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FAMILY HISTORIES With Publication Date |
ACKLAND/CARSLAKE
Henry and Celina buried Mallala in 1931 and 1934Any relatives? Contact: D Collins (nee CARSLAKE)
Box 36, Dublin, SA 5501 Phone; 8529 2119
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| Adelaide Kindergarten Teachers College
- Students who began training 1968
Contact M Milligen (nee ZIMMET) Email: miriamm@chariot.net.au March 4, 2001 |
| ALLEN (nee NIGHTINGALE) Beatrice Grace,
born 1893 Camberwell, London. Married John Thomas Nelson ALLEN 1916
Croydon, England (killed 1917 WW1 Royal West Kent Regiment, three weeks
before son JOHN Richard was born on July 6, 1917).
Beatrice migrated to Aust post 1917, married husbands
brother: Bert/Albert Victor ALLEN either in Aust. or UK.
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| BONNETT - Edward Henry and wife
Esther (nee BRAWN, d. 1889) arrived from England to settle in SA
about 1876. They had 8 children.
Edward then married Ellen UNDERWOOD (nee ) and had 3 children. Edward and some of the children settled in WA but some remained in SA. Some names connected are BOULDERSTONE, MUNCHINBURG, BROWNE. Contact: mcbridefam@one.net.au December 10, 2000 |
| BRYANT - AMOS - AH PAN - PAN
BRYANT - Thomas George (could also be known as George) married Ann O'NEAL (O'Niel); died 30.3.1907.
AMOS George married Catherine CHIVELL (b.18.10.1853).
July 7, 2001 |
BRYANT, William (Caroline MILLS
- mother) married Ellen SALMOND 1908
April 22 2001 |
| CALDWELL Barbara,
b. March 24, 1894; married Jan 1, 1921 William Patrick Bennett
March 11, 2001 |
| CLARK/CLARKE - Mary, married Charles GUTTE,
Jamestown, Oct 8, 1885. Certificate states she was 18 yrs old. Father was
Owen John CLARKE. Residence Clare, died Feb 4, 1926 at North Adelaide.
Usual residence: Tarcowie. Death cert. states birthplace as Armagh, near
Clare, SA aged 55 years. Age on certificates do not match up.
Ancestral File lists date of birth June 27, 1870, Armagh, SA. Parents Owen CLARKE and Catherine THYNNE 2 reg. children, but lists 6 on ancestral file. Could someone shed some light please? K Cavanagh: 32 Collins St, Sunbury Vic 3429
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CHEARY, Levi William - BRITTAIN, Sarah Ann Arrived
SA 1883.
June 17, 2001 |
CLEMENT
April 1, 2001 |
| COATS, Marmaduke b. Sept 7, 1884 Happy
Valley
Parents: Marmaduke and Elizabeth (nee EUSTACE) Married: Grace Florence WHITEHAND, b. Jun 6, 1883 Parents: William and Susannah nee TANSWELL Children: Edward Madge Muriel Florence b. Sept 15, 1905 d. Jan 28 1964 Marriage Certificate had Amy WHITEHAND as a witness (a sister?) Contact: P Llewellyn, Mintabie
Phone: 08 8670 5003
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CRICK/CREEK
John b 1818 Eng d 1891 Aust m. Lucy STANLEY b 1830 Eng d 1910 AustArrived on the 'Anglia' 1852 Children:
February 4, 2001 |
| WILLIAM DARE
Locomotive Inspector - had 1 son - emigrated to Adelaide from Somerset UK or Wales in the late 1800's. CHARLES TIPPLE
MR NOBLE
Would be grateful for any information. Reply to Box A045, Advertiser, Adelaide,
SA
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| DAVIES/DAVIS, Griffith Dec 26, 1866
HARVEY, Mary Ann b. Mar 5, 1844
Info on Griffiths death and marriages of his children Contact: T Davis, Parafield Gardens
Phone: 8258 4594
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DAWES/LLOYD
William Richard Manely DAWES and Frances LLOYDChildren:
February 4, 2001 |
| DAWSON, John owned/worked in orange orchard
Menai, NSW 1811 son of John DAWSON and Matilda JOHNSON m. Sheffield, UK
Jan 14, 1828: Ernest LONG, parents migrated to Sydney. She was daughter
of Henry DAWSON m. Martha Ann ROBERTS, Sheffield, Sept 19, 1847.
