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    Place Names of South Australia - U

    Unley

    Unley

    Civic Affairs

    Nomenclature

    It has been recorded that:

    General Notes

    A public meeting called to discuss "an impassable Unley Road" is reported in the Register,
    20 September 1851, page 3e,
    19 November 1877, page 1c (supp.) for the opening of a new road.
    A photographs of wood-blocking is in The Critic,
    13 July 1921, page 18.

    A meeting for a proposal to form a Corporation is reported in the Register,
    8 May 1871, page 4f; also see
    24 May 1871, page 3d.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

    A letter headed "A Voyage to Unley" is in the Register,
    29 September 1877, page 6e describes the flooding of streets and footpaths; also see
    Express,
    23 June 1898, page 3g,
    13 February 1899, page 3d,
    Advertiser,
    30 June 1904, page 6e.
    Flooding of the district is discussed in the Register,
    15 February 1897, page 5f,
    "Heavy Floods" on
    30 May 1925, page 13a.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    28 August 1909, page 29.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods .

    Information on a proposed new road to Adelaide is in the Register,
    11, 14 and 19 August (supp.) 1876, pages 7d, 5c-6a and 1f; also see
    Express,
    31 August 1876, page 2f,
    19 November 1877, page 3b.

    A proposal to erect a Town Hall is in the Register,
    26 January 1877, page 6h,
    Observer,
    27 January 1877, page 7c; also see
    Express,
    16 December 1879, page 2c.
    A report on the laying of the foundation stone of the Town Hall and Institute is in the Register,
    24 May 1880, page 6c.

    Also see Register,
    13 July 1880, page 5b and
    20 November 1880, page 6c,
    25 November 1902, page 4f,
    25 February 1903, page 8f,
    16 and 18 March 1903, pages 4f and 8e.
    A proposal for a town hall is discussed in the Register,
    25 February 1903, page 8f,
    21 December 1905, page 4f,
    Express,
    4 January 1907, page 2f.
    The laying of its foundation stone is reported in the Register,
    11 March 1907, pages 5f-6e
    A photograph is in the Observer,
    16 March 1907, page 32
    Chronicle,
    24 August 1907, page 29,
    The Critic,
    13 March 1907, page 17.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the new institute is reported in the Register,
    16 and 20 May 1907, pages 7i and 6g.
    A history of the Institute is in The News,
    30 June 1927, page 6e.

    A letter concerning the partition of Goodwood from Unley is in the Register,
    22 October 1878, page 6d; also see
    23 November 1878, page 5b,
    3 January 1891, page 7h and Place Names - Goodwood.

    "The Allowance of the Mayor" is in the Chronicle,
    24 December 1881, page 8b,
    14 January 1882, page 8g,
    "Municipal Elections" in the Express,
    4 December 1884, page 3c.

    A meeting held in respect of the fate of Aboriginal "reserve land" is reported in the Register,
    12 January 1883, page 6d.
    Also see South Australia - Aboriginal Australians.

    Reminiscences of the district in the 1880s are in the Register,
    17 February 1917, page 12d.

    An inspection of the town by the councillors is reported in the Register,
    17 January 1884, page 6d,
    9 January 1885, page 6h,
    Express,
    9 January 1885, page 3d; also see
    Parliamentary Paper
    67/1888 and
    Register,
    27 December 1890, page 7d.

    Information on deep drainage is in the Express,
    20 October 1886, page 6g.

    A proposal for a fire brigade is in the Express,
    11 February 1887, page 3c-e,
    Advertiser,
    14 February 1887, page 7f; also see
    Express,
    3 October 1898, page 2h,
    The News,
    15 December 1925, page 6f.
    A photograph of the station is in The Critic,
    17 February 1909, page 9.
    Also see Adelaide - Fires and the Fire Brigade.

    A report from the Central Board of Health is in the Observer,
    10 March 1888, page 33e.
    "The Health of Unley" is in the Express,
    19 July 1898, page 3f.
    Also see Adelaide - Public Health.

    Biographical details of a Mayor, T.C. Holland are in the Register,
    3 December 1894, page 7h,
    of C.G. Gurr on 20 December 1899, page 7c,
    of William Dring in the Observer, 10 April 1897, page 16a,
    of T.E. Yelland on 5 December 1914, page 43c,
    of W.N. Parsons on 9 December 1916, page 47e.

    Information on the corporation's seal is in the Observer,
    18 March 1899, page 33e.
    Also see South Australia - Micellany - Local Government.

    Tree planting is discussed in the Express,
    23 May 1899, page 4d.
    Also see South Australia - Education - Arbor Days.

    A meeting of the District Trained Nursing Society is reported in the Advertiser,
    1 July 1899, page 11d,
    Register,
    1 September 1905, page 7h,
    24 October 1907, page 6h,
    29 August 1910, page 3g,
    Express,
    21 November 1913, page 3f.
    Also see South Australia - Women - Nurses and Female Doctors.

    "Unley Municipal Elections" is in the Weekly Herald,
    2 December 1899, page 8d.
    "Beer Beneath the Ballot Box" is in the Register,
    24 December 1901, page 6g.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Local Government.

    "Mr J. Miller - Town Clerk of Unley" is in the Observer,
    24 January 1903, page 25a.
    an obituary is in the Observer,
    3 October 1903, page 24a,
    Register,
    28 September 1903, page 4i; also see
    13 October 1903, page 4i.
    "The Miller Memorial" is in the Express,
    20 April 1905, page 4g,
    The Critic,
    10 May 1905, page 23 (photograph).

    "The Lighting of Unley" is in the Advertiser,
    22 July 1902, page 6g;
    the introduction of electric lighting is discussed in the Register on
    21 May 1907, page 4e,
    23 October 1907, page 4f,
    "Unley by Night - From Gas to Electricity" on
    7 January 1913, page 9c.
    "From Gas to Electricity" is in the Register,
    7 January 1913, page 9c.
    Information on street lighting is in the Register,
    7 April 1914, page 8c.
    Also see Adelaide - Lighting the City and Homes.

