Sources - Observer, 12 September 1868, p. 7, Register, 3 March 1892, p. 3, Border Watch, 20 May 1868, 12 March 1870, 7 October 1871, 21 February 1872, 3 April 1872, 18 May 1872.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Brewing.The opening of a butter factory is reported in the Observer,
11 August 1900, page 4d; also see
Express,
3 January 1911, page 1f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Dairying.The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs William Umpherston is reported in the Register,
27 July 1907, page 7d,
the diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs David Norman on 23 July 1908, page 5b.Photographs of participants in fund raising for the Institute are in the Chronicle,
22 September 1932, page 38.Yahl - Obituaries
An obituary of John Lehmann is in the Register,
10 February 1893, page 5e,
of Mrs Agnes Eglinton on 28 July 1893, page 5e,
of Edward Guest, school teacher, on 5 April 1899, page 7g,
of Johann Lange on 24 October 1899, page 5a.An obituary of Robert Telfer is in the Observer,
19 January 1907, page 38b,
of Julius Lange on 30 April 1910, page 38a,
of Mrs Elizabeth Parkin on 7 January 1911, page 39a,
of David Norman on 31 January 1914, page 41a,
of Edward Frost on 4 August 1923, page 35a,
of John P. Herbst on 29 October 1927, page 45d.An obituary of Peter Telford is in the Register,
11 July 1916, page 4g,
of George W. Perkins on 30 May 1928, page 12f.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYalata
Nomenclature
The Aboriginal name for Fowlers Bay, meaning 'oyster place'.
General Notes
A cricket match against Glen Boree is reported in the Chronicle,
19 September 1896, page 4c.- A cricket match was contested here between the formidable Glen Boree team and the Yalata shearers, which if not of Homeric dimensions rivaled in interest old Athenian games, or the more modern Dingley Dell and Muggletonian struggle. Owing to recent rains the Yalata cricket ground - a huge swamp ordinarily hard and true for cricket - was quite unfit on this occasion...
The Yalata station is described in the Register,
31 January 1911, page 5e,
2 February 1911, page 8e,
Observer,
15 July 1922, page 4a;
photographs of wool carting are in the Observer,
4 January 1913, page 32,
of the homestead in the Chronicle,
29 May 1926, page 40.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place Names
"The Yallum Station Sheepwash" is in the Observer,
Yallum
31 October 1868, page 9e.- An improved sheep wash is in full operation and it is turning out work not to be surpassed. The wool; is white and clean as it is possible to be made... It is one of the first washes in the district and is a facsimile of that used by Mr J.L. Currie of Darlington, Victoria... They cannot claim the honour of having first used them in South Australia inasmuch as at Baldina Station, near Kooringa, the Messrs Cowper, if not others, have had hot water washing apparatus on this principle in use for a longer period...
29 December 1890, page 6a,
4 January 1893, page 5h,
Chronicle,
4 November 1911, page 44c.
Complaints about land allotments are aired in the Register,
4 May 1906, page 6e,
13 and 23 June 1906, pages 8e and 10e,
5 July 1906, page 7d.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYalluna
Nomenclature
Named after a local homestead.
General Notes
This school west of Tumby Bay was opened in 1874 and closed in 1880;
it was named after a local homestead.The district and station are described in the Register,
18 November 1898, page 6g.- It is the largest sheep station on the West Coast of Spencer Gulf. It is owned by Mr W.T. Mortlock, MP. This property, including Waratta Vale, comprises some 43,000 acres and it is under the management of Mr C.W. Dutton...
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Place NamesYallunda Flat
Nomenclature
Probably derived from the Aboriginal yalla - 'hasty' or 'violent'.
General Notes
The school opened as "Koppio" in 1905; name changed in 1906 and closed in 1951.
