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Grace Plains Methodist Church

2019-09-16T07:07:35Z

Margaret:

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|Locality=Grace Plains
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|DateEstablished=1868
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1971
|Date approximate2=No
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|BusinessPurpose=Religious services
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See also [[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]

The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was built in 1868.

In 1900 church union occurred between the Bible Christians, the Primitive Methodist and the Wesleyan protestant churches and formed one church known as the Methodist Church of Australia. The Grace Plains Church was then known as the Grace Plains Methodist Church. It was part of the Balaklava circuit until 1905 when it joined the Mallala circuit.

In 1909 the trustees decided to build a new larger church building to accommodate 150-200 people. "It was resolved that we build the church 40 feet x 25 feet inside measurements and that Messrs J. Nairn, A.V. Nairn, W. March, C. Hall and S.J. Secomb be the building committee". The church was opened debt free on 22nd June 1909 by Rev. W.G. Clark at a total cost of 619 pound.
Minister at that time was Rev. C.E. Schafer and trustees were: Messrs S.J. Secomb, Geo. Broster, Allan March, Henry Franks, H.F. Rowe, A. Hammann. C. Tiller, A.E. March, G.A. Franks, C.E. Hall, A.V. Nairn, J. Houston. C. Marshman, H. Adams, W.S. march, G. T. Arnold, J. Nairn all of Grace Plains and Geo. Marshman of Owen.

The Diamond Jubilee of the church was held in 1928 and a commemorative window dedicated in memory of the pioneers.
In 1946 a kitchen was built onto the rear of the original church (then used as a hall)

On December 5th 1971 the final service was held in the Grace Plains Methodist Church and guest preacher was Rev. Kevin Secomb formerly of Grace Plains.

At the rear of the church building is the Grace Plains Cemetery.The management of the
Cemetery is in the hands of the Adelaide Plains Council which provide no official record for the earliest burial sites at the Grace Plains Cemetery.
An onsite visit and with reading of the inscriptions on the headstones it can be assumed the following are the two earliest burials.
"Frank beloved son of R.and H. Marshman died October 17 1868.Aged 19 years."
"Sacred To the memory of Mary Webster 18th April 1873 Aged 38 years. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
In 1993 the District Council of Mallala and District Community Library published a set of bound books on each of Council cemeteries located in the district.It was the culmination of a project funded by a grant scheme made available by the Libraries Board of South Australia.The books are available at the Two Wells Library.
The Grace Plains cemetery book confirms Frank Marshman and Mary Webster are the two earliest burials for that site.
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|Related Articles=Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel, Barabba Primitive Methodist Church, Bethesda Church, Dublin Primitive Methodist Church, Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church, Feltwell Primitive Methodist Chapel, Long Plains Church of Christ, Mallala Methodist/Uniting Church, St Malachys Catholic Church, St Peters Anglican Church, St Paul's Anglican Church, Two Wells Methodist Church, Windsor Church,
|Sources="Life around the Light. A history of Mallala District Council area" published in 1985.
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Grace Plains Methodist Church

2019-09-16T01:13:38Z

Margaret:

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|StreetNumber=Part section 483 Hundred of Grace, corner of Balaklava Road and Nairn Road
|Locality=Grace Plains
|Geocoordinates=-34.373847853528, 138.4917789413
|DateEstablished=1868
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1971
|Date approximate2=No
|EstablishedBy=Bible Christians
|BusinessPurpose=Religious services
}}
See also [[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]

The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was built in 1868.

In 1900 church union occurred between the Bible Christians, the Primitive Methodist and the Wesleyan protestant churches and formed one church known as the Methodist Church of Australia. The Grace Plains Church was then known as the Grace Plains Methodist Church. It was part of the Balaklava circuit until 1905 when it joined the Mallala circuit.

In 1909 the trustees decided to build a new larger church building to accommodate 150-200 people. "It was resolved that we build the church 40 feet x 25 feet inside measurements and that Messrs J. Nairn, A.V. Nairn, W. March, C. Hall and S.J. Secomb be the building committee". The church was opened debt free on 22nd June 1909 by Rev. W.G. Clark at a total cost of 619 pound.
Minister at that time was Rev. C.E. Schafer and trustees were: Messrs S.J. Secomb, Geo. Broster, Allan March, Henry Franks, H.F. Rowe, A. Hammann. C. Tiller, A.E. March, G.A. Franks, C.E. Hall, A.V. Nairn, J. Houston. C. Marshman, H. Adams, W.S. march, G. T. Arnold, J. Nairn all of Grace Plains and Geo. Marshman of Owen.

The Diamond Jubilee of the church was held in 1928 and a commemorative window dedicated in memory of the pioneers.
In 1946 a kitchen was built onto the rear of the original church (then used as a hall)

On December 5th 1971 the final service was held in the Grace Plains Methodist Church and guest preacher was Rev. Kevin Secomb formerly of Grace Plains.

At the rear of the church building is the Grace Plains Cemetery.The management of the
Cemetery is in thee hands of the Adelaide Plains Council which provide no offical record for the earliest burial sites at the Grace Plains Cemetery.
An onsite visit and with reading of the inscriptions on the headstones it can be assumed the following are the two earliest burials.
"Frank beloved son of R.and H. Marshman died October 17 1868.Aged 19 years."
"Sacred To the memory of Mary Webster 18th April 1873 Aged 38 years. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
In 1993 the District Council of Mallala and District Community Library published a set of bound books on each of Council cemeteries.It was the culmination of a project funded by a grant scheme made available by the Libraries Board of South Australia.The books are available at the Two Wells Library.
The Grace Plains cemetery book confirms Frank Marshman and Mary Webster are the two earliest burials for that site.

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|Related Articles=Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel, Barabba Primitive Methodist Church, Bethesda Church, Dublin Primitive Methodist Church, Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church, Feltwell Primitive Methodist Chapel, Long Plains Church of Christ, Mallala Methodist/Uniting Church, St Malachys Catholic Church, St Peters Anglican Church, St Paul's Anglican Church, Two Wells Methodist Church, Windsor Church,
|Sources="Life around the Light. A history of Mallala District Council area" published in 1985.
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Soerensen Jens Werner Walter

2019-08-25T12:39:54Z

Margaret:

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|Date of birth=1930
|Date approximate=No
|Place of birth=Hamburg Germany
|Date of arrival=1952
|Date approximate2=No
|Principal occupation=Pig Stud manager and Farmer
|Date approximate3=No
|Date of death=2016
|Date approximate4=No
|Place of decease=Mallala South Australia
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Jens Werner Walter Soerensen (Eulogy)

Jens was born on the 1st April 1930 in Hamburg Germany to his Danish father Caesar Henry Soerensen and his German mother Johanna nee Schmidt. Jens was the middle of three boys. Henry was two years older and Holger was two years younger. The first born to the Soerensens was in fact a daughter who sadly at the age of five years died of diphtheria, just 2 years before Jens was born.
Jens grew up living in the family hotel the Hotel Soerensen. Jens recalled the hotel being open between 9 a.m. and midnight. He spoke of the furnace in the cellar and of the ballroom where he would watch from the cloakroom and learn the dance steps. He became a proficient dancer by the age of 14 years.
Jens spoke fondly of his days on the family motor boat, riding bikes around with his brother and jumping off the wharf and swimming.

Jens also spent a lot of his early years on the family farm of his Aunty Ida Schmidt just outside Stettin. As a youth Jens also spent time on his uncle’s farm as they were large landowners growing grain and potatoes, breeding pigs and milking cows.

Jens spoke of the terrible times during the war and the bombings in Hamburg. He recalls running to the bunkers when the sirens sounded and even witnessing a young mate who didn’t make it. At times he just didn’t want to run but older brother Henry watched over him and almost dragged him into the bunkers. Also during this time the school children were sent away with their teachers acting as guardians. Jens spent time in Vienna and Prague.

The Soerensens also had an interest in trotting horses and at the age of fifteen years Jens obtained a 4 year apprenticeship for a trainer/driver license. His proudest moment was being leading reinsman in Hamburg.

After the war was over and he had dealt with the death of his mother, Jens pondered the advertised opportunities abroad. He thought of America or England but it was an Englishman who suggested he go to Australia.
It was a huge decision for a 21 year old yet Jens had already experienced so much in his young life. The trip was to cost 159 pounds which was covered by the South Australian Railways and was to be paid back as part of his wages. So in 1952 Jens headed for Australia. Not via a 20 hour plane trip as it is today, but on a rusty old ship the MS Nelly along with 1,000 men looking for opportunity. Arriving after a long and painful trip the Port Adelaide wharf was a bit of a shock compared to the busy and industrious docks of Hamburg.

The team of men were then transported to Korunye South Australia to build a railway and set up a tent city. They soon experienced the harsh Australian climate from the extreme heat to being flooded out and the tents washed away when the River Light flooded. Having these young men in the area was a bonus for the local farmers who were looking to employ part time workers to assist with the harvest. Jens became friendly with the Pratt family who farmed nearby and in turn met Mr Stanley Agnew who offered him a job after he finished with railway camp life.
Jens always spoke highly of Mr. Agnew who he called “boss”. When Mr Agnew retired to Adelaide Jens continued to work with Howard and Gwen Agnew remaining a loyal and hard worker on their property “Gwenbank”. The Agnew’s also ran a very successful Berkshire and Landrace pig stud, winning many ribbons at the shows they attended. Jens often spoke of driving the old Bedford truck all the way to Sydney for the Sydney Royal Easter Show. '''They were sought after to judge at many of the shows and Jens loved that association and the many friends they made over the years.
Gwenbank also won many baconer carcase competitions and newspaper clippings stated “Mr Agnew paid tribute to his pig stud manager Jens Soerensen”.
Gwenbank also held many on property pig sales and breeder’s travelled from all parts of the country to buy into their bloodlines.
'''

In the early 1950’s Jens was encouraged to play lawn bowls and like everything he did he quickly excelled and enjoyed a long and successful career. Jens was three times runner up in the Mallala Bowling Club night singles championship; Club champion in 1970 and 72, Division singles champion in 1973, Divisional four champion in 1986. He loved the state Country Bowls Carnival and the friends he made along the journey.
He was proudly awarded Life membership of the Mallala Bowling Club.

It was another especially proud moment for Jens in May 1967 when he was naturalised and became an Australian citizen. He also knew that he was truly Australian as his dreams were in English and not German! He acquired some consistent sayings like if you wished him G’Day he would reply with “I will tell you at the end of the day”.

In 1973 things were a little tough at the Gwenbank property so Jens decided to sell his share in the Hotel Soerensen to his brothers and invest into Gwenbank and become a partner with Gwen and Howard Agnew.
Gwen Agnew died in April 1973 and Howard died in July 1994. So it was Jens and his loyal worker Lyall Hains who continued to operate Gwenbank.

On the 3rd of July 1993 Jens married Rhonda. He had an instant family with Ian and Muffy and their children Tarnia and Paul. When these two married there were eventually six grandchildren. Jens loved to see the children grow up and he had the gift to be able to communicate with all ages.

Jens and Rhonda did a lot of travelling to most parts of Australia, New Zealand and Europe. When Jens took Rhonda back to Germany to meet his brothers and their families he said they all loved Rhonda and that she was a “big hit”….. something that made Jens proud.

In 2003 Jens and Rhonda retired into a lovely home in Mallala. They settled in well and did a few cruises, bought a caravan and played some more bowls. They joined Probus and Jens joined the Lions Club for a short period but as health and mobility problems caught up with them they were quite happy spending time in their own home.

Who can forget the terrible day in November 2015 when the infamous Pinery fire destroyed everything in its path. Sadly the property “Gwenbank” was a casualty and the lovely homestead was razed to the ground.

As the health and memories were fading and despite Ian and Muffy’s tireless work, it became obvious that they needed help to honour Jens wish to remain at home until the end. A wonderful organization called Helping Hand came to the rescue and looked after them with the cooking and cleaning and cared for their health requirements.
The family was very appreciative of all the personnel who assisted in an way.

Also a special appreciation was tendered to the Mallala doctors for the assistance and home visits by Doctors Daryl Burford and Gurpreet Singh and for the kindness and assistance of the staff.

Jens celebrated a journey of 86 years during which he had many and varied experiences and achieved so much.
Jens Soerensen quietly and peacefully died at home on Sunday 6th November 2016.

Eulogy written and presented by a friend and colleague - Mr Brian Manuel of Mallala South Australia.
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Tiller Allan

2019-08-06T23:33:05Z

Margaret:

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|Date of birth=1945
|Date approximate=No
|Place of birth=Riverton South Australia
|Date approximate2=No
|Principal occupation=Farmer
|Date approximate3=No
|Date of death=2015
|Date approximate4=No
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Allan Richard Tiller was born on December 15th 1945 at Riverton South Australia, the first child of Melvin Richard (Dick) and Gwendoline Isabelle (Gwen) Tiller (nee Hancock). Although Dick was a farmer at Pinery S.A, he enlisted and served in the Australian Army during WWII, so during the time he was away Gwen lived with her parents in Saddleworth S.A. When Dick returned home, they moved back to the family farm at Pinery, where siblings, twins Helen and John, and sister Anne joined the family.

Allan attended Pinery Primary school and Balaklava High school. After completing his schooling, he worked with his father, and later his brother John, on their mixed farming enterprise. During the drought of 1967, Allan went with friends to work on the Jones’ farm in Jerramungup south-east of Perth. He later moved closer to Perth, to work as a tyre fitter. His family was amused to learn that he had purchased a Mini Minor to drive while he lived in Perth! Allan returned home to the family farm and in the off-season drove a truck for Ira Jenkin, owner of Calomba Transport and also for Silky Pratt. “He kept up a good relationship with them all, and always had an interest in trucks,” his son Kelvin said.

Allan played cricket for Pinery and was a member of Rural Youth in Mallala. He played football for Owen playing alongside the Shepherd brothers. They happened to have a sister named Jennifer (Jenny) who caught Allan’s eye and the rest, as they say, is history! The couple were engaged on August 19, and married at Balaklava Church of Christ on March 15, 1975. Anne was married just three weeks later, and setting the wedding dates for both was another funny story!
After the wedding, Allan’s parents retired and moved into a new house in Cameron Terrace Mallala, and Allan and Jenny moved into the family farmhouse. Brother John was already married to Christine and they lived on another property.

Jenny played tennis for Pinery, and Allan took up “night owl” Lawn Bowls at Owen. He was very active in the Owen Agriculture Bureau, holding office and being awarded Life Membership a few years ago.

Allan and Jenny were blessed with four children, Leon in 1977, Fiona 1978, Teresa 1981, and Kelvin in 1982. The children attended Balaklava Kindergarten, Primary and High schools, where Allan was involved on school committees and working bees. He enjoyed watching and supporting his children when they played sports. Leon went through to Queen Scout with the Balaklava Scouts, and Allan was a great supporter of this. He was involved with the Pinery Country Fire Service and was heavily involved with the Pinery Hall and Community Church.