    "The Third City - Unley or Norwood" is in the Register,
    6 and 30 August 1904, pages 6e and 9i.
    The proclamation of Unley as a City is reported in the Advertiser,
    7 November 1906, page 6g;
    a reunion of past and present councillors appears on
    12 November 1906, page 9a.
    A photograph of council members is in The Critic,
    15 January 1919, page 5.
    "Charge Against City Councillors" is in the Express,
    3 December 1906, page 4d.
    A mayoral banquet is reported in the Express,
    1 October 1909, page 3h.

    "Unley Chrysantemum Show" is in the Register,
    3 May 1906, page 6e.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

    Proposed swimming baths are discussed in the Register,
    3 November 1908, page 4g,
    25 July 1912, page 6f.
    New swimming baths are described in the Register,
    10 December 1912, page 6g; also see
    Observer,
    29 November 1913, page 20e,
    Register,
    22 January 1914, page 5d.

    "Municipal Playgrounds" is in the Register,
    11 and 24 November 1908, pages 4f and 9h.
    Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Miscellany - Playgrounds.

    "Street Nomenclature" is in the Register,
    3 May 1910, page 6f.

    "The Unley Eisteddfod" is in the Register,
    8 May 1911, page 6c.

    Photographs of Unley City Parliaments are in The Critic,
    29 July 1914, page 19,
    7 April 1915, page 14.

    Biographical details of a Mayor, Lt-Colonel Dollman, are in the Register,
    1 December 1913, page 8e,
    of W.N. Parsons on 4 December 1916, page 8.

    A proposed refuse destructor is discussed in the Register,
    12 November 1915, page 7g.
    Information on and photographs of the opening of a refuse destructor are in the Observer,
    26 January 1918, page 25,
    The Critic,
    23 January 1918, page 11 (photographs),
    "Incinerator for Unley Council" is in The News,
    5 and 14 August 1930, pages 5d and 13c.

    The proposed purchase of land for a soldiers' memorial is reported in the Register,
    10 September 1917, page 8g and
    its unveiling on
    16 September 1918, page 9b,
    29 November 1919, page 11d,
    1, 2 and 6 December 1919, pages 9e, 8g and 12d,
    The Critic,
    19 December 1917, page 11.
    Also see South Australia - World War I - Memorials to the Fallen.

    A proposal to purchase land for a Garden of Honour appears on
    24 January 1919, page 6e; also see
    24 February 1919, page 4d,
    14 April 1919, page 4g,
    18 June 1919, page 8c,
    29 November 1919, page 11d,
    2 December 1919, page 8f,
    25 May 1922, page 6e,
    28 November 1924, page 8f.
    A baby competition in aid of the Fallen Soldiers' Statue Fund is reported upon in the Register,
    16 May 1921, page 3c.
    Photographs of the Cross of Sacrifice are in the Observer,
    6 December 1924, page 34,
    of the opening of the Soldiers' Memorial Arch in the Chronicle,
    6 December 1924, page 35.
    The unveiling of a Roll of Honor is reported in the Advertiser,
    26 November 1928, page 16d.

    "Beautifying Unley - Government Town Planner's Scheme" is in the Register,
    3 and 4 April 1919, pages 7b and 6g.
    Also see Adelaide - Social Matters and Town Planning.

    Photographs of "The Battle Tank at Unley" are in The Critic,
    11 September 1918, page 23.

    "Yapping Dogs and Crowing Roosters" is in the Register,
    3 and 18 May 1923, pages 8f and 8f.
    Also see Adelaide - Public Nuisances - Dogs.

    "The Mayor and the Blankets [for the Poor]" is in the Advertiser,
    3 and 4 April 1929, pages 11f and 12d,
    "The Unley Relief Fund" on
    7 October 1929, page 11f.
    Also see South Australia - The Depression Years - 1930 to 1936.

    Unley
    Ucolta - Uworra
    U
    Place Names

    Unley

    Miscellany

    Information on Thomas Whistler is in the Observer,
    7 January 1922.

    "Early Unley", by H. Breaker, is in the Observer,
    7 June 1913, page 48b.
    The reminiscences of Matthias Badman are in the Register,
    30 May 1913, page 10f,
    of Mrs C. Bowden in the Observer,
    2 August 1913, page 51d.
    Historical information is in the Register,
    21 February 1921, page 9e

    A ploughing match at "Staple Vale, near Unley" is reported in the Adelaide Times,
    11 and 12 September 1850, pages 3b and 3b.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Ploughing Matches.

    For the establishment of a Penny Bank see Register,
    24 April 1858, page 2h.

    "Great Fire at Unley Farm" is in the Observer,
    23 January 1864, page 3f,
    Register,
    19, 20 and 25 January 1864, pages 2h, 2e and 2f.
    "Fire at Unley" is in the Register,
    27 February 1894, page 7f.
    Information on a fire station is in the Register,
    13 September 1898, page 3f,
    3 October 1898, page 7h.
    Also see Adelaide - Fires and the Fire Brigade.

    Information on dates grown by Mr Stikley is in the Observer,
    26 August 1865, page 7h.

    An armed hold-up is reported in the Chronicle,
    7 April 1866, page 5e.

    "Old Time Unley And Unley Park" is in the Register,
    23 December 1902, page 6f - "There [at the Cremorne Hotel] was to be seen the first elephant ever imported into South Australia." Also see
    Express,
    14 November 1906, page 1g.

    "From Village to City - Some Personal Reminiscences", by Rev John Blacket, is in the Register on
    17, 20, 23, 24 and 31 May 1913, pages 18g, 8g, 5f, 17g and 7f, "Unley Unities" on
    21 February 1921, page 9e,
    "A Forgotten Benefactor - A New Page in Unley History" on
    15 and 21 June 1921, pages 7f and 7h.
    "Origin and Founding of Unley" on
    6 and 7 December 1921, pages 7f and 8c; also see
    26 December 1921, page 7a,
    30 January 1922, page 7d,
    13 April 1922, page 9a,
    The News,
    1 November 1932, page 1f,
    16 January 1933, page 4e.

