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This statue of Dame Roma Mitchell is located on the lawns adjacent to Government House, North Terrace, Adelaide.

The statue was unveiled by His Excellency the Honourable Sir William %XUQVLGH+LVWRULFDO6RFLHW\,QF Deane, AC, KBE, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia on Friday 2nd July 1999.

The plaque reads: NEWSLETTER – December 2009

The Honourable Dame Roma Mitchell Volume 29, No. 4 AC, DBE, LLB, DUniv (Adel.), LLD hc (Qld), LLD hc (Flinders), DUniv (SA), QC, FRACP

Governor of South Australia 1991 -1996 Chancellor of the University of Adelaide 1983 – 1990 Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1965 - 1983

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Any e-mails will be treated as above. However, any information sent by e-mail will be at the sender’s risk and the Society will not be held responsible for any unintended use or disclosure of this information. Dame Roma Mitchell Statue From the Editor’s DHeistko ry in Sound BURNSPIDreE s HidISeTnOtR’sIC MALe s SsOaCgIEeT Y INC. PO Box 152, Glenside SA 5065 M ost of the talks given to the Society have been recorded on cassette tapes. This I n our most recent BHS Newsletter I commented that 2009 was proving to be a full tTypheis o ifs rtehceo lradsitn igs sgurea douf aolluyr dqeutaerrtieorrlayt eNse, wevsleent twerh feonr n2o0t0 u9s aendd, atnhda ntkhse msouusnt dg o to all aOndB JacEtCivTe IyVeaErS f or the Society. It has been, but with the way the programme for btehcoosme wesh hoa hrdaevre thoe hlpeeadr. i nA sltoh mouagnhy mdiofsfet roefn tth we atayps ews iathre t hstei lal ritnic qleusit, ep groodoudc tion and nTehxet oybejaerc tiisv essh aopf itnheg Suopc itehteyr esh saelle bmes: little doubt that 2010 will be even busier. cdoinstdriitbiounti,o tnh.e yW wei lhla evvee tnhteu aeldlyit obreicaol mcoem umseilteteses. w Thhoe o Cvoermsemei thteee chhaosi cdee coifd aerdt itchlaets 2.1 to arouse interest in and to promote the study and discussion of Australian and tahned t ahleklsp d wirietcht lpyr oreolfe rveaandti ntog tahned B wuern hsaidvee athreea m demsebrveres b wethtoer h tarevaet mcoennttr.i b Tuhteedy aws ill And therSeionu tihs Aa ucshtarallieanng hei sftoorr yt haen dS oinc ipeatryti.c uIlna rk, etheep ihnisgt owryit hof m thoes Ct iottyh oefr Bcourmnsmiduen; ity 2.2 to promote the collection, recording, preservation and classification of works, bree preocrtoerrdse, ds uinm dmigaritiazli nfgo rtmhe o mn eceotminpgasc atn ddi secvse (nCtsD asn).d cCoDnstr aibreu tninogt paertrimclaense. nt either organisations our membership profile is changing. With the affordability of source material and artefacts of all kinds relating to Burnside history;