The family loved caravanning holidays in January – or maybe it was more Allan – as Fiona laughed that taking six people in a car towing a caravan a long distance wasn’t always fun! Allan’s philosophy was to “travel far enough away from the farm that you couldn’t go back easily.” As the children grew up and left home, Allan and Jenny travelled overseas visiting New Zealand, Israel and Jordan, Denmark, Europe, and saw the Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany which is only performed every 10 years.
Two years ago, Allan and Jenny went on a John Deere trip to Canada and the USA, and Allan even drove a combine harvester when in Canada. After Allan had a stroke in 2009, he stepped back from farming, happily letting Kelvin take the reins.

Allan was heavily involved with the Owen Bowling Club playing division 2 pennants, was currently on the committee, and had been a selector and president. “Dad really liked bowling second – he didn’t want to be skipper, lead or last – so second was it,” Kelvin laughed. Allan also joined Adelaide Plains Male Voice Choir. And who can forget his hilarious performance as a bridesmaid in the Owen Mock Wedding a couple of years ago!

In recent years, Allan and his friend, Tim Lacey, were like “Dad and Dave” in the sheds, restoring old machinery, completing a tractor, with a truck and header next on the list. “He was a handyman, he loved doing up old machinery, and spent hours discussing things and tinkering around in the shed with Tim,” Kelvin and Jenny said. Fiona and Teresa, who both live in WA, said their dad could talk to anyone, anywhere. “He’d walk down my street and talk to someone he’d never even met, for 45 minutes,” Teresa laughed. Allan could find something in common with anyone, and loved to talk and have a joke. Allan loved spending “family time” with Jenny, their four children and partners, and young grandchildren, along with other relatives.

Allan 69, tragically lost his life on Wednesday November 27th 2015 while fighting the catastrophic Pinery fire. Following this horrific ordeal, Allan’s family wish to remember and celebrate the life of this wonderful, loving family and community man.
Allan’s wife Jenny, and children Leon, Fiona, Teresa and Kelvin said they wanted to thank everyone as they have been absolutely overwhelmed by the calls, messages, love and support from everyone, not just in the community, but from around the world. “We’ve even had messages and calls from people in America who we met on our recent overseas holiday,” Jenny said. To celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary which was earlier in the year, Allan and Jenny had not long returned from a 15 day European River cruise, followed by a bus tour of Italy from Rome to Milan. Ironically, their river cruise was halted mid-stream for a while as they had to wait for rain – just like farmers, thought Allan! “Allan actually suggested the cruise for our anniversary – I’d been suggesting we go on one for years,” Jenny said. “The great thing was we did some things not on the itinerary that Allan wanted to do”.

The last bowl has rolled, and we tip our hats to Allan Tiller.
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|Sources=Information provided by the family and compiled and published by Louise Michael The Plains Producer.
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Butler Philip

2019-07-10T07:13:12Z

Margaret:

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|Date of birth=1816
|Place of birth=England
|Date of arrival=1840
|Date approximate2=No
|Date approximate3=No
|Date of death=1899
|Date approximate4=No
|Place of decease=London, England
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For eighty years, from 1846 to 1926, Philip Butler and his relations were involved in the land and the people of the present Mallala District Council Area.

Philip Butler and his friend Alexander W.Thorold Grant were granted occupation licences for land along the River Light in 1846. Philip then established his pastoral station 'Redbanks' named after the colour of the river's banks. Philip Butler also took up large leases in the area of the Hundred of Grace and Hundred of Dublin, also with Alexander Grant. After the Hundred of Grace was proclaimed in 1856, Philip took the opportunity to purchase many sections and to become a large landowner. The large landholding in the Hundred of Grace was known as 'Mallala Station' and a post office and store were developed on the property, prior to the establishment of the adjacent Mallala township.

Philip Butler was the youngest of three orphaned brothers from Oxfordshire, England. He arrived in South Australia, a well-educated, enterprising twenty-four year old and soon became one of the wealthy pastoralists in the Colony.

In 1849, he married Matilda Roe, a daughter of Captain J.S. Roe, Surveyor-General of Western Australia.

He purchased a number of acres South East of Gawler and built a large, two storey house. 'Yattalunga'. This house was known as 'Butler's Folly' because he obtained expensive building materials and was unable to proceed as the builders went away to the Victorian goldfields. When the house was completed, Philip's married brother and three young children arrived from England on 8 March 1854, and stayed at 'Yattalunga'. One of these children, [[Butler Sir Richard|Richard Butler]], became a prominent member of the Mallala community, and councillor and chairman of the Grace council, before entering a parliamentary career.

Philip had became a wealthy man and was also active in civic and church affairs. In 1857 he returned to England with his wife and children. His wife Matilda died on 12 April 1862. He remarried to Margaret Chesshyre in 1863 and the family sailed to South Australia, but they soon returned to England as his new wife refused to live in 'a wilderness'.

While in South Australia during 1872 and1873, Philip disposed of 'Yattalunga' and on his return to England gradually transferred land to his family.
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Butler Philip

2019-07-10T06:26:09Z

Margaret:

Butler Philip

2019-07-08T05:48:46Z

Margaret:

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|Place of birth=England
|Date of arrival=1842
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|Date approximate3=No
|Date of death=1899
|Date approximate4=No
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For eighty years, from 1846 to 1926, Philip Butler and his relations were involved in the land and the people of the present Mallala District Council Area.

Philip Butler and his friend Alexander W.Thorold Grant were granted occupation licences for land along the River Light in 1846. Philip then established his pastoral station 'Redbanks' named after the colour of the river's banks. Philip Butler also took up large leases in the area of the Hundred of Grace and Hundred of Dublin, also with Alexander Grant. After the Hundred of Grace was proclaimed in 1856, Philip took the opportunity to purchase many sections and to become a large landowner. The large landholding in the Hundred of Grace was known as 'Mallala Station' and a post office and store were developed on the property, prior to the establishment of the adjacent Mallala township.

Philip Butler was the youngest of three orphaned brothers from Oxfordshire, England. He arrived in South Australia, a well-educated, enterprising twenty-four year old and soon became one of the wealthy pastoralists in the Colony.

In 1849, he married Matilda Roe, a daughter of Captain J.S. Roe, Surveyor-General of Western Australia.

He purchased a number of acres South East of Gawler and built a large, two storey house. 'Yattalunga'. This house was known as 'Butler's Folly' because he obtained expensive building materials and was unable to proceed as the builders went away to the Victorian goldfields. When the house was completed, Philip's married brother and three young children arrived from England on 8 March 1854, and stayed at 'Yattalunga'. One of these children, [[Sir Richard Butler|Richard Butler]], became a prominent member of the Mallala community, and councillor and chairman of the Grace council, before entering a parliamentary career.

Philip had became a wealthy man and was also active in civic and church affairs. In 1857 he returned to England with his wife and children. His wife Matilda died on 12 April 1862. He remarried to Margaret Chesshyre in 1863 and the family sailed to South Australia, but they soon returned to England as his new wife refused to live in 'a wilderness'.

While in South Australia during 1872 and1873, Philip disposed of 'Yattalunga' and on his return to England gradually transferred land to his family.
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Reo Fire Engine

2016-01-17T12:39:36Z

Margaret:

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|Date made or found=1928
|Date approximate=No
|Place made=Lansing, Michigan
|Place used=Adelaide S.A., Mallala S.A.
|Place found=Mallala Country Fire Service
|Current location=Mallala Museum S.A.
|Used in=1928 - 1985
|Ceased use=1985
|Date approximate2=No
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'''Reo Fire Engine [hose carrier]'''

The vehicle on display at the Mallala Museum is a 1928 Reo Speedwagon model DA, Reg. No. RCV730, Engine no. 16E23449. It is a 6 cylinder side valve motor and has 4-wheel hydraulic brakes. It was imported from U.S.A. as a cab/chassis and the fire engine body was built in Adelaide. The Reo’s early years in service were spent in Adelaide until World War Two when it was delivered to the RAAF No. 6 Service Flying Training School at Mallala, where it was used for fighting fires from 1941 to 1945. The Reo was then returned to the S.A. Fire Brigade in Adelaide, but in 1965 it was purchased by the District Council of Mallala. It was used as a back-up vehicle by the Mallala E.F.S. for firefighting in the town of Mallala only, as it carried no water and needed to be connected to a water hydrant. In 1981 the Mallala C.F.S. members repainted the Reo using funds supplied by the D.C. of Mallala.
The REO Fire truck was replaced as a working unit in 1985 by a new Ford Trader.

The Reo was finally donated to the Mallala Museum for safe keeping. In 2011 some work was done on the Reo with a new 6 volt battery and hoses purchased. In late 2015 a new honeycomb radiator was fitted and the vehicle is now in very good mechanical condition.

The Reo Fire Engine is a regular entrant in the annual Mallala Christmas Street Parade, being used to convey Father Christmas to the Mallala Oval.

'''A history of the Reo Motor Car Company'''

Ransome E. Olds was an entrepreneur who founded multiple companies in the automobile industry. In 1897 Olds founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company [later as Oldsmobile, to become part of General Motors].
In 1905 Olds left Oldsmobile, and established a new company, REO Motor Car Company, in Lansing, Michigan. Olds had 52% of the stock and the titles of president and general manager.
Originally the company was to be called “R.E. Olds Motor Car Company”, but the owner of Olds’ previous company, then called Olds Motor Works, objected and threatened legal action on the grounds of likely confusion of names by customers. Olds then changed his companies’ name to his initials – R.E.O. – which soon became one word – Reo, and the Reo Motor Car Company was in business.

A truck division was added in 1910 and in the following years built models such as Speedwagon from 1915, Flying Cloud from 1927 and Royale from 1931.
In 1936 Reo ceased the production of automobiles to concentrate on light trucks and fire engines.

The company finally closed its doors in 1975.
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Two Wells War Memorial

2015-04-16T03:52:57Z

Margaret:

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Unveiling Ceremony at Two Wells as reported in the Bunyip (Gawler newspaper)
11th November 1921.

"Sunday was a special day at Two Wells when residents gathered in the Memorial Park to witness the unveiling of the Memorial to Fallen Soldiers of the Port Gawler District. The attendance was very large. The memorial is placed in the centre of the park which fronts the showgrounds and is part of the design prepared for the committee by Mr Reade, the State Town Planer.

The stone is Murray Bridge red freestone and the monument stands 17 feet 6 inches high from the ground. It was prepared and erected by the South Australian Monumental Company and is a splendid piece of work. Rising from a square base, there is the prepared base showing the names of the district men sacrificed in the war.

Port Gawler holding dear the ten men, their names being:
H.L. Weatherspoon, J. Frost, A.J. Ince, W.C. Murrell, A.S. Radford, L.D. Secomb, C.E. Tidmarsh, L. Wasley, C.W. Westland, J. Weatherspoon.

The memorial is topped by two slender columns that add dignity and appearance to the design.

Grouped around the Memorial were chairs for the aged people, the committee, Members of Parliament and parents who suffered loss being accommodated on a twin trolley.
platform.

The Chairman of the committee Mr. T.W. Day presided. He expressed his pleasure at seeing so many people present at what was now becoming a common ceremony throughout the Commonwealth. The Port Gawler movement had its origins two years before when it was decided to lay out a park and crown the work with a monument. When the reserve is completed the committee intend to hand it over to the District Council.

The service took the following form: "Old Hundredth" Prayer - Rev. H.W. Jew, "American Battle Hymn, Lesson, Prayer Rev E.H. Inger and the recessional.

Mrs Weatherspoon (senior) drew the cord that released the Union Jack drapings from around the Monument and the audience stood while the Last Post and Reveille were sounded by Trumpeter Dawes of Gawler.

Mrs Weatherspoon gave four sons to the Empire - two making the supreme sacrifice.

Mr H.B. Crosby, M.P. gave a stirring address and the service concluded with the hymn "Oh God our help in ages past", the benediction and the National Anthem.

The committee responsible for the movement in Two Wells are: Chairman Mr T.W. Day, Treasurer Mr F. Bender, Secretary Mr A.K. Halliday, and Messrs R.T. Murrell, E.A. Brooks, J. Rowe, M.P. Murphy, R.J. Laurie, A.M. Willcocks and H.H. Roberts.
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3 Adelaide Road

2014-05-08T23:07:55Z

Margaret:

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Mr Howard Pyers built these premises in late 1946  and operated a garage there until 1952. Howard had been in the Royal Australian Air Force from May 28 1940-to 29 July 1946 and at the date of his discharge as a Sergeant from the RAAF he was posted at No 6 Service Flying Training School at Mallala. Following his discharge he could see the need for another automobile service and started the business. He also had a Hillman Minx car dealership. Building materials were in very short supply at the end of WW2 and the building was very basic at this time.

Mr Gordon Palamountain operated the garage  1952-1958 combining it with his electrical work.

Mr Alec Bain purchased the business and named it the "Mallala Auto Service" and operated successfully  from 1958 until 1994. Alec also successfully ran a used car business named  "Auto Sales" in the area adjoining the garage.

Mr Michael King and Mrs Carol King purchased the business in 1995 and renamed it "The Tin Shed." He sold fuel, hardware, paint, feed for animals, plants and garden requisites.

Mr David Hallion purchased the business in 2001 and enlarged the premises. David and his wife Margaret sold similar products.

In 2009 the business was sold again to Mr Norm Dix who updated the exterior and interior and made it into very comfortable air-conditioned premises. Fuel and similar products mentioned above are sold and Norm also does some mechanical repairs.
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Railway Opening

2014-02-09T07:18:24Z

Margaret:

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For many years the population of the Mallala District felt disadvantaged when new rail routes throughout the state were constructed in other areas.

To market their grain the settlers were taking their bagged goods to the coast to be loaded onto the ketches at high tide, or to the Wasleys Station to have it transported by rail.

Another alternative was a long haul, for a three day return trip, with the wagons to Port Adelaide.

There had for some time been much agitation calling for the construction of the narrow gauge line, as there were severe delays as goods negotiated the change of gauge at Hamley Bridge.

Mallala was not alone in calling for this extension, and articles in the Advertiser relate the many calls for action over the preceding decade. Mallala was, however, the focus of the argument to extend the line.

These growing calls caused the establishment of the Narrow Gauge Railway Extension and Break-of- Guage Royal Commission which visited the regions and gathered submissions, which eventually lead to the decision for the railway to proceed. 

On Friday 23rd October 1909 the Mallala Railway Extension Committee hosted the visit of a Parliamentary Party to inspect  the country which would be served by the extended railway line. The legislators were transported, in eight hired motor cars, from Adelaide to Mallala and throughout the countryside. At the end of the day a banquet was held at the Mallala Institute.

As reported in the Advertiser of 15 February 1910, 'Mallala is the centre of the disturbance, and it is at Mallala the agitators against the continuance of a system which, it is alleged, directly handicaps the producers in the whole of the north country, and those on the cattle stations between Adelaide and Oodnadatta, are making their stand.'

The opening of the railway through Mallala was a milestone in the history of the town as it opened up new avenues for the future of the district. The line to Long Plains was another link in the plan for a railway line from Adelaide to Port Augusta.

The farmers welcomed the venture and the benefit was twofold. Here would be a cost efficient way to dispose of harvest and the opportunity for some work to help alleviate the financial difficulties that were created during the 1913/1914 drought years.