    Mr Wurm's silkworm farm is described in the Register,
    14 December 1874, page 7a.
    Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Silk.

    An example of adverse living conditions is reported in the Register, 2 May 1876, page 5d:

    Information on the Adelaide to Unley-Mitcham Tramway is in the Observer,
    7 September 1878, page 23c.
    A "trial" is reported in the Register,
    13 January 1879, page 4g.
    A trip from Adelaide is described on
    15 November 1881 (supp.), page 6b; also see
    5 October 1909, page 4f,
    2 November 1909, page 6d,
    14 May 1913, page 12e,
    5 December 1914, page 12d and Mitcham.
    "Tramways and Light" is in the Register,
    25 and 26 January 1911, pages 6d and 3c,
    1 February 1911, page 6f.
    Also see Adelaide - Transport - Tramways.

    "An Anti-Chinese Fiasco" is in the Register,
    5 and 6 February 1879, pages 5a and 6g,
    "The Chinese in Unley" in the Express,
    27 and 28 February 1890, pages 3g and 4e.
    Chinese gardens and their owners' habitations are described in the Register,
    29 August 1893, page 7f,
    Observer,
    19 August 1893, page 15d,
    2 September 1893, page 16d.
    Also see Adelaide - Chinese Population.

    Information on the post and telegraph office is in the Express,
    12 October 1880, page 2c.
    Also see South Australia - Communications - Mail and Postal.

    "Unpleasant revelations" of the condition of local dairies are made in the Register,
    17 January 1884 (supp.), page 5a.
    An outbreak of typhoid fever allegedly due to the unsanitary condition of a dairy is reported on
    2 and 5 May 1892; also see
    2 April 1906, page 4e,
    Express,
    2 February 1899, page 4a.
    "The Worst Dairies" is in the Register,
    6 April 1908, page 3d,
    "Watered Milk" on
    27 June 1908, page 14f,
    "Milk Vendors Fined" is in the Express,
    22 April 1909, page 1g.
    Also see Adelaide - Public Health - Milk Supply.

    A field naturalists' excursion to Mr Robertson's apiary is reported in the Register,
    20 May 1884, page 6d.

    A proposed Salvation Army barracks is discussed in the Express,
    30 December 1885, page 3c.
    Also see South Australia - Religion - Salvation Army.

    "Sensational Sticking-Up Case" is in the Observer,
    3 June 1893, page 30d.

    Information on local hotels is in the Register,
    18 June 1894, page 6g.

    Biographical details of W. Gooch are in the Register,
    12 November 1894, page 5c.

    Information on a chess club is in the Express,
    14 and 28 February 1895, pages 4b and 4b.
    Also see Adelaide - Entertainment and the Arts - Chess.

    Information on local shops is in the Register,
    7 July 1896, page 6c.
    Also see Adelaide - Shops.

    Information on housing, etc, is in the Chronicle,
    13 February 1897, page 19c.
    Also see Adelaide - Housing, Architecture and Ancillary Matters .

    Storm damage is reported in the Express,
    16 February 1897, page 3c.
    A photograph of the aftermath of a hailstorm is in the Chronicle,
    19 May 1917, page 23.
    Also see South Australia - Natural Disasters - Floods.

    An attempted highway robbery is reported in the Register,
    11 July 1898, page 5b and
    "Rogues and Vagabonds - The Mayor of Unley Speaks" on
    19 July 1898, page 5c.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs John Yates is reported in the Register,
    9 September 1898, page 6e.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs William Jones is reported in theRegister,
    21 March 1903, page 6e,
    the diamond wedding of Mr & Mrs John Goodier on 16 September 1903, page 5a.

    The golden wedding of Rev & Mrs J.M. Howie is reported in the Register,
    7 January 1905, page 7b,
    of Mr & Mrs Robert Richardson on 26 March 1907, page 5b.

    "The Health of Unley" is in the Observer,
    26 November 1898, page 15e.

    A rose show is reported in the Express,
    24 October 1900, page 4c,
    Register,
    28 October 1904, page 3g,
    31 October 1907, page 3h.
    A flower show is reported in the Express,
    18 April 1902, page 2e,
    a dahlia and carnation show on
    3 April 1912, page 4h.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

    An art exhibition is reported in the Express,
    23 September 1902, page 2d.
    Also see South Australia - Entertainment and the Arts - Art.

    "Sensational Shooting at Unley" is in the Register,
    22 December 1902, page 5b.

    "Counterfeiters at Unley" is in the Chronicle,
    27 December 1902, page 34a.

    "Unley's Bread - Bakers' Men Fined" is in the Register,
    27 January 1904, page 8b.

    A proposal to change the name of "North Unley" to "King's Park" is discussed in the Register,
    2 February 1904, page 4f.

    Photographs of local villas are in the Chronicle,
    28 May 1904, page 43,
    of a lacrosse team on
    3 August 1912, page 31,
    The Critic,
    20 September 1911, page 13,
    31 July 1912, page 13.

    Information on the Southern Suburban Literary Societies' Union is in the Register,
    24 October 1904, page 4e,
    28 and 30 June 1905, pages 6h and 3f,
    28 April 1906, page 4h; also see
    2 August 1922, page 11g.
    "Orators in the Making" is in the Advertiser,
    23 May 1906, page 6f,
    4 June 1906, page 6h.
    A photograph is in the Observer,
    31 August 1907, page 27.

    "Population of Unley" is in the Register,
    24 May 1906, page 4g.

    An anti-gambling meeting is reported in the Register,
    27 August 1906, page 3g.
    Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Gambling - Miscellany.

    "Cow and Cyclist - An Unpremeditated Comedy" is in the Register,
    18 January 1907, page 4f.

    Biographical details of Thomas Smith are in the Register,
    20 February 1907, page 5a,
    Observer,
    23 February 1907, page 44b.

    Information on a police station is in the Register,
    3 May 1907, page 7h.
    Also see South Australia - Police.

    "Thieves and Explosives" is in the Register,
    6 December 1907, page 7b.

    Photographs are in The Critic,
    17 February 1909, pages 9 and 12.