A deputation to the Minister of Education seeking the establishment of a school is reported in the Register,
16 August 1927, page 5h.The opening of the Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
16 June 1914, page 10d,
Observer,
20 June 1914, page 19b.The settlement is described in the Register,
13 April 1926, page 7e.A Show is reported in the Advertiser,
2 November 1909, page 9g,
1 November 1927, page 16e;
a photograph is in the Chronicle,
15 November 1924, page 36.
- The annual show held at Yallunda Flat by the Central Eyre's Peninsula Show Society, is popularly known as the Onkaparinga of the west coast. The drive to the ground from Tumby Bay leads through grand scenery over the hills and on show day the fixture attracts visitors from all over Eyre Peninsula. The ground itself is situated in a hollow fringed by big gum trees and surrounded by a creek, which makes it an ideal picnicking ground...
A photograph of the general store/post office is in the Chronicle,
16 February 1933, page 36,
of a tennis team on
24 May 1934, page 32.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYalpara
Information on early settlers in the Hundred is in the Register,
21 March 1882, page 6b
Observer,
18 March 1882, page 10.- It is a miserable country... and I would not be excessively surprised if any one ever grew anything like a good crop upon the salt swamps which have been taken up. I interviewed a farmer who was rather advanced in years and has a son who helps him cultivate the land. Where there is a bit of a rise he gets a little grain, but upon the lower ground his labour is all thrown away ...
Photographs of flooding are in the Chronicle,
14 December 1933, page 34.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYalumba
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'surrounding country'.
General Notes
The winery and district are described in the Register,
16 December 1887, page 6a,
3 February 1873, page 6a,
21 June 1875, page 6a,
27 January 1883, page 1c (supp.),
15 and 16 December 1887, pages 6e and 6a,
11 November 1889, page 6h,
17 November 1890, page 6e,
15 and 20 April 1891, pages 5b and 6d-f,
25 May 1891, page 5b,
14 July 1891, page 5b,
2 May 1892, page 3h,
5 December 1892, page 7b,
21 February 1893, page 5a,
5 April 1893, page 5c,
15 May 1893, page 3d.- Mr Samuel Smith... has been making wine some 18 years, employs three men and a lad constantly and 25 hands during vintage... He exports to New Zealand and Melbourne and the demand is steady. Yalumba wine cellar is a strong, stone building 60 feet long by 40 feet wide...
24 December 1887, page 25a,
Register,
10 and 16 March 1891, pages 6e and 6c,
22 February 1901, page 7h,
Register,
8 and 17 November 1902, pages 8g and 3c,
1 December 1903, page 3d,
18 June 1906, page 4c,
25 January 1909, page 5c,
Chronicle,
9 April 1904, page 7e,
Advertiser,
4 June 1907, page 8c,
Observer,
30 January 1909, page 43a,
Register,
9 August 1909, page 7c,
24 February 1910, page 8g,
2 March 1925, page 8f,
Observer,
22 June 1929, page 4d,
7 December 1929, page 54e.
"A Rare Vintage in the Barossa", by Walter Smith, is in the Register,
20 May 1919, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Viticulture.An obituary of Samuel Smith is in the Register,
17 June 1889, page 4h,
of Sydney Smith is in the Observer,
5 December 1908, page 40b,
of Fred C. Smith on 1 March 1913, page 41a,
of Miss Elizabeth Smith on 14 July 1928, page 49c.An interview with Walter G. Smith is reported in the Register,
1 April 1890, page 6f.
Information on F.C. Smith is in the Register,
30 January 1893, page 6d."SA Prize Wines at Dunedin" is in the Register,
23 April 1890, page 5b.A letter from Fred Smith is in the Register,
2 December 1890, pages 4g-7e; also see
24 July 1893, pages 4g-6c,
from W.G. Smith on
6 August 1903, page 6h.Information on the fruit factory is in the Register,
12 February 1895, page 3d,
16 and 19 February 1895, pages 6a and 5h,
6 April 1895, page 6d.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Fruit and Vegetables.Photographs are in the Pictorial Australian, May 1891, page 76.
