Place Names of South Australia - E
Eyre Peninsula
"A Pioneer Exploration Trip Along the West Coast", notes of David McLaren, is in the Observer,19 January 1924, page 46b.
Thomas McFarlane's exploration in the Streaky-Fowlers Bay districts is reported in the Register,
25 February 1864, page 2d.
"Exploration of the West Coast" is in the Chronicle,
19 and 26 December 1935, pages 50 and 43.
"Early Days on Eyre Peninsula" is in The Mail,
27 August 1927, page 15a.
The survey of its east coast is described in Parliamentary Paper 120/1858.
A marine survey is reported upon in the Register,
27 March 1877, page 5a.
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs.
"Old Letters - West Coast in the Fifties - The Correspondence of James Anderson"
is in the Advertiser,
19 November 1929, page 13e.
Also see Place Names - Cockaleechie and Place Names - Cummins.
A letter from Frederick Miller traversing his exploration with Mr Dutton in October 1857 from Koolyanna [sic] is in the Observer,
11 December 1858, page 7d.
The district contiguous to Port Lincoln is described in the Observer,
12 March 1859, page 7f.
"Smallpox in the Western District" is in the Chronicle,
9 February 1867, page 3c.
Also see South Australia - Health - General Health Matters - Smallpox and Vaccinations .
"A Missionary Tour" by Rev. R. Webb from Port Lincoln to Fowlers Bay is described in the Register,
21 August 1869, page 2h.
"A new and important harbour" south of Anxious Bay is discussed in the Express,
7 September 1871, page 2d.
An overland trip from Port Lincoln to Venus Bay is described in the Register,
21 January 1875, page 6c - it also discusses several pastoralists.
"Old Coaching Days on the West Coast" is in The Mail,
16 July 1932, page 16g.
A coach trip from Port Lincoln to Murat Bay is described in the Register,
20 October 1883 (supp.), page 2e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Horse Coaches.
An account of sheep droving from Bungaree to Carriewerloo is in the Advertiser,
10 April 1875, page 2f.
"A Pedestrian Tour Through the Port Lincoln District" is in the Advertiser,
12 January 1876, page 5d.
Under the heading "Opening up Waterless Country" a proposed expedition by William Barron, surveyor, and party is reported in the Register,
17 January 1879, page 6b.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
"Port Lincoln and the West" is in the Register,
30 December 1882 (supp.), page 1c.
"From Murat Bay to the Warburton Ranges" is in the Observer,
29 September 1883, page 41e.
"The Harvest Prospects in the County of Flinders" is in the Register,
17 November 1883, page 6c; also see
4 October 1884, page 6g.
"Holiday Rambles in the West" is in the Register,
22 May 1884 (supp.), page 1a,
5 June 1884 (supp.), page 1a.
A letter concerned with the prevalence of sheep duffing appears in the Register,
16 December 1884, page 6c.
A description of the peninsula during a visit by the Commissioner of Crown Lands is in the Register,
6 April 1886, page 7a.
"Rabbit Destruction on the West Coast" is in the Express,
7 April 1886, page 6c,
Register,
28 April 1886, page 7e;
also see Place Names - Colton, Place Names - Musgrave and
Advertiser,
8 February 1886, page 6g.
An overland trek from Port Lincoln to Western Australia by a shepherd, Henry Mazzini, and family is recounted in the Register,
29 August 1887, page 7g.
A cartoon is in The Lantern,
10 September 1887, page 21.
"My Trip to Eucla and Back" is in the Chronicle,
3 December 1887, page 20d.
A comprehensive report on the Land Commissioner's visit is in the Register,
15 May 1888, page 6f.
Also see South Australia - Miscellany - Land Development.