    "Unley's Forward Movement" is in the Register,
    13 November 1909, page 6d.

    "Thomas's Pictures at Unley Oval" is in the Register,
    17 November 1910, page 9d;
    information on the oval is in the Register,
    20 February 1912, page 4f,
    14 June 1912, page 5f,
    17, 18, 20, 23 and 24 February 1922, pages 4f, 9a, 7b, 6d and 3g,
    23 February 1924, page 8g,
    10 June 1924, page 9d.
    The unveiling of the Trimmer Tablet at the Unley Oval is reported in the Advertiser,
    17 October 1921, page 8c - it also contains historical information on the district.

    A photograph of the hospital's staff is in the Observer,
    3 June 1911, page 31,
    of the "ministry of the Unley city parliament" on
    9 December 1911, page 30,
    of Mr & Mrs John Burton and family on
    1 August 1914, page 2 (supp.),
    of a drill hall on
    20 March 1915, page 27.

    "The City of Trees - A Forty Years Review" is in the Register,
    15 July 1911, page 8c.

    "Returning Officer Assaulted by Defeated Candidate" is in the Advertiser,
    9 December 1912, page 15b.

    Objections to a dancing saloon are Expressed in the Register,
    27 March 1912, page 6i,
    2 April 1912, page 8g,
    Express,
    2 April 1912, page 3c.
    Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Dancing and Other Sins.

    "Amusements at Unley" is in the Register,
    30 April 1912, page 4f.

    "New Picture Palace" is in The Mail,
    14 December 1912, page 17h.
    Information on a new theatre is in the Register,
    4 May 1917, page 9g,
    Advertiser, 2 May 1925, page 11.
    Information on the Star Theatre is in the Advertiser,
    4 January 1928, page 13d,
    Register,
    24 and 25 January 1928, pages 6g and 12g and
    Also see South Australia - Entertainment and the Arts - Moving Pictures and Television.

    "Lungs for the Suburbs" is in the Register,
    1 April 1913, page 6e.

    Biographical details of Robert G. Thomas are in the Register,
    20 May 1913, page 8g,
    of Alexander McInnes on 12 June 1913, page 6i.

    "Boat Building at Unley" is in the Register,
    8 October 1913, page 12f.

    The opening of new branch premises for the Savings Bank of SA is reported in the Express,
    28 November 1913, page 6c.

    A photograph of the golden wedding of Mr & Mrs John Burton is in the Observer,
    1 August 1914.

    A photograph of a garden fair committee for the blind is in The Critic,
    6 May 1914, page 24.

    "Unley Telephone Exchange" is in the Register,
    27 October 1914, page 4e,
    24 March 1915, page 9b.
    Information on an automatic telephone exchange is in the Register,
    28 July 1924, page 8f,
    1 September 1928, page 12f; also see
    Advertiser,
    3 September 1928, page 18d.
    Also see South Australia - Communications - Telephone.

    A photograph of the Thomas Street drill hall is in The Critic,
    17 March 1915, page 14.

    A patriotic flower show is reported in the Register on
    9 April 1915, page 6b.
    "Gallipoli Day" is in the Register,
    17 April 1916, page 6d.
    Photographs are in the The Critic,
    19 April 1916, page 20,
    Chronicle,
    22 April 1916, page 28,
    28 April 1917, page 30,
    Observer,
    22 April 1916, pages 24-25,
    28 April 1917, page 25.
    Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Agricultural, Floricultural & Horticultural Shows .

    Photographs of the opening of a "new military home" are in the Observer,
    20 March 1915, page 27.

    "Soldiers' Farewell" is in the Register,
    13 May 1915, page 8e.

    A photograph of the committee of a Sturt Tennis Club is in The Critic,
    30 September 1914, page 21.

    A photograph of an All Nations Fair committee is in The Critic,
    23 June 1915, page 15.

    "Historic Hotel [Unley Inn]" is in the Register,
    27 November 1915, page 14c.

    A complaint about motor buses appears in the Register,
    5, 6 and 18 January 1916, pages 7b, 5c and 6e.
    Also see Adelaide - Transport - Motor Buses.

    "Unley's Rubbish Destructor" is in the Register,
    12 February 1916, page 7g.

    "Gallipoli Day at Unley" is in the Register,
    17 April 1916, page 8d.

    Biographical details of Mrs David Deans are in the Register,
    23 September 1916, page 8i,
    of Peter Whitington in the Observer,
    10 February 1917, page 30b.

    A photograph of the golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Joel Morris is in the Observer,
    21 April 1917, page 28.

    Photographs of a picnic for soldiers' wives and children are in the Observer,
    22 December 1917, page 26,
    of a working-bee in the Observer,
    19 April 1919, page 24,
    of entrants into a Queen Competition on
    12 July 1919, page 29,
    of Captain Butler at Unley on
    30 August 1919, page 25,
    The Critic,
    27 August 1919, page 9,
    of a baby show on
    9 October 1920, page 24.

    Biographical details of Mrs Mary Delbridge is in the Register,
    7 March 1919, page 4f.

    Biographical details of L. Judell are in the Register,
    9 August 1920, page 7a,
    of H.C. Richards on 5 April 1921, page 6d,
    of Miss M. Miller on 22 February 1926, page 6g.

    "Japanese Fair" is in the Register,
    16 July 1919, page 8b.

    "Aeronautics at Unley" is in the Register,
    16, 23 and 25 August 1919, pages 8f, 6f and 4i.
    "Aviation at Unley - A Memorable Display" is in the Advertiser,
    25 August 1919, page 7d.
    Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes.

    A Baby Fair is reported upon in the Register,
    30 September 1920, page 7f.

    Photographs of "Unley's Highway" are in the Observer,
    16 July 1921, page 26,
    of an Armistice Day ceremony in The Critic,
    16 November 1921, page 12,
    Observer,
    18 November 1922, page 28,
    of a visit by the governor on
    7 August 1920, page 24,
    of Girl Guides on
    25 August 1923, page 29,
    of tennis courts on
    21 August 1930, page 33.