On 20 April 1917,crowds gathered on station platforms to see the offical train travel from Long Plains to Adelaide. The Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Galway,declared the line open for rail transportation and waved the signal that the line was clear. The train slowly steamed up to the Long Plains platform and the ribbons of vice regal colours,which were stretched across the track,were snapped by the engine.

This was a great day of formal speeches and celebration and and was marked with numerous festivities for the occasion. At last the first extension of the Adelaide to Salisbury line with 34 miles of broad guage rail terminating at Long Plains was built. Eventually,with further construction,the line would take trains to Port Augusta.The railway was not merely a local concern but was an undertaking of national importance.
The special train left at 3:50pm and transported the offical guest and visitors to Adelaide.

The opening of the rail created many opportunities for Mallala and district.
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Railway Opening

2014-01-19T13:49:49Z

Margaret:

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For many years the population of the Mallala District felt disadvantaged when new rail routes throughout the state were constructed in other areas.

To market their grain the settlers were taking their bagged goods to the coast to be loaded onto the ketches at high tide, or to the Wasleys Station to have it transported by rail.

Another alternative was a long haul, for a three day return trip, with the wagons to Port Adelaide.

There had for some time been much agitation calling for the construction of the narrow gauge line, as there were severe delays as goods negotiated the change of gauge at Hamley Bridge.

Mallala was not alone in calling for this extension, and articles in the Advertiser relate the many calls for action over the preceding decade. Mallala was, however, the focus of the argument to extend the line.

These growing calls caused the establishment of the Narrow Gauge Railway Extension and Break-of- Guage Royal Commission which visited the regions and gathered submissions, which eventually lead to the decision for the railway to proceed. 

On Friday 23rd October 1909 the Mallala Railway Extension Committee hosted the visit of a Parliamentary Party to inspect  the country which would be served by the extended railway line. The legislators were transported, in eight hired motor cars, from Adelaide to Mallala and throughout the countryside. At the end of the day a banquet was held at the Mallala Institute.

As reported in the Advertiser of 15 February 1910, 'Mallala is the centre of the disturbance, and it is at Mallala the agitators against the continuance of a system which, it is alleged, directly handicaps the producers in the whole of the north country, and those on the cattle stations between Adelaide and Oodnadatta, are making their stand.'

The opening of the railway through Mallala was a milestone in the history of the town as it opened up new avenues for the future of the district. The line to Long Plains was another link in the plan for a railway line from Adelaide to Port Augusta.

The farmers welcomed the venture and the benefit was twofold. Here would be a cost efficient way to dispose of harvest and the opportunity for some work to help alleviate the financial difficulties that were created during the 1913/1914 drought years.

On 20 April 1917,crowds gathered on station platforms to see the offical train travel from Long Plains to Adelaide. The Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Galway,declared the line open for rail transportation and waved the signal that the line was clear. The train slowly steamed up to the platform and the ribbons of vice regal colours,which were stretched across the track,were snapped by the engine.

This was a great day of formal speeches and celebration and and was marked with numerous festivities for the occasion. At last the first extension of the Adelaide to Salisbury line with 34 miles of broad guage rail terminating at Long Plains was built. Eventually,with further construction,the line would take trains to Port Augusta.The railway was not merely a local concern but was an undertaking of national importance.
The special train left at 3:50pm and transported the offical guest and visitors to Adelaide.

The opening of the rail created many opportunities for Mallala and district.
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Railway Opening

2014-01-17T09:34:59Z

Margaret:

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For many years the population of the Mallala District felt disadvantaged when new rail routes throughout the state were constructed in other areas.

To market their grain the settlers were taking their bagged goods to the coast to be loaded onto the ketches at high tide, or to the Wasleys Station to have it transported by rail.

Another alternative was a long haul, for a three day return trip, with the wagons to Port Adelaide.

There had for some time been much agitation calling for the construction of the narrow gauge line, as there were severe delays as goods negotiated the change of gauge at Hamley Bridge.

Mallala was not alone in calling for this extension, and articles in the Advertiser relate the many calls for action over the preceding decade. Mallala was, however, the focus of the argument to extend the line.

These growing calls caused the establishment of the Narrow Gauge Railway Extension and Break-of- Guage Royal Commission which visited the regions and gathered submissions, which eventually lead to the decision for the railway to proceed. 

On Friday 23rd October 1909 the Mallala Railway Extension Committee hosted the visit of a Parliamentary Party to inspect  the country which would be served by the extended railway line. The legislators were transported, in eight hired motor cars, from Adelaide to Mallala and throughout the countryside. At the end of the day a banquet was held at the Mallala Institute.

As reported in the Advertiser of 15 February 1910, 'Mallala is the centre of the disturbance, and it is at Mallala the agitators against the continuance of a system which, it is alleged, directly handicaps the producers in the whole of the north country, and those on the cattle stations between Adelaide and Oodnadatta, are making their stand.'

The opening of the railway through Mallala was a milestone in the history of the town as it opened up new avenues for the future of the district. The line to Long Plains was another link in the plan for a railway line from Adelaide to Port Augusta.

The farmers welcomed the venture and the benefit was twofold. Here would be a cost efficient way to dispose of harvest and the opportunity for some work to help alleviate the financial difficulties that were created during the 1913/1914 drought years.

On 20 April 1917,crowds gathered on station platforms to see the offical train travel from Long Plains to Adelaide. The Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Galway,declared the line open for traffic and a special train, leaving at 3:50pm transported offical guests and visitors to Adelaide.

This was a great day of formal speeches and celebration and and was marked with numerous festivities for the occasion. His Excellency the Governor Sir Henry Galway opened the first extension of the Adelaide to Salisbury line which was terminating at Long Plains. Eventually the line would take trains to Port Augusta.The railway was not merely a local concern but was an undertaking of national importance.

The opening of the rail created many opportunities for Mallala and district.
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Barabba Post Office

2013-08-18T08:30:50Z

Margaret:

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The Barabba Post Office opened in 1877 with the mail being dispatched weekly on Saturdays.  In November 1971 when consideration was being given to its closure the postal authorities said: [The] non-official office serves a farming community of 12 households (including the Postmaster). Mails are exchanged six times a week with Adelaide (inward mail is resorted at Balaklava) ...

The office was erected by residents in 1926; prior to this it was conducted in a room in the school which opened in 1877.

Source: The Manning Index of South Australian History.

''Additional information from "Life around the Light - A History of the Mallala District Council Area"''

The above Post Office was known as Barrabba from 1877 - 1887 after which the spelling changed to Barabba. When the railway was built from Hamley Bridge to Balaklava the mail was carried by train.This service commenced in 1879. The early postal service was run from the pantry on the verandah of the Barabba School house and from 1898 to 1922 school mistress Miss Amelia White provided this valuable service.

In 1926 when school teacher Mr John Trainer came to Barabba he required the use of the pantry so the people built themselves a small wood and iron structure measuring 9 ft. x 8 ft. on the corner diagonally opposite the school house. They purchased and installed letter boxes as the post office was only open for 1 hour per day. In the beginning there were three mail runs a week from Stockyard Creek and later this became a daily service.  In the 1960s the Barabba post office, and the Stockyard Creek post office were closed as recognized offices and a roadside delivery was provided from Owen.
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Shannon Methodist Church

2013-07-24T14:14:02Z

Margaret:

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The foundation stone of the Shannon Methodist Chapel was blessed by Mr. Joshua Marshman of Mallala on 8th October 1872.

The Shannon Methodist Chapel was officially opened on 17th July 1873 on land donated by Messrs Wright Bros. The builders were Messrs Porter and J. Smith. The original trustees were Messrs G.N. Johnson, N.J.W. Lindsay, J. David, S. Davis, J.P. Sutton, R. Cooper and C. Carslake.

The South Australian Advertiser August 6. 1873 reports: The opening of the new Primitive Methodist Chapel at Shannon's, Hundred of Dublin, was celebrated on Sunday and Monday, August 3 and 4. The chapel is calculated to accommodate from 120 to 140 persons, is a neat structure, substantially built of stone, and covered with slates, and has six Gothic windows and a porch. Sermons were preached by the Rev. S.J. Nicolls, of North Adelaide, to large congregations, a considerable number being unable to gain admittance. On Monday a still larger company were assembled, and did ample justice to the abundant spread of good things provided by the ladies and bachelors. The public meeting which followed, was presided over by Mr. E. Temby, J.P., and the report read by Mr. J.N.Lindsay. Vigorous speeches were delivered by Mr. Geo.. Marshman and the Revs.J.S.Wayland, A.W.Wellington, and S.J.Nicolls, congratulating the settlers on the erection of a religious sanctuary, and urging them to seek the presence of the great Spirit as an earnest of their future prosperity. The financial appeal was made by Mr. Nicolls, and was heartily responded to, £61/16s/10d being the total proceeds of the two days' services, leaving something less than £150 debt upon the building.

''An official program printed for the Jubilee of the Shannon Methodist Church held on July 15th 1923 and over a several day period includes the following article written by the circuit minister Rev. F.G. Rogers:''

"If it be true that we live in deeds, not years, then the men who pioneered the mallee lands of Dublin (known as the 30 mile scrub) must surely deserve honour. Fifty years ago these fertile plains, now the envy of the agriculturist, securely fenced and subdivided, dotted here and there with comfortable homesteads, many of which have electric light and all modern conveniences, were covered with dense mallee scrub. The adventure proved the acid test of character, and of some it must be said "weighed in the balance and found wanting" but some endured to the winning of success.

Of the enduring few there were some who, while keen on the conquering of the mallee and the growing of wheat, believed that "man shall not live on bread alone" and believed in the communion of saints - saints who countered for something on the business end of a grub axe in the biting cold of winter and the scorching heat of summer, who could make bread and sew in a pine and pug one-roomed hut and wear a smile seven days a week.

But the temple of God made by hands was not as yet built, there was no lofty spire bidding man to look upward to higher things, no sweet music to charm him from the rough conditions of his daily enviroment, but there was something within him that compelled , like Israel's sweet singer to cry: "As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee o God."

Men with hearts big enough to face a mallee allotment are not likely to want something very much for long. We expect them to act, "Act in the living present, heart within and God overhead', and these men acted with the result - Shannon Church.

The real church - a body of men and women who seek to follow their Lord was "born again" (not built) some time previous to building operations starting, and Divine services were held in the homes of disciples.

The homes of Messrs Baker and G.N.Johnson were ever open for the assembling together of saints (and possibly a sprinkling of sinners) with the late Rev. S. Gray being the minister. The growing cause soon demanded a home of its own, and the Rev. S. Gray and Mr. N.Lindsay set forth to spy out the land, and after many inspections decided on the present site.

The ground was donated by the Messrs Wright Bros., but the present trust has quite recently purchased at a nominal figure from Mr Rowe, the fine V-shaped block in front of the church.

Plans and specifications of the original building were prepared by the Rev. J.S.Wayland. The stone work was carried out by Mr. Jonathon Porter, the wood work by Mr. Joseph Smith, and Mr. Uffindale made the furniture.

Messrs G.N.Johnson., N.Lindsay, J.Davis, Stephen Davis, J.T. Sutton, R.Cooper and C.Carslake were on the first trust. The present trust is composed as follows: Messrs G.N. and A.H.Johnson, N.W.Rowe, E.Johnson, H.G.Clark, H.F.Johnson, E.Young, C.W.Burnard and F.Pritchard..

Opening services were arranged for July 17, 1873. The building (although incomplete) was dedicated to the glory of God, and then on the completion of the work, these Israelites (in whom there couldn't possibly be any guile) did it all over again. The opening services were conducted by the Reverends J.S.Wayland and S.J.Nicholls and proved wonderfully successful.

In 1908 and addition to the rear of the church was built to accommodate Sunday School activities. Under the supervision of Mr J. Burton the western wall of the church was dismantled and a T shaped extension added. Mr John Jenkin and son Mr Roy Jenkin carted all the stone for the addition.

'''What a record. This is the year of the jubillee - fifty years of the unfailing goodness of God!'''

'''Who but the Divine Statist can tabulate the results?'''

A mere human could possibly detail the number of services held, the names on the church roll, the sums of money raised and spent. What are these compared with the number of hearts comforted, or to the wayward feet who have been lovingly directed in the paths of peace, to that holy joy that filled the spirits of the men and women made jubilant by a conscious linking up with him who set the joy bells ringing in every soul trusting in him?

Yes the year of jubilee has come, and some who were in the church when it was first formed are here today.

Surely that beautiful poetry of the psalmist, '''"Lord Thou has been our dwelling place in all generations; before the mountains were brought forth, or even Thou had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, Thou art God",''' must be living in their thought. Some have passed on to their reward, but of us who remain, what shall be said?

Is it our resolve to "carry on" in the name of the King, in his almightiness and gentleness, believing that the things unseen are the things that count?"

''This concludes the article written for the Shannon Methodist Church Jubilee service by Rev.F.G.Rogers.''

After 84 years as a place for worship and social gatherings the Shannon Methodist Church closed in 1957 and the building was demolished in 1966.

The inscription on the plaque mounted on a limestone cairn reads as follows: '''"''To the Glory of God this cairn was raised to recall that on this site stood the Shannon Methodist Church from 1873 to 1966"'''''

In 1966 Mr Ira Jenkin was in charge of the demolition of the church building assisted by Messrs Mervyn and Neville Jenkin. A belief was held by various people in the district that a time capsule in the form of a bottle with information and papers in it had been built into the wall of the original chapel in 1872.

Those in charge of demolition proceeded cautiously and eventually uncovered the bottle. It contained early history of the Shannon district and Methodist Church, an Advertiser dated October 8th 1872 and a Methodist Recorder containing the circuit preaching plan.

Prior to the demolition of the building a petition signed by the residents of the Shannon area requested that the District Council of Mallala take over the jurisdiction of the Shannon Methodist Church grounds and adjoining Shannon Cemetery - to which council agreed.

In 2013 the Shannon Cemetery is a well kept and tidy public burial ground surrounded by native trees. Alan Parker, as a member of the Mallala District Council Greening Committee,organised the planting of trees and bushes.
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Earl Raymond George

2013-04-10T09:45:05Z

Margaret:

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Raymond George Earl was born on 15th August 1925. His parents were Ernest George Wesley Earl (Wes) and Muriel Jane Earl (nee Sowerby). Ray had three siblings: Gwen born 31st January 1924, Kevin 7th September 1931 to 17th January 1989 and Melva 21st February 1933 to 25th July 1947.
They lived in an old house on Feltwell Road, Mallala, South Australia which was built by his grandfather prior to his marriage in 1896. Ray slept on the front verandah and read by a small lantern ( which he still has,) until his dad enclosed the back area. They had no electricity or refrigerators and relied on kerosene lamps and candles for lighting.

Ray was expected to tend to 150 chooks and gather and chop the wood for the stove after school. He had to walk to the Mallala School in rain or shine. Mr A. V Gent was headmaster and he knew how to use the cane! Pen and ink were used for writing - no biros. He later travelled to Adelaide on the train everyday to attend the Adelaide Technical High School on the corner of North Terrace and Frome road and gained his Intermediate Certificate in two years.

Ray started work in the Mallala Post Office in January 1941 at 19 shillings per week. Mr Jack Ryan was postmaster. When the RAAF training base at Mallala was opened they didn’t have a post office there, so he used to ride his bike out and deliver and receive telegrams and empty the multi coin phone boxes, until the RAAF set up their own post office.

