Place Names of South Australia - G
Goolwa - Gould Creek
- Goolwa
- Goolwa, Hundred of
- Gordon
- Gordon, Hundred of
- Gorey Corner
- Gosse, Hundred of
- Gottlieb Well
- Gould Creek
Goolwa
Nomenclature
It was originally known as 'Port Pullen'. Early records spell it as 'Goolawa', 'Goolawarra-Kore' and 'Yoorloowarra'. A corruption of an Aboriginal word probably meaning 'the elbow', which is the shape of the River Murray on the banks of which the town was laid out.
General Notes
Goolwa - Aborigines
Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians.
The Aborigine encampment is described in the Advertiser, 2 August 1858, page 3b:
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I have to report that on 16 July 1858 I visited all the wurleys inhabited by the natives at Goolwa... The number of adults in the wurleys was 76. Of these 15 were old and infirm, quite unfit for any kind of work and 20 suffering from various forms of disease... One practice still retained among the natives is the smoking of bodies of the dead on a stage raised above their wurleys... The terrible sufferings entailed on some of these poor creatures by white men's vices seemed to me to constitute a most powerful ground of appeal to the Government and the Christian community at large in their behalf.
The plight of local Aborigines is discussed in the Observer,
7 August 1858, page 4h,
Register,
24 August 1860, page 3d.
The provision of liquor to Aborigines is discussed in the Register, 26 May 1865, page 3e:
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I am sorry to say that the practice of giving intoxicating drinks to the natives is greatly on the increase in this district. The Full Court on Wednesday last were occupied in hearing and determining no fewer than six cases charging persons with giving and selling spirits to Aborigines.... It is only a few days since, while in a fit of drunken passion, that he bit off his lubra's eyebrow, laying the bone bare... It seems impossible to get any of them to do any work. They prefer card playing and drinking and living upon what rations they can get from the Government...
"Black Affray at Goolwa" is in the Observer,
4 April 1874, page 8a.
"Troublesome Aborigines" is the subject of a report in the Register,
28 July 1879, page 5b.
A photograph of an Aboriginal camp is in The Critic,
3 May 1905, page 28.
Goolwa - Miscellany
A report in the Register on 3 December 1904, page 11a says, inter alia:
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The name means "brackish [water]" - as distinguished from moonearie, higher up the river, which means "fresh water". So I was informed by an Aboriginal native of the south district some years ago.
I [am] not quite satisfied with the usual translation of Goolwa as "the elbow". A few months ago I met a native and asked him if it was correct. He... put it thus - "Goolawa - the short turn". That translation seemed to fit in with the bend on the river at Goolwa quite expressively.
30 December 1908, page 9a,
"Goolwa's Page in History", by Rev John Blacket, on
4 July 1931, page 4g.
"Notes, Historical and Descriptive" is in the Observer,
3 May 1926, page 17b.
The reminiscences of R. Ballard are in The News,
10 September 1926, page 5e.
"Romantic Rise and Decline of Goolwa" is in The Mail,
16 February 1929, page 16.
A list of scholars at the Goolwa School from 1848-1911 is in the Advertiser,
5 April 1929, page 10f.
The opening of a Model School is reported in the Register,
22 March 1879, page 2c (supp.),
Observer,
1 March 1879, page 20f.
The proposed railway to Port Elliot is discussed in the Register,
10, 18 and 21 June 1850, pages 3e, 2c and 2d,
1, 5 and 18 July 1850, pages 3a, 2c and 2d-3e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
"The Governor and the Goolwa Railway" is in the South Australian,
18 June 1850, page 2b-e,
Observer,
14 September 1850, page 1c (supp.),
9 August 1851,
6 September 1851, page 8a; also see
SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
7 August 1851, page 3:
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There is great difficulty in characterising Sir Henry Young's job "in terms polite". The Goolwa Railway, in the nostrils of the colonists, is odorous of assafoetida, and there are in their mouths, in common use, epithets reflecting upon his Excellency far more offensive than have ever yet appeared in print... Where are the produce, the population, the traffic of the Murray crowding the banks, and suffering for want of an outlet to a market? Why, a single bullock dray once a month will suffice to bring to Adelaide all its exportable produce for the next five years...