    "Over the Fence - [War] Tank on Unley Oval" is in the Register,
    6 and 7 September 1918, pages 9a and 11d.
    Photographs are in the Chronicle,
    14 September 1918, page 23,

    "Peace Jubilation" is in the Register,
    18 November 1918, page 6g.

    "Heywood - A Fine Old Estate" is in the Register,
    5, 10, 21 and 25 February 1920, pages 5a, 8d, 6e and 7c; also see
    12, 19, 20, 22, 26, 29 and 30 March 1920, pages 6f, 6d-e, 8f, 8d, 10b, 6e-7h and 3h-6d,
    14, 15 and 17 April 1920, pages 7c, 8h and 8f,
    8 and 13 July 1921, pages 6e and 6f,
    24 November 1921, page 6f,
    10 and 12 December 1921, pages 6f and 3e-6f,
    21 July 1922, page 3e,
    11 December 1922, page 8d,
    12 July 1923, page 8f.
    Photographs are in The Critic,
    14 December 1921, page 50.
    Also see Place Names - Heywood Park.

    "Unley's Jubilee" is in the Register,
    16 June 1921, page 7b,
    Advertiser,
    16 June 1921, page 6g,
    "Unley's Progress" on
    7 July 1921, page 7c.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Paul Fisher (Fidler?) is reported in the Register,
    6 April 1922, page 8i,
    of Mr & Mrs Richard Bowley on 24 May 1922, page 6i.

    Biographical details of Harry Rankin are in The Critic,
    6 December 1922, page 5.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs W.T. Manning is reported in the Register,
    1 June 1923, page 8f.

    Biographical details of Mrs Annie Roper are in the Register,
    4 March 1924, page 7c,
    of Miss M. Miller on 4 March 1924, page 8g,
    of E. Smith Hall, musician, on 2 July 1925, page 10b,
    of George McLeay on 22 October 1925, page 11d,
    of Mrs J. Pengelley on 18 February 1927, page 8h,
    of J.C. Hancock on 25 April 1927, page 14a,
    of J.F. Dowling on 18 April 1928, page 11b.

    The unveiling of the Trimmer Tablet at the Unley Oval is reported in the Advertiser,
    17 October 1921, page 8c - it also contains historical information on the district.

    "Surprising Business Revival" is in The Mail,
    29 April 1922, page 2d.

    "Sturt's Early Days" is in The Mail,
    6 May 1922, page 13c.

    The subject of "Yapping Dogs and Crowing Roosters" is discussed in the Register,
    18 May 1923, page 8f.

    "Prahran of South Australia" is in The News,
    10 November 1923, page 8c.

    A report on the Unley Municipal Band is in The News,
    23 January 1925, page 10f.

    "Steady Progress at Unley" is in The News,
    13 May 1925, page 8c.

    "Suburban Cloudburst" is in the Register,
    30 May 1925, page 13a.

    Concern at a local edict to close certain shops on Sundays is in the Register,
    6 and 20 July 1926, pages 12f and 15f,
    17 and 18 August 1926, pages 10d and 17c,
    24, 25, 27, 28 and 29 September 1926, pages 9f, 13e, 11e, 13f and 8g-15e,
    "Sunday Trading - Charges Against Church" on
    29 October 1926, page 9d; also see
    20 September 1927, page 13d,
    1 November 1927, page 13c.
    Also see South Australia - Religion - Breaking the Sabbath.

    Information on and a photograph of the laying of the foundation stone of the Masonic lodge is in the Register,
    22 September 1926, page 5d,
    Chronicle, 2 October 1926, page 40,
    Register, 1 June 1927, page 12f (opening of ), Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Freemasonry
    a prizewinning decorated motor car on 31 October 1929, page 38,
    of a volunteer ambulance brigade on 23 July 1931, page 33.

    Information on the Unley Orchestral Society is in the Register,
    6 April 1927, page 12c,
    5 and 9 May 1928, pages 13d and 13a.
    Also see South Australia - Entertainment and the Arts - Music.

    "Modern Swimming Baths" is in The News,
    15 November 1928, page 13e,
    6 December 1928, page 22c,
    Register,
    6 December 1928, pages 10 (photo.)-13d; also see
    The Critic,
    18 December 1912, page 11.

    The golden wedding of Mr & Mrs Henry Nicholls is reported in the Observer,
    17 November 1928, page 46a,
    of C.G. Rebbeck on 31 March 1930, page 23b.

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    Schools and Churches

    Also see South Australia - Education.

    A new Church of England schoolroom is discussed in the Register,
    23 October 1855, page 3h.

    A proposed new church is discussed in the Register,
    3 September 1862, page 2c,
    17 October 1862, page 2f.

    The laying of the foundation stone of St Augustine's Church is reported in the Register,
    17 November 1869, page 2f,
    Advertiser,
    16 October 1922, page 7f.
    Its history is in the Register,
    17 July 1908, page 4h,
    17 June 1921, page 7h,
    29 March 1924, page 6; also see
    Observer,
    6 September 1924, page 53c,
    Register,
    21 August 1924, page 10b,
    The News,
    3 January 1928, page 6f,
    27 November 1930, page 12g.
    A photograph is in The Critic,
    2 May 1923, page 18.

    Information on a school is in the Register,
    25 February 1857, page 3c.
    Examinations at a school are reported in the Express,
    16 December 1872, page 2g,
    24 December 1873, page 3f. See
    Register,
    26 April 1876 and 5 May 1876, pages 7d and 6f,
    Chronicle,
    16 September 1876, page 12e for information on a proposed public school.

    Diverse opinions in respect of a site for a new school are put on in the Register,
    28 February 1878, page 5b; also see
    Express,
    14 January 1879, page 2c.
    A complaint about its overcrowding appears on in the Register,
    29 and 30 November 1894, pages 7h and 6h; also see
    15 January 1929, page 12g and
    Advertiser,
    13 April 1929, page 18f for reports on its 50th anniversary and
    Register,
    15 January 1929, page 12g.