Ernest was pigeon fancier. All are descendants of John DAWSON m.
Harriet HARTLEY, Mar 9, 1808
Contact: E Fisher, Parkholme, SA Phone 8276 2897 January 14, 2001 |
| FAIRMAN, FAIRMANNERS,
FINEMORE Families in SA pre 1900's
Contact: A Pepper, Box 36, Snug,
Tasmania 7054
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Descendants of William FRANCIS b. Oct
15, 1850 Brownhill Creek, Mitcham
Parents: Henry Francis and Emma Fortitude nee FOULKESWilliams youngest siblings were Sarah, Emma, Hugh. Henry Francis d. 1851 and Emma remarried William HICKMAN In Dec 1900 William Francis a shoemaker, lived Gilbert St, Adelaide Contact: A Coad, Magill, Phone:
8331 0048
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| GAMBRELL Thomas b.1801 - d.1843
and Mary FEATHERGILL arrived from Eng 1839
Thomas was a Tailor. Children:
all born South Para/Williamstown area All born Kyneton. February 18, 2001 |
| GARTRELL, William Henry b. 1868, Roseworthy
married Margaret Barrett (25.4.1892 St Kilda, Vic).
Margaret b. 1870, Woodend, Vic, d. Perth 1915.
March 11, 2001 |
| GILBERT
William Clarence b. Mar 20, 1893 Melrose d. Oct 7, 1958 Publican,Storeman E&WS Dept. m. Vera Alice Lillian Stevens Sept 6, 1941 Son: John Gilbert Contact: L Gilbert, Gawler West - Ph. 8522 4180 March 25, 2001 |
GILDING, Richard b. 1808 and Maria (nee
BENSLEY) arrived from Norfolk, Eng. on July 1, 1852 on the 'Chatham.
Contact: Phone 8336 7082 Email bkirkman@senet.com.au March 4, 2001 |
GODFREY, Thomas - shopkeeper; arrived
from Ireland April 22, 1877 on Alnwick Castle. Born c.1846 married
to Minnie O'Boyle on September 20, 1878 in Adelaide. Minnie d. Feb 2, 1891
May 27, 2001 |
GOODWIN Thomas and Ann MUNYARD
arrived SA 1852.
February 18, 2001 |
GORMAN, Hugh William b.circa 1873-1875
Wellington, NZ...? parents Harry GORMAN and Mary YOLHMER/YOTHMER or GOLHMER/GOTHMER.
Hugh was employed as a fireman, worked Aberdare extended colliery near
Cessnock, NSW Killed in mining accident.
Contact: Lindy Carrall JP, 6 Gillies
St, Kurrie Kurrie, NSW 2327
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| HUTCHINS, William Henry b. abt. 1863 d.
1915. Married Noami HINKS
Sept 22, 1889 Crystal Brook,SA Children - 9, two d.young. Noami married George CHAPMAN after William H. died. Noami died about 1938. Contact: K Baker, g. grand daughter
Phone: 8346 3819
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| JOHN(S)/BELL
John JOHN(S) and Sarah HENRY m. (1) 27 Jul 1879, Wilcannia, NSW
Sarah married (2) Andrew Alexander BELL
February 18, 2001 |
| JONES, Edith Alice b. May 24, 1886, Port
Lincoln
Father: Samual Charles 1836 - 1892 Mother: Mary Ann Levison (nee Buchanan) b. 1834 Did Edith marry and have children??? Contact: W Goldsworthy, Woodville
Park...Phone 8268 4730
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KARUTZ, Maria Louise b. 1829 Tirschtiegel,
Posen. Arrived Vesta 1856 from Hamburg. Married Johann Daniel Christian
KARUTZ b.c1825 Buttlekow Mechlenburg, Schwerin, Prussia.