Information on a trip to India by W. Smith and wife is in the Register,
21 March 1899, page 5a.The departure to Adelaide by Mrs Taylor and Miss Smith is reported in the Register,
7 June 1901, page 9e.An interview with W.G. Smith is recorded in the Register,
2 March 1903, page 4h."The Vintage, 1903" is in the Register,
31 March 1903, page 8b.A photograph of Walter Smith with the SA Treasurer, Mr Butler, is in The Critic,
28 November 1903, page 11.Roller skating at the canning factory is reported in the Register,
30 August 1905, page 8a,
5 October 1905, page 3a,
12 September 1906, page 11e.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Roller and Ice Skating.Biographical details of W.B. Read, distillery manager, are in the Observer,
11 June 1910, page 36c.The imminent departure of Walter G. Smith for "India and the East" is reported upon in the Register,
29 September 1911, page 6i.Correspondence from Walter G. Smith and responses thereto are in the Register,
10 and 12 June 1920, pages 5f and 7a; also see
The Critic,
15 November 1922, page 5."Australian Wines - Mr Walter Smith's Impressions" is in the Register,
28 February 1923, page 9d.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYamba
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'camp'.
General Notes
The school opened in 1920 and closed in 1939.
Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYancannia
Photographs of the station are in the Observer,
18 February 1922, page 25,
of shearing season at the station in the Chronicle,
5 February 1931, page 36.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYandiah
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'camp of much talk'.
General Notes
The school opened as "Appila North";
name changed in 1924 and closed in 1968.
Information on the station master's wages, etc, is in the Register,
27 June 1927, page 6g.
A photograph of the opening of a hall is in the Chronicle,
22 March 1924, page 38.A letter from C.R. Grant in respect of the railway siding is in the Register,
27 June 1927, page 6g.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYaninee
Nomenclature
A corruption of the Aboriginal janani - 'to go, walk or travel'.
General Notes
The school opened in 1919 and closed in 1945.
The town and district are described in the Register,
18 May 1926, page 7.
A photograph of a tennis team is in the Chronicle,
4 July 1935, page 41.- Yaninee is a go-ahead settlement with its store, garage, wheat sheds and other buildings. A fine hall has just been completed. The surrounding country is mainly devoted to wheat and sheep farming. Last season 50.000 bags of wheat were delivered at the siding... A telegraph line is being constructed along the railway line from Port Lincoln to Thevenard...
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Place NamesYankalilla
Nomenclature
Professor N.B. Tindale says:
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It is derived from the Aboriginal word jankalan, meaning "falling'', from an incident in the myth of Tjilbruke, whose sister's [sic] mummified body began to fall into pieces here, as he was carrying it from Brighton to Cape Jervis for burial.
General Notes
In an informative article in The Mail on 14 May 1921, page 3e Mr N.A. Webb offers the following nomenclature:
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Nganki is a woman; alya is an explanation of grief. Ngangkalya would refer to the tragedy of the woman and ngang-kaly-illa the place of the woman's tragedy.
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Ngangka means "a woman", alya signifies "tragedy", illa [means] "a place..." [thus] "The place of the woman's tragedy". It was from Yankalilla that some degenerate whites from Kangaroo Island stole several lubras and took them across to [Kangaroo] island.
Ogle's book on Western Australia dated in London 21/9/1839... on page 65 [says] Yooungalilla is the native name of a place which has been frequented by sealers and Americans and barbarously turned into Yanky Lilly...
(Register, 27 October 1928, page 3c.)