(Also see SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
6 September 1851, page 2d,
9 October 1851, page 2d,
11 December 1851, page 2e,
26 February 1852, page 2c.)
Everything connected with Goolwa and the iron road connected therewith seems to have been a bungle from the commencement.
(Advertiser, 28 August 1883, page 4d.)
2 February 1856, page 1f 9 (supp.).
Also see South Australia - Governors and Ancillary Matters.
Biographical details of Thomas Jones, "the first superintendent of the tramway", are in the Advertiser,
2 April 1929, page 12i.
A humorous letter headed "Disappointed Volunteers" is in the Register,
28 September 1854, page 3g.
Photographs of rifle volunteers of the 1860s are in the Observer,
29 January 1910, page 31.
Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.
A controversy over a Land Grant for an Episcopal Church is traversed in the Observer,
15 September 1855, page 3a;also see
20 October 1855, page 2b (supp.)
"Main Road to The Goolwa" is in the Observer,
6 October 1855, page 3a.
The opening of telegraphic communication with Adelaide is reported in the Observer,
7 November 1857, page 1c (supp.).
Also see South Australia - Communications - Telegraphic.
Information on the Congregational Church is in the Chronicle,
27 November 1858, page 5c.
A cricket match against Port Elliot is reported in the Register,
19 November 1859, page 2g,
against Strathalbyn in the Express,
13 December 1871, page 3b,
against Middleton, in the Register,
20 February 1873, page 6e. Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.
A photograph of competitors in a fancy dress football match is in the Chronicle,
23 July 1910, page 32.
The laying of the foundation stone of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,
2 August 1861, page 3h.
A case of "Sabbath Desecration" is discussed in the Observer,
22 June 1861, page 2e (supp.).
Register,
19 June 1861, page 2h.
School examinations are reported in the Register,
24 October 1862, page 3c.
A history of the town and photographs are in the Chronicle,
27 April 1933, pages 33 and 46.
The town is described in the Observer,
2 January 1864, page 7b,
Register,
29 August 1865, page 3e,
Advertiser,
18 May 1866, page 3a,
Register,
21 May 1866, page 3f,
22 March 1867, page 3c (also describes an Aborigines' corroboree),
Adelaide Illustrated Post,
21 April 1868, page 53 (sketch),
Farmers Weekly Messenger,
1 January 1875, page 5b.
Also see Chronicle,
26 February 1876, page 11b,
26 October 1878, page 22a,
Register,
26 May 1883, page 6b,
30 March 1886, page 6c,
Observer,
19 November 1887, page 33b,
Register,
11 May 1892, page 6a,
15 November 1902, page 8f,
23 November 1909, page 7e,
6 and 22 July 1911, pages 8g and 8a; also see
Parliamentary Paper 67/1888.
Sketches are in the Pictorial Australian in
December 1878,
January 1885, page 17,
Frearson's Weekly,
21 February 1880, page 15.
Reminiscences of Mrs J. Barker are in the Register,
8 January 1918, page 4e,
12 and 15 March 1918, pages 7b and 4h,
"Goolwa and its Neighbourhood" on
11 June 1921, page 9e,
Observer,
18 June 1921, page 43c.
The launching of the steamer Queen is reported in the Register,
7 October 1865, page 3d.
Also see Place Names - Murray River.
"Notes Down South" is in the Chronicle,
26 May 1866, page 3b.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Church of the Holy Evangelists is reported in the Register,
17 January 1867, page 3b.
Dutton's Brewery is described in the Register,
25 July 1868, page 3b and
the Goolwa Foundry and Iron Works on
17 August 1868, page 3c.
A coach trip from Strathalbyn is described in the Register,
25 March 1869, page 3f.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.
Fish drying and smoking is discussed in the Observer,
2 April 1870, page 7c.
Also see Place Names - Murray River - Fishing.