Clark, Schwarz, Reichelt, Riches, Marriot, Aitchison, Hele,Peake, Wilson, Taylor, Hughes, Pitman, Faggotter, Garrett, Slater, Woods, Kroemer, Johnson, Longmire, Harris, Grantham, Thompson, Lucas, Geue, Carter, Richter, Vickers Contact: R Welsh, Woodside Phone
8389 7653 Email: rwelsh@dove.net.au
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| KELLOW
John Kellow married WINIFRED AMY HIGGINS in WA c.1914 and moved to SA. Seeking descendants for inclusion in book: Save our Century Foundation. Winifred was my Aunt. Contact: JOHN FRANCIS, P O Box 7, Newman, WA 6753 Phone: 08 - 9175 1551 Email: higgins@westnet.com.au March 23, 2001 |
KELLY Frederick John and
Amelia Millie HARTLEY - had son:
Phone : 08- 9921 4532 or Megan Kelly, Ph 08 - 9921 6958 February 18, 2001 |
KEMPSTER, Cyril James Stephen b. 23 Apr
1896 m. Gladys Eva BATES b. 4 Jun1895,d. 12 Sep1980
February 18, 2001 |
LOVEDAY, Richard John* and Bridget Ann
arr. SA June 26, 1847
April 1, 2001 |
McBRIDE - John (Jack), son of Michael
and Maria. Married Nellie.
Contact: S McBride mcbridefam@one.net.au
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| McBRIDE, Peter Francis, son of Michael
and Maria
Believed he married Louisa McNALLY.
Email mcbridefam@one.net.au June 24, 2001 |
| McDONALD/MACDONALD, Alexander
Associated names: Paterson, Sweet, Greenwood, Heaslip, Sturgeon, Harvey, Berry Smith, Mackie, Wyatt. Contact: Rosalie Glynn, Lot 101 Kingswood Rd. Albany, WA Phone: 08 - 9844 3670 April 1, 2001 |
| McKAY, Charles - Sailor on
'Epaminondas' from Southhampton Dec 23,1853.
Married Mary McLARDY (passenger) Feb 22, 1856.
Any info, especially on first four children. Contact: mckay@picknowl.com.au March 4, 2001 |
MAIN, Walter and Mary Caroline Arrived from Somerset,
England 1874
Email:60today@mjdean99.freeserve.co.uk June 20, 2001 |
| Marist Bros. Alberton, Port Adelaide,
Norwood Thebarton
Old Scholars - Friday, March 16, 7.30 pm at Port Adelaide Football Club Rooms, Queens St, Alberton Contact: B Crichton, Phone 8268 3117 or 0414 401 099 March 4, 2001 |
| MARSH, John b. 1831 d.1875 married. Jane
HUGHES c.1829-1885
BUDD John Howard 1859- 1906 marr. Henrietta MARSH 1865-1925 SIRES William Henry 1856-1928 marr. 1877 Mary Ann POWERLL 1857-1944 Contact: R Bennetts, Box 5418, Albany, WA 6332 Email: grabb@omninet.net.au April 1, 2001 |
MILLER, Emma Jane b. 1864 McLaren Vale,
dist Willunga daughter of Samuel Miller and Anne Maria CLIFT m. Ryland
Oke GILL, SA moved to Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie, WA in 1890's. buried Coolgardie1897.
Contact: K Gill, 44 Elderfield Road, Manning, WA Phone 9313 1339 January 7, 2001 |
| MOFFATT, Robert Carruthers b. 1846 - d.
1906
m. Rebecca Stanley CRICK/CREEK b. 1852 - d. 1922
William James January 28, 2001 |
| MRELO, David; born Menindee, NSW 1952/3
: Mother, Linda ; Father, Miro
Lived in Broken Hill, has one son and believed he is somewhere around Queensland border Contact: Maria and George Bero, Seaton,
Phone 8268 7873
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| Murray Bridge Junior & Primary School
: 1912 - 2001
Students, Teachers, Families - Friday March 30, 2001 Open/Gala Day Sat. March 31, 2001 Roll Call Contact: Beverley Phone 8532 3055 March 4, 2001 |
| NEALE Family History Book
Copy wanted to be donated to Gumeracha and Districts History Centre. Contact: hartley@chariot.com.au
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| NILAND, J ames -
Passport found , very old issue to James Niland, Born Sept 3, 1869. Arrived
Australia Jan
13, 1922, Farm Labourer. Contact: D Langsford, 78 Stirling
Road, Port Augusta, SA 5700 Phone: 8642 2030
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OLS(S)ON Anders Johan and Elizabeth
(nee REDMAN)
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| PAUL, William and Elizabeth COOPER b.