He left the post office at the end of 1942 to help his father on the farm. They still used a team of horses to sow wheat, barley and oats. They also kept pigs, chooks and milking cows. Ray used to deliver milk to the workman’s camp at the aerodrome. The workmen were still erecting buildings although the RAAF had moved in. After the RAAF 6 S.F.T.S. was closed he delivered milk to Algar’s shop. Eggs and cream were sent to Adelaide by train. Pigs and calves and surplus cows were sent to Gepps Cross market (via the carrier Mr Norm Jarmyn,) until they purchased their own truck, a 3 ton ex army Chevrolet.

''Social and family life:''

For entertainment Ray attended the film shows in the Mallala Institute and practiced gymnasium also held in the Mallala Institute and taught by Mr Cam Huxtable. He attended the many dances and balls held around the district. In the 1940’s Les Duhring, Reg Peters, Brian Blacket and Ray regularly attended the Saturday night dances held in either the Dublin or Windsor Institutes. They travelled in Reg’s old car or Ray’s first car which was a 1928 Chevrolet Tourer, originally owned by his grandfather Earl. Petrol was rationed, so they used to start the car on petrol and change over to kerosene and back to petrol before they stopped. Many a time they had to mend a tyre on the way.

It was at these dances that Ray met Ethel May Parker and after a few years Ray and Ethel were married on a very hot and dusty day at Balaklava, S.A. on 1st October 1949.
They lived at 16 Cameron Terrace for two years then shifted to the farm house on Feltwell Road. Ethel and Ray raised four children Geoffrey, Joan, Anthea and Sharon. They now have nine grandsons and two granddaughters. In the year 2013 they also have two great granddaughters.

''Farming:''

Ray started farming with the following implements: a seven furrow plough, 21 tyne cultivator, sixteen row combine, an 8 ft header, ten harrows and a team of ten - twelve horses. Also of importance was the six foot binder used to cut hay to feed the horses and 12 cows. Hay was carted by wagon and 5 horses and stacked for future use. Some hay was later chaffed using a 5 horse power Ruskin oil engine to drive the chaff cutter. The horses had to be fed by 5am so they were ready for work. Twenty acres a day was good going. Eventually the horses were sold at Coles sale yards at Gawler (now the site of Coles supermarket) and a Massey Pacemaker tractor was purchased. Kerosene was bought in 44 gallon drums. As well as his own farm he used to sow and cut for hay all the small blocks on Dublin Road. He also cut Mr E.P. Pitt’s stock paddocks on Dublin Road and Balaklava Road, and also the block where John Griffiths lives on Elizabeth Street. Mr Syd Buttle used to keep a few cows there.

In 1943 Ray and his father Wes started share farming Farrelly’s farm on Balaklava Road and in 1949 they purchased a Massey 44 diesel tractor. He believes that diesel fuel was 17 pence a gallon and super phosphate was around 5 pounds a ton. In about 1955 Ray formed a partnership with his brother until Kevin’s death in 1989.

Until 1956 when bulk handling came to Mallala, wheat and barley was reaped into 3 bushel bags and sewn and carted into the railway yard. Previous to the weigh bridge being established the bags of grain were individually weighed and branded with the weight on them and elevated and stacked 20 bags high. They were then temporarily covered with an iron roof and hessian sides until sold and railed to Pt Adelaide. Ray understands that up to 100,000 bags would be stacked some years. He used to help with the out loading of railway trucks.

In the 1960s Ray also farmed the Parker farm at Long Plains. He certainly didn’t have any time to spare until 1974 when son Geoffrey took over the farm at Long Plains. In 1975 some of the land at Mallala was sold to Gilbertson to build an abattoirs which didn’t eventuate, and after a few different owners the A.W.B. (Australian Wheat Board) built bunkers on the site for grain storage.
They then purchased land at Windsor from Dean Williams and relinquished the share-farming. As well as cropping we bought and fattened cattle on the farm at Windsor and had cows and calves mainly at Mahoney’s. We also had 500 to 800 wethers for wool, driving them by road from place to place.

After Kevin’s death in 1989 the partnership was dissolved and Ray retained the Mallala land and the land which was called Mahoney’s on Hall Road. This was later sold to Neil and Brian Tiller.

In 1998 Ray leased the farm for a period of ten years. He eventually sold the farm in February 2007 after it had been in the Earl family for 130 years. The purchasers were Wayne and Mark Heaslip and Peter Irish.

In 1985 Ray cut off three housing blocks from the farm, (all the Council would allow) and built a house on one, and shifted there in January 1986 and leased the farm house. In 2013 Ray and Ethel still live at Dublin Rd. Mallala.

''Community:''

Ray Earl became a member of the Agriculture Bureau and served as President and received Life Membership. Meetings were held in the Institute Supper room at that time.

He was a member of the Mallala School Committee and was President and/or Secretary for nine years. He was involved in planting and looking after the school oval and among other projects built the fish pond.

In 1977 Ray was elected as Councillor for the Mallala Ward and served for nine years. While on council he was Chairman of the Mallala Oval Committee when the bore was installed and the oval turfed.

Ray was also council representative on the Mallala and District Ambulance Board for nine years. After leaving Council he was re-elected to the Ambulance Board and became Chairman. He was involved in alterations to the centre to accommodate two ambulances. Ray also erected the front steel rail fence, planted the front lawn and cared for it..

In 1971 Ray joined the Mallala Museum Committee and is still a member in 2013. He was President from 1978 – 1992 and again in 1996 – 2007. Ray states that the achievements of this small committee have been outstanding and an asset to the district and it has been a pleasure to be part of it.

Ray was a Justice of the Peace for 22 years.
Awarded Citizen of the month in 1966.
Citizen of the Year 1997 and International Year Volunteer 2000.
Commonwealth Recognition for Senior Australians 2001.

''
''Sport'':''

When Ray left school he joined the Mallala cricket club and became secretary. However when he married Ethel Parker he transferred to tennis. He was President of the Mallala Club and also Lower North President. He was Captain of Mallala B Grade in the Gawler Association and later captain of a Mallala team in Lower North Association.

Ray started playing lawn bowls in the late 1970s and was President for 2 years, Club Champion three times, night champion, pairs champion also pairs champion with J. McEvoy in a divisional competition. He spent many years watering the bowling green and was greenkeeper for seven years. Ray was made a Life Member of the Mallala Bowling Club.

In 1945 Ray started playing football. He played over 200 games for the Mallala Football Club, won Best and Fairest, also runner up. He was Treasurer for three years and goal umpire for may years. Ray was made a Life Member of the M.F.C. Ray assisted other volunteers in building the original club house as prior to this the change rooms had been under the grandstand.

Ray says "''I feel that I have been very fortunate over my lifetime having seen the bad times in the 1930s but also the good years and I have lived through many changes to farming methods and lifestyles.
I have enjoyed my volunteer efforts and involvement in the community''".

March 2013
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Two Wells School

2013-04-09T14:51:07Z

Margaret:

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|DateEstablished=1979
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|Date approximate2=No
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== ==

The new Two Wells School was opened on November 2nd 1979 by the Minister of Education Mr. Harold Allison. Planning for the new school had been assisted by the parent commitee from the former Two Wells school, and the school council was involved in tendering for contracts involving the initial planting of 700 native trees around the perimeter of the new block and then the landscaping and water reticulation system for the ovals. The Principal at the time of the transfer from the old to the new school was Mr. Alan Young. During the eight years Mr Young was appointed to the Two Wells, the school went from strength to strength and with the new buildings and changes in educational outlook a new era of education had begun.

Mrs Christine Lidas joined the staff in 1979 and began also teaching Greek culture. From that time, staff members with migrant backgrounds have been teaching those cultures and languages where possible. Miss Kath Cannizzaro joined the staff in 1983.

Through the years the academic progress of students has been nurtured together with their sporting prowess. The school has for many years combined with neighbouring schools in competitive sports and encouraged physical fitness. some former students who have succeeded at sport include Raymond and Mark Prior, Central District league football; Wayne Prior, SA State cricket team and member of Packer cricketing organisation; Gary Sharpe and John Mihaljevic, State junior hockey (1978).

On 8 June 1983 the Two Wells-Mallala & Districts Community Library was formally opened at the school by Mrs Joyce Batty. The school council named the library building `The Alan Young Building' and invited Mr Young back to unveil the plaque commemorating the occasion. Recently the library has been relocated from the school grounds, to the former Two Wells Institute building.
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Moquet Lee Reserve

2013-01-14T10:26:19Z

Margaret:

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== ==

The Sporting Ground is situated behind the former Grace Plains Methodist Church and is named Moquet Lee.

Mr Jim Nairn gave the land,for community use, in remembrance of his son Fred Nairn who was captured in battle at Moquet Farm, Posiers - France during W.W.1.

Fred Nairn died in Germany as a P.O.W. on 21-9-1916 and as a tribute to his scarifice his name is enscribed on the Mallala Monument.

Grace Plains had a football team and matches were played on the reserve.The team had a successful year in 1926 when it became premiers.

The Grace Plains Community also used the reserve for cricket matches and fielded a very strong team for many years.
In a corner of the reserve three tennis courts were built and matches were played there until c. 2006.

== Related Articles ==

*[[War Memorial]]
*[[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]
*[[Grace Plains Cricket Club]]
*[[Grace Plains Football Club]]
*[[Grace Plains School]]

== External Links ==

*

== Sources ==

*
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Moquet Lee Reserve

2013-01-14T10:25:29Z

Margaret:

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|Street name=
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|Date approximate=No
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|Date approximate2=
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== ==

The Sporting Ground is situated behind the former Grace Plains Methodist Church and is named Moquet Lee.
Mr Jim Nairn gave the land,for community use, in remembrance of his son Fred Nairn who was captured in battle at Moquet Farm, Posiers - France during W.W.1.

Fred Nairn died in Germany as a P.O.W. on 21-9-1916 and as a tribute to his scarifice his name is enscribed on the Mallala Monument.

Grace Plains had a football team and matches were played on the reserve.The team had a successful year in 1926 when it became premiers.

The Grace Plains Community also used the reserve for cricket matches and fielded a very strong team for many years.
In a corner of the reserve three tennis courts were built and matches were played there until c. 2006.

== Related Articles ==

*[[War Memorial]]
*[[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]
*[[Grace Plains Cricket Club]]
*[[Grace Plains Football Club]]
*[[Grace Plains School]]

== External Links ==

*

== Sources ==

*
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Moquet Lee Reserve

2013-01-14T10:21:46Z

Margaret:

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|Site type=Land section
|Street number=
|Street name=
|Street suffix=
|Town or Locality=Grace Plains
|Geocoordinates=-34.374327892725, 138.49016547203
|Date approximate=No
|Date demolished=
|Date approximate2=
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== ==

The Sporting Ground is situated behind the former Grace Plains Methodist Church and is named Moquet Lee.
Mr Jim Nairn gave the land,for community use, in remembrance of his son Fred Nairn who was captured in battle at Moquet Farm, Posiers - France during W.W.1.

He died in Germany as a P.O.W. on 21-9-1916.

Grace Plains had a football team and matches were played on the reserve.The team had a successful year in 1926 when it became premiers.

The Grace Plains Community also used the reserve for cricket matches and fielded a very strong team for many years.
In a corner of the reserve three tennis courts were built and matches were played there until c. 2006.

== Related Articles ==

*[[War Memorial]]
*[[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]
*[[Grace Plains Cricket Club]]
*[[Grace Plains Football Club]]
*[[Grace Plains School]]

== External Links ==

*

== Sources ==

*
{{Info}}
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Moquet Lee Reserve

2013-01-14T10:20:01Z

Margaret:

{{Place
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|Site type=Land section
|Street number=
|Street name=
|Street suffix=
|Town or Locality=Grace Plains
|Geocoordinates=-34.374327892725, 138.49016547203
|Date approximate=No
|Date demolished=
|Date approximate2=
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== ==

The Sporting Ground is situated behind the former Grace Plains Methodist Church and is named Moquet Lee.
He gave the land,for community use, in remembrance of his son Fred Nairn who was captured in battle at Moquet Farm, Posiers - France during W.W.1.

He died in Germany as a P.O.W. on 21-9-1916.

Grace Plains had a football team and matches were played on the reserve.The team had a successful year in 1926 when it became premiers.

The Grace Plains Community also used the reserve for cricket matches and fielded a very strong team for many years.
In a corner of the reserve three tennis courts were built and matches were played there until c. 2006.

== Related Articles ==

*[[War Memorial]]
*[[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]
*[[Grace Plains Cricket Club]]
*[[Grace Plains Football Club]]
*[[Grace Plains School]]

== External Links ==

*

== Sources ==

*
{{Info}}
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Moquet Lee Reserve

2013-01-14T10:17:57Z

Margaret:

{{Place
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|Site type=Land section
|Street number=
|Street name=
|Street suffix=
|Town or Locality=Grace Plains
|Geocoordinates=-34.374327892725, 138.49016547203
|Date approximate=No
|Date demolished=
|Date approximate2=
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== ==

The Sporting Ground is situated behind the former Grace Plains Methodist Church and is named Moquet Lee.
,for community use, in remembrance of his son Fred Nairn who was captured in battle at Moquet Farm, Posiers - France during W.W.1.

He died in Germany as a P.O.W. on 21-9-1916.

Grace Plains had a football team and matches were played on the reserve.The team had a successful year in 1926 when it became premiers.

The Grace Plains Community also used the reserve for cricket matches and fielded a very strong team for many years.
In a corner of the reserve three tennis courts were built and matches were played there until c. 2006.

== Related Articles ==

*[[War Memorial]]
*[[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]
*[[Grace Plains Cricket Club]]
*[[Grace Plains Football Club]]
*[[Grace Plains School]]

== External Links ==

*

== Sources ==

*
{{Info}}
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Moquet Lee Reserve

2013-01-14T10:16:02Z

Margaret:

{{Place
|Places category=Site
|Site type=Land section
|Street number=
|Street name=
|Street suffix=
|Town or Locality=Grace Plains
|Geocoordinates=-34.374327892725, 138.49016547203
|Date approximate=No
|Date demolished=
|Date approximate2=
}}
== ==

The Sporting Ground is situated behind the former Grace Plains Methodist Church and is named Moquet Lee.

Mr Jim Nairn gave the land in remembrance of his son Fred Nairn who was captured in battle at Moquet Farm, Posiers - France during W.W.1.

He died in Germany as a P.O.W. on 21-9-1916.

Grace Plains had a football team and matches were played on the reserve.The team had a successful year in 1926 when it became premiers.

The Grace Plains Community also used the reserve for cricket matches and fielded a very strong team for many years.
In a corner of the reserve three tennis courts were built and matches were played there until c. 2006.

== Related Articles ==

*[[War Memorial]]
*[[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]
*[[Grace Plains Cricket Club]]
*[[Grace Plains Football Club]]
*[[Grace Plains School]]

== External Links ==

*

== Sources ==

*
{{Info}}
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Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel

2013-01-14T10:05:37Z

Margaret:

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|Site type=
|Street number=Lot 25, Section 483
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|Street suffix=Road
|Town or Locality=Hundred of Grace
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The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was located 5 miles north of Mallala on land surveyed in 1864.