A horse race meeting is reported in the Observer,
24 June 1871, page 6b.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.
A local Show is reported in the Register,
12 October 1872, page 7b,
Observer,
5 September 1874, page 3d,
Chronicle,
17 February 1877, page 17d.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows.
A poem on the Goolwa Volunteers is in the Register,
10 July 1877, page 5e,
Observer,
14 July 1877, page 14b.
Also see South Australia - Defence of the Colony.
The opening of the Institute hall is reported in the Observer,
16 November 1878, page 13g.
"Fatal Boat Accident Near Goolwa" is in the Chronicle,
25 October 1879, page 7d.
"Swimming Matches in the Murray", for the "championship of the colony", is in the Register,
6 February 1880, page 6c,
Chronicle,
14 February 1880, page 12f.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Swimming and Bathing.
The need for a morgue is canvassed in the Register,
10 January 1883 (supp.), page 1g.
Information on the fishing industry is in the Register,
12 June 1888, page 5b,
7 August 1891, page 6c,
3 February 1892, page 4g,
3 and 4 May 1892, pages 7a and 4g-6b,
24 June 1892, page 3g,
18 June 1895, page 7e,
11 March 1896, page 3g,
5 February 1901, page 6h,
14 January 1902, page 7i,
7 August 1912, page 9d,
Advertiser,
9 July 1931, page 10d,
Observer,
6 February 1892, page 36a,
18 June 1892, page 31b,
24 September 1892, page 37d,
Advertiser,
9 July 1931, page 10d.
Fishing and duck shooting are discussed in the Register,
21 February 1922, page 4h; also see
23 February 1922, page 7f.
Also see Place Names - Murray River - Fishing.
"The Missing Fisherman" is in the Observer,
3 October 1891, page 30c.
Biographical details of a Mayor, D.L. Taylor are in the Register,
10 December 1892, page 1c (supp.),
of a Mayor, J.T. Underwood in the Observer,
14 May 1898, page 16d,
of A. Dowland on 14 January 1899, page 16a,
of William Sumner on 10 November 1900, page 16d,
of Captain George Ritchie on 5 April 1902, page 51d,
of E.H. Dodd on 9 December 1916, page 48b.
"The Goolwa [Mayoral] Assault Case" is in the Observer,
23 September 1899, page 13d.
Biographical details of W. Gumby are in the Register,
11 September 1896, page 5c.
"Weirs at the Murray Mouth" is in the Express,
28 May 1902, page 3d.
"A Barrage Wanted" is in the Register,
8 December 1914, page 8c; also see
6 February 1915, page 12a.
Barrages are discussed in The News,
25 January 1930, page 4d,
11 February 1930, page 10f,
Advertiser,
25 January 1930, page 4d,
11 February 1931, page 6g,
19 and 21 June 1933, pages 9f and 15d,
The Mail,
20 April 1935, page 7c.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
17 October 1935, page 34,
2 April 1936,
5 May 1937, page 9b.
"Reclaiming the Goolwa Sands" is in the Register,
31 March 1904, page 7a,
3 April 1906, page 6b,
Observer,
19 March 1904, page 12a,
7 April 1906, page 40a,
13 June 1908, page page 40d,
17 October 1908, page 40c.
Photographs of the Governor's visit are in the Chronicle,
10 September 1904, page 41.
Also see South Australia - Governors and Ancillary Matters.
"Three Days on Goolwa Waters" is in the Register,
8 June 1905, page 7f.
An exhibition of "women's work" is reported upon in the Register,
26 July 1907, page 3f.
"Double River Tragedy" is in the Register,
15 February 1909, page 4g.
The life and times of Mr Fred Glassenbury are recounted in the Advertiser,
7 July 1909, page 11g.
Photographs of the jubilee of the Methodist Church are in the Observer,
10 June 1911, page 29.
The reminiscences of Mrs T.R. Sumner is in the Observer,
9 August 1913, page 38a; also see
Register,
7 and 19 August 1913, pages 8e and 5f.