19 February 1929, page 14i,
7 March 1929, page 18e,
"Early Yankalilla" on
11 December 1933, page 16g.Reminiscences of early coaching days are in the <>I>Register,
10 December 1920, page 9g.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches."Colonial Scenery - Yankalillah Gorge" is in the Register,
31 May 1845, page 3f.Information on a proposed district council is in the Observer,
4 February 1854, page 3e.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
18 November 1854, page 11c.
Chronicle,
25 March 1899, page 17d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.A history of the town is in the Chronicle,
25 May 1933, page 44.
The village is described in the Observer,
2 December 1854, page 4g and
the town in the Register,
15 November 1887, page 7d - "A long straggling village, with a number of nice cottages... but it is a perfect ""Sleepy Hollow""."Also see Observer,
28 November 1885, page 35a,
Parliamentary Paper
66/1886,
Observer,
9 April 1892, page 10a,
Register,
6 and 13 April 1892, pages 6f and 6a,
4 August 1910, page 8e,
Chronicle,
26 August 1911, page 8a,
Register,
19 May 1923, page 5f.Information on two early doctors - Goldsmith and Milner - is in the Register,
28 July 1921, page 2h.Its post office is described on
5 February 1910, page 12g.
A photograph of the post office and a mail coach is in the Observer,
27 July 1918, page 24.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal.Photographs are in the Observer,
18 January 1908, page 29."Yankalilla, Past and Future" is in the Advertiser,
7 August 1909, page 16b.The laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Church is reported in the Register,
10 March 1854, page 3g;
its opening in the Observer,
20 October 1855, page 3g,
"A Church Jubilee" on
24 December 1904, page 42a.A "proposed" Church of England is discussed in the Register,
15 November 1855, page 2h.The opening of a Bible Christian Chapel is reported in the Register,
23 May 1856, page 3h.Reminiscences of a geological excursion in the 1850s from Angaston to Encounter Bay are in the Register,
29 November 1869, page 3c.The opening of the Bible Christian Church is reported in the Register,
23 May 1856, page 3h.An editorial on a proposed jetty at Yankalilla is in the Register,
14 March 1853, page 2d; also see
3 December 1856, page 2c,
28 January 1859, page 3b,
17 May 1860, page 3b.
Controversy surrounding the jetty is to be found in the same newspaper during 1861 -
15, 24 and 28 May pages 2h, 3b and 2h, and
7 and 13 June, pages 3a and 2g.
Its opening is reported on
10 February 1868, page 3g.The laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Church is reported in the Register,
10 March 1854, page 3g.The Register of
19 May 1856, page 3f has an interesting letter re the main road to Yankalilla; also see
24 May 1856, page 3g.A proposed church and school is discussed in the Register,
4 December 1856, page 2e.
The laying of the foundation stone of a public school is reported in the Register,
5 March 1857, page 3c;
records in the Department of Education show it opening in 1861. Local schools are discussed in the Register,
30 September 1861, page 3g,
23 December 1863, page 3f.A proposed new schoolhouse is reported in the Register on
25 July 1862, page 2f and
examinations in the Observer,
27 December 1862, page 5a; also see
Observer,
21 August 1875, page 4d.An Arbor Day is reported in the Register,
8 August 1894, page 6e. Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days
"Old Scholars at Yankalilla" is discussed in the Register on
27 August 1923, page 11g,
"Yankalilla Schoolmasters" on
19 April 1927, page 12g.The opening of the Christchurch is reported in the Register on
16 July 1857, page 3c.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Christchurch is reported in the Observer,
21 January 1871, page 5dalso see
Observer,
23 June 1923, page 9d,
Register,
9 July 1927, page 15d.Historical information on "old scholars" of the Church of Christ is in the Observer,
1 September 1923, page 55e.
Its 70th anniversary is discussed in the Observer on
7 July 1928, page 41a.
"The Yankalilla Font" is in the Observer,
30 June 1928, page 17d.The opening of the Free Presbyterian Church is reported in the Observer,
12 June 1858, page 7b.A ploughing match is reported in the Register,
10 August 1857, page 3g,
5 September 1859, page 3d and
a local Show on
15 February 1861, page 3e,
Express,
28 February 1867, page 3d,
Chronicle,
15 November 1884, page 8d,
Register,
13 November 1885, page 3b.
Photographs are in the Observer,
12 November 1904, page 23,
Chronicle,
12 November 1904, page 29,
Observer,
16 November 1907, page 29; also see
Chronicle,
11 November 1911, page 31.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.The Register of 17 June 1858, page 2g discusses a "rival line of roads".