Pioneers were able to purchase acreage for about two pounds per acre. Mr Robert Marshman, a local blacksmith and butcher, gave a piece of land for the Chapel to be erected in 1868. The Chapel was opened in November of that year possibly built by Mr Mathew with much work and material provided by the settlers.

In about 1872 a Day School was opened at the Chapel with about 60 children in attendance. The first teacher was probably a Mr Adams.

A new Church replaced the Chapel in 1910.

Mrs Gehan {nee Rose Tiller} who was born in 1884, was baptised in the original Chapel. Rose had married Edward Lewis Irish who died in1941,and sixteen years after Lewis's death, she married again. Her second husband was Bertie Elliott Walter Gehan. She became the first bride married in the new Church.

The Grace Plains Congregation was for a short time connected to both the Balaklava and the Gawler Circuit but in 1887 Grace Plains became the head of its own Circuit. Preaching places included Pinery, Woolsheds and Kangaroo Flat. Social activities in the early years included the Choir, Bible Study Groups, Ladies Guild, Christian Endeavour and the Literary Society. A friendly game of cricket arranged by Mr G. Broster between the Grace Plains and Barabba Literary Societies was one of the first in the area.

Some of the earliest families to settle at Grace Plains were Marshman, Webster, Worden, Franks, March, Schnieder, Broster, Tiller, Biggs, Bartlett, Adam, Moody, Streeter and Cherryman. The chapel has now been sold and is a private residence.

At the rear of the buildings is the Grace Plains Cemetery.
{{Info
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|Sources="His Spirit Comes". E.A. Curnow. Published by Uniting Church in South Australia.
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{{Memory|The District Council of Mallala has replaced the derelict signage that identified the cemetery. The new sign which was installed by early November 2012 is simple and effective.|Margaret}}
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Windsor School

2013-01-08T22:44:57Z

Margaret:

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|DateEstablished=1878
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1971
|Date approximate2=No
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|BusinessPurpose=School
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== ==

The first school teacher was Miss Julina Temby, a daughter of Mr W. Temby, the first storekeeper. She used a room of the verandah at the store as a school room. When the church was built and officially opened in December 1873, the school moved to the church and remained there until the public school was built. It opened in 1878 with eight pupils and Mrs Ambrose was the first teacher. She was followed by Miss Jenkin then Mr Ryder. In 1882 Miss Alice B. Hinde was appointed.

Other Teachers until closure in 1971 were:

1-1-1885: George Edwards

29-3-1891: Colin Chas Noak

4-6 1895: William Johanning

1-1-1896: Mary A. Holt

2-4-1899: Miriam B. Peters

1-7-1899: Jane Hill

14- 4-1902: Jessie Lonpon

14-9-1922: Alice Day

14-9-1922: Annie M. Lynch

9-4-1923: Alice Day

6-9-1924: Kath H. Samwell

17-1-1925: Elsie A. Whittington

29-1-1929: John Michael Kain

26-1-1932: Cyril E. Roberts

19-9-1951: J.T.Atkins

11-2-1958: M.M.Ruediger

9-2-1960: A.J.Millikan

5-2-1963: Elsie D. Snell

6-2-1967: Neil W. Dunstan

6-2-1971: Robert J. Beaton

The enrolments in the first four years ranged from 8 pupils in 1878 to 5,4,8 and reached 15 pupils by 1882. There was a record high of 49 enrolments in 1885 and again in 1895. After 1912 the enrolments fluctuated between about twenty-five children to thirty-five children, with some low years post World War Two. During the final three years of operating, the enrolments at Windsor School were once again down to 15 pupils.

The school had an active [[Windsor School Welfare Club|Welfare Club]].

Following the closure of the Windsor School, the majority of the children were transported 19 km. by school bus to the Mallala School.

The photograph of the sundial is included in the article because it recognises the closure of the Windsor School.

The sundial is installed at the Mallala School with engravings to show the distance,the date of closure and the direction that the Windsor school was in relation to Mallala.
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Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel

2012-12-05T23:33:24Z

Margaret:

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|Site type=
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|Geocoordinates=-34.374053232827, 138.49187672138
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|Date approximate=No
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The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was located 5 miles north of Mallala on land surveyed in 1864.

Pioneers were able to purchase acreage for about two pounds per acre. Mr Robert Marshman, a local blacksmith and butcher, gave a piece of land for the Chapel to be erected in 1868. The Chapel was opened in November of that year possibly built by Mr Mathew with much work and material provided by the settlers.

In about 1872 a Day School was opened at the Chapel with about 60 children in attendance. The first teacher was probably a Mr Adams.

A new Church replaced the Chapel in 1910.

Mrs Gehan {nee Rose Tiller} who was born in 1884, was baptised in the original Chapel. Rose had married Edward Lewis Irish who died in1941,and sixteen years after Lewis's death, she married again. Her second husband was Bertie Elliott Walter Gehan. She became the first bride married in the new Church.

The Grace Plains Congregation was for a short time connected to both the Balaklava and the Gawler Circuit but in 1887 Grace Plains became the head of its own Circuit. Preaching places included Pinery, Woolsheds and Kangaroo Flat. Social activities in the early years included the Choir, Bible Study Groups, Ladies Guild, Christian Endeavour and the Literary Society. A friendly game of cricket arranged by Mr G. Broster between the Grace Plains and Barabba Literary Societies was one of the first in the area.

Some of the earliest families to settle at Grace Plains were Marshman, Webster, Worden, Franks, March, Schnieder, Broster, Tiller, Biggs, Bartlett, Adam, Moody, Streeter and Cherryman. The chapel has now been sold and is a private residence.

At the rear of the buildings is the Grace Plains Cemetery.
{{Info
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|Sources=His Spirit Comes. E.A. Curnow. Published by Uniting Church in South Australia.
|FlickrID=3838715755,4816395401
}}
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{{Memory|The District Council of Mallala has replaced the derelict signage that identified the cemetery. The new sign which was installed by early November 2012 is simple and effective.|Margaret}}
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Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel

2012-12-05T23:32:23Z

Margaret:

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|Site type=
|Town or Locality=pt Sec 483 Hundred of Grace. (Now Lot 25, Section 483 or corner Nairn Road and Balaklava Road)
|Geocoordinates=-34.374053232827, 138.49187672138
|Date constructed=1970/01/01
|Date approximate=No
|Used for=Chapel and school
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The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was located 5 miles north of Mallala on land surveyed in 1864.

Pioneers were able to purchase acreage for about two pounds per acre. Mr Robert Marshman, a local blacksmith and butcher, gave a piece of land for the Chapel to be erected in 1868. The Chapel was opened in November of that year possibly built by Mr Mathew with much work and material provided by the settlers.

In about 1872 a Day School was opened at the Chapel with about 60 children in attendance. The first teacher was probably a Mr Adams.

A new Church replaced the Chapel in 1910.

Mrs Gehan {nee Rose Tiller} who was born in 1884, was baptised in the original Chapel. Rose had married Edward Lewis Irish who died in1941,and sixteen years after Lewis's death, she married again. Her second husband was Bertie Elliott Walter Gehan. She became the first bride married in the new Church.

The Grace Plains Congregation was for a short time connected to both the Balaklava and the Gawler Circuit but in 1887 Grace Plains became the head of its own Circuit. Preaching places included Pinery, Woolsheds and Kangaroo Flat. Social activities in the early years included the Choir, Bible Study Groups, Ladies Guild, Christian Endeavour and the Literary Society. A friendly game of cricket arranged by Mr G. Broster between the Grace Plains and Barabba Literary Societies was one of the first in the area.

Some of the earliest families to settle at Grace Plains were Marshman, Webster, Worden, Franks, March, Schnieder, Broster, Tiller, Biggs, Bartlett, Adam, Moody, Streeter and Cherryman. The chapel has now been sold and is a private residence.

At the rear of the buildings is the Grace Plains Cemetery.
{{Info
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|Sources=His Spirit Comes. E.A. Curnow. Published by Uniting Church in South Australia.
|FlickrID=3838715755,4816395401
}}
{{MemoryHeader}}
{{Memory|The District Council of Mallala has replaced the derelict signagage that identified the cemetery. The new sign which was installed by early November 2012 is simple and effective.|Margaret}}
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Grace Plains Methodist Church

2012-12-05T23:30:37Z

Margaret:

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|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1971
|Date approximate2=No
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See also [[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]

The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was built in 1868.

In 1900 church union occurred between the Bible Christians, the Primitive Methodist and the Wesleyan protestant churches and formed one church known as the Methodist Church of Australia. The Grace Plains Church was then known as the Grace Plains Methodist Church. It was part of the Balaklava circuit until 1905 when it joined the Mallala circuit.

In 1909 the trustees decided to build a new larger church building to accommodate 150-200 people. "It was resolved that we build the church 40 feet x 25 feet inside measurements and that Messrs J. Nairn, A.V. Nairn, W. March, C. Hall and S.J. Secomb be the building committee". The church was opened debt free on 22nd June 1909 by Rev. W.G. Clark at a total cost of 619 pound.
Minister at that time was Rev. C.E. Schafer and trustees were: Messrs S.J. Secomb, Geo. Broster, Allan March, Henry Franks, H.F. Rowe, A. Hammann. C. Tiller, A.E. March, G.A. Franks, C.E. Hall, A.V. Nairn, J. Houston. C. Marshman, H. Adams, W.S. march, G. T. Arnold, J. Nairn all of Grace Plains and Geo. Marshman of Owen.

The Diamond Jubilee of the church was held in 1928 and a commemorative window dedicated in memory of the pioneers.
In 1946 a kitchen was built onto the rear of the original church (then used as a hall)

On December 5th 1971 the final service was held in the Grace Plains Methodist Church and guest preacher was Rev. Kevin Secomb formerly of Grace Plains.

At the rear of the church building is the Grace Plains Cemetery.
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|Sources="Life around the Light. A history of Mallala District Council area" published in 1985.
|FlickrID=3838715755,
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Grace Plains Methodist Church

2012-12-05T23:28:35Z

Margaret:

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|Locality=Grace Plains
|Geocoordinates=-34.373847853528, 138.4917789413
|DateEstablished=1868
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1971
|Date approximate2=No
|EstablishedBy=People of the Bible Christian faith.
|BusinessPurpose=Religious worship and education and social gatherings
}}
See also [[Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel]]

The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was built in 1868.

In 1900 church union occurred between the Bible Christians, the Primitive Methodist and the Wesleyan protestant churches and formed one church known as the Methodist Church of Australia. The Grace Plains Church was then known as the Grace Plains Methodist Church. It was part of the Balaklava circuit until 1905 when it joined the Mallala circuit.

In 1909 the trustees decided to build a new larger church building to accommodate 150-200 people. "It was resolved that we build the church 40 feet x 25 feet inside measurements and that Messrs J. Nairn, A.V. Nairn, W. March, C. Hall and S.J. Secomb be the building committee". The church was opened debt free on 22nd June 1909 by Rev. W.G. Clark at a total cost of 619 pound.
Minister at that time was Rev. C.E. Schafer and trustees were: Messrs S.J. Secomb, Geo. Broster, Allan March, Henry Franks, H.F. Rowe, A. Hammann. C. Tiller, A.E. March, G.A. Franks, C.E. Hall, A.V. Nairn, J. Houston. C. Marshman, H. Adams, W.S. march, G. T. Arnold, J. Nairn all of Grace Plains and Geo. Marshman of Owen.

The Diamond Jubilee of the church was held in 1928 and a commemorative window dedicated in memory of the pioneers.
In 1946 a kitchen was built onto the rear of the original church (then used as a hall)

On December 5th 1971 the final service was held in the Grace Plains Methodist Church and guest preacher was Rev. Kevin Secomb formerly of Grace Plains.
At the rear of the church building is the Grace Plains Cemetery.
{{Info
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|Sources="Life around the Light. A history of Mallala District Council area" published in 1985.
|FlickrID=3838715755,
}}
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Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel

2012-12-05T22:32:41Z

Margaret:

{{Place
|Places category=Building
|Site type=
|Town or Locality=pt Sec 483 Hundred of Grace. (Now Lot 25, Section 483 or corner Nairn Road and Balaklava Road)
|Geocoordinates=-34.374053232827, 138.49187672138
|Date constructed=1970/01/01
|Date approximate=No
|Used for=Chapel and school
}}
The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was located 5 miles north of Mallala on land surveyed in 1864.

Pioneers were able to purchase acreage for about two pounds per acre. Mr Robert Marshman, a local blacksmith and butcher, gave a piece of land for the Chapel to be erected in 1868. The Chapel was opened in November of that year possibly built by Mr Mathew with much work and material provided by the settlers.

In about 1872 a Day School was opened at the Chapel with about 60 children in attendance. The first teacher was probably a Mr Adams.

A new Church replaced the Chapel in 1910.

Mrs Gehan {nee Rose Tiller} who was born in 1884, was baptised in the original Chapel. Rose had married Edward Lewis Irish who died in1941,and sixteen years after Lewis's death, she married again. Her second husband was Bertie Elliott Walter Gehan. She became the first bride married in the new Church.

The Grace Plains Congregation was for a short time connected to both the Balaklava and the Gawler Circuit but in 1887 Grace Plains became the head of its own Circuit. Preaching places included Pinery, Woolsheds and Kangaroo Flat. Social activities in the early years included the Choir, Bible Study Groups, Ladies Guild, Christian Endeavour and the Literary Society. A friendly game of cricket arranged by Mr G. Broster between the Grace Plains and Barabba Literary Societies was one of the first in the area.

Some of the earliest families to settle at Grace Plains were Marshman, Webster, Worden, Franks, March, Schnieder, Broster, Tiller, Biggs, Bartlett, Adam, Moody, Streeter and Cherryman. The chapel has now been sold and is a private residence.
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|Related Articles=Bethesda Church,Church Pedal Organ,Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church,Bethesda Church Pedal Organ,Mallala Methodist/Uniting Church,St Malachys Catholic Church,St Paul's Anglican Church,St Peters Anglican Church
|Sources=His Spirit Comes. E.A. Curnow. Published by Uniting Church in South Australia.
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{{Memory|The District Council of Mallala has replaced the derelict signagage that identified the cemetery. The new sign which was installed by early November 2012 is simple and effective.|Margaret}}
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Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel

2012-12-05T22:13:30Z

Margaret:

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|Date constructed=1970/01/01
|Date approximate=No
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The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was located 5 miles north of Mallala on land surveyed in 1864.

Pioneers were able to purchase acreage for about two pounds per acre. Mr Robert Marshman, a local blacksmith and butcher, gave a piece of land for the Chapel to be erected in 1868. The Chapel was opened in November of that year possibly built by Mr Mathew with much work and material provided by the settlers.

In about 1872 a Day School was opened at the Chapel with about 60 children in attendance. The first teacher was probably a Mr Adams.

A new Church replaced the Chapel in 1910.

Mrs Gehan {nee Rose Tiller} who was born in 1884, was baptised in the original Chapel. Rose had married Edward Lewis Irish who died in1941,and sixteen years after Lewis's death, she married again. Her second husband was Bertie Elliott Walter Gehan. She became the first bride married in the new Church.