    The State school is described in the Register,
    28 June 1904, page 7h; also see
    2 July 1904, page 4d.
    Information on its Mothers' Club is in The News,
    15 November 1928, page 12c.
    A photograph of an Empire Day celebrationis in The Critic,
    31 May 1922, page 14,
    infant school students is in the Chronicle,
    7 February 1935, page 31.

    Information on Kyre College is in the Register,
    30 January 1903, page 4g.
    A Kyre College speech day is reported in the Express,
    21 December 1903, page 4c.
    A photograph of a sports committee is in The Critic,
    22 September 1909, page 15,
    31 August 1910, page 18,
    of an old-boys' committee on
    16 October 1912, page 16,
    of a sports day on
    1 September 1915, page 15,
    3 October 1917, page 13.

    See Register,
    25 May 1880, page 6e for the laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Church; also see
    Express,
    18 January 1881, page 2g.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Church of Christ is reported in the Express,
    2 April 1884, page 6f; also see
    Register,
    10 September 1884, page 5b,
    The News,
    6 March 1928, page 8g.

    Biographical details of F.H. Mitchell, assistant-master, are in the Register,
    21 December 1905, page 6i.

    "Rector v Organist and Choirmaster" is in the Register,
    16 and 17 March 1908, pages 5e and 4e-6f.
    "Dissension in a Church" is in the Observer,
    21 March 1908, page 43a.

    The diamond jubilee of the Methodist Church is reported in the Register,
    15 March 1911, page 5g; also see
    The News,
    27 December 1927, page 4f.
    A history of The Unley Methodist Church is in the Register,
    23 February 1924, page 6,
    of the Manthorpe Memorial Church in The News,
    24 April 1928, page 6f.

    Biographical details of Rev J.E. James are in the Register,
    16 September 1911, page 7d.

    The opening of a domestic arts centre at the high school is reported in the Register,
    24 May 1912, page 8d,
    Advertiser,
    24 May 1912, page 9a.
    A photograph of the school's football team is in the Observer,
    6 October 1923, page 30,
    of the school on
    6 June 1925, page 34.

    Historical information on the Methodist, Anglican and Bible Christian churches is in the Register,
    20 and 23 May 1913, pages 8 and 5f.

    A photograph of teachers of the Congregational Kindergarten is in the Chronicle,
    9 August 1913, page 31.

    A photograph of the teaching staff of the high school is in The Critic,
    30 September 1914, page 21,
    of students, etc., on
    14 March 1917, pages 11-13,
    of cadets on
    4 December 1918, page 16,
    of students on
    23 May 1919, page 16.

    Photographs of the school committee, teachers and pupils are in the Observer,
    12 August 1916, page 26,
    of Empire day celebrations and a school band on
    31 May 1924, page 33.

    Information on a new Baptist Church is in the Register,
    7 June 1918, page 6d.

    The opening of the Churches of Christ Collegiate School for Girls is reported in the Register,
    3 February 1923, page 8f.

    Information on the Unley Business College is in the Register,
    20 December 1924, page 7f.

    The laying of the foundation stone of the Central School is reported in the Advertiser,
    7 November 1926, page 16c and
    its opening in the Register,
    19 November 1927, page 11e.
    A photograph of a basketball team is in the Register,
    24 December 1927, page 10.

    A history of The Unley Methodist Church is in the Register,
    23 February 1924, page 6,
    of the Manthorpe Memorial Church in The News,
    24 April 1928, page 6f.

    A photograph headed "Successful Unley Students" is in the Register,
    31 March 1928, page 10.

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    Sport

    A pigeon shooting match at the Cremorne Hotel is reported in the Register,
    13 December 1856, page 2f;
    matches held opposite the Cremorne Hotel in the early days are recalled on
    18 November 1916, page 12c. Also see South Australia - Sport - Pigeon Racing and Shooting.


    A sketch of the hotel is in Frearson's Weekly,
    28 June 1879, page 160.
    Reminiscences of the hotel are in the Register,
    18 November 1916, page 12c,
    Observer,
    25 November 1916, page 48.

    Historical information on "the first cricket club" is in the Register,
    20 May 1913, page 8i.
    Results of a cricket match against Mitcham are in the Register,
    7 April 1858, page 3b.
    "Trouble in a Cricket Club" is in the Express,
    4 March 1908, page 3h,
    "Sturt Cricket Club - Some Reminiscences" in The News,
    5 October 1923, page 10e.
    An obituary of H.J. McKay is in the Observer,
    20 February 1926, page 60c.
    Photographs of several cricket teams are in The Critic,
    21 March 1915, page 14,
    16 January 1915, page 13,
    26 April 1916, page 5.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Cricket - Miscellany.

    A local steeplechase is reported in the Register,
    18 and 19 October 1860, pages 3d and 3e and
    a trotting match in the Observer,
    1 September 1860, page 4c.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Horse Racing.

    A proposed football club is discussed in the Express,
    5 April 1880, page 2e and
    a match on
    12 July 1881, page 3d.
    A report on the Unley Football Club is in the Express,
    26 April 1893, page 4c.
    "Riotous Times at Unley" is in the Express,
    4 October 1909, page 4h.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Football.

    A "new cricketing oval" is discussed in the Register,
    2 June 1880, page 5d.
    For information on the Unley (Parkside) Oval see Place Names - Parkside - Sport and
    for the Sturt Football Club see Register,
    11 October 1900;
    for a sketch of its opening ceremony see Pictorial Australian in
    September 1892, page 145; also see
    Express,
    12 September 1892, page 3e,
    11 February 1901, page 4d,
    Register,
    27 April 1922, page 8c,
    13 September 1922, page 17g.
    Photographs are in the Observer,
    28 March 1903, page 23,
    4 April 1903, page 23.

    A photograph of members of the Sturt Electorate Cricket Club is in The Register,
    9 May 1903, page 6.

    "Sturt Cricket Club Carnival" is in the Register,
    20 September 1907, page 8f.

    For controversy over rent payable for the oval see Register,
    25 September 1908, page 6h.

    "Mr Lord's Great Record - Twenty-Four Years as Head Trainer" is in The News,
    10 July 1924, page 11a;
    his reminiscences are in the Express,
    14 September 1922, page 8b.