Local cemeteries in the district are discussed in the Register on
12 July 1858, page 3f,
"Interments at Yankalilla" on
12 August 1858, page 3f and
"Some Southern Cemeteries" on
26 March 1925, page 4a.A horse show is reported upon in the Register,
28 January 1859, page 3g,
Observer,
29 January 1859, page 4d.An appeal against the Militia Act is discussed in the Observer,
17 March 1860, page 2g (supp.).The laying of the foundation stone of St Paul's Church is reported in the Register,
29 April 1861, page 3g.The founder of the town, T. Willson, wrote to the Register in 1861 pointing out the necessity for a telegraph from Adelaide - see
14 May, page 3a; also see
Observer,
14 June 1862, page 3c,
Register,
30 June 1862, page 3a and
19 July 1862, page 2h."Yankalilla Shipping" is in the Register,
24, 27 and 28 May 1861, pages 3b, 3e and 2h,
13 June 1861, page 2g.A Volunteers' Fete is reported in the Chronicle,
12 April 1862, page 3b.
A Mounted Rifles Sports Day is reported in the Chronicle,
14 March 1891, page 22f.
Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.Christmas sports meeting are reported in the Register,
10 January 1863, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - The Colony - Christmas in South Australia.The laying of the foundation stone of a telegraph office is reported in the Register,
10 January 1863, page 3e.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic.A proposed district council is reported in the Observer,
1 July 1865, page 4d.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.A regatta is reported in the Chronicle,
5 January 1867, page 2e (supp.).A show is reported in the Observer,
2 March 1867, page 3e.
A flower show is reported in the Observer,
20 February 1892, page 31c.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .An account of a gold reef discovered by Mr Mole is in the Register,
10 November 1870, page 5f.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Gold.A cricket match, Yankalilla versus Finniss Vale, is reported in the Register,
5 April 1872, page 6d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.Biographical details of W. Wood, storekeeper, are in the Register,
22 November 1875, page 5c.A bank robbery in the town is reported in the Register,
8 March 1886, page 5h; also see
13 and 31 March 1886, pages 6b and 5b-6d,
9, 11 and 12 June 1886, pages 7d, 4e and 7b.A sports day held on Mr Clayton's paddock is reported in the Chronicle,
23 April 1887, page 22c.Reminiscences of the district and a voyage to South Australia in the William Mitchell in 1840 by John Ware are in the Register,
25 September 1894, page 6d.The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs E. Lovelock is reported in the Register,
4 May 1900, page 5b,
Observer,
12 May 1900, page 23a.A report of a fire at John Cornish & Co's premises is in the Chronicle,
30 January 1904, page 34b.Information on R.B. Clark's wattle farm is in the Register,
8 August 1904, page 6g.
A fire at Paltridge & Sons bark mill is reported in the Register,
12 April 1910, page 6a;
photographs are in the Observer,
16 April 1910, page 29.
A fire at Paltridge & Sons bark mill is reported in the Register,
12 April 1910, page 6a;
photographs are in the Observer,
16 April 1910, page 29.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Wattle Bark."Yankalilla Methodism - Fifty Years' Work" is in the Register,
21 December 1904, page 7d.
Also see South Australia - Religion - Miscellany - Methodists and Wesleyism.Biographical details of James Smith, an early settler, are in the Register,
14 March 1905, page 4d,
Observer, 18 March 1905, page 34c;
his obituary appears on 4 November 1905, page 38c.A lengthy poem entitled "The Old Man from Yankalilla - A Geological Interview" is in the Register,
25 April 1905, page 6h; it reads in part:-
Those scientists who class the rocks with bunkum from the schools
One half of them I rate as rogues the other half as fools.