The Grace Plains Congregation was for a short time connected to both the Balaklava and the Gawler Circuit but in 1887 Grace Plains became the head of its own Circuit. Preaching places included Pinery, Woolsheds and Kangaroo Flat. Social activities in the early years included the Choir, Bible Study Groups, Ladies Guild, Christian Endeavour and the Literary Society. A friendly game of cricket arranged by Mr G. Broster between the Grace Plains and Barabba Literary Societies was one of the first in the area.

Some of the earliest families to settle at Grace Plains were Marshman, Webster, Worden, Franks, March, Schnieder, Broster, Tiller, Biggs, Bartlett, Adam, Moody, Streeter and Cherryman. The chapel has now been sold and is a private residence.
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|Related Articles=Bethesda Church,Church Pedal Organ,Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church,Bethesda Church Pedal Organ,Mallala Methodist/Uniting Church,St Malachys Catholic Church,St Paul's Anglican Church,St Peters Anglican Church
|Sources=His Spirit Comes. E.A. Curnow. Published by Uniting Church in South Australia.
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{{Memory|The District Council of Mallala has replaced the sign that identifies the cemetery with a new one.|Margaret}}
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Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel

2012-12-05T22:12:32Z

Margaret:

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|Geocoordinates=-34.374053232827, 138.49187672138
|Date constructed=1970/01/01
|Date approximate=No
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The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was located 5 miles north of Mallala on land surveyed in 1864.

Pioneers were able to purchase acreage for about two pounds per acre. Mr Robert Marshman, a local blacksmith and butcher, gave a piece of land for the Chapel to be erected in 1868. The Chapel was opened in November of that year possibly built by Mr Mathew with much work and material provided by the settlers.

In about 1872 a Day School was opened at the Chapel with about 60 children in attendance. The first teacher was probably a Mr Adams.

A new Church replaced the Chapel in 1910.

Mrs Gehan {nee Rose Tiller} who was born in 1884, was baptised in the original Chapel. Rose had married Edward Lewis Irish who died in1941,and sixteen years after Lewis's death, she married again. Her second husband was Bertie Elliott Walter Gehan. She became the first bride married in the new Church.

The Grace Plains Congregation was for a short time connected to both the Balaklava and the Gawler Circuit but in 1887 Grace Plains became the head of its own Circuit. Preaching places included Pinery, Woolsheds and Kangaroo Flat. Social activities in the early years included the Choir, Bible Study Groups, Ladies Guild, Christian Endeavour and the Literary Society. A friendly game of cricket arranged by Mr G. Broster between the Grace Plains and Barabba Literary Societies was one of the first in the area.

Some of the earliest families to settle at Grace Plains were Marshman, Webster, Worden, Franks, March, Schnieder, Broster, Tiller, Biggs, Bartlett, Adam, Moody, Streeter and Cherryman. The chapel has now been sold and is a private residence.
{{Info
|Related Articles=Bethesda Church,Church Pedal Organ,Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church,Bethesda Church Pedal Organ,Mallala Methodist/Uniting Church,St Malachys Catholic Church,St Paul's Anglican Church,St Peters Anglican Church
|Sources=His Spirit Comes. E.A. Curnow. Published by Uniting Church in South Australia.
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}}
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{{Memory|The District Council of Mallala has replaced the sign that identifies the cemetery with new one. |margaret}}
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Redbanks Wesleyan Methodist Church

2012-12-05T21:53:22Z

Margaret:

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|Site type=
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|Date approximate=No
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The foundation stone for the Wesleyan Methodist church was laid on 3rd October 1867 by Mrs T. Manuel. A quote from The South Australian Advertiser 21 September "The Wesleyans, with their usual go-ahead spirit, are about erecting a chapel in this township,Mr Manuel kindly giving an acre of land for that purpose"
After witnessing the ceremony the assembled people moved into a booth where "a sumptuous tea was provded by the ladies."Later a lecture titled Luther and the Reformation was given by Mr Flockart."A subscription was then made and liberally responded to,the total,including cash, promises,and value in land and labour all amounting to 146pounds,16shillings, 6pence."quoted from S.A.Advertiser 15 Oct 1867

There are several unmarked graves on this site most being children.

The church instigated a provisional school from 1788-1880 when the land was transferred to the Education Department.

The church closed around the turn of the century but reopened and served the community prior to the new Methodist Church being built in 1934 on Lot 96 Germantown Rd. Red Banks.

The Wesleyan Church building/school was located approximately 3 kilometres south of the Redbanks township on the western side of Germantown Road. It was demolished many years ago and a cairn marks the site.
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|Related Articles=Bethesda Church,Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church,Bethesda Church Pedal Organ,Church Pedal Organ,St Malachys Catholic Church,St Paul's Anglican Church,St Peters Anglican Church,Redbanks Methodist Church Hall, Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel,
|Sources="Life Around the Light"; A History of the Mallala Council Area.
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Redbanks Wesleyan Methodist Church

2012-12-05T09:59:47Z

Margaret:

{{Place
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|Site type=
|Street name=Germantown Rd
|Town or Locality=. Red Banks. S.A.
|Geocoordinates=-0.01974105795902413, -0.059051513671875
|Date approximate=No
|Used for=Church services
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The foundation stone for the Wesleyan Methodist church was laid on 3rd October 1867 by Mrs T. Manuel.

There are several unmarked graves on this site most being children.

The church instigated a provisional school from 1788-1880 when the land was transferred to the Education Department.

The church closed around the turn of the century but reopened and served the community prior to the new Methodist Church being built in 1934 on Lot 96 Germantown Rd. Red Banks.

The Wesleyan Church building/school was located approximately 3 kilometres south of the Redbanks township on the western side of Germantown Road. It was demolished many years ago and a cairn marks the site.
{{Info
|Related Articles=Bethesda Church,Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church,Bethesda Church Pedal Organ,Church Pedal Organ,St Malachys Catholic Church,St Paul's Anglican Church,St Peters Anglican Church,Redbanks Methodist Church Hall, Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel,
|Sources="Life Around the Light"; A History of the Mallala Council Area.
}}
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Redbanks Wesleyan Methodist Church

2012-12-05T09:58:07Z

Margaret:

{{Place
|Places category=Building
|Site type=
|Street name=Germantown Rd
|Town or Locality=. Red Banks. S.A.
|Date approximate=No
|Used for=Church services
}}
The foundation stone for the Wesleyan Methodist church was laid on 3rd October 1867 by Mrs T. Manuel.

There are several unmarked graves on this site most being children.

The church instigated a provisional school from 1788-1880 when the land was transferred to the Education Department.

The church closed around the turn of the century but reopened and served the community prior to the new Methodist Church being built in 1934 on Lot 96 Germantown Rd. Red Banks.

The Wesleyan Church building/school was located approximately 3 kilometres south of the Redbanks township on the western side of Germantown Road. It was demolished many years ago and a cairn marks the site.
{{Info
|Related Articles=Bethesda Church,Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church,Bethesda Church Pedal Organ,Church Pedal Organ,St Malachys Catholic Church,St Paul's Anglican Church,St Peters Anglican Church,Redbanks Methodist Church Hall, Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel,
|Sources="Life Around the Light"; A History of the Mallala Council Area.
}}
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Bethesda Church

2012-11-26T02:13:47Z

Margaret:

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|Locality=Section 205 Hundred of Pt Gawler
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|DateEstablished=1855
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1947
|Date approximate2=No
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Bethesda Church at Lewiston was originally a Bible Christian Chapel on the south eastern corner of Section 205, Hundred of Pt Gawler. One acre of land was purchased from Mr William Frost for 5 pounds. The original trustees were: Messrs Hugh Steven, Phillip Ridgeway, James Easton, James Clements, George Wherry, Samuel Frost and William Frost. The chapel was part of the Gawler Circuit and one of 13 chapels on the preaching plan by the mid 1870's. In 1897 Bethesda became part of the Virginia Circuit.  Following church union in 1900 it became a Methodist Church and in 1910 a Sunday School room was added to the rear of the church. The stone was procured from Mr A E Green's quarry and the tender by Mr A K Halliday to build the room was accepted. The total cost of the building was 50 pounds 7 shillings.

At a meeting on 20 January 1929 it was reported by the minister that all original trustees were dead and so nominations were called for new trustees.

In 1929 the adjoining cemetery was resurveyed and new charges initiated.

The Bethesda Church was closed in September 1947.

A final meeting of the trust was held on 21 August 1953 with those present being Rev. E Miller and Messrs A H and F H Frost. It was decided that being in accordance with the constitution of the Methodist Church, the [[District Council of Mallala|District Council of Mallala ]]be asked to take over the land and the cemetery. In 1954 a final service was held and the building subsequently demolished. The better quality stone was later used in the building of the Sunday School hall on the Methodist Church land at Drew Street  Two Wells. 

On the 29th October 1989, a stone cairn with plaque was unveiled on the Bethesda site by Mrs Edie Pederick and dedicated by the Rev Ken Maher. Many former Lewiston residents gathered for the unveiling of the cairn followed by a luncheon and reunion at the Two Wells Church.

                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
{{Info
|Related Articles=Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church,Bethesda Church Pedal Organ,Church Pedal Organ,Redbanks Wesleyan Methodist Church,St Malachys Catholic Church,St Paul's Anglican Church,St Peters Anglican Church,Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel
|Sources="Life around the Light' . A History of the Mallala District Council Area. ,"Two Wells Then and Now" by Bet Williams - Second Edition published in 2009
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Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel

2012-10-03T02:17:52Z

Margaret:

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|Site type=
|Town or Locality=pt Sec 483 Hundred of Grace. (Now Lot 25, Section 483 or corner Nairn Road and Balaklava Road)
|Geocoordinates=-34.374053232827, 138.49187672138
|Date constructed=1970/01/01
|Date approximate=No
|Used for=Chapel and school
}}
The Grace Plains Bible Christian Chapel was located 5 miles north of Mallala on land surveyed in 1864.

Pioneers were able to purchase acreage for about two pounds per acre. Mr Robert Marshman, a local blacksmith and butcher, gave a piece of land for the Chapel to be erected in 1868. The Chapel was opened in November of that year possibly built by Mr Mathew with much work and material provided by the settlers.

In about 1872 a Day School was opened at the Chapel with about 60 children in attendance. The first teacher was probably a Mr Adams.

A new Church replaced the Chapel in 1910.

Mrs Gehan {nee Rose Tiller} who was born in 1884, was baptised in the original Chapel. Rose had married Edward Lewis Irish who died in1941,and sixteen years after Lewis's death, she married again. Her second husband was Bertie Elliott Walter Gehan. She became the first bride married in the new Church.

The Grace Plains Congregation was for a short time connected to both the Balaklava and the Gawler Circuit but in 1887 Grace Plains became the head of its own Circuit. Preaching places included Pinery, Woolsheds and Kangaroo Flat. Social activities in the early years included the Choir, Bible Study Groups, Ladies Guild, Christian Endeavour and the Literary Society. A friendly game of cricket arranged by Mr G. Broster between the Grace Plains and Barabba Literary Societies was one of the first in the area.

Some of the earliest families to settle at Grace Plains were Marshman, Webster, Worden, Franks, March, Schnieder, Broster, Tiller, Biggs, Bartlett, Adam, Moody, Streeter and Cherryman. The chapel has now been sold and is a private residence.
{{Info
|Related Articles=Bethesda Church,Church Pedal Organ,Foundation of Mallala Methodist Church,Bethesda Church Pedal Organ,Mallala Methodist/Uniting Church,St Malachys Catholic Church,St Paul's Anglican Church,St Peters Anglican Church
|Sources=His Spirit Comes. E.A. Curnow. Published by Uniting Church in South Australia.
|FlickrID=3838715755,4816395401
}}
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{{Memory|When was the cemetery at the rear of the church first used? The signage which identifies the cemetery area has deteriorated. What group is responsible for the management of the cemetery.?
Margaret
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Korunye School

2012-10-01T07:22:16Z

Margaret:

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|Locality=Korunye
|Geocoordinates=-34.523614008335, 138.52150440216
|DateEstablished=1897
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1966
|Date approximate2=No
|EstablishedBy=Mrs Thomas Verner
|BusinessPurpose=School
}}
The first primary school was started at Paddy's Bridge by the efforts of Mrs Thomas Verner. There were many children in the Paddy's Bridge area and Mr and Mrs Verner offered, if a teacher could be provided by the Education Department, a cottage on their property for the venue. All the families in the district supported her efforts and in 1897 Paddy's Bridge School was established. Miss Blanche O. Ayliffe was the first teacher.

In 1900, a stone school residence and schoolroom combined was erected by the Education Department on land donated by Mr Arthur Pratt. The cost of the building was £498, 6 shillings and 6 pence. Children attended the school from both sides of the river, German Town Hill Road, Reeves Plains, as far south as Mr Jack Secomb's, Mr Len Simpkin's and the Mallala road. In 1921 the name 'Paddy's Bridge' was changed to Korunye as was the bridge and railway station. When the school closed in 1966 the pupils were taken daily by Education Department bus to the [[Mallala School|Mallala School]]. The building still stands and is a private residence.

 

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|+ Paddy's Bridge School Records
|-
| 1897-98
| Blanche Ayliffe
| 1927-29
| Martha C. Retchford
|-
| 1900-02
| William J. Robertson
| 1930
| B.J. Kearney
|-
| 1903
| Lizzie Forsyth
| 1931
| Cyril G. Willis
|-
| 1904 c
| Jessie C. Miers
| 1932-38
| Thomas Partridge
|-
| 1905
| Julius A. W. Kayser
| 1939-40
| Ernest K. Stevens
|-
| 1906
| Mary E. Ahle
| 1941-44
| John D. Hutley
|-
| 1907-08
| Isidore H.P. Callier
| 1944
| Ivor H. Jury, RAAF
|-
| 1909
| Julius A.W. Kayser
| 1945-48
| John D. Hutley
|-
| 1910
| Lillian B. Hoar
| 1948
| Margaret Kitto
|-
| 1911-13
| Mary A. Elwood
| 1949-52
| [[Frank Spencer Charles Day|Frank S. C. Day]]
|-
| 1914-17
| Mary Bowler
| 1953-57
|
Brian Koerner

|-
| 1918-19
| Gladys Lomman
| 1958-59
| Vytautus Patupas
|-
| 1920
|
Elizabeth T. M. O'Brien

Elizabeth Morgan

| 1960-62
| Edward J. Worrell
|-
| 1921-23
| Hartel O. Robinson
| 1963
| T.J. Weste
|-
| 1924-25
| William R. Burman
| 1964
| Peter Buckley
|-
| 1926
| Dorothy Ashton
| 1964-66
| Grantley Sims
|}
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|Related Articles=Barabba School,Dublin School,Frank Spencer Charles Day,Feltwell School,Grace Plains School,Lewiston School,Long Plains School,Lower Light School,Mallala School,New Two Wells School Opening,Port Gawler North (Two Wells) School,Reeves Plains School,Redbanks School,Stony Point School,Two Wells School,Wild Horse Plains School,Windsor School
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{{Memory|M says:

I was one of the kids at Korunye Primary when it finally closed. I think there were only 6 or seven of us left. Apart from Reading, Writing and Arithmatic, one of my duties as a primary school student was to sometimes turn on the electric stove in the schoolmaster's residence and warm up his lunch ! This did not prevent me getting the cane from time to time.
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{{Memory|N says:

Korunye School children travelled to school on bicycle,on horseback and on foot from the surrounding farms. My husband recalled the boys sometimes holding horseraces in the paddock during their lunch hour.
The annual Concert was always a big event in the school year and was held in the Redbanks Hall.
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Korunye School

2012-10-01T07:20:16Z

Margaret:

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|Geocoordinates=-34.523614008335, 138.52150440216
|DateEstablished=1897
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1966
|Date approximate2=No
|EstablishedBy=Mrs Thomas Verner
|BusinessPurpose=School
}}
The first primary school was started at Paddy's Bridge by the efforts of Mrs Thomas Verner. There were many children in the Paddy's Bridge area and Mr and Mrs Verner offered, if a teacher could be provided by the Education Department, a cottage on their property for the venue. All the families in the district supported her efforts and in 1897 Paddy's Bridge School was established. Miss Blanche O. Ayliffe was the first teacher.