– in fact there is no such thing as a permanent sound recording! But once the h2o.3u sing uton dasesri scto in stthaen pt ruoptewctairodn panreds psurersee rmvatnioyn f oafm biulieldsi nngese, dw toor khsa avned d suitaels ionfc omes, sTohuennd tihs eirne diisg tihtael dfiosrtmrib, uitt icoann oefa tshiley Nbew trsalentstfeerr raendd fSrohmirl eay C SDu mtoe arlniontgh hera sm veedriyu m and the choinstsoerqicuaeln scigen oiffi ctahnisc ei si nt hthaet yCoituyn ogfe Br uprenospidle; who might otherwise join wcaitphaobulty l osossrt eodf qaunadl ictoyo. r Pdirneasetervda tthioe nm ies manb eorns- tgoo idnegli vperor cines tsh, ei ndvifoflevrienngt suburbs. o2r.g4a nisattioo ncos- soupcehra taes woiuthr osiwmnil aarr eso jcuiset iteos oa nbdu osyth teor beovdeine sc tohnroteumghpoluat eA iunsvtroallviae;m ent. tTrahnasnfekrsr iSnhgi rtlheey .s o Wunhdi lfsrto mmo ostn oe fm theed inuemw stole attneorsth aerre, hkeaenpdi ndgel uivpe rweidth w ceh arneg ifningd ing 2.5 to do all such other things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of any of tmecohrneo alongdy m. oTroe gnete dth teo bbees tp poostsesdib ales smoeumndb efrso mag teh aen edx mistoinvge toap oetsh,e trh aed Cdoremssmeist tee This meatnhse faibnodvien gob wjeacytisv etos. manage ourselves that keep the organisation active, but hoaust sdiedcei doefd o tuhra Ct tohuen wcihl oalree ap.r oScpeescs isahl othualdn kbse g coa rtroi etdw ou otf a ocucro rddeilnivge troe rasr,c Bhiavrabla ra do not ex haust those who have put their hands up to help with its running. In short, sCtarnodmaprdtos,n u asnindg E hliizgahb qeutha lRitoyg eeqrus,i pwmheon –t aanftde rh iygeha rqsu oafl istyer dviscces –. hTahvise mfoeuannds it we need OmFoFreI CoEf o-BuEr AmRemERbeSr FshOipR t2o0 h0e9l-p2 0w10it h the myriad of tasks that always seem gneetctiensgs airt yd oton ere ptirroef edsusriionnga tlhlye. y Ieta irs. p Sohssirilbelye Stou mdoe rtlhiinsg s oanrtd o Jfo thhnin Lgo uvsei nhga vae h koimndel y to need aPttreenstiidoenn.t :S ome o f these Caroel itni mHea rcriosn, sPuSmMi ng, whi(c8h3 3is1 w35h7y1 w) e have office csotempppuetde rf,o brwuta nrdo tt oto t athke roevqeuri rthedei sr traonudnadrds.. holders fRore skpeoyn fsuibnlcet iOofnfsic, ebru: t othIesrasb seilm Wpillyli ainmvso, lOvAe Mle,n JdPi n(8g3 a7 9h a4n0d90 e)v ery now and Meredith Ide (8365 3049) then. EvVenic ae- rPoruetsiindee ntat:s k such as setting up the chairs for each general meeting Sharan Northcott (8332 1761) In this Newsletter we have included a copy of an email sent to me in my role as Secretary: Richard House has compiled an excellent list of all the talks given to the Society, relies at tThree masoumreern: t on a small nuRmicbhaerd o Hf olouysea l committee and general members, sEhdoiwtoinr gb yw thhiec hB aurren sriedceo rCdietdy aCnodu nwchilic Mh ayreo rr,e Wleveanndty t oG Breuirnnesri.d eIt. i sE apcleha rseinlegv tahnatt some of wChomomm ihtatevee: been doing thJoish nfo Cr lar vk,e Jryoh lno nLgo vtiem, Eel einandoere dT.r o tt, June Ward, toapuer wiso crhke icsk wedid beyly l irsetaedn ianngd t oa ppparret c–ia oter de vbeyn m alelm –b oefr si to bfe tfhoer eC boeuincgi lt.a kWene taor eth eev er Isabel Williams OAM, JP and Mary Wilson. rgercaotredfiunlg f ocro tmhpe aCnoym, amndu neiatyc hG driasnct itsh caht ethcek eCdo fuonrc mil ihstaask beese. n allocating to us each The Com mittee of our Society will be looking in more detail at how tasks such as year for producing the Newsletter. these canN sehwasrleedtt mero Srue becqoumitmabitltye,e b: ut in th e meantime give some thought to your T he tapes are stored in the historical section of the Burnside Library and the own situaEtliaoine. SWmey thha, vEed itthoer (n8e3x3t2 A 8G01M9) ,c Poemteirn Dg auvpie isn, BAaprbrialr 2a 0P1a0rk aern,d P iSfM y oaun dt hink lWibriasrhiianng iyno cuh arllg ea oHfa tphpayt sCehcrtiostnm haass Saegarseoend. t o store the discs as well. They will you mighEtl ibzea baebthle R tog heerslp, O inA sMo.m e way, even if it can only be modest, have a talk e ventually be available for public use in the Library but not for loan. (None of the between Cnoownt rainbdu ttohresn: wAiptahr te firthomer tohnee N oefw tshlet tCero Smumbciottmeem oitrt eme,e w –e waree dfoor tnueneadte mtoo hraev e material in the historical section is for loan.) assistancsee!v eral occasional contributors whose names appear with their articles in the relevant issues. Elaine Smyth (Editor) Distribution Organiser: Shirley Sumerling (8364 3505) I n planning this project, we received valuable advice from Beth Robertson, the In the meAasnstiismtaen,t y: our Co mmitteeE cleoanntoinr uTerso ttto be busy on many fronts, not the least s ound recordings expert in the State Library of South Australia. of which is the programme for next year, mentioned in my opening remarks above. IN THIS ISSUE We haveS iudpenpteirf iCedo -ao rrdainngaet oorf: verHy aiznetle rNeeswtintogn topics and speakers and the full John Love programm e will be advised in our first Newsletter for 2010. In this Newsletter you