1822 Scotland m. c1839. Arrived SA 1840 on "Dauntless"
Children - 11.
Eldest child Edgar b. 1874 d. 1941 in Adelaide was christened John Edgar Richmond PAUL, raised by his mother's sister Elizabeth and Husband, Samuel HORNEL.Contact: Marion HOWIE (nee PAUL) 6b Blackduck Ct., Busselton, WA 6280 Phone 9754 4456 March 18, 2001 |
| Past Port Pirie Residents - Before 1925
A Photographic album of past and present Port Pirie residents born before 1925 is near completion. If your family members are not already included, send their photos to Fran Ramsay, Port Pirie Library Service, 95 Ellen St, Port Pirie 5540 Include full name, plus maiden name. Year of Birth, Death date if applicable and the year in which it was taken. JPEG files and details may be sent to Contact:
Removed by request
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SCHOBER - Johann Carl born Prussia 1826,
migrated to Aust c1848/9. Naturalised 1850, returned to Germany and married
Anna Dorothea PENSE born 1833 Brausendorf. Returned to Aust
settled at Wardlaw Vale, SA.
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| SIMMONS, Sarah Ann and Jesse DAY - Nurseryman/gardener,
Lockleys
area until about 1923. Descendants: Harry Simmons (Labourer) & Elizabeth Jane Baird Hindmarsh area. Adelaide Simmons b. 1865 All children of Edward/Maria (Babstock) Simmons Sarah b. Bowden, others born Dist Flinders, Port Lincoln. Contact: M Palmer, Christies Beach
Email: marieleanne@hotmail.com
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| SLATTERY, Michael Joseph m. mid-1890's,
died Coolgardie 1899, Mary MacCARTHY about 1883. Born Ireland.
Son of Michael.
Arrived Aust 1880
Contact: J Calder (nee Slattery) - email:
jcalder@netserv.net.au
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| SMYTH/STEELE
Frederick French SMYTH b. Dec 18, 1862 married Mary Jane MILLS, Oct 17, 1900 at Alberton.
Ann Agnes Jane SMYTH b. Jan 11, 1853 married Andrew STEELE, May 28, 1877
March 25, 2001 |
| STANDLEY Descendants of Robert Miles,
Charles, Joseph arrived c. 1848 Adelaide, rural SA and other states. Old
photos etc. for family reunion and family history book
Contact: R Tillsley 8356 8227 Mavis Willis Email darosbep@senet.com.au April 1, 2001 |
THORNTON, Thomas and Margaret Ellen
CRAWFORD Arrived SA from Lancashire1876
Contact: June Wilson - Email: elizabethjunewilson@hotmail.com.au
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| THOMSON, Hugh and Alison
Arrived from Scotland in 1878. Children:
February 4, 2001 |
| THOMSON, Thomas c. 1837 Dunbar Haddingtonshire,
d. April 13 1898 Haddingtonshire.
Parents: Andrew (1806-1870) and Isabella (nee LAW). Thomas married Isabella Young FINLAY (c1837 - September 18, 1910) Her parents: Michael Fin(d)lay and Isabella YOUNG Contact: H Hurgangee,
21 Watercryett, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland EH49 7HN
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VENABLES
Maude Ethal and Paulos PETERSONChildren:
February 4, 2001 |
| Victor Harbour High School -
Students and teachers 1937 - 1942
Monday March 19, 2001 Hazel Field-Blackwell Memorial Afternoon Tea 2.30 pm at Wild Rose Tea Rooms, Adealide Road, Hindmarsh Valley, Victor Harbor Contact: P England (Local) Pat Roberts Phone 8443 7578 Wild Rose Tea Rooms Phone 8554 6513 March 4, 2001 |
WEBSTER, Charles Abner, arrived on the
'Joseph Rowan' 1854 - married Lavinia STARR, March 16, 1875
May 6, 2001 |
| WYATT Family Reunion - Y P
Wyatt,
Contact: Phone 8834 2112 March 4, 2001 |
ZAPHNATH - Paaneah Henry Sanders b. June
8, 1845 married Rosina VENNING April 10, 1868.