Land in the Hundreds of Catt, Horn, Bartlett and Moule is described in the Register,
2 July 1889, page 5h.
"The West Coast Lands" is in the Observer,
28 September 1889, page 11c,
9 November 1889, page 9c.
An interesting letter headed "The West Coast Lands" is in the Register,
3 December 1889, page 3g,
"Through the Centre of Eyre Peninsula", Arno Bay to the Gawler Ranges, on
28 December 1889, page 6f.
"The West Coast Lands" in the vicinity of Fowlers Bay are discussed in the Register,
30 January 1891, page 6b.
"Bartlettonia on the West Coast" is in the Observer,
31 January 1891, page 31.
A Marine Board trip to the West Coast is described in the Register,
16 January 1893, page 6f
while a water supply for newly-created Hundreds is discussed on
8, 9, 13 and 16 February 1893, pages 7c, 7e, 6c and 4f-5a.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
An account of a walk from Port Augusta to Fowlers Bay and thence to Coolgardie in Western Australia is in the Register,
27 May 1896 and 3 June 1896, page 7c.
"Penong to Adelaide" by bicycle is described in the Register,
3 May 1897, page 3g, Also see South Australia - Sport - Cycling
"The Western Pastoral Leases" on
23 April 1898, page 9a,
"From Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay" on
25 May 1901, page 8e,
"Agriculture on the West Coast" on
2 December 1903, page 6c.
A proposed steamer service is discussed in the Express,
18 September 1901, page 2c.
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs.
"The West Coast - A Prosperous District" is in the Advertiser,
2 December 1903, page 6g.
"A Roving Trip" is in the Chronicle,
16 April 1904, page 5d.
"On Eyre Peninsula - With the Parliamentary Party" is in the Register,
10, 11, 13 and 14 June 1904, pages 7a, 8g, 8a and 7g and
31 August 1905, page 8a,
1 and 2 September 1905, pages 8a and 6h,
"Along the West Coast - A Coming Land" on
28 June 1904, page 7f,
"West Coast Musings - A Land of Promise" on
26 December 1904, page 6c.
"Port Lincoln District - Activity and Settlement" is in the Register,
21 February 1905, page 6b.
"Development on Eyre Peninsula", which includes a description of country from Port Lincoln to Penong and Port Lincoln to Franklin Harbor, is in the Register,
9 June 1905, page 5h.
A proposed railway north from Port Lincoln is discussed in the Register,
24 June 1905, page 4f,
22 August 1905, page 8b,
8 September 1908, page 5d,
10, 11, 12 and 14 May 1909, pages 7a, 7a, 6h and 3e,
2 November 1909, page 7e.
Photographs are in the Observer,
29 July 1911, page 31,
16 September 1911, page 30.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
"Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay - An Interesting Motor Trip" is in the Chronicle,
1 July 1905, page 39c.
A motor car trip from Port Lincoln to Streaky Bay is described in the Register,
17 and 18 April 1906, pages 4f and 4f; also see
11 May 1906, page 4g.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.
Information on the farms of Messrs Ward, George Cooper, R. Puckridge and Siviour is in the Advertiser,
31 August 1905, page 5g and
2 September 1905, page 7i.
"Eyre's Peninsula - The New Province" is in the Register,
17 October 1905, page 6b,
"On the Extreme West Coast" on
30 November 1905, page 3e,
"North-Eastern Eyre Peninsula - Through the Franklin Harbour District" on
3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 18 October 1905, pages 5c, 5g, 7d, 6e, 6e, 7b, 8g and 9a,
12, 13, 16 and 20 November 1906, pages 7d, 7f, 6c and 7a.