President’s Message 2 will find details of our meetings for the first three months of 2010 and I would eMnceoeutirnaggse o yf othue tSoo scuieptpyo arrte t helmd i–n thee yB ushrnosuidlde Cbeo mexmcuenlilteyn Ct. e nHtrieg,h cloigrnhetrs Poof rtthrues hy eRaora d Program 4 wanildl Finischluerd Se ttrheet ,J Tunuesm Roerge i(ocnara lp aHrkis atonrdy e Sntermanicnea or ftfh Faits wheer aSrtree ehto) satti n8g p amn odn t hthee r tehgirido nal Mayor’s Letter Monday of the month unless an alternative time or venue is notified. Admission is free, MEETINGS 6 tour of Upper Spencer Gulf, deferred from this year. It will also be thirty years Meeting Reports 7 including supper. Visitors are most welcome. s ince the BHS was founded and we will not let this pass without some suitable MEETSItNatGe SH iosft othrye CBounrnfesirdeen cHe istorical Society are held in the Burnsi1d2e celebration! Blue Gum Reserve Community Centre, corner of Portrush Road and Fisher Street, Tusmo1r4e (car park Membership fees: are now $30 family, and $20 single, due in April each year and may be and enIntrtarnocdeu coifnfg F tihshe eVr iScter ePerte)s aidt e8n pt m on the third Monday of the mo1n6th , unless Osennet otof tthhee T imreapsourrtearn att pthroe jSeoctcsie otyf ’tsh aids dyreassr (haabso vbe)e onr opuarid a attte am mpot ntoth lhya mvee etthine gW. heal an alteHrnisattoirvye otifm Seo ourn dv enue is notified. Admission is free and a supp1er7 provided. W atkins Mine at Glen Osmond reopened for public tours. An anonymous, but Visitors are most welcome. 171 2 cmamospta gigen efrooru ist,s dpornesaetirovna toiof n$.3 T0h 0e0 C0 ohuansc gili vinedni ac aftielldi pt htaot tiht iws waso prkre apnadre wd eto h bavuey Introducing our Vice PPrersoigdreanmt 2010 trheec tewntol yb sloucpkpso irft etdh et hger oCuipty c ofu lBdu rranissied $e 8in0 ,i0t0s 0a ptopwlicaardtiso nth feo ar s$k2in5g 0 p0r0i coef oSft ate $H3e0r0i,t0a0ge0 f–u an dcihnagl lteon gpiuntg t otawragredt.s the work needed before any reopening is possible. Meredith Ide, a founding member of the BHS, has returned to the BTyh eh aCrdo mwmoriktt,e pee hrasos nnaolt eddo naa ntiuomnsb,e gra oraf gheig sha lperso, fdiloeo hr-ekrnitoacgkei nisgs uaensd i an sthizee aBbulren side MConmdmayit 1te8e J tahnisu ayreya,r 6h pavmi ng served previously as a Committee Member from caornetar itbhuisti yoena frr,o imnc lBuodrianlg, sthoem feu $tu3r0e, 0o0f 0th we aCsh realisseead .C Ainse tmhea ,w aenedk tsh wise hnat sb rya itsheed H1a9z8e7lw-8o9o da nPda raks –N Oewutsdleototre rM Eedeittionrg f wroimth 1D9in8n8e-9r 1to. F ollow gargoauipn rtehael izsseude t hoaf tw ith wetahse rim thpeo sSsoicbilet yto s ohbotualidn ttahkee s atinp ualcattievde aromleo uinn tt haen dc ohmopmeu tnhiatty S peakers: John Clark and Andrew Crompton tdheb latned t hcoatu aldc cboem ppreasneiervs etdh ewma.s Tdahsihs ehda.s F boeretunn daotenley itnh othueg hp,a swt haennd ,C wohuinlcsti lc haared itso Although now living in a nearby Council area, Meredith lived previously in mnaeekde ead ,d tehceis Cioonm amboitutet eth bee slietev,e tsh tehraet w thaesr ae