    A photograph of a team is in the Chronicle,
    19 July 1902, page 42 and
    The Critic,
    13 June 1906, page 10,
    30 June 1909, page 12,
    of the opening of the oval on
    22 December 1906, page 30.
    A photograph of the pavilion is in the Observer,
    28 March 1903, page 23.

    A proposed pavilion is discussed in the Advertiser,
    13 June 1912, page 12e,
    Register,
    20, 23 and 27 February 1922, pages 7b, 6d and 8g; also see
    23 and 25 February 1924, pages 8g and 13h,
    Register,
    8 and 17 May 1923, pages 12 and 8g.

    The formation of the Sturt Bowling Club is reported in the Register,
    26 May 1903, page 4g,
    Chronicle,
    30 May 1903, page 22b,
    Register,
    24 July 1903, page 4g and
    its opening on
    7 March 1904, page 3c,
    Register,
    3 March 1904, page 4d,
    Observer,
    12 March 1904, page 17e,
    The Critic,
    16 March 1904, page 18 (photograph).
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Bowling.

    New swimming baths are described in the Register,
    10 December 1912, page 6g.

    A photograph of members of the Sturt Rifle Club is in The Critic,
    25 August 1915, page 12.

    "Unley's New Stadium" is in the Register,
    26 April 1922, page 9e.
    Boxing at the Unley stadium is reported in the Register,
    21 November 12922, page 5c,
    Observer,
    7 April 1923, page 18e.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Boxing.

    The proposed ejection of the croquet club from the Oval is reported in the Advertiser,
    29 August 1924, page 11e.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Croquet.

    Biographical details of W.M. Harrell, president of the Unley District Cycling Club are in the Register,
    13 November 1924, page 14f.

    The formation of the Sturt Baseball Club is reported in The News,
    15 March 1929, page 10g.
    Also see South Australia - Sport - Baseball.

    Unley - Obituaries

    An obituary of William J. Pickworth is in the Register,
    26 April 1865, page 2c.

    An obituary of Edward Martin is in the Register,
    18 July 1876, page 5c,
    of James Bartlett on 15 August 1898, page 3h.

    An obituary of Robert G. Thomas is in the Register,
    16 April 1883, page 6g,
    of G. Styles on 1 December 1884, page 5g,
    of James Broad on 15 June 1895, page 5a,
    of James Pinchbeck on 16 April 1897, page 5d.

    An obituary of Robert Cleland is in the Register,
    23 October 1888, page 5b,
    of James Milton on 11 May 1889, page 5b,
    of J.S. Greer on 16 July 1890, page 4h,
    of Mrs Ann Cornock on 28 October 1891, page 5a,
    of George Sansom (Sansom?) on 28 September 1892, page 5b,
    of B.G. Roberts on 11 October 1894, page 5a, Observer,
    1 October 1892, page 31b.

    An obituary of Mrs John Grigg is in the Observer,
    24 June 1893, page 31b,
    of Hill Gillman on 2 November 1901, page 30b,
    of W.H. Rogers on 5 December 1903, page 34a,
    of Henry White on 10 March 1906, page 38b,
    of John C. James on 21 April 1906, page 38d,
    of Samuel Gully on 11 January 1908, page 40a,
    of Mrs Sarah Allison on 25 January 1908, page 40c,
    of James McGowan, butcher, on 27 June 1908, page 40d,
    of Mrs Susannah Riley on 7 May 1910, page 38a,
    of Judah Lipman on 12 July 1911, page 39a-b.

    An obituary of J.H. Bagster is in the Register,
    18 October 1893, page 5c,
    of R. Hitchcox on 23 November 1895, page 7e,
    of D.O. Palmer on 10 December 1898, page 7c.

    An obituary of Hill Gillman is in the Register,
    29 October 1901, page 5b,
    of Richard Whiting on 2 September 1902, page 4g,
    of E.W. Kernot on 11 November 1902, page 4g,
    of Theodore Hack on 29 December 1902, page 4g.

    An obituary of Mrs Luther Scammell is in the Register,
    11 July 1904, page 4h,
    of John Tanner on 19 June 1905, page 5a,
    of Henry White on 7 March 1906, page 4i,
    of John C. James on 17 April 1906, page 4h,
    of John N. Hines on 8 August 1906, page 4i,
    of Isaac Turner on 24 December 1906, page 5d.

    An obituary of James McGowan is in the Register,
    22 June 1908, page 5a,
    of Mrs W.B. Chinner on 1 August 1908, page 9e,
    of Lewes Kell on 20 May 1911, page 13b,
    of Thomas Gordon on 5 February 1912, page 6g,
    of T.J. Jessop on 12 February 1912, page 12g,
    of William A. Hamp on 30 April 1912, page 4g,
    of John H. Yelland on 12 October 1912, page 15a,
    of John J. Breaker on 23 November 1912, page 15b,
    of Edward Parry on 16 December 1912, page 6h.

    An obituary of Thomas Gordon, builder, is in the Observer,
    10 February 1912, page 41a,
    of Carl Wilberth on 30 March 1912, page 39b,
    of W.A. Hamp on 4 May 1912, page 41b,
    of David Ross on 18 May 1912, page 41a,
    of J.H. Yelland on 19 October 1912, page 41a,
    of Edward Parry on 21 December 1912, page 41b,
    of C.J. Gent on 25 April 1914, page 39b,
    of James P. Johnston on 6 June 1914, page 39a,
    of Mortimer Stuckey on 20 June 1914, page 39a,
    of Aquila Monk on 27 June 1914, page 39a,
    of W.T. Andrewartha on 2 January 1915, page 42a,
    of H.E. Turner on 23 February 1918, page 12e,
    of James Barton on 18 May 1918, page 19e.