"A Land of Promise" is in the Advertiser,
17 October 1905, page 8b.
"The West Coast - Ideals and Facts" is in the Register,
17 July 1906, page 6b.
"A Thousand Mile Trip" is recorded in a series of articles in the Register, commencing on
31 July 1906 and concluding on
28 September 1906,
"The Real West Coast" on
10 August 1906, page 7a; also see
5 October 1906, page 7a,
"Our New Province - Developments on Eyre Peninsula" on
6 April 1908, page 6h.
A photograph of "Some West Coast Settlers" is in the Chronicle,
8 September 1906, page 31,
of water carting in the Observer,
26 August 1911, page 31.
An overland trip from Cowell to Arno Bay is described in the Register,
28 December 1908, page 11g.
"Eyre Peninsula - Water Supply and Wheat" is in the Register,
23 February 1909, page 7h,
"The West Coast - Progress in 1909" on
1 and 7 February 1910, pages 9a and 8d.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
An obituary of W.F. Haigh of Tiatucka station, who "introduced alpacas and Angora
goats to SA", is in the Observer,
13 February 1909, page 40b.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Goats.
Information on early motor cycle trips on the peninsula is in the Register,
20 and 23 April 1909, pages 6f and 6g,
Observer,
24 April 1909, page 24c,
1 May 1909, page 23d.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.
"With the Railway Commissioners" is in the Register,
14 May 1909, page 3e.
"Dew Ponds for Dry Country" is in the Register,
24 January 1910, page 8g.
The reminiscences of James Hiern are in the Register,
22 February 1910, page 10a
Express,
3 February 1914, page 4e,
of Samuel Mills in the Register,
16 March 1912, page 18a.
"West Coast ""Cocky"" - Some of His Trials" appears on
27 April 1910, page 6g,
"Eyre Peninsula Deluged" on
8 and 12 July 1910, pages 7f and 6d.
"Water Supply Problems" is in the Advertiser,
12 October 1910, page 14a,
"No Artesian Sources" on
28 June 1912, page 13c,
"Western Wheat Province" on
13 October 1910, page 6g.
A visit by members of the Water Commission is reported in the Register,
22 April 1916, page 8h,
31 May 1916, page 9b; also see
10 and 30 June 1916, pages 11b and 7c,
13 September 1916, page 6d,
11 April 1923, page 9d.
Also see South Australia - Northern Lands Development and Allied Matters - Water, Artesian Wells and Springs
"Wealth of the West Coast" is in the Register on
25, 26, 28 and 31 January 1911, pages 8e, 8g, 14f and 5e,
2, 4, 7, 9 and 15 February 1911, pages 8e, 14f, 8e, 6e and 8d,
"A New Province" on
4, 5, 9, 11 and 18 May 1911, pages 6f, 9c, 6d, 6b and 6e.
The reminiscences of C.W. Dutton are in the Register,
20 June 1911, page 8e and
of Samuel Dixon on Cooeyana station on
19, 20, 23 and 27 July 1912, pages 9a, 18a, 8e and 15d,
3 August 1912, page 18d,
George G. Wollaston on
4 February 1914, page 7b,
Police Inspector Clode on
20 July 1915, page 11b,
James Sinclair on
24 September 1918, page 7f,
Edward D. Swaffer on
29 October 1923, page 10d and
Advertiser,
26 July 1927, page 17f.
"The Real West Coast" is in the Chronicle,
2, 9 and 16 September 1911, pages 44a, 43c, 13a-34 (photos).
A photograph of a post office "in the new country" is in the Observer,
19 August 1911, page 30.
"West Coast Hospital Accommodation" is in the Observer,
15, 22 and 29 June 1912, pages 48d, 32 (photo.) and 48d.
"A Woman Sold - Shocking West Coast Story" is in the Register,
26 June 1912, page 6h.
"Looking for Petroleum" is in the Advertiser,
30 October 1912, page 17c; also see
4 October 1913, page 20c.
Also see South Australia - Mining - Petroleum.
"Marvellous West Coast" is in the Register,
25 August 1911, page 5b.
"Schools in the Wild" on
22 May 1912, page 8b,
"A West Coast Harbour" on
10 July 1912, page 10d,
"West Coast Schools" on
16 May 1913, page 6d,
"A Glimpse at the West Coast" on
16, 19, 25 and 28 March 1914, pages 15d, 8e, 10c and 17a,
11 and 15 April 1914, pages 12a and 8b.