nweiwll bBeu arnlwsiadyes Cbiet ya Ccaosuen fcoilr Cthhei eSfo ciety the BurInt shiadse b Cecooumnec islo smuebtuhribng o of fR ao tsrasdlyitnio Pna frokr fthoer J3a7n uyaerayr sm aenedti nwg aosf ath Ce ity of Etox eccounttirvieb uOteff ince ar ,w Joelhln-i nHfoanrmloend, iann do fpfircoef easnsdio anlathl owuagyh. t hWe eg rwouopu lcdo wuledl coonmlye oafnfyer BurnsidSeo cCieotuy ntoci blleo or ff oanr sooumtdeo oyre, ainrsfo. r mIna l1 n9a8t1u rseh. e T wher otrtaed ait isounm wmilal rcyo notfi nthue in 1v0i%ew osf f trhoem p ouurcr hmaseem pbreicrse ohne twhiass –in w fraivteo uar l eotft earc tqou itrhien gE dthiteo lra onfd o. u Ar sN ae wressluetlte, rin! History2 0o1f 0T wheit hM thoeth Seorcsi eatnyd’s B fiarbsti emse oefti nSgo ufothr tAheu Nsterawl iYa einar tthoe b eea hseteldrn i ns uburbs 2 003 the Council made up the deficiency and purchased the land. Hazelwood Park. th for Bur nside Council’s 125 Anniversary Fair in Hazelwood Park. At that In the meantime, and on behalf of the Committee, I wish you all a very happy and fair she organized a display of photographs and memorabilia. Tshafee l afensdt iwvea ss enaasmone.d Wthee Blolouke Gfourwma Rrde stoer rveec oandv ean Minga ninag tehme eNnetw P lYane a r. Well known BHS member John Clark will talk about the arrival of the p repared. The area has been fenced, cleared of weeds and a seat and dog-poo bag Clark family in Australia, the establishment of Hazelwood and the eventual Meredith has a professional and teaching background in history and dCisopleins eHr ainrsrtiasl,l ePdS. M transfer into public ownership of the land that we now know as Hazelwood geograpPharyk .a n Adn mdraeiwn tCairnosm apnto anc, twiveell iknnteorwenst f ionr hthise ohuitssttoarnyd ionfg tbhieo dCiviteyr soitfy T he local residents are gratefully to those dedicated people who were prepared to Burnsidres.t oSrahteio ins an md ceomnbserrv oatfi othne w BoHrkS w siuthb t-hceo mCimtyi totfe eB uprlnasnindien, gw tilhle t hen back their convictions, and firmly and obviously believed in Margaret Mead who Regiondael sHcriisbteo rhyo wS eHmaiznealwr otoo db eP ahrekl dw oinu lJdu hnaev 2e 0a1p0pe. ared at the time of said: European settlement and how it ch anged with the arrival of grazing and agricultural land use. The Park now has a range of recreational uses and Eastern Region History Seminar Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to has further changed, but Andrew will show us a section along First Creek change the world. InS faatcutr, dita iys, t1h9e toh nJluyn teh,i n2g0 t1h0a t ever has. where he is working to re-establish some of the original native creek line vegetation. Ken Preiss Local History – A Sense of Place Please gather on the edge of Hazelwood Park at the junction of Hawthorn Crescent anTdH OElivReE G AroRveE a St 5T.4IL5 Lpm S fOorM a E6 pAmN sNtaUrtA. LBr SinUg Ba Sfo OldVinEg RchDaiUr Ean fdo wr e2 w00il9l -s1it0 Keynote Speaker: Mr Richard House I Remember when … on the lawns under one of the many shady trees in the vicinity. If you haven’t already paid there is a white reminder notice in this