"Goolwa Memories" is in the Register,
19 August 1913, page 5f.
"Goolwa Celebrities" is in the Register,
19 March 1918, page 6g.
Biographical details of J.H.O. Eaton are in the Register,
2 June 1921, page 9a.
Biographical details of Francis J. White are in the Register,
5 April 1923, page 7e.
A photograph of 1872 council members is in the Chronicle,
10 January 1925, page 37.
"Goolwa and the South Coast", by C.R. Hodge, is in the Register,
30 April 1926, page 7a; also see
4 May 1926, page 13d.
Biographical details of Mr & Mrs Andrew Willcock are in the Observer,
31 March 1928, page 45a.
"Neglected Riches Around Mount Magnificent" is in the Advertiser,
21 October 1932, page 23b.
Goolwa - Transport & Shipping
Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes.
"Shipping at Goolwa [in the early days]" is in the Observer,
11 February 1928, page 17c.
The launching of the Eureka is reported in the Register,
26 August 1853, page 2f; also see
29 August 1853, page 2f.
Also see River Murray.
A regatta held on "24th ult.... it being the first anniversary of the launch of the Eureka, the first cargo vessel provided for the Murray traffic" is reported in the Observer,
2 September 1854, page 9d; also see
1 March 1856, page 3h,
11 August 1877, page 5f,
Register,
30 October 1857, page 3g.
The wharf is described in the Register,
10 May 1856, page 2f and
a regatta on
30 March 1859, page 3c.
Photographs are in the Observer,
8 January 1916, page 30,
5 January 1924, page 32.
The loss of the steamer Melbourne at the Murray mouth is reported in the Chronicle,
26 November 1859, page 5g.
The Strathalbyn to Goolwa Railway is discussed in Parliamentary Paper
20/1857, 113/1857, 69/1858, 87/1858, 17/1859 and 88/1859; also see
Register,
1 September 1865, page 3c and
1 and 6 February 1866, pages 2b and 3c respectively.
"Carriage for the... Tramway" is in the Register,
30 July 1866, page 2h.
A feature article on the railway is in the Register,
8 May 1877, page 6f; also see
26 May 1877, page 6f,
Observer,
22 November 1924, page 18c.
"The Southern Railway" is in the Register,
27 January 1885, page 7c,
26 February 1885, page 3g,
3 March 1885, page 6e.
"The River Trade and the Goolwa Railway" is in the Register,
15 April 1882, pages 4g-6e.
"A Glut of Traffic at Goolwa" is in the Register,
25 April 1882, page 1d (supp.).
A correspondent to the Register on 12 September 1882 (supp.) at page 1d raised an objection to:
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Allowing the Aborigines fresh from their filthy and disgusting wurleys to travel by the regular passenger carriages with Europeans, while conditions at Goolwa were also condemned:
The Goolwa antediluvian one-horse, half-luggage, half-passenger truck is still loaded up with casks, boxes [of] fish, kerosine... hides, dogs and all other objectionable things... The children still play in cars; larrikins rendezvous, smoke and spit...;
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On Christmas Day the small truck left Goolwa with sixty-five persons when there was not room for more than twenty-six.
14 October 1882, page 13b,
Register,
10 November 1888, page 7d and
3 June 1890, page 7h,
21 September 1891, page 7d for further complaints about "unclean natives in railway carriages".)
A petition for a ferry to Hindmarsh Island is in Parliamentary Paper 79/1858;
also see PP 78/1861;
information on it appears in the Advertiser,
26 October 1896, page 7d.
Also see Place Names - Hindmarsh Island.
A report of a carriage made at Bowden for the tramway is in the Express,
22 September 1866, page 3a.
Carriages are described in the Express,
24 August 1871, page 2d.
The Register of 31 December 1867, page 2e talks of the tramway and others in the colony.
