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Logan Flat - Loxton
- Logan Flat
- Lone Gum
- Long, Mount
- Long Flat
- Long Gully
- Long Plains
- Long Valley
- Longwood
- Loos
- Lorne
- Loudon Brae
- Louth Bay
- Loveday
- Loveday Bay
- Lovely Valley
- Lowaldie
- Lowan
- Lower Broughton
- Lower Finniss
- Lower Inman
- Lower Light
- Lower Skilly
- Lower Wakefield
- Lowly, Point
- Lowrie Hill
- Loxton
Logan Flat
Nomenclature
Near Willunga; it is mentioned in a letter written on 2 February 1856 by Richard Logan to the Surveyor-General (no. 56 of 1856).
General Notes
It was also the name of a school which in 1860 was conducted by Martin O'Halloran; 23 scholars were on the roll - see
Parliamentary Paper 174/1860;
it is mentioned in the Government Gazette of
10 August 1854, page 591; it closed in 1863.
Examinations are reported in the Observer,
19 October 1861, page 5g.
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A public examination of the school at Logan's Flat, Willunga under the management of Mr Halloran took place... The Chief Inspector who conducted the examination expressed himself fully satisfied, only regretting the fewness of the scholars in attendance - a circumstance entirely owing to the removal of several families from the neighbourhood.
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Long Flat
The opening of a new hall is reported in the Observer,16 September 1911, page 17b.
Information on swamp reclamation is in the Observer,
31 October 1914, page 10e,
14 November 1914, page 13a.
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The effect of the low river on the Long Flat, Mobilong and Mypolonga Swamp lands was the subject of much evidence in the Mobilong District Council Assessment Appeal Court... The Long Flat settlers all protested against the swamp lands being assessed at £20 an acre and stated that in most instances they were not only rated by the government, for half or less than half, the area for watering... William Ferdinand Wundersitz stated that his swamp block contained 22? acres, but he considered £450 was too high... He had 16 acres under cultivation, nine acres under lucerne (of which two were not payable crops), four acres under pannicum crus galli and three acres carrying millet...
25 September 1920, page 19d.
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Lone Gum
Nomenclature
From 1 June 1919 to April 1928 this name was applied to the post office at Monash.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1920 and became "Monash" in 1928.
"Christmas at Lone Gum" is in the Register,
31 December 1919, page 3c.
Also see South Australia - The Colony - Christmas in South Australia
- Miss Elsie E. Formby, under the auspices of the Cheer-up Society, paid a visit to the Berri settlement and surrounding area... [She] was so impressed with what she saw, particularly in the Lone Gum area, she has devoted special attention to this portion of the settlement....
"The Sentinel at Lone Gum Camp" is in the Advertiser,
15 July 1921, page 12f:
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This gum which stands amid low mallee scrub - whip-stick mallee - ... is peculiar as its species is particularly confined to the vast river flats. For many years this arboreal giant was known as Trussell's Retreat... So many Murray names are disappearing and others substituted entirely dissociated from historical incidents, that lend them interest, that one regrets the enthusiasm which causes the new settlers to obliterate the traces of the original pioneers.[James Trussell was John Chambers manager at Cobdogla Station.]
18 December 1920, page 3.
The Observer of 3 June 1922, page 5a says, inter alia:
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The Lone Gum settlement was so called because there was a solitary red gum. The Irrigation Department has fenced a reserve around that tree for preservation purposes.
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Place Names
Long Gully
Nomenclature
Its former name was "Minno"; see
Advertiser,
22 August 1912, page 8g.
General Notes
The foundation stone of a Wesleyan Church at this place near Mount Barker is reported in the Register, 2 September 1864, page 2e.
- The laying of the foundation stone of the new chapel was performed at Long Gully, near Mount Barker, on August 22... [It] was laid by Mr John Dunn, MP... A public tea was provided in a tent near the chapel... A vote of thanks was proposed by Mr John Venning to the ladies, Mr Kempster who had erected the tent and to the Chairman, which was seconded by Mr Oborn... Mr Weber had most generously offered to build the walls gratuitously. Others have also promised assistance in labour and cash...
13 January 1911, page 6f.
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Long Plains
The school opened in 1883 and closed in 1973.For additional information see Life Around the Light, page 131.