December 10, 2000 |
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Missing Friends -Where are they? With Publication Date |
| 30th Anniversary of the 3rd Battalion
of the Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR) Second Tour of duty in Vietnam
Colonel Peter SCOTT is asking the above question as final touches are put to an ANZAC reunion Contact: Phone 8372 3052 March 11, 2001 |
| BUCK Helene - Trained at Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne 1952/53 and then employed at Box Hill Hospital in 1958 |
| BURKE, Dennis Gerard- Born October 28,
1952
Contact: Thais in Melbourne 03 - 9436 6822 |
| COUSINS, Graham Douglasb. Oct 11, 1940,
Lyndon William b. Dec 22, 1942
Roger b. April 7, 1945 sons of William Henry COUSINS and Flora (Floss) BALL m. July 6, 1937. William died 1970, Flora soon after....... Contact: Jenny PEGGE (nee HALL,
mothers maiden name BALL),
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| DAVIES, John Edward (Taffy) - Served
in B Coy 4 RAR, Borneo and South Vietnam.
Sought by mates who are holding a reunion later this year. Contact: Mick Fincham, Phone 08
8264 6576
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| DAVIES, Laura - any one knowing
whereabouts of Laura Davies, born April 22, 1956 (f. name Roy)
Contact Nicholle Douglas phone 02 9540 2533 or write PO Box 315 Caringbah, NSW 1495 February 24, 2001 |
| GORE, Nancy and Bobby b. late 1920's or
early 30's, Brompton
Contact: D Gore, 03 5592 1757 January 7, 2001 |
| HUBBARD, Edith June (nee HEINO) b. 1908
(March quarter) in the UK.
Also known as June BEAUMONT- and had a hairdressing salon in 1951 at 58 Fullarton Road under that name. Last contact was in January 1955. Daughter desperate to find her. Major Kathy SMITH, State Director, Family Tracing
Service
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| LEIGHTON
My name is Marjorie Behan and I live in County Durham, England, and am trying to trace distant relatives. My mothers maiden name was Olive Grace LEIGHTON. Her uncle was Charles Rueben LEIGHTON, who emigrated to Australia in 1926 from County Durham with his wife, ESTHER LEIGHTON. I would be grateful for any information or contact with the family. Contact: Marjorie Behan, Meadow
View, Mainsforth Road, Ferryhill, Co.Durham DL17 9DF, England
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| McVEY John, maybe lived Whyalla
Harry HELLIWELL maybe lived Kent Town b. in Hyde, Cheshire, UK Contact: R & L McVey Phone 8258 3400 January 7, 2001 |
| WARD
Long lost relatives by name of WARD who lived
in Adelaide.
An aunt was:
2 sons - One served in RAAF stationed near London WW2 and the other Kensington Park, SA. |
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Want to know ... |
| Relatives of WW1 vets
Killed in action needed for research. All are
connected to Hahndorf or Hahndorf College: Names include:
Contact: B Huxtable, Wingview, Balhannah
Road, Hahndorf 5245 Phone: 8388 7730
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| William LANE of Keyneton
- appointed by CHARLES JONES, of Sanderston as executor to his
1st Will, Jul 17, 1935. Jones d. Oct 31 1938; William Lane appears by probate Jan 12, 1939. Then transfer from William to Mary Jane JONES
(2nd daughter) on Feb 8, 1939.