Then why should you disturb your mind with such poor booky strife
Their theories have never helped a single soul in life.
17 October 1906, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephones."Early Church Work" is in the Register,
6 February 1907,
"A Well Remembered Sham Fight" in the 1850s on
21 January 1910, page 9a,
"Memories of the District" on
13 January 1916, page 4g,
Observer,
15 January 1916, page 24b.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.A jubilee of the Oddfellows Lodge is reported in the Register,
20 February 1909, page 13f.A wolfram discovery is reported in the Register,
3, 5 and 10 April 1911, pages 7c, 7d and 6e,
Observer,
8 and 15 April 1911, page 51c and 47a.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal."Seasonable Larrikinism" is in the Observer,
21 January 1911, page 15a.
Also see Adelaide - Larrikinism.A proposed hospital is discussed in the Observer,
4 November 1911, page 17b."Nursing in the Country" is in the Observer,
23 May 1914, page 18e.
Also see South Australia - Women - Nursing and Femal Doctors.Biographical details of George Roads are in the Register,
11 June 1914, page 8b,
of Frederick Brook on 3 December 1914, page 4i."Mice, Magpies and Merriment" is in the Observer,
12 December 1914, page 28d.The reminiscences of James Tonkin are in the Register,
7 February 1916, page 7a.A photograph of the Illman family is in the Observer,
13 January 1917, page 26,
of a farming scene on
11 December 1926, page 7 (supp.).The reminiscences of John Cheesman are in the Chronicle,
12 August 1922, page 42e.Biographical details of James Tonkin are in the Observer,
12 February 1916, page 8c,
of Oscar J. Herbert on 10 July 1926, page 19a,
of Mrs Kelly in the Register, 2 August 1926, page 8g.The reminiscences of William Heggaton are in the Observer,
4 March 1916, page 43b."Yankalilla Yarns" is in the Register,
11, 18, 20, 24, 27 and 31 January 1923, pages 11f, 11g, 12f, 9h, 11f and 3e,
6, 10, 13, 20, 22 and 24 February 1923, pages 3f, 14g, 10f, 3h, 3f and 14g,
2, 8, 10, 15, 17, 23, 24 and 29 March 1923, pages 13c, 12b, 13a, 12g, 13d, 13b, 12c and 11c,
2, 3, 6, 13, 18 and 19 April 1923, pages 9f, 12g, 13e, 11e, 13g and 12g,
12 May 1923, page 3d."Old Scholars at Yankalilla" is in the Observer,
1 September 1923, page 55e."Irish Residents of Yankalilla" is in the Observer,
5 September 1925, page 16e.
Also see South Australia - Immigration - Migrants - Irish.Reminiscences of churches are in the Register,
20 July 1927, page 13e.The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs George Putland is reported in the Register,
20 March 1925, page 8h.Biographical details of Mrs William Kelly are in the Register,
2 August 1927, page 10f.The opening of a golf course is reported in the Advertiser,
5 June 1928, page 21f,
photographs are in the Chronicle,
9 June 1928, page 23.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf."Back to Yankalilla" is in the Advertiser,
21 February 1929, page 10f,
7 March 1929, page 18e.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
23 February 1929, page 49,
Observer,
2 March 1929, page 37.Yankalilla - Obituaries
An obituary of Mrs J.S. Millner is in the Register, 1 January 1873, page 5b,
of William Candle on 18 August 1887, page 5b.An obituary of Robert Wright is in the Register, 24 July 1894, page 5d.