Newsletter. … the Chelsea TThoe abter eh aetl dM aatr rByautrvnisllied we aCso nmammeudn “itTyh Ce Penritnrcee ss Theatre.” The gathering will conclude at around 7 pm and be followed by an optional dinner

Several end-of-the year break-up cerem onies of Marryatville School were at the nearby Feathers Hotel. The cost of the two course meal will be $35 and To update your membership please pay at our monthly meeting held there. It was unlike anything I had seen before, I felt transported to those intending to participate should fill in the flyer accompanying this Newsletter. “Wonderland.” or send your money to

… when during the 1930s Jack Spehr and his brother had the shop next to The Treasurer, Burnside Historical Society, the theatre at Marryatville. At recess time the children would lean over the Monday 15 February, 8P pOm B ox 152, Glenside, SA 5065 th guard fence at the front1 g9at eS otaf tteh eH sicshtooroyl aCnodn cfaelrle onucte “ Spehry, Spehry.” He would cross the road with a ½ penn y tray laden with lollies and do brisk The Clipper Ship City of AdSeinlagidlee s–u Lbassctr icphtiaonnc e or$ 2L0o st Cause? Speaker: Pam Whittle trade. For the more affluent children he would go back and bring over a 1d Family subscription $30 Murray Bridge, 6 – 8 August 2010 tray. It was really amazing what could be bought for 1d. The old passenger vessel City of Adelaide, currently languishing at a Perhaps pay 2 years at a time CROSS CURRENTS: History, People and the Environment Glasgow dockyard, is one of only t wo surviving composite clipper ships in Ed na Bayfield the world, the other being the well known Cutty Sark. 15 3 146 story of tAher ofuranudd a i nqvuoalrvteinr go fp a smtoirlalilo ann Ad umsitnraelrialn lse caasens t rthacaet wthaesi rp reoroptest rtaot ed by The following is a reBcelnut em Gailu thme ERdietosr erercveieve d from the City of Walter Wpaatsssoenn gHeursg hwehs,o c aoruripvleedd iwn iAthu nsatrmaleias loink et hReo Cbeitryt oBfa Arrd Selmaidthe ,a tnhde Tvhesosmela s Burnside Mayor, Wendy Greiner. Thank you Wendy for your kind words Elder. Wmhaekni ncogp mpearn yw tarsi pfso ufrnodm b yE uPraotpriec kto R Ayuanst roanli Ha iung hthees ’s epcronpder htya lifn o 1f8 t4h4e about the publication. I hope we can continue to record local history well Ryan wenti nteot etheen tlho ccaeln ptuurby .a n Ad cboencacmerete sdo c darmunpkai gthna th ahse bceoeunld w naogte rde mfoerm mbaenry t he into the future. It is also good that we can involve so many of the members location oyfe athrse tmo ipnreervael nfti ntdh.e Wdeasltlraurcotoio Mn ionfe tsh we sahs ispe,t b uupt bdyem Houlgithioens atenndd Ceros, haanvde in preparing the material for each of the editions. the swindbleee wn acsa lnloedte rde icne n1t8ly6 1a nwdh sehno srht aorfe as lwasetr em oinffuetree dre bpyri ethve Cit osmeepmans yth. at little Howeverm, tohree aclaleng baeti odnosn eo.f fraud, despite litigation, a Government enquiry and a Supreme Court case, plus a Privy Council hearing, were never proved. Hughes, 7/09/2009 prosperedP aamnd W suhbitstelqe uise nwtleyl lh kando aw snta atsu ea efroeucnteddin ign mhiesm hboenro oufr .t he Burnside Historical Society, but is also active in a range of other organisations. She Dear Elaine Dr. Peteri sB ceullr rgeanvtely a Pnr exsicdeellnetn (tf oadr dthres fso ounrt hth tei msuec)c oefs sth oef Ktheen Nsinatgitoonna la nHde ritage listing foNr SoArw’so oCdo Hrniisstho rMicianli Sngo caireetyas, aosf wBeulrlr a sa nbdei Mngo ao nlitfae. mTheem cbaesre a pnudt ftoougnedthinerg I have just received the September newsletter from the Society. for that ism neomwb etor obfe tuhsaetd g irno uppu.r s Suhite o ifs Wa moreldm Hbeerr iotaf gaen leisctliencgt.i cS roauntghe A ouf sotrthaleira is the only polragcaen iisna thioen ws,o irnlcdl uwdhinicgh t haes S, pinotratcint,g f oCuarr eCxlaumb polfe sS ouf tthh eA Cusotrrnailsiah aEnndg itnhe I just wanted to compliment you and your team for the excellent publication. It is Houses, aCloapneg Hwoitrhn ethrse Ariuchst rhaelriiat aAgses roecsiualttiionng. f rom the miners and their families always such an informative and interesting publication with a wealth of fascinating strict adh erence to their Cornish lifestyle. material. Congratulations to you all. A series of extraordinary coincidences one evening in 1962 started her on Greg Dreaw j ofuorlnloewy eodf whiisttho mricoarle d diesctaoivledry i nwfohricmha ctioonnt irneugeasr dtoin tgh eth per pesroenpto.s eMd ore The newsletter also touched on Wheal Watkins Mine. It has prompted me to Cornish Mwilnli bneg rSeivteesa,l