Contact: J Morrison, 78 Norrie Ave,
Whyalla, 5600: Phone 8645 4318
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Centennarians |
| DAVIS, Elsa
Born March 10, 1901 at Kaniva, Victoria. Formerly of Alawoona, Leggs Lane and Brooklyn Park. Celebrated at Ira Parker Nursing Home, Balaclava,
SA 5461
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| DRENNAN, Hetty
On January 13, 1901 a little bundle of joy was born in South Fremantle, WA. Kirkholme Hostel, 7 Victoria Street, Goodwood,
SA
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| SYMONS, Louis Margaret
Happy Birthday
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| COLLINS, Florence Ruth
Born at Cowell, May 3, 1901 Wife of the late Joseph
COLLINS
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| Addresses of Newspapers in UK
Question: Could you please let me know the addresses of the newspapers in Cornwall Aberystwyth and Monmouthsire in the UK......(WB, Mitchell Park) Answer: There are several newspapers in Cornwall, so only a few addresses will be printed. To contact the WEST BRITON NEWSPAPER write to 20 High Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 2AB, UK. THE CORNISH GUARDIAN can be contacted at 3 Fore St., St. Austell, Cornwall, PL28 5PX. THE CORNISHMAN can be contacted at Buriton House, Alverton St, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 2GP. In Aberystwyth, write to the CAMBRIAN NEWS, Unit 7, The Science Park, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3AH. |And in Monmouthshire, write to the ABERGAVENNY CHRONICLE at 45 Cross Street, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP5 3XD. Further queries on British Newspapers may be directed
to the British Newspaper Library which can be contacted at
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| Blanchetown, History of the Bridge at
Question: Please could you tell me when the bridge was built across the river at Blanchetown? I read in a book that it was started in 1962 and was completed in 1964. In 1997 a new bridge was built at Blanchetown, yet the old bridge at Paringa was built between 1923 and 1926. It was opened Jan 31, 1927 and it is still being used by all the traffic from NSW and Vic. This goes to show that manual labour was the best, after all. (BB, Barmera) Answer: The SA premier, Sir Thomas Playford opened the bridge at Blanchetown onFriday, April 24 1964 after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works recommended its construction. Work began on the site in March 1962 creating the third bridge across the Murray (the other two being at Murray Bridge and Paringa). The front page of the Advertiser reported its opening on April 25, 1964 stating: "A plaque unveiled by the Premier on the western approach to the bridge says: ' This structure, the first major prestressed concrete girder highway bridge built in SA, replaces the Blanchetown vehicular ferry crossing in use continuously since 1869".July 23, 2001 |
| COLLEGE WEBSITE
Question: I am writing to inquire about the internet website of ST PETER'S COLLEGE (PW, Meningie) Answer: Adelaide's
St. Peter's College does have a website, You can visit it at http://www.stpeters.sa.edu.au
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Dancing the night away in Grenfell Street: Question: As a young man, when on holidays, I used to go to Adelaide, and spent much time at the dance halls. I can't remember the name of one that was in Grenfell Street. I'm hoping you can help me (LG, Pt Pirie) Answer:
The State Library says the Grenfell Street dance hall you remember was
probably the Embassy Ballroom at 102a Grenfell St., on the north
aide of the street, about where the entrance to the
Built in 1871, the property was first used for
offices, later becoming the Central Hall and then teh Queen's Hall.
An art deco facade was created in 1935 and the building then became the
Embassy Ballroom. In the 1950's it was converted into a picture theatre
- the Plaza Theatre. It became the Paris cinema briefly in 1965,
then in 1966 it was demolished to make way for Regent
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| HACK, John Barton
Question: Can
you give me any further information on a John Hack? I have a copy of a
Quaker publication in which it is said he emigrated with his family to
Australia (from England) in 1836, was friend of the Governor, the first
Government contractor and "laid out the streets of Adelaide". I also
have been told of a plaque in Little London,
Answer: John
Barton Hack was born at Chichester, England on July 18, 1805. He
contracted an illness which affected his lungs, and was told to seek a
warmer climate, so he sailed for Launceston with his wife, six children
Among his various ventures in SA Hack served on the committee for naming the streets of Adelaide - perhaps this is where your statement "he laid out the streets of Adelaide " came from. Hack fared well initially but soon suffered some
heavy losses. He bought Blenkinsop"s whaling station at Encounter
Bay in 1838, but that was taken from him during the 1841 depression.