The village is described in the Register,
8 January 1904, page 6d.
A photograph of students is in the Observer,
30 October 1909, page 29.
- Local requirements are administered by Mr D. Parker, storekeeper, and conveyor of His Majesty's mails from Owen to Long Plains and district. Mr A.M. Shapley is state schoolmaster. Wheat and haygrowing are the principal industries and evidence abounds that success attends the efforts of the following land owners: Messrs R. Lawrie, R. Daniels, H. Hallion, W.H. Parker, A. Buttle, Carslake (3), G. Duck, L. Franks, E. Good, D. and G. Hammond, G. and B. Marshman, W. Secomb, R. Sherrah, J.R. West, G. and D. Young and Mrs Young and Sons.
An obituary of T.R. Daniel is in the Register,
10 June 1887, page 5b,
of Mrs Rebecca S. Young on 25 September 1912, page 13a.
The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs G.A. Johnson is reported in the Register,
4 July 1919, page 6g.
Biographical details of R.T.B. Daniel are in the Observer,
31 March 1928, page 48c.
Photographs of the opening of the railway are in the Chronicle,
28 April 1917, page 27,
Observer,
28 April 1917, pages 25-26,
of the hall in the Chronicle,
29 March 1924, page 36.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Raiways - Miscellany
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Long Valley
The Observer of 15 October 1864, page 3e reports on examinations held at this school conducted by Miss Fanny Stanley.
A golf match on Mr Mickie's Long Valley links is reported in the Observer,
7 October 1905, page 22a; also see
4 May 1907, page 22e,
15 June 1907, page 20d.
Also see South Australia - Sport - Golf
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In beautiful weather the deciding game for the medal presented by Sir Lancelot Stirling in connection with the Strathalbyn club was played on Mr Miekel's excellent Long Valley links...
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Long, Mount
North-west of Lake Eyre North; it was discovered by John Ross and named after Patrick Long, a member of his exploration party;see Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society, Vol 58, page 15.
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Longwood
Nomenclature
Five kilometres south of Aldgate. Land in the district was first surveyed in 1876. In about 1884 Edward Alfred Colbey purchased sections 394 and 395W and called the property 'Longwood Glen'. For a time Mr Colbey resided at 'Longwood, St. Helena and of interest is the fact that Napoleon was exiled on St. Helena in 1815 and the name of the house in which he lived was 'Longwood'.
General Notes
"Valuable Clay Deposits" is in the Chronicle,
7 March 1903, page 35e,
"Mount Lofty Clay" on
3 December 1921, page 42c.
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Mr Robert Davies, who served his apprenticeship in a Welsh pottery and who was in business at Magill in that industry in the sixties, has recently returned to Adelaide with the object of working splendid deposits [of clay] discovered at Longwood...
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Building Stone
The opening of the Institute is reported in the Register,
11 June 1903, page 8e and
a show in the Chronicle,
9 April 1904, page 32c,
Observer,
9 April 1904, page 4d,
Advertiser,
22 March 1905, page 7d,
Register,
23 March 1905, page 2i,
Observer,
21 March 1908, page 16e.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Coal.
An obituary of Mrs Martha Mundy is in the Register,
5 January 1905, page 3a.
Biographical details of Moreton Harslett are in the Register,
29 November 1924, page 10i,
Observer,
6 December 1924, page 38c.
A photograph of the Commonwealth Challenge Cup is in the Chronicle,
18 March 1905, page 28.
A Show is reported in the Chronicle,
31 March 1906, page 40d,
Register,
14 March 1911, page 8h,
Observer,
23 March 1912, page 15c.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows
Information on the Christ Church is in the Register,
10 April 1915, page 5e.
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Loos
Nomenclature
In 1988 the name was used for a trigonometrical station 5 km WSW of Gawler.
General Notes
The school opened as "Buch(s)felde in 1852 changing its name in 1918;
it closed in 1967.
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Lorne
In naming it the nomenclator may have had in mind, Lord Lorne, son-in-law to Queen Victoria.
The town is described in the Register,
14 January 1904, page 6f.
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Loudon Brae
Nomenclature
The name comes from Ayrshire, Scotland.
General Notes
A photograph of school students is in the Chronicle,
11 May 1933, page 36.
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Place Names
Louth Bay
Nomenclature
Named by Matthew Flinders on 26 February 1802 after a town in Lincolnshire, England.