In 1900, a stone school residence and schoolroom combined was erected by the Education Department on land donated by Mr Arthur Pratt. The cost of the building was £498, 6 shillings and 6 pence. Children attended the school from both sides of the river, German Town Hill Road, Reeves Plains, as far south as Mr Jack Secomb's, Mr Len Simpkin's and the Mallala road. In 1921 the name 'Paddy's Bridge' was changed to Korunye as was the bridge and railway station. When the school closed in 1966 the pupils were taken daily by Education Department bus to the [[Mallala School|Mallala School]]. The building still stands and is a private residence.

 

{| cellspacing="" cellpadding="" border="1" 1=""
|+ Paddy's Bridge School Records
|-
| 1897-98
| Blanche Ayliffe
| 1927-29
| Martha C. Retchford
|-
| 1900-02
| William J. Robertson
| 1930
| B.J. Kearney
|-
| 1903
| Lizzie Forsyth
| 1931
| Cyril G. Willis
|-
| 1904 c
| Jessie C. Miers
| 1932-38
| Thomas Partridge
|-
| 1905
| Julius A. W. Kayser
| 1939-40
| Ernest K. Stevens
|-
| 1906
| Mary E. Ahle
| 1941-44
| John D. Hutley
|-
| 1907-08
| Isidore H.P. Callier
| 1944
| Ivor H. Jury, RAAF
|-
| 1909
| Julius A.W. Kayser
| 1945-48
| John D. Hutley
|-
| 1910
| Lillian B. Hoar
| 1948
| Margaret Kitto
|-
| 1911-13
| Mary A. Elwood
| 1949-52
| [[Frank Spencer Charles Day|Frank S. C. Day]]
|-
| 1914-17
| Mary Bowler
| 1953-57
|
Brian Koerner

|-
| 1918-19
| Gladys Lomman
| 1958-59
| Vytautus Patupas
|-
| 1920
|
Elizabeth T. M. O'Brien

Elizabeth Morgan

| 1960-62
| Edward J. Worrell
|-
| 1921-23
| Hartel O. Robinson
| 1963
| T.J. Weste
|-
| 1924-25
| William R. Burman
| 1964
| Peter Buckley
|-
| 1926
| Dorothy Ashton
| 1964-66
| Grantley Sims
|}
{{Info
|Related Articles=Barabba School,Dublin School,Frank Spencer Charles Day,Feltwell School,Grace Plains School,Lewiston School,Long Plains School,Lower Light School,Mallala School,New Two Wells School Opening,Port Gawler North (Two Wells) School,Reeves Plains School,Redbanks School,Stony Point School,Two Wells School,Wild Horse Plains School,Windsor School
|FlickrID=3841752781,3842545736,3842545386,3841753777,3864147876,4795959852,4795330875,4795390923,5201762306,/3925831908
}}
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{{Memory|M says:

I was one of the kids at Korunye Primary when it finally closed. I think there were only 6 or seven of us left. Apart from Reading, Writing and Arithmatic, one of my duties as a primary school student was to sometimes turn on the electric stove in the schoolmaster's residence and warm up his lunch ! This did not prevent me getting the cane from time to time.
}}
{{Memory|N says:

Korunye School children travelled to school on bicycle,on horseback and on foot from the surrounding farms. My husband recalled the boys sometimes holding horseraces in the paddock during their lunch hour.
The annual Concert was always a big event in the school year and was held in the Redbanks Hall.
}}
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Two Wells-Port Gawler Institute

2012-09-13T04:16:45Z

Margaret:

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|AltName=Two Wells Institute
|StreetName=Old Port Wakefield Rd
|Locality=Two Wells South Australia
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|DateEstablished=1862
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1984
|Date approximate2=No
|EstablishedBy=A group of citizens of Two Wells
|BusinessPurpose=To circulate books and educate adults.
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== ==

As the community began to develop around Two Wells, so the urge grew among the people to increase their knowledge. One way to do this in the growing community was to form an Institute Committee and join the Institutes Association in Adelaide,  where boxes of books could be obtained for a month at a time. 

This Institutes Association had its beginnings in London in September 1835 when the South Australian Literary and Scientific Association was formed. Its aim was "''Cultivation and diffusion of knowledge throughout the proposed new colony" ''As a result of this a small library of 117 books was shipped to South Australia on the Tam O'Shanter. 

A group of citizens of Two Wells called a meeting in 1862 and the Two Wells-Port Gawler Institute was born with Mr William McCord chairman and Mr H.P. Ashton secretary. In 1864 Sam Griggs was chairman and Alfred Gray secretary and these two gentlemen signed an agreement with the South Australian Institutes Association regarding the circulation of boxes of books.

The aim to educate was clearly kept in mind. Books were purchased where possible, private libraries donated, and the system of borrowing boxes of books adhered to. 

Difficult times beset the community and in 1874 Mr Grigg wrote a letter suggesting "the officers should change and that might help the public apathy". This might account for the letter received by the District Council from the Institute's Board asking them to take charge of the books and other property belonging to the Two Wells Institute.  This had the desired effect and the District Council began negotiating with the Commissioner of Crown lands to grant them a piece of land next to the police barracks for the purpose of building a council building and an institute.

A public meeting was held in October 1876 and the following resolutions were carried:

1. That it is desirable to re-establish the Institute in Two Wells

2. That immediate steps be taken to raise subscriptions for the purpose of erecting a suitable building for an Institute.

3.  A committee consisting of Messrs John Cowan Jnr, James Cowan, L.C. Wells, T.Hastwell Jnr, Ina Kirkland, S. Cordon and Y.C. Fowler was appointed to carry out the resolutions.

The foundation stone was laid on 27 November 1877 by Thomas Cowan Esq M.P.

The Two Wells Institute was formally opened on 18 November 1878 by Mr. W. Cavanagh M.P.
{{Info
|Related Articles=Mallala Institute,Two Wells Institute,Mallala Institute Projectors,Windsor Institute
|Sources="Life Around the Light" A History of the Mallala District Council Area.
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Railway Opening

2012-08-28T04:27:24Z

Margaret:

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|Town or locality=Mallala
|Geocoordinates=-34.44046885772, 138.50832939148
|Date occurred or began=April 20, 1917
}}
For many years the population of the Mallala District felt disadvantaged when new rail routes throughout the state were constructed in other areas.

To market their grain the settlers were taking their bagged goods to the coast to be loaded onto the ketches at high tide, or to the Wasleys Station to have it transported by rail.

Another alternative was a long haul, for a three day return trip, with the wagons to Port Adelaide.

There had for some time been much agitation calling for the construction of the narrow gauge line, as there were severe delays as goods negotiated the change of gauge at Hamley Bridge.

Mallala was not alone in calling for this extension, and articles in the Advertiser relate the many calls for action over the preceding decade. Mallala was, however, the focus of the argument to extend the line.

These growing calls caused the establishment of the Narrow Gauge Railway Extension and Break-of- Guage Royal Commission which visited the regions and gathered submissions, which eventually lead to the decision for the railway to proceed. 

On Friday 23rd October 1909 the Mallala Railway Extension Committee hosted the visit of a Parliamentary Party to inspect  the country which would be served by the extended railway line. The legislators were transported, in eight hired motor cars, from Adelaide to Mallala and throughout the countryside. At the end of the day a banquet was held at the Mallala Institute.

As reported in the Advertiser of 15 February 1910, 'Mallala is the centre of the disturbance, and it is at Mallala the agitators against the continuance of a system which, it is alleged, directly handicaps the producers in the whole of the north country, and those on the cattle stations between Adelaide and Oodnadatta, are making their stand.'

The opening of the railway through Mallala was a milestone in the history of the town as it opened up new avenues for the future of the district. The line to Long Plains was another link in the plan for a railway line from Adelaide to Port Augusta.

The farmers welcomed the venture and the benefit was twofold. Here would be a cost efficient way to dispose of harvest and the opportunity for some work to help alleviate the financial difficulties that were created during the 1913/1914 drought years.

On 20 April 1917, a large crowd gathered to see the first train arrive in Mallala. The Governor of South Australia, Sir Henry Galway, signalled the train through the station.

This was a great day of formal speeches and celebration and and was marked with numerous festivities for the occasion. His Excellency the Governor Sir Henry Galway had opened the first section of line between Salisbury and Port Augusta.The railway was not merely a local concern but was an undertaking of national importance.

The opening of the rail created many opportunities for Mallala and district.
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Washing Tub Stand

2012-08-15T12:10:48Z

Margaret:

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|Date approximate=No
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|Place found=Mallala
|Current location=Mallala Museum
|Ceased use=1940s
|Date approximate2=No
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In the early days of settlement washing was not the easy process it is today as there were no washing machines.
On washing day the wood copper was lit and kept burning as long as required to provide hot water for the washing tubs, one on each side of the stand.

The scrubbing board was in one tub and the clothes would be rubbed with a bar of soap and then the dirt loosened by rubbing on the corrugated board. Clothes would be wrung out by hand, placed in the second tub and rinsed in the clean water.

When the hand wringer was invented it was placed on the partition between the tubs and the clothes fed through the wringer to remove most of the water.
It was necessary to be careful feeding the clothes through the wringer or the fingers could be caught and squashed.

When the early hand operated washing machines were invented the clothes would go from the washing machine through the wringer and into the tub to be rinsed.
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|Sources=Excerpt from a letter written by Miss Myrtle Hayman of Lewiston and quoted in "Two Wells Then and Now" second edition by Betty Williams.
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{{Memory|Mrs Martin of Chivell Street, Mallala supplemented her income by washing clothes for other people in the early 1900s. The Washing Tub Stand on display at the Mallala Museum was owned by Mrs. Martin.}}
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Two Wells Cemetery

2012-08-06T10:12:20Z

Margaret:

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|Also known as=Two Wells Cemetery
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|Street name=
|Street suffix=
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On the 19th March 1857, the newspaper the "Register" reported from the Port Gawler Council meeting that an application had been made to the S.A. Government for a portion of the reserve at the Two Wells Station be alloted for a public cemetery.
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Dublin School

2012-07-21T03:06:41Z

Margaret:

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|DateEstablished=1881
|Date approximate=No
|CeasedOperation=1972
|Date approximate2=No
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In 1881 when the school commenced it was classified as a" Provisional School" and 25 children received instruction.The school was opened for 54 days and the teacher was William Moore. 

The following year, in 1882, the school was known as a "Public School" with an enrolment of 48 pupils and  William Hayes was the teacher.

The Welfare  Club and the School Committee made every effort to keep the school well equipped and school fetes held at the Dublin Institute contributed to the fund raising efforts.

The traditional School Breakup Concerts were enjoyed by the community.

A few highlights noted by the School Committee

*the planning and arrangements for interschool picnics and sports days
*in 1954 a rose garden was established to commemorate the Queen's visit to South Australia
*in 1954 Mrs P Barnes on behalf of the Dublin C.W.A.made a presentation of books to the value of nine pounds and one shilling
*in 1955 two prints, one of the Queen in the Abbey, and the other of the Queen and the Duke,were purchased from Diamonds Rundle Street. Adelaide
*in 1955 a second teacher was appointed but Miss Dawn Harvey's time at the school was minimal ( March- May ) due to her departure because of ill health
*in 1956 swimming lessons were conducted at Port Wakefield
*in May 1956 a set of encyclopaedia was presented to the school by five former pupils or parents of the pupils namely-Messrs S.West, L.Thompson, H Schlodder , W.Bubner and Mr Norris
*in October 1957 a cricket pitch was laid in the school paddock

Teachers of the Dublin School

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|-
| Hayes, William
| 1882
|-
| Johnson, John F
| 1/1/1883-31/12/1891
|-
| McCaffrey, Bernard A
| 1/1892-22/5/1892
|-
| Burnett, Constance M
| 23/5/1892-31/12/1892
|-
| Luke, William
| 1/1/1893-2/6/1895
|-
| Sandercock, A M
| 3/6/1895-31/12/1897
|-
| Von Nida, L
| 1/1/1898-15/9/1898
|-
| Frances, P W
| 26/9/1898-14/4/1900
|-
| Parnell, R M
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|-
| Sunman, M A C
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|-
| Garret, M
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| Patterson, E
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|-
| Roberts, H E
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|-
| Shapley, E R
| 1/1/1934-31/12/1935
|-
| Judd, R W
| 1/1/1936-31/12/1941
|-
| Ewers, W D
| 1/1/1942-26/3/1944
|-
| Griggs, E R
| 27/3/1944-12/6/1950
|-
| McRostie, K H
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|-
| Salter, J E
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|-
| Cullen, B C
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|-
| Reskie, T N
| 1/1/1961-31/12/1964
|-
| Gross, R E
| 1/1/1965-31/12/1965
|-
| Cox, W D
| 1/1/1966-31/12/1968
|-
| Vaughan, P W
| 1/1/1969-31/12/1971
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The photograph of the sundial is included in the article because it recognises the closure of the Dublin School. 

The sundial is installed at the Mallala School with engravings to show the distance, the date of closure and direction that the Dublin School was in relation to Mallala.

The Dublin History Group are currently researching the histories of the former, Dublin, Long Plains, Lower Light, Stony Point, Windsor,and Wild Horse Plains schools. *Historical Cairns made from local limestone, have been erected on the verges of all the school sites by Jeffrey Starr both a Dublin resident and former Dublin school student.  *For further information phone 8529 2028 or email info@dublinhistorygroup. com au   *  

On the Stony Point School site is a limestone cairn which was erected as an initiative of the Mallala Museum Committee and assisted by a grant from the District Council of Mallala. The stone mason was Irvine Smyth from Two Wells.
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|Sources=Files at the Mallala Museum
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Dublin School

2012-07-21T03:02:36Z

Margaret:

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In 1881 when the school commenced it was classified as a" Provisional School" and 25 children received instruction.The school was opened for 54 days and the teacher was William Moore. 

The following year, in 1882, the school was known as a "Public School" with an enrolment of 48 pupils and  William Hayes was the teacher.

The Welfare  Club and the School Committee made every effort to keep the school well equipped and school fetes held at the Dublin Institute contributed to the fund raising efforts.

