C The names of a land show the heart of the race, They move on the tongue like the lilt of a song. (John Hewitt - Ulster Names) Cable Bay - On Yorke Peninsula from whence a submarine cable was extended to Althorpe Islands. Cabra Estate - On 24 January 1886 the Cabra Convent was opened by Dr Reynolds, the Roman Catholic Bishop and, in 1909, a subdivision was made of part section 1, Hundred of Adelaide by Alfred Le Messurier; now included in Cumberland Park. It is bisected by Mathias and Hill Avenues and was named after Cabra, in Ireland, from which sisters of the Dominican Order came to establish the South Australian Branch. Cacuppa - A property South-West of Lake Gairdner; see pastoral lease no. 2125. Cadamby Well - In the Hundred of Lucy. Corrupted from the Aboriginal kardiamba; meaning unknown. Cadara Hill & Cadara Swamp - North of Cape Thomas on section 22, Hundred of Mount Benson, in the South- East. Aboriginal for ‘willy wagtail lookout’. In Aboriginal mythology the willy-wagtail, by its chattering, warned the Emu people when they were about to be cut off by the rising tide during a visit to Baudin Island. Cadbury Spring - Near the Bunyeroo Valley, east of Heysen Range in the North Flinders Ranges. In 1912, an obituary of a William Abbott mentioned ‘Cadbury brothers, Wilpena station’ in the 1850s, while John and Philip Cadby (sic) took up pastoral lease no. 620 ‘East of Wilpena’ on 8 April 1858 - shipping records show a John and Philip Cadby arriving in the Salsette in 1855. The name ‘Cadbury’ occurs, also, in Devon and Somerset, England. Cadelga Well - In the Far North-East. The ‘Cadelga Run’ was established by the Bank of NSW in 1877; see pastoral lease no. 2737A. Cadell - Captain Francis Cadell (1822-1879), a pioneer of navigation along the River Murray, spent many years in the Merchant Navy, took part in the China War and was present at the siege of Canton and, aged 22, was a Commander. He came to South Australia in 1849 and, in later years, various honours were bestowed upon him for his feats in steam navigation. He was murdered by one of his crew when on a voyage from Ambon. In 1884, the fruits of his labour were exemplified in a monetary grant to his sisters: We are informed that the Chief Secretary has received the proportion promised by the Government of Victoria of the sum of £1,000 which is intended to be given to the sisters of the late Captain Cadell by the colonies of Victoria, NSW and South Australia, in recognition of his efforts in proving the navigability of the Murray… A.T. Saunders said of him: ‘[He] was a red-headed, red-moustached, pompous and bombastic man who knew how to keep himself in the limelight and to reap what others had sown.’ The Hundred of Cadell (part of the former Hundred of Murray), County of Albert, was proclaimed on 19 April and 18 October 1860 and, later, several blocks were surveyed in 1878, the remainder being subdivided about 1892. Photographs of the proposed irrigation area are in the Observer, 6 July 1918. The town of Cadell was proclaimed on 29 July 1920. (See New Era) The Cadell School opened in 1922 and, in July of that year, the local hall was crowded with soldier settlers intent on discussing their liabilities: Mr. Frankel said they were grossly overcharged for channelling and many were constructed too low in the ground, and they had to be retopped… An instance was given where 500 trees were planted on a block against the wish of the settler, as he considered it too late to plant in October. Three trees out of 500 survived. The two nurseries established by the Irrigation Department were referred to as cemeteries because of the mortality of the trees raised there… Without giving a location, Rodney Cockburn says that Cadell Creek was named by John McKinlay in 1862. Cadibarrawirracanna, Lake - The name, recorded by E.H. Lees, in 1882, is shown in SA Museum records as Aboriginal for ‘place for gum tree wooden scoops’. Cadina - A property South-West of Lake Eyre; see pastoral lease no. 1840. Cadney Park - A railway station on the Tarcoola-Alice Springs line. Cadney is an Aboriginal word relating to ‘dragon lizards’. Cadnia - An Aboriginal word for ‘rock’. In 1872, 180 acres of land were resumed from pastoral lease no. 1565, (‘Moolooloo’ held at the time by Andrew Tennant) and, within it, the township of Cadnia was surveyed and proclaimed on 2 October 1873. The official name was rarely used because the name ‘Sliding Rock’ had been given to the locality in the 1850s. (See Sliding Rock) Sliding Rock mine at Cadnia Cadnia East in the 1870s In 1870, copper ore was discovered there by John Holding and