He bought 4000 acres (1620 ha) near Mount Barker, called Echunga Springs,
whre he made his home. Hack planted some of the colony's first vine
cuttings and
He claimed he was the most active person in the colony but by the end of the 1841 depression his finances were depleted. He returned to Adelaide in 1863 due to ill health, and became general accountant to the railways in 1870 and controller of railway accounts in 1879. He resigned in 1883 and died on October 4, 1884 at his home at Semaphore. Hack has been regarded as being too soft hearted
to be a successful pioneer, having paid high wages, befriended Aborigines
and ex-convicts (in those days frowned upon), and advocated temperance,
among other
His son Theodore went on to become Mayor of Port Adelaide and Semaphore and to represent Gumeracha in parliament from 1890 to 1893. "Mannings Place names of South Australia" shows that Hackney was not named for John Hack but for the Village of Hackney in London. There is, however, one place in Adelaide named for the pioneer, and that is Hack Bridge, completed in 1850, about 1 km north of Mylor. |
| Lake Eyre, SA's geographical low point
Question: Where is the lowest point in Australia? Having been to all the extremities in Aust. - Cape York (northern); Wilsons Promontory (southern) Byron Bay (eastern) Steep Point (western) Lambert's Memorial (geographical centre) and Mt. Kosciuszko (highest) - the last conquest is the lowest. A spot inLake Eyre is shown on maps as being 15.2 meters below sea level. Is there a lower place? (LK, Port Augusta) Answer: No, there
is no lower place than the one you have identified. Australia's lowest
geographical point is in fact in SA, at Lake Eyre, 15m. below sea level
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| Locomotive named after James McGuire:
Question:
I have reference to a train that was called "The James McGuire" or "The
Sir James McGuire". Is this a fact, and who was this gentleman? Was
he the father of the well known Paul McGuire, author and I think one-time
Answer: This query took some tracking down, and the help of the Port Dock Station Museum and the Australian Railway Historical Society (SA Divn.) must be gratefully acknowledged. Steam locomotive No. 500 entered service on June 6, 1927, and was named James McGuire on September 15, 1928. According to the Aust. Railway Historical Society, this was one of the first large power locomotives introduced by the then railways commissioner, William A Webb, to replace the much smaller locomotives used up until then to haul heavy trains over the Adelaide Hills. The 500 class locomotives weighed 222 tonnes, were 26 m. long had a boiler pressure of 200psi and carried 11 tonnes of coal and 7000 gallons (31000 litres) of water. The James McGuire locomotive cost $17978.00 and was condemned in May, 1963. Ron Fluck, of the Port Dock Station Museum, provided the following information from the book W A Webb, by Reece Jennings (WA Webb was the State's Chief Railways Commissioner 1922-1927 then Railways Commissioner 1927-1930) James McGuire was born in 1856 in North Adelaide,
his father having come to Adelaide in the early 1850s. He began work with
the SA Railways at Port Adelaide in 1870 was the station master at Crystal
Brook in 1876 and Port Pirie in 1877. He was appointed superintendent in
the South-East in 1888 and then of the narrow gauge Western Division in
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| Photographic Memories
Question: I have
been interested in family history for some time and have recently come
across several old studio photographs which do not show the names of the
people or the dates they were taken. I am fairly certain who
I also have a painting framed by "Lear and Smith, late K Cameron, Picture Framers and Mount Cutters, Leigh Street, Adelaide" and would like to know the period in which they were in business.....PF (Geelong) Answer: This was referred to the State Library, whose researcher advises C J PIPER was in business from 1917 to 1950, then in 1955 as PELLS Photographic Studios. The researcher went through Post Office Directories for every five years from 1880 to 1955, and could not find any trace of Joseph GOOD - however, he could have been in business for one to four years during that period. Lear and Smith picture framers was still Cameron in 1905, then from 1910 to 1917 was known as Lear and Smith, but the business was not in the 1925 directory. That should give you an indication about who is in your pictures, but to obtain a more precise business time line, you can look through the Post Office Directories at the State Library NB: The Post Office Directories were produced until 1971/2 - I believe that all years are in the State Library, some are held at SAGHS. |