A trip on the tramway is described in the Express,
14 July 1869, page 2b.
A coach trip from Strathalbyn is described in the Register,
25 March 1869, page 3f.
The launching of the Princess Royal is reported in the Observer,
2 July 1870, page 5d,
the Excelsior on
15 March 1873, page 7b (also see
19 April 1873, page 11d),
the Gertrude on
31 May 1873, page 7d,
a "new steamer" on
10 January 1874, page 7g,
the Cadell in the Register,
14 October 1876 (supp.), page 2g,
Observer,
14 October 1876, page 7b and
the Shannon in the Register,
7 September 1877, page 5b,
Express,
5 September 1877, page 2c.
A trial trip of the Shannon is reported in the Register,
11 October 1877, page 5c.
The launching of the Napier, "Mr A. Graham's new twin-screwed steamer... the largest vessel yet built in South Australia", is reported in the Observer,
19 September 1874, page 5e,
of the steamer, Shannon, in the Register,
7 September 1877, page 5b.
A proposed shipping canal from the Murray to the sea is discussed in the Chronicle,
9 and 30 May 1874, pages 11d and 11d,
27 June 1874, page 11e,
18 July 1874, page 12g,
21 November 1874, page 8c,
Observer,
18 July 1874, page 10a,
30 January 1875, page 5e,
Express,
11, 13 and 20 July 1874, pages 2d, 2c and 3c,
20 November 1874, page 2b.
Information on a proposed canal from Goolwa to "Port Victor" is in the Register,
14 October 1901, page 8a; also see
28 May 1902, page 6e,
14 September 1909, page 4g,
8 July 1912, page 9a.
A list of people rescued from drowning by Captain G.B. Johnston is in the Observer,
2 February 1878, page 6c.
The arrival of the Queen of the South is reported in the Advertiser,
15 March 1878, page 5g and
its grounding in the Register,
6 November 1878, page 6e.
"Goolwa and the River Trade" is in the Observer,
25 May 1878, page 6f,
22 June 1878, page 20g,
"South Australian River Fleet at Goolwa" on
1 June 1878, page 6f.
"The Australian New Orleans" is in the Chronicle,
18 May 1878.
A farewell dinner to George Eaton is reported in the Register,
22 June 1878, page 2e (supp.).
An article on shipping and rail transport is in the Advertiser,
24 April 1882, page 6d.
"The [Shipping] Block at Goolwa" is in the Chronicle,
29 April 1882, page 7e.
An obituary of Thomas Goode is in the Observer,
4 November 1882, page 8e.
"The Southern Railways" is in the Register,
17 October 1883, page 7b; also see
25 October 1883, page 6g.
The launch of the Britannia is reported in the Register,
19 April 1884, page 5b.
A photograph titled "A Punt Load of Sheep" is in The Critic,
3 January 1903, page 15; also see
28 February 1903, page 5.
A photograph of the launching of the steamer Industry is in the Chronicle,
20 August 1910, page 30.
"Barge Building" is in the Register, 4 April 1911, page 8g.
Goolwa - Obituaries
An obituary of Charles Murphy is in the Register, 20 July 1874, page 5e,
of Thomas Goode on 27 and 30 October 1882, pages 5c and 5b.
An obituary of J.P. Tripp is in the Register, 21 April 1894, page 5b,
of Captain John Egge in the Observer>, 21 September 1901, page 33c,
of George Grundy on 12 July 1902, page 31c,
of John Jones on 31 January 1903, page 34a,
of Abraham Graham on 21 February 1903, page 34c,
of William Gunby on 14 November 1903, page 21a,
of James Johnston on 28 May 1904, page 34a,
of Alfred H. Sexton on 9 July 1904, page 34e.
An obituary of E.H. Dodd is in the Register, 12 February 1900, page 5c,
of Mrs Atkins on 14 September 1901, page 7b,
of George Grundy on 8 July 1902, page 5c,
of Alexander Graham on 14 February 1903, page 5b,
of William Gunby on 10 November 1903, page 4g,
of W.H. Darwin on 13 February 1904, page 4i,
of George Hall on 27 April 1904, page 4i.