Information on West Coast schools is in the Advertiser,
17 May 1913, page 5f.
"Mice on the West Coast - Serious Plague" is in the Advertiser,
1 May 1917, page 7b.
Also see South Australia - Flora and Fauna - Mice, Snakes and Rats.
A West Coast town dance is described in the Register,
18 June 1917, page 6d.
Also see South Australia - Social Matters - Dancing and Other Sins.
"What Will Awaken Eyre Peninsula" appears in the Register,
26 May 1919, page 8c,
"A Long Motor Journey" on
25 November 1919, page 7c,
"Country Medical Attendance" on
4 May 1922, page 6c.
"Some Impressions" is in the Register,
12 May 1922, page 4f,
"The Story of the Waterways" on
16 September 1922, page 4h,
"The Reservoirs" on
15 September 1923, page 5h,
"West Coast Gypsum" on
19 May 1923, page 6b,
14 September 1923, page 11e.
"A Story of Severe Hardship" is in the Advertiser,
23 March 1923, page 9b,
3 and 27 April 1923, pages 9f and 14c.
"240 Miles for a Christmas Dinner" is in the Register,
24 December 1923, page 11f, Also see South Australia - The Colony - Christmas in South Australia,
"Eyre Peninsula Facilities" on
30 January 1924, page 11c.
"Eyre Peninsula Transport - Operations of the Adelaide Steamship Co" is in the Advertiser,
30 January 1924, page 10b,
"Abandoned Farms" on
6 June 1924, page 11d.
Also see South Australia - Maritime Affairs.
The reminiscences of Andrew Scott are in the Register,
14 May 1924, page 9d and
of Mrs E.M. Coleman in the Observer
19 November 1927, page 50e.
"Pioneering on Eyre Peninsula - From a Woman's Viewpoint" is in the Register,
16 and 23 August 1924, pages 11g and 10f,
"Women on the West Coast" on
22 July 1926, page 7a.
Also see South Australia - Women.
"Tod River Water Supply" is in the Register,
13 September 1924, page 10c,
"A New Province" on
26 March 1925, page 15a.
"Water on Eyre Peninsula" is in the Advertiser,
27 and 29 January 1926, pages 10f and 8e,
12 February 1926, page 15d.
Also see South Australia - Water Conservation.
"Islands of the West Coast" is in the Register,
2 September 1925, page 5f,
24 October 1925, page 12b,
"Bush Settlers and Their Trials" on
20 February 1926, page 11d.
"Talks With Cheery Pioneers" is in the Observer,
8 May 1926, page 18a.
"Around the Gulfs - A Mosquito Plague Country" is in the Register,
12 August 1926, page 2f,
"A Motor About Out West" on
24 December 1926, page 11e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Motor Cars and Cycles.
"The West Coast" is the subject of an editorial in the Advertiser,
5 January 1927, page 8e,
"The Railway Service" on
5 August 1927, page 16d,
"Trip to Minnipa - Poor Train Facilities" in The News,
5 March 1927, page 4e.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Railways - Miscellany.
"Mallee Wheat Farming" is in the Register,
5 July 1927, page 6g.
Also see South Australia - Industries - Rural, Primary and Secondary - Farming - Mallee and Dry Farming.
"The Success of Modern Pioneers" is in the Chronicle,
27 August 1927, page 52b.
Historical information on pastoralists is in the Observer,
14, 21 and 28 January 1928, pages 22d, 19a and 50a.
"Aviation and the West Coast" is in the Advertiser,
20 June 1928, page 20h.
Also see South Australia - Transport - Aeroplanes.
The reminiscences of Mr H.H. Houston are in the Advertiser,
16 October 1929, page 13d.
"Plight of New Settlers - Families in Bag Houses" is in the Advertiser,
19 February 1934, page 8g; also see
20 February 1934, page 8f.
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