An obituary of James Smith is in the Register, 31 October 1905, page 4h,
of Mrs John Butterworth on 1 June 1908, page 7b.An obituary of Guy Dunstall is in the Observer, 3 January 1914, page 41a,
of Mrs Elizabeth J. Gardner on 23 January 1915, page 42a,
of Mrs Margaret Putland on 10 April 1915, page 45b,
of Mrs Elizabeth A. Smith on 6 November 1915, page 46a,
of George Roads on 6 March 1920, page 38a,
of Arthur Wise on 10 January 1925, page 38d,
of H.R. Raye on 13 March 1926, page 37b,
of Laura C. Bowell on 5 November 1927, page 49b,
of John Norsworthy on 22 December 1928, page 50c.An obituary of Mrs Ann E. Smith is in the Register, 30 October 1915, page 8h,
of John Pyne on 10 August 1918, page 6g,
of George Roads on 27 February 1920, page 6f,
of Francis B. Dunn on 17 April 1920, page 9a,
of Mrs H. Raye on 25 November 1921, page 6i,
of William Capper on 13 October 1923, page 11f,
of George Roads on 17 December 1923, page 6g.An obituary of F.W. Rymill is in the Register, 8 July 1924, page 6h,
of William Biddle on 19 March 1925, page 8g,
of Mrs E.J. Hunt on 22 April 1925, page 8h,
of James Biddle on 6 January 1926, page 10d,
of John H. Morris on 22 February 1926, page 6f,
of Henry R. Raye on 2 and 25 March 1926, pages 8f and 8h.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYankaninna
A photograph of an "outback washing day" on the station is in the Chronicle,
12 July 1934, page 32.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYantanabie
Nomenclature
The Aboriginal name for a local well.
General Notes
The school opened in 1918 and closed in 1951; see Chronicle,
16 October 1926, page 50b.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
28 June 1934, page 36,
6 September 1934, page 34.An obituary of Daniel G. Tynan is in the Observer,
25 August 1923, page 39b.The town and district are described in the Register,
18 May 1926, page 7.- It is the centre of a wheat growing district 37 miles inland from Streaky Bay... The annual wheat average delivered at the siding for the past ten years has been 36,000 bags... The township itself is comprised of a school, hall and two business premises... Messrs Jones & Penhale opened a general store in the town in 1919 and now handle wheat, super, wool, machinery and insurance agencies, as well as supervising the post office and telegraph business. Just recently Mrs M.R. Tynan opened a general store and boarding house and travellers are now catered for. The Western Flinders Football Association is comprised of four teams representing Yantanabie, Wirrulla, Poochera and Chandada...
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Place NamesYanyarrie
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'eagle feathers'.
General Notes
The school opened in 1873 and closed in 1954;
the Hundred of Yanyarrie School opened in 1882 and closed in 1954;
see Observer,
13 September 1884, page 30a.- Messrs Burgoyne and Coglin, MP's, presented to the Minister of Justice and Education ((Hon. R.C. Baker) a request from the residents of Yanyarrie that a new school should be provided... The building in which it is now carried on is most unsuitable. One of the settlers is willing to give a piece of land on Section 168 for a site...
29 April 1887, page 5c,
4 and 9 May 1887, pages 5c and 5e; also see
19 May 1887, page 6e,
7, 9, 15, 16 and 27 June 1887, pages 7e, 4h, 3h, 7g and 3h,
11 and 19 July 1887, pages 7e and 7h,
Advertiser,
19, 24 and 28 May 1887, pages 6f, 3e and 6f,
1 and 29 June 1887, pages 7f and 7d.
"Haunted Dwellings - Modern Ideas" is in the Register on
14 April 1914, page 10c.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Ghosts.Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYappara
Nomenclature
Aboriginal for 'a camp'.
General Notes
The school opened in 1919 and closed in 1943.
Yabmana - Yarandale
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Place NamesYarandale
Nomenclature
A post office opened in November 1873 on section 219, Hundred of Yaranyacka. It became 'Lipson' in 1909.
General Notes
A picnic is described in the Register,
17 December 1878, page 5b.