| Retrieving Records of War Service:
Question: I would like to get the war records of two of my uncles who were killed in France during WW1. Can you tell me where to apply for them? Also, is there a web address? - M.L. (South Plympton). Answer: You do not specify for which country your uncles fought in the war. Assuming they fought for Australia, you can contact the National Archives of Australia, which holds the service records of servicemen and women of WW1 According to the website of the archives, the records held relate primarily to members of the First Austraian Imperial Force but also include records of members of the Australian Flying Corps, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Royal Australian Naval Bridging Train and Australian Army Nursing Service, as well as the Depot or Home records for personnel who served within Australia during the war. A total of 420,000 WW1 service records are held by the National Archives. These records may be accessed in three ways -
by buying a photocopy of the original, by requesting a digital copy be
You can visit the archives website at:
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| Shirley
Question: While visiting the North Road Cemetery at Nailsworth, I noticed a headstone with several names, and the location where they had died was at a place called SHIRLEY - are you able to find where this town is located? (DMH, Lockleys) Answer: A search at www.placenames.sa.gov.au found that apart from various Shirley streets, there were two possible locations for Shirley. One was a homestead called Shirley, which was located in the hundred of Mt. Muirhead in the Wattle Range Council. The other was Shirley Well in the Pitjantjatjara homelands. However, it seems unlikely that someone would transport a body from those remote locations to Nailsworth for burial. So the question was referred to the State Library, which came up with one likely possibility, although it is stressed this is not a certainty. In 1923 a land division was advertised. Comprising 32 allotments, it was named Shirley Gardens and was located opposite the Payneham Bowling Green. The suburb has since been absorbed into Payneham. Because this area is close to Nailsworth, it is possible this is the Shirley you saw on the headstone. State Library Inquiry Service:
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| Wartime deeds of the 12th Infantry Battalion
Question: My great uncle served in the 12th Infantry Battalion and was killed during World War I. I was wondering whether you could tell me a brief history of the battalion and the actions it was involved in during the Great War (DR, Hallett Cove) Answer: The State Library advises that the 12th Battalion was half made up of men from Tasmania, with the rest coming from SA and WA. They embarked at Hobart on October 20, 1914, under the leadership of Colonel L F Clarke, one of the first officers to be killed in the landing at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. The 12th Batt. also saw fierce action in France, including battles at Pozieres and near Margaret Farm A member of the 12th, Erle Joseph, was Tasmania's last surviving Anzac when he died in Hobart on July 1, 1991 at the age of 101. Joseph was part of the 3rd Brigade of the 12th Inf. Battalion, which landed in Gallipoli as reinforcements, and he wrote about his experiences in his books: The Man who Never Came Back; The Hard Road Back; The Queen of the Mountains: and Next Door. These include plenty of details about the 12th Infantry Division. Other books you may wish to consult include
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| WHYALLA, History of
Question: I wish to query a statement in the Advertiser that Whyalla was 100 years of age on March 31, 2001. Could we have more facts and figures? - S.M. (St. Peters) Answer: Whyalla had its beginnings in a small township called Hummock Hill in 1901 - the name "Whyalla" was not commissioned until 1914. The book '60 Years of Whyalla: Diamond Jubilee 1914 - 1974' states that in January 1901, the paddle steamer Cadell came from Port Pirie with 20 men, 16 horses and several drays to begin building a tramway from Hummock Hill to Iron Knob. Residential and building blocks were surveyed at Iron Knob and 10 x 1 acre blocks were offered on Hummock Hill as miscellaneous leases. At the end of the year, the community consisted of less than 50 people. By 1902, 21 families were in residence at Hummock Hill. But it wasn't until April 9, 1914 tht the township
of Whyalla was declared. In the proclamation in the South Australian
Answer from the State Library of SA - Inquiry
service, phone 8207 7250 or 8207 7252 or free call 1800 182 013
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