The traditional School Breakup Concerts were enjoyed by the community.

A few highlights noted by the School Committee

*the planning and arrangements for interschool picnics and sports days
*in 1954 a rose garden was established to commemorate the Queen's visit to South Australia
*in 1954 Mrs P Barnes on behalf of the Dublin C.W.A.made a presentation of books to the value of nine pounds and one shilling
*in 1955 two prints, one of the Queen in the Abbey, and the other of the Queen and the Duke,were purchased from Diamonds Rundle Street. Adelaide
*in 1955 a second teacher was appointed but Miss Dawn Harvey's time at the school was minimal ( March- May ) due to her departure because of ill health
*in 1956 swimming lessons were conducted at Port Wakefield
*in May 1956 a set of encyclopaedia was presented to the school by five former pupils or parents of the pupils namely-Messrs S.West, L.Thompson, H Schlodder , W.Bubner and Mr Norris
*in October 1957 a cricket pitch was laid in the school paddock

Teachers of the Dublin School

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| Moore, William
| 1881
|-
| Hayes, William
| 1882
|-
| Johnson, John F
| 1/1/1883-31/12/1891
|-
| McCaffrey, Bernard A
| 1/1892-22/5/1892
|-
| Burnett, Constance M
| 23/5/1892-31/12/1892
|-
| Luke, William
| 1/1/1893-2/6/1895
|-
| Sandercock, A M
| 3/6/1895-31/12/1897
|-
| Von Nida, L
| 1/1/1898-15/9/1898
|-
| Frances, P W
| 26/9/1898-14/4/1900
|-
| Parnell, R M
| 15/4/1900-6/4/1902
|-
| Sunman, M A C
| 7/4/1902-25/11/1908
|-
| Garret, M
| 26/11/1908-31/12/1908
|-
| Patterson, E
| 1/1/1909-31/12/1916
|-
| Roberts, H E
| 1/1/1917-31/12/1933
|-
| Shapley, E R
| 1/1/1934-31/12/1935
|-
| Judd, R W
| 1/1/1936-31/12/1941
|-
| Ewers, W D
| 1/1/1942-26/3/1944
|-
| Griggs, E R
| 27/3/1944-12/6/1950
|-
| McRostie, K H
| 13/6/1950-31/12/1953
|-
| Salter, J E
| 1/1/1954-27/5/1957
|-
| Cullen, B C
| 28/5/1957-31/12/1960
|-
| Reskie, T N
| 1/1/1961-31/12/1964
|-
| Gross, R E
| 1/1/1965-31/12/1965
|-
| Cox, W D
| 1/1/1966-31/12/1968
|-
| Vaughan, P W
| 1/1/1969-31/12/1971
|}

The photograph of the sundial is included in the article because it recognises the closure of the Dublin School. 

The sundial is installed at the Mallala School with engravings to show the distance, the date of closure and direction that the Dublin School was in relation to Mallala.

The Dublin History Group are currently researching the histories of the former, Dublin, Long Plains, Lower Light, Stony Point, Windsor,and Wild Horse Plains schools. *Historical Cairns made from local limestone, have been erected on the verges of all the school sites by Jeffrey Starr both a Dublin resident and former Dublin school student.  *For further information phone 8529 2028 or email info@dublinhistorygroup. com au   *  
On the Stony Point School site is a limestone cairn which was erected as an initiative of the Mallala Museum Committee and assisted by a grant from the District Council of Mallala.
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Dublin School

2012-07-21T02:58:24Z

Margaret:

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In 1881 when the school commenced it was classified as a" Provisional School" and 25 children received instruction.The school was opened for 54 days and the teacher was William Moore. 

The following year, in 1882, the school was known as a "Public School" with an enrolment of 48 pupils and  William Hayes was the teacher.

The Welfare  Club and the School Committee made every effort to keep the school well equipped and school fetes held at the Dublin Institute contributed to the fund raising efforts.

The traditional School Breakup Concerts were enjoyed by the community.

A few highlights noted by the School Committee

*the planning and arrangements for interschool picnics and sports days
*in 1954 a rose garden was established to commemorate the Queen's visit to South Australia
*in 1954 Mrs P Barnes on behalf of the Dublin C.W.A.made a presentation of books to the value of nine pounds and one shilling
*in 1955 two prints, one of the Queen in the Abbey, and the other of the Queen and the Duke,were purchased from Diamonds Rundle Street. Adelaide
*in 1955 a second teacher was appointed but Miss Dawn Harvey's time at the school was minimal ( March- May ) due to her departure because of ill health
*in 1956 swimming lessons were conducted at Port Wakefield
*in May 1956 a set of encyclopaedia was presented to the school by five former pupils or parents of the pupils namely-Messrs S.West, L.Thompson, H Schlodder , W.Bubner and Mr Norris
*in October 1957 a cricket pitch was laid in the school paddock

Teachers of the Dublin School

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|-
| Moore, William
| 1881
|-
| Hayes, William
| 1882
|-
| Johnson, John F
| 1/1/1883-31/12/1891
|-
| McCaffrey, Bernard A
| 1/1892-22/5/1892
|-
| Burnett, Constance M
| 23/5/1892-31/12/1892
|-
| Luke, William
| 1/1/1893-2/6/1895
|-
| Sandercock, A M
| 3/6/1895-31/12/1897
|-
| Von Nida, L
| 1/1/1898-15/9/1898
|-
| Frances, P W
| 26/9/1898-14/4/1900
|-
| Parnell, R M
| 15/4/1900-6/4/1902
|-
| Sunman, M A C
| 7/4/1902-25/11/1908
|-
| Garret, M
| 26/11/1908-31/12/1908
|-
| Patterson, E
| 1/1/1909-31/12/1916
|-
| Roberts, H E
| 1/1/1917-31/12/1933
|-
| Shapley, E R
| 1/1/1934-31/12/1935
|-
| Judd, R W
| 1/1/1936-31/12/1941
|-
| Ewers, W D
| 1/1/1942-26/3/1944
|-
| Griggs, E R
| 27/3/1944-12/6/1950
|-
| McRostie, K H
| 13/6/1950-31/12/1953
|-
| Salter, J E
| 1/1/1954-27/5/1957
|-
| Cullen, B C
| 28/5/1957-31/12/1960
|-
| Reskie, T N
| 1/1/1961-31/12/1964
|-
| Gross, R E
| 1/1/1965-31/12/1965
|-
| Cox, W D
| 1/1/1966-31/12/1968
|-
| Vaughan, P W
| 1/1/1969-31/12/1971
|}

The photograph of the sundial is included in the article because it recognises the closure of the Dublin School. 

The sundial is installed at the Mallala School with engravings to show the distance, the date of closure and direction that the Dublin School was in relation to Mallala.

The Dublin History Group are currently researching the histories of the former, Dublin, Long Plains, Lower Light, Stony Point, Windsor,and Wild Horse Plains schools. *Historical Cairns made from local limestone, have been erected on the verges of all the school sites by Jeffrey Starr both a Dublin resident and former Dublin school student.  *For further information phone 8529 2028 or email info@dublinhistorygroup. com au   *  
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|Sources=Files at the Mallala Museum
|FlickrID=4107481506,4106715973,4107480174,4106716911,3864147876,4795307083,3855374112,6135567488,
}}
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Mallala Old Mill

2012-07-18T14:08:51Z

Margaret:

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The building now housing the Mallala Museum was originally erected in 1878 to be operated as a flour mill. As the nearest flour mill was in Two Wells, the Mallala Milling Company was formed to process the grain locally.

A capital of £10,000 was decided upon and 2,000 shares were available for purchase at £5 each.

It was financed by the local farmers, and it is reported that Samuel Chivell invested heavily in the project.

James Martin & Co. in Gawler were the successful tenderers to build the mill and machinery.

The three story mill was built of hammer-dressed limestone with brick quoins and cement dressing. At the rear of the building was a shed which contained a large Cornish boiler 26 feet long and 5 feet 6 inches in diameter. This drove a horizontal engine of 22 horsepower. Samuel Chivell's daughter Mary Ann laid the foundation stone.

The Mill was formally opened by Mr W. Cavenagh MP on Tuesday 18 March 1879.

On 2 September 1880, the boiler exploded, damaging the works and the chimney. The chimney was rebuilt with several steel bands placed around the top, for extra strength. The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser reported the incident: 'A boiler burst to-day at Cowan's mill at Mallala. The engine and boiler houses were completely destroyed. Tho engine-driver was in the engine-house at the time, but escaped with a few bruises.'

Unfortunately, although it was a necessary facility, it did not prove profitable. The Mill only operated until 1887.

The difficulties and cost associated with the transportation of the goods were the limiting factors which forced its closure.

The mill was then purchased by Deland and Black and the equipment was dismantled and transported to Blyth.

In 1908 the ownership of the mill was transferred to Matthew Henry East.

In 1948 the tall chimney at the rear of the mill was demolished by the owners East Bros & Co. Ltd.

East Bros used the building for storage and a paint shop until 1969. Then after the formation of the Mallala & Districts Historical Society the building was used by them as a Museum.

The District Council of Mallala purchased the building when East Bros & Co. closed in 1970 to enable it to continue to be utilised as a Museum. The new Museum was officially opened in 1971.

The building is now listed on the State Heritage Register.
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Mallala Old Mill

2012-07-18T14:06:16Z

Margaret:

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|Street number=1
|Street name=Dublin
|Street suffix=Road
|Town or Locality=Mallala
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|Date constructed=1970/01/01
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The building now housing the Mallala Museum was originally erected in 1878 to be operated as a flour mill. As the nearest flour mill was in Two Wells, the Mallala Milling Company was formed to process the grain locally.

A capital of £10,000 was decided upon and 2,000 shares were available for purchase at £5 each.

It was financed by the local farmers, and it is reported that Samuel Chivell invested heavily in the project.

James Martin & Co. in Gawler were the successful tenderers to build the mill and machinery.

The three story mill was built of hammer-dressed limestone with brick quoins and cement dressing. At the rear of the building was a shed which contained a large Cornish boiler 26 feet long and 5 feet 6 inches in diameter. This drove a horizontal engine of 22 horsepower. Samuel Chivell's daughter Mary Ann laid the foundation stone.

The Mill was formally opened by Mr W. Cavenagh MP on Tuesday 18 March 1879.

On 2 September 1880, the boiler exploded, damaging the works and the chimney. The chimney was rebuilt with several steel bands placed around the top, for extra strength. The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser reported the incident: 'A boiler burst to-day at Cowan's mill at Mallala. The engine and boiler houses were completely destroyed. Tho engine-driver was in the engine-house at the time, but escaped with a few bruises.'

Unfortunately, although it was a necessary facility, it did not prove profitable. The Mill only operated until 1887.

The difficulties and cost associated with the transportation of the goods were the limiting factors which forced its closure.

The mill was then purchased by Deland and Black and the equipment was dismantled and transported to Blyth.

In 1908 the ownership of thw mill was transferred to Matthew Henry East.

In 1948 the tall chimney at the rear of the mill was demolished by the owners East Bros & Co. Ltd.

East Bros used the building for storage and a paint shop until 1969. Then after the formation of the Mallala & Districts Historical Society the building was used by them as a Museum.

The District Council of Mallala purchased the building when East Bros & Co. closed in 1970 to enable it to continue to be utilised as a Museum. The new Museum was officially opened in 1971.

The building is now listed on the State Heritage Register.
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|Sources=Mallala Museum Files,State Heritage Register
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|YouTubeID=0OriTWNAWaI
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Chivell Samuel

2012-07-01T01:26:34Z

Margaret:

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|Date of birth=1832
|Place of birth=St Agnes, Cornwall, England
|Date of arrival=c. 1865
|Date approximate2=No
|Principal occupation=Development of the township of Mallala
|Date approximate3=No
|Date of death=1880
|Date approximate4=No
|Place of decease=Mallala
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Samuel was 7 years old when he arrived in South Australia.
In 1839,Samuel's parents, Joseph Chivell and his wife Ann Bennie (nee Goard), and their 6 children left Cornwall for Australia, travelling on the 'Java' and settling in Peachy Belt, South Australia.
When gold was discovered in Victoria, Samuel headed to Bendigo, returning to marry Mary Ann White in 1853. The following year Mary Ann died which was soon after the birth of her daughter Mary Ann. Samuel remarried to Elizabeth Jury in 1854.
After farming in Peachy Belt, Samuel and Elizabeth moved to Mallala about 1863. They settled on Section 60 in the Hundred of Grace, living at first in a pug and pine hut. A short time later he built the first stone house in the township. Samuel was very active in civic activities, and was councillor for the first Council of the District of Grace. He was instrumental in obtaining the services of a surveyor of roads and an inspector of works. Samuel was considered the richest man in town, and named many of the streets after his family. He is credited with the layout of Mallala's intersection where eight roads meet. On March the 1st 1869 Samuel instructed the auction of the land in part section 60 of the Hundred of Grace for sale of half acre allotments in the township of Mallala South. He invested heavily in a flour mill, the tallest building in the town, and his daughter Mary Ann laid the foundation stone, however this proved to be an unsuccesful venture. Samuel was a butcher and farmer, and built a butcher shop. The building has continued to operate as a butchers until recent years. Gradually his wealth, and his health declined and he died in 1880, aged 48. He is buried in the Feltwell cemetery at Mallala.
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|Sources=Mallala Museum - Chivell family history board and related papers.
|FlickrID=3838987899,3838987483
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Chivell Samuel

2012-06-30T23:01:42Z

Margaret:

{{People
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|Date of birth=1832
|Place of birth=St Agnes, Cornwall, England
|Date of arrival=c. 1865
|Date approximate2=No
|Principal occupation=Development of the township of Mallala
|Date approximate3=No
|Date of death=1880
|Date approximate4=No
|Place of decease=Mallala
}}
Samuel was 7 years old when he arrived in South Australia.
In 1839,Samuel's parents, Joseph Chivell and his wife Ann Bennie (nee Goard), and their 6 children left Cornwall for Australia, travelling on the 'Java' and settling in Peachy Belt, South Australia.
When gold was discovered in Victoria, Samuel headed to Bendigo, returning to marry Mary Ann White in 1853. The following year Mary Ann died which was soon after the birth of her daughter Mary Ann. Samuel remarried to Elizabeth Jury in 1854.
After farming in Peachy Belt, Samuel and Elizabeth moved to Mallala about 1863. They settled on Section 60 in the Hundred of Grace, living at first in a pug and pine hut. A short time later he built the first stone house in the township. Samuel was very active in civic activities, and was councillor for the first Council of the District of Grace. He was instrumental in obtaining the services of a surveyor of roads and an inspector of works. Samuel was considered the richest man in town, and named many of the streets after his family. He is credited with the layout of Mallala's intersection where eight roads meet. He invested heavily in a flour mill, the tallest building in the town, and his daughter Mary Ann laid the foundation stone, however this proved to be an unsuccesful venture. Samuel was a butcher and farmer, and built a butcher shop. The building has continued to operate as a butchers until recent years. Gradually his wealth, and his health declined and he died in 1880, aged 48. He is buried in the Feltwell cemetery at Mallala.
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