General Notes
An obituary of Andrew Scott is in the Observer,
31 January 1925, page 38d.
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Place Names
Loveday
Nomenclature
The town 3 km south of Cobdogla was named after Ernest Alfred Loveday, the son of Richard John Loveday, (see below) and proclaimed on 1 February 1940. He was the first superintendent surveyor of the Irrigation Department.
General Notes
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Irrigation .
"The Needs of Loveday" is in the Advertiser,
20 March 1922, page 9e; also see
14 and 28 March 1923, pages 13d and 8g,
2 April 1923, page 10d; its school opened in 1923.
A photograph of a temporary railway is in the Observer,
1 July 1922, page 25.
"Pipe Irrigation - Loveday Experiment" is in The News,
12 March 1925, page 6f; also see
11 August 1925, page 10e.
"Fate of Loveday" is in the Register,
27 June 1927, page 11h,
Observer,
2 July 1927, page 18e.
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Some of this lovely Loveday country has for the last few years been labouring under the stigma of a political condemnation. Politicians, apparently, forget their quarrels when Loveday is mentioned, and seem united in the opinion that a huge mistake was made in the opening of such a vast and useless tract of land, as it is often claimed to be. Roads that were in the course of construction when the soldier settlement "bubble" burst - that is, as far as it concerned irrigation activities - were left unfinished...
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Loveday Bay
Nomenclature
An inlet of the southern part of Lake Alexandrina in the Hundred of Baker. Richard John Loveday, Government surveyor.
General Notes
The school opened in 1910 and closed in 1945.
Photographs are in the Observer,
3 September 1910, page 32.
- A considerable time ago the residents of Loveday Bay formed a committee for the purpose of erecting a suitable building for a school and other purposes... Mr S. Botting gave a piece of land for the purpose. The following were chosen as trustees: Messrs H. Bowyer, W.J. Richards, C.F. Barker, S. Bottrill, and J. McNicol... On August 18 the building was opened by Mrs G.G. Hacket...
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Lovely Valley
The Register of 11 February 1858 (supp.) at page 1 locates it as contiguous to section 680, Hundred of Myponga - see
29 November 1861, page 2e for a record of the laying of the foundation stone for "a new school room at Lovely Valley, Myponga"; also see
4 March 1864, page 3a.
A "public tea" given at the school is reported on
1 March 1866; according to records in the Department of Education it opened in 1865 and closed in 1875.
- A public tea was given to Mr and Mrs Best at the Lovely Valley schoolroom as a mark of respect...
The opening of the Lovely Valley Bridge appears on 14 September 1866, page 3f in the Register.
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Lowaldie
Nomenclature
A Narrinyeri tribal word meaning 'summer'
General Notes
Its school opened in 1922 and closed in 1940.
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Lowan
Nomenclature
There is a Lowan Vale in the County of Buckingham 8 km north of Cannawigara. The name first appears on a pastoral plan deposited in the land office in 1896 and was approved for a post office on section , Hundred of Cannawigara in November 1943.
Aboriginal for 'mallee hen'.
General Notes
See note Place Names - Nympsvale and Observer,
14 August 1909, page 31c.
Lowan Vale - "The Lowan or Native Pheasant" is in the Observer,
15 February 1896, page 35e; also see
10 August 1901, page 5c.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Birds
An obituary of W.A. Crouch is in the Register,
7 and 9 October 1899, pages 5e and 4h.
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Lower Broughton
The school opened in 1890 and closed in 1933.
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Lower Finniss
The opening of a Wesleyan Chapel is reported in the Register,7 March 1856, page 3h.
This school opened in 1863 and closed in 1877.
Cotton growing is reported upon in the Register,
17 March 1863, page 3a.
- Mr John Gilbert, of the Lower Finniss, states that he only reared one [cotton] plant from the seeds obtained... He had been more successful with some seeds he got from Mr Graham, of Goolwa, having raised 22 plants...
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Cotton
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Lower Inman
Its school operated from 1866 until 1927.
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Lower Light
The laying of the foundation stone of a chapel is reported in the Chronicle,25 July 1874, page 7e.
