Tailem Bend
- Tailem Bend is approximately 100 kilometres east of Adelaide on the
cliffs overlooking the River Murray.
- The origin of the name Tailem Bend is unknown although some believe
it is derived from the Ngarrindjeri word ‘Thealem’ meaning
bend. Others think the name came from an early European settler, Donald
Gollan who called his property ‘Taleam’. Another suggestion
is that the name derives from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘to
miss’ coming from the myth of the giant Murray cod, Ponde, who
escaped from his hunter Ngurunderi for the second time in the area.
- Tailem Bend developed when the ‘south line’ railway was
laid through the area in 1886. It became an important railway centre
and the town was proclaimed in 1887.
- Other industries such as dairying and cattle market were also established
around Tailem Bend. Agricultural industries continue around Tailem
Bend today.
Further reading
Braham, Ros. Tailem Bend: a town searching for an identity,
R Braham, 1986.
Links
Walkabout – Tailem
Bend http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/SATailemBend.shtml |