An obituary of Peter Kerr is in the Observer, 14 July 1906, page 38b,
of William Gordon, shipbuilder, on 20 June 1908, page 40a,
of Mrs James Ritchie on 1 March 1913, page 41a,
of Frank J. White on 6 December 1913, page 41a,
of Mrs Emma I. Wolter on 15 January 1916, page 35b,
of Mrs T.R. Sumner on 22 January 1916, page 47c,
of John Reece on 11 November 1916, page 34c.
An obituary of Mrs John Cave is in the Register, 21 September 1906, page 3d,
of Mrs C. Smith on 17 December 1906, page 4i,
of William Gordon on 17 June 1908, page 4h,
of James Ritchie on 24 February 1913, page 6i,
of Frank J. White on 29 November 1913, page 16b,
of Mrs Emma I. Wolter on 7 January 1916, page 4h,
of Mrs T.R. Sumner on 14 January 1916, page 6e,
of John Reece on 9 November 1916, page 4g,
of Henry Woodard on 26 April 1917, page 6f.
An obituary of Henry Bray is in the Observer, 12 May 1917, page 13d,
of Mrs M. White on 23 June 1917, page 17e,
of T.J. Saunier on 30 June 1917, page 19a,
of George Merritt on 27 July 1918, page 19c,
of Septimus Glover on 13 March 1920, page 30a,
of Thomas Goode on 23 July 1921, page 20a,
of Richard Newell on 20 January 1923, page 24d.
An obituary of George Merritt is in the Register, 22 July 1918, page 4g,
of Mrs Martha Smith on 3 September 1918, page 4g,
of C.H. Loney on 4 September 1919, page 6h,
of Septimus Glover on 9 March 1920, page 6h,
of Mrs J. Shetliffe on 22 December 1926, page 10d,
of Daniel D. McBeath on 18 July 1927, page 6g.
An obituary of Albert Fielding is in the Register,5 January 1928, page 9d.
Goolwa - Gould Creek
G
Place Names
Goolwa, Hundred of
A school of this name opened in 1911 and became "Merrilie" in 1912; closed in 1923.A photograph is in the Chronicle, 27 May 1911, page 30.
Goolwa - Gould Creek
G
Place Names
Gordon
Nomenclature
The town 40 km north-east of Quorn was proclaimed on 2 October 1879 and named by Governor Jervois after his brother, Gordon Jervois.
General Notes
A sale of town allotments is reported in the Chronicle,
15 November 1879, page 22c.
Its school opened in 1881 and closed in 1929. Register,
27 August 1880, page 5d,
Observer,
28 August 1880, page 360b.
The town is described in the Advertiser,
21 February 1881, page 1f (supp.),
3 June 1899, page 11a,
Register,
1 July 1922, page 13a:
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Although it is only a year since the first allotments were sold we can already boast of about 20 to 30 buildings, including an hotel, a store, a blacksmith's shop, a bakery and other places of business. A Bible Christian Chapel has been erected which, although not a very pretentious structure, is free from debt. A school, which will accommodate 40 scholars and a large store are being built, and I believe that it is intended to build another hotel near the railway station... We have a cricket club of 25 members...
A report on a local manganese mine is in the Register,
11 November 1885, page 5 and
a proposed irrigation scheme on
25 April 1903, page 6f.
The district, including mines, is described in the Chronicle,
12 May 1888, page 19c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Miscellany.
"Shearer to Hotel-Keeper" (biographical details of Hermann Schmidt) is in the Advertiser,
20 June 1933, page 10f.
Goolwa - Gould Creek
G
Place Names
Gordon, Hundred of
Nomenclature
Honourable J.H. Gordon, MLC (1888-1903).
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Politics.