A sports day is reported in the Chronicle,
2 March 1878, page 21d.
Its state school opened in 1874 and closed in 1963; see
Observer,
14 September 1878, page 12c,
27 March 1880, page 531a,
24 April 1880, page 690e.
Register,
19 April 1880, page 5a.
For information on earlier private schools in the area see Life Around the Light, page 125.
The village is described in the Register,
8 January 1904, page 6d.
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Only six miles of country intervenes between Two Wells and the township of Lower Light and most of this area is in possession of the owner of Buckland Park. Mr Quigley, however, occupies a fair proportion on the eastern side as a sheep run.... Mr J. Williamson, who is the postmaster, owns the store and conducts the hotel. The only other business premises are occupied by Mr E. L. Wylie, blacksmith. Miss A.T. Langdon resides at the state school...
The laying of the foundation stone of the Methodist church is reported in the Register,
5 April 1910, page 9c.
Photographs of the Methodist Church and its Trustees are in the Observer,
25 February 1911, page 31.
A photograph of a football team is in the Observer,
16 September 1911, page 30.
An obituary of C.A. Paterson is in the Register,
6 October 1920, page 8b.
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Lower Skilly
The laying of the foundation stone of the Bible Christian Chapel is reported in the Register, 4 August 1866, page 2h.
- On August 1 the foundation stone of the chapel in Lower Skilly was laid by Mrs Catford and Mr Wright in the presence of 70 people...
This school opened as "Lower Skilly Creek" in 1878;
it closed circa 1890.
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Lower Wakefield
The school opened in 1874 and closed in 1898.
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Lowly, Point
Nomenclature
South-east of Fitzgerald Bay discovered and named by Matthew Flinders on 9 March 1802. Descriptive.
General Notes
Its school opened in 1899 and closed in 1901.
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Lowrie Hill
Parliamentary Paper 26/1875 shows the school being conducted by Frances Z. Winter with 24 enrolled pupils;it opened in 1874 and closed in 1881.
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Loxton
Nomenclature
It honours William Charles Loxton who arrived with his parents in the Elgin in 1849 and was a boundary rider on Bookpurnong Station.
General Notes
"Pioneer Bushman - The Founder of Loxton" is in the Register,
21 October 1926, page 11h,
"A Chat With Mr W. Loxton" on
6 December 1926, page 13a.
Photographs of Mr Loxton and his bullock team are in the Observer,
22 January 1927, page 34,
of the village of Loxton in England "the birthplace of William Loxton" on
25 February 1928, page 38.
Loxton Hut School opened in 1902 and closed in 1909;
Loxton School opened in 1914.
A photograph of students is in the Observer,
14 December 1907, page 31.
The opening of the Lutheran Church is reported in the Chronicle,
3 December 1904, page 12a.
A photograph is in the Chronicle,
20 March 1926, page 39.
A photograph of a homestead is in The Critic,
13 November 1907, page 11.
"Loxton Hut Country" is in the Observer,
8 August 1908, page 26a,
12 September 1908, page 15c.
A photograph of the "remains of Loxton's Hut" is in the Observer,
14 December 1907, page 31.
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No further proof of the richness of the soil around Loxton is required than the splendid results of wheatgrowing carried on in that district for the past dozen years.... The Murray wheat has high milling qualities... The kitchen and fruit gardens of back settlers provided with bore water indicate how successfully irrigation could be carried on adjacent to the river... This country is stated by competent judges to be better than the Pinnaroo land...
"Loxton Railway" is in the Register,
6 August 1908, page 5a.
The opening of the railway and waterworks is reported in the Express,
13 February 1914, page 2c,
Register,
16 February 1914, page 8d.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany
"The Loxton Country" and "Loxton on the Murray" are in the Register,
8 and 10 September 1908, pages 9c and 5h;
the laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported on
28 September 1908, page 7h.
Adjacent country is described in the Observer of
28 August 1909, page 51a; also see
Register,
28 and 29 May 1909, pages 9a and 11a,
23 and 25 August 1909, pages 5h and 6d,
27 October 1909, page 5e.
Photographs of and information on the town are in the Observer,
14 December 1907, page 30,
12 September 1908, page 30,
26 June 1909, page 32,
16 October 1909, page 31,
16 December 1911, page 2 (supp.),
Register,
29 May 1909, page 11a,
5 February 1910, page 14g.
"Loxton and District - Past and Present" is in the Register,
2, 3, 4 and 6 June 1910, pages 9f, 10e, 13d and 5d; also see Advertiser,
19 August 1912, page 12a.
Photographs are in the vChronicle,
27 November 1909, page 30,
Observer,
21 February 1914, page 29.
"Loxton's Progress" is in the Register,
29 June 1915, page 7a,
"The Lure of Loxton" on
30 October 1926, page 7,
22 March 1927, page 7; also see
8 and 11 October 1927, pages 10a and 10c.