    An obituary of William Biglands is in the Register,
    25 January 1913, page 15b,
    of C.J. Gent on 21 April 1914, page 6g,
    of J.P. Johnston on 1 June 1914, page 10b,
    of Mortimer Stuckey on 13 June 1914, page 16a,
    of Aquila Monk on 20 June 1914, page 16a,
    of W.T Andrewartha on 28 December 1914, page 4g,
    of Mrs Ann Jones on 21 June 1915, page 6h,
    of Miss L.M. Scammell on 9 July 1915, page 6i,
    of James Hague on 17 September 1915, page 4g.

    An obituary of Joseph Uncle is in the Register,
    8 August 1916, page 4g,
    of Arthur H. Scarfe on 11 April 1917, page 6g,
    of W.A. Harrop on 28 November 1917, page 6f,
    of Harold E. Turner on 18 February 1918, page 4h,
    of James Barton on 14 May 1918, page 4g,
    of Mrs John Smyth on 19 July 1918, page 6g,
    of Alec Richardson on 2 May 1919, page 6g,
    of Mrs B.W. Huntsman on 11 August 1919, page 4h.

    An obituary of J.W. Jarvis, baker, is in the Observer,
    12 April 1919, page 14a,
    of Mrs B.W. Huntsman on 16 August 1919, page 13b,
    of James L. Higgins on 29 November 1919, page 20b,
    of D.M. Eunson on 6 March 1920, page 38a,
    of F.B. Oldham on 26 June 1920, page 31c,
    of Henry Trathan on 10 July 1920, page 34b,
    of R. Stevenson on 30 October 1920, page 19e,
    of Fred Tomlinson on 16 April 1921, page 38a,
    of Mrs Maria A. Gare on 4 November 1922, page 24c,
    of Mrs James Hague on 30 June 1920, page 35a,
    of J.C. Bailey on 24 May 1924, page 45a,
    of Edward Giles on 25 April 1925, page 39a,
    of R.W. Smith on 19 December 1925, page 43b.

    An obituary of D.M. Eunson is in the Register,
    27 February 1920, page 6f,
    of Sydney Cooper on 7 May 1920, page 6h,
    of Rev D.S. Wylie on 25 May 1920, page 7b,
    of F.B. Oldham on 19 June 1920, page 11d,
    of Henry Trathan on 8 July 1920, page 6h,
    of R.R. Stevenson on 28 October 1920, page 6h,
    of William Maley on 13 December 1920, page 8c,
    of John C. Haag on 15 August 1921, page 4i,
    of Walter T. Field on 20 August 1921, page 6h.

    An obituary of Alexander McDonald is in the Register,
    11 April 1922, page 4h,
    of Fred Coombs on 17 April 1922, page 5f,
    of Carl Wilberth on 12 August 192, page 6h,
    of Mrs Maria A. Gore on 30 October 1922, page 6g,
    of Mrs B.H. Tuck on 29 November 1922, page 10c,
    of Frederick A. d'Arenberg on 4 October 1923, page 8f,
    of Mrs Mary Delbridge on 13 December 1923, page 13b.

    An obituary of Dr Edward M. Steven is in the Register,
    15 January 1924, page 6h,
    of Laon Arter on 21 January 1924, page 8g,
    of James C. Bailey on 20 May 1924, page 8h,
    of John Creswell on 28 June 1924, page 8h,
    of John Rogers on 11 August 1924, page 8g,
    of Mrs Annie Johns on 26 September 1924, page 11g,
    of M. Harnett on 2 October 1924, page 8g.

    An obituary of James Rowe is in the Register,
    3 January 1925, page 4c,
    of Henry W. Pounsett on 20 March 1925, page 11h,
    of Edward Giles on 21 April 1925, page 8h,
    of W.T. Manning on 8 May 1925, page 12d,
    of William H. Smith on 14 September 1925, page 6g,
    of Neil McGilp on 31 October 1925, page 14c.

    An obituary of E.F. Opie is in the Observer,
    23 January 1926, page 19d,
    of Mrs Mary M. Greer on 7 August 1926, page 11a,
    of Mrs H.R. Fuller on 4 September 1926, page 19e,
    of Rolfe Beaumont on 25 June 1927, page 38a,
    of Mrs Caroline Jones on 20 August 1927, page 37a,
    of Mrs E.C. Vardon on 7 January 1928, page 50a,
    of Mrs W.D. Sweetapple on 14 January 1928, page 49b,
    of Henry Williams on 15 September 1928, page 50b-c,
    of R.T. White on 6 October 1928, page 49c,
    of G.J.J. Rowley on 8 December 1928, page 49d.

    An obituary of George W. Rose is in the Register,
    1 March 1926, page 8h,
    of Mrs Audrey E. Coulter on 29 April 1926, page 8g,
    of Mrs Caroline Smith on 28 May 1926, page 8h,
    of Mrs Kate White on 30 June 1926, page 8i,
    of Mrs Margaret Daly on 14 July 1926, page 8h,
    of Mrs Mary M.M. Green on 2 and 4 August 1926, pages 8h and 8h,
    of Eric A. Richardson on 6 October 1926, page 21c,
    of John S. Aldam on 24 November 1926, page 13b.

    An obituary of Mrs Sarah McInnis is in the Register,
    7 January 1927, page 8g,
    of Robert McLeish on 13 April 1927, page 11c,
    of Mrs Kate A. Duval on 21 June 1927, page 8h,
    of Rolfe Beaumont on 22 June 1927, page 8g,
    of Mrs Eliza C. Wickham on 4 July 1927, page 13b,
    of Mrs Catherine Bastian on 19 August 1927, page 8g,
    of Alfred E. Lucy on 9 and 13 September 1927, pages 8h and 6h,
    of Rev John Dingle on 15 September 1927, page 19c.

    An obituary of Mrs W.D. Sweetapple is in the Register,
    6 January 1928, page 6h,
    of Mrs Emily J. Badger on 13 January 1928, page 13a,
    of Leopold Pantzer on 21 January 1928, page 12g,
    of Isaac S. Evans on 21 May 1928, page 11f,
    of Mrs Lucy Terry on 11 July 1928, page 13c,
    of Henry Williams on 7 September 1928, page 12f,
    of Richard T. White on 2 October 1928, page 11e,
    of George F. Michell on 28 August 1928, page 8c.

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