"J.H. Gordon on Household Suffrage" is in the Weekly Herald,
8 July 1899, page 6c,
30 September 1899, page 6b; also see
24 August 1901, page 3a.
An interview with Sir John Gordon is in The Mail,
17 May 1913, page 8e;
his obituary is in the Advertiser,
24 December 1923, page 9c.
An obituary of John McCarthy is in the Register,
26 January 1926, page 8h.
Goolwa - Gould Creek
G
Place Names
Gorey Corner
Nomenclature
The Gorey family lived in an isolated house at the junction of eight roads, in the 19th century.
General Notes
The following is taken from a letter written by Keith Gorey (1916-1989) to Mrs Maureen Leadbeater of West Beach; his father, Albert Ernest Gorey, and uncle, Edward Neri Gorey, were sons of Michael Gorey who had farmed at Erith:
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[Albert and Edward] had their wheat farm there [and] the homestead [was] at the "seven stars corner", but it was known then as Gorey's Corner. A feature of the place was the large sheepyards on the property. After attending local stock sales at Mallala or Owen sheep would often be "droved" in mixed mobs to that corner, the new owners of the stock joining together in droving, and enjoying some social contact on the road thus far. On arrival at the road junction, the sheep would be yarded in Gorey's yards, drafted into their separate flocks and go their separate ways from there.
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Place Names
Gosse, Hundred of
Nomenclature
William Christie Gosse, explorer and Deputy Surveyor-General (1875-1881). He arrived from England in 1850, aged eight years, with his father Dr John Gosse. He entered the Survey Department as a cadet in 1859 and his ability and intelligence prompted his superiors to place him in command of the exploration party to the centre of the continent, where he and his party discovered and named Ayers Rock. He died in 1881 in Adelaide.
General Notes
Parliamentary Paper 48/1874 contains a report and his diary in respect of the Central and Western Exploring Expedition; also see Chronicle, 13 June 1874, page 8f.
The obituary of W.C. Gosse's father is in the Register,
23 July 1883, page 7a;
his appears on
17 August 1881 (supp.), page 2c and
his mother's on
19 and 23 June 1891, pages 4h and 3d.
An article written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death is in the Advertiser,
15 August 1931, page 5g:
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William Christie Gosse was one of the sons of Dr Gosse who came to South Australia in 1850. He joined the Survey Department in 1859, aged 17, and almost at once was engaged in a trigonometrical survey of the far north. He was the leader of a party in 1878 and explored the country 800 miles southward of Central Mount Stuart with the ultimate object of pushing over to Western Australia. He discovered and named Ayers Rock and died prematurely in 1881. There was a ceremony, year after year on the anniversary of his death, when officers of the department foregathered to drink a silent toast. The spokesman would give the sign with the words ?To his memory! And so he bore, without abuse, the grand old name of gentleman.?
Goolwa - Gould Creek
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Place Names
Gottlieb Well
Nomenclature
South of Terowie, has been known as 'Parnggi Well' since 1918 -'Gottlieb', a Christian name of German derivation, means 'love God'.
General Notes
The Register of 15 January 1869, page 3a recounts a lengthy and harrowing report on a "shocking death" at this place:
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A shocking death occurred when one of Mr. McCulloch's shepherds named Donald Campbell droving sheep in company with William Maxwell...
Goolwa - Gould Creek
G
Place Names
Gould Creek
Nomenclature
Gould Creek, Mount and Range - Near Kersbrook was named after John Gould, an ornithologist.
Gould Creek in the Hundred of Munno Para, honours Joseph Gould, an early landholder, who took up sections 5613-16 and 5620-21.
General Notes
An obituary of Joseph Gould is in the Register, 2 March 1870, page 5a :
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After a long illness Mr. Joseph Gould of Joy Villa, Nailsworth, formerly of Low Hand, Somersetshire, died on 25 February 1870... His remains were buried at Gould's Creek... He showed in his career practical common sense and by shrewd business habits and industrious application to farming pursuits acquired considerable property and in the early years assisted in opening up some of our finest agricultural and pastoral property.
An obituary of William Kelly is in the Observer,
1 May 1915, page 45b.
Biographical details of Mrs Elizabeth Kelly are in the Register,
2 August 1916, page 4h.