Joseph Hele and, at the height of production, the town had a population of 400. In 1875, a deputation of residents called for an extension of ‘Cadnia or Sliding Rock Mine’ and it was suggested that the ‘allotments should contain one acre each in order to promote gardening operations and secure healthiness and comfort among the residents. It was likewise asked that park lands might be reserved for purposes of recreation…’ Accordingly, Cadnia East was proclaimed on 27 July 1876. Rodney Cockburn records a Lake Cadnia in County MacDonnell and says it means ‘spring water’. (See Cadnite, Lake) Cadnite, Lake - On section 549, Hundred of Binnum, in the South-East. Henry and Derwas Owen Jones gave the name ‘Cadnite’ to a pastoral run they took up on 1 July 1851 (lease no. 161). It is, probably, an Aboriginal word referring to ‘water’. Cadnowie Springs - (See Algebuckina) Cairnbank - The name given to John Hensley’s pastoral station near Lacepede Bay; he arrived in the Pestonjee Bomanjee in 1838. (See Bull Island, Hensley Flat & Minecrow) Cairn Hill - The school, opened in 1881 by Annie Cowan, was altered to ‘Hundred of Tickera’ in 1901, reverting to ‘Cairn Hill’ in 1909; it closed circa 1920. Calalie - Rodney Cockburn records it as ‘a station property in the North East and being a word coined from the better known place names of Caltowie and Belalie, whither came two former owners of the station.’ Calca - Aboriginal for ‘stars’. The name was taken from pastoral lease no. 554 held by Adam Borthwick from 10 February 1856. Originally, James Baird held the land, calling it ‘Kolka’. (See Baird Bay & Freeman Peninsula) Calca Peninsula is on Baird Bay and Calca School was opened in 1892 and closed in 1939. In 1883, the Calca station was held by a ‘gentleman who had bought it some months ago, after the government had several times refused to resume land upon it because of it being considered unfit for agriculture’: A mailman and storekeeper in the district was allowed to graze his horses upon the run, but it having been shown to the owner, by whom he was partly employed, that he was anxious to have the land resumed, he was no longer permitted to enjoy this privilege. Annoyed, he got up a ‘conspiracy’ to have the land surveyed and thrown open to selection. A photograph of a cricket team is in the Chronicle, 30 June 1906, page 30, of Calca Bluff and a tank made from its granite in the Observer, 16 August 1924, page 35. Calcannia - (See Barinia) Caldwell, Hundred of - In the County of Hopetoun, proclaimed on 21 January 1892. Robert Caldwell, MP (1884- 1902), born in Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1842, came to South Australia with his parents in the Florentia in 1849, when they settled at Mount Templeton. Leaving school at thirteen he worked in farming. Later, he resided at Woodside. He died in November 1909 and is buried at Inverbrackie: He was the author of some highly meritorious verses and published several volumes … He contributed verses on topical themes to the Register and was a prolific writer on subjects of public concern. Among the earlier settlers in the Troubridge area on southern Yorke Peninsula were the Caldwell family. James Caldwell, senior, hailed from Ardrossan on the west coast of Scotland. He established himself in a substantial residence at Wattle Point and some of his family are still in the district. One son, Robert, had distinct literary gifts. He lived near the chief homestead and had a family of eight boys. He became well-known as a good adviser and a man of parts and it was no surprise to his friends that he should be nominated for a seat in parliament. No one made more discreet use of the parliamentary library. He wrote much, not only to the daily press, but for publication in book form, while poetry was the chief place of his output and over the period 1874-1903 he published nine volumes. As a man of literary instincts, he is held in kindly and affectionate remembrance by many who appreciated his gifts and shared his friendship. Calgara - A property ‘North-West of Hundred of Stirling’; see pastoral lease no. 1851. Caliph - A town, in the Hundred of Mantung, 48 km South-West of Loxton, proclaimed on 12 August 1926, was named after a variety of wheat grown in the district. (See Karoonda) Caliph Post Office opened as ‘Hampton Well’ in 1924; it closed on 13 May 1971. The Caliph School opened in 1925 and closed in 1942. A photograph of the school and students is in the Chronicle, 6 April 1933, page 34. Callabonna, Lake - Originally thought to be part of the ‘horseshoe’ configuration of Lake Torrens, but disproved by A.C.