The laying of the foundation stone of the Institute is reported in the Observer,
3 October 1908, page 41e.
"Progressive Loxton" is in the Register,
27 May 1909, page 7c.
"Loxton and District - Past and Present" is in the Register,
2, 3, 4 and 6 June 1910, pages 9f, 10e, 13d and 9d.
The laying of the foundation stone of the hospital is reported in the Register,
7 July 1910, page 5c.
"The Horse Mono-Railway" is in the Register,
17 May 1911, page 3d.
A mono-railway on the property of the Loxton Farming Co. is discussed in the Observer,
15 June 1912, page 41e.
Information on a government experimental farm is in the Register,
13 February 1912, page 3c.
"Bushfire Tragedy" is in the Register, 5 November 1914, page 7c.
Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Bushfires
A photograph of a "temporary" bridge across the river is in the Observer,
26 December 1914, page 12.
An obituary of Mrs W. Meadows is in the Register,
12 April 1916, page 6h,
of William Cate on 22 and 23 February 1918, pages 6g and 6h.
"Loxton and Loyalty - Royal Commission Needed" is in The Mail,
25 October 1919, page 2e; also see
1 and 22 November 1919, pages 2f and 2d-3c,
17 January 1920, page 2d,
17 April 1920, page 2d.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Germans in Australia
The reminiscences of Bill Henderson are in the Observer,
7 September 1929, page 4a.
Its first Show is reported in the Register,
6 October 1911, page 3h.
Photographs are in the Observer,
14 October 1911, page 30.
Also see South Australia - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .
Photographs of a low river are in the Observer,
11 May 1912, page 32.
Whale fossils found in the area are reported upon in the Advertiser,
11 September 1912, page 18g.
Information on the town's water supply is in the Express,
20 March 1911, page 1i.
Photographs of water reclamation works are in the Observer,
10 May 1913, page 30,
27 September 1913, page 29.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
Photographs of the opening of the railway and of the town are in the Chronicle,
21 February 1914, page 32,
4 April 1914, page 31,
of a motor car bogged on the Meribah road on
14 August 1926, page 35.
"The Loxton District" is in the Observer,
26 June 1915, page 10c.
"Interesting Cotton Samples" is in the Observer,
8 April 1922, page 6e.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Cotton.
Biographical details of J.W. Thiele are in the Register,
12 June 1922, page 6g.
"No Licence for Loxton Club" is in the Register,
25 October 1922, page 11h.
The opening of a Lutheran church is reported in the Observer,
13 March 1926, page 42d.
The opening of the hospital is reported in the Register,
28 February 1927, page 12h.
Photographs are in the Chronicle,
5 March 1927, page 40.
also see Observer,
5 March 1927, page 17d.
A photograph of planting swamp mahogany trees is in the Observer,
15 October 1927, page 36.
"To Loxton and Back" is in the Observer,
15 and 22 October 1927, pages 55a and 21a.
Information on a soldiers' memorial is in the Observer,
21 July 1928, page 17e.
Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.
The reminiscences of Bill Henderson are in the Observer,
7 September 1929, page 4a.
"Leopard Loose at Loxton" is in the Observer,
27 November 1930, page 15c.
The reminiscences of Edwin Thiele are in the Chronicle,
2 November 1933, page 4.
Loxton - Obituaries
An obituary Mrs Johanna L. Drabsch is in the Register,
29 March 1909, page 7c.
An obituary of Mrs J.L. Drabsch is in the Observer,
3 April 1909, page 15e,
of Mrs W. Meadows on 15 April 1916, page 19a,
of A.W.R. Drabsch on 17 May 1924, page 39d,
of J.E. Thiele on 15 August 1925, page 45d.
An obituary of J.F. Thiele is in the Register,
10 August 1925, page 6h,
of Johann W. Thiele on 4 May 1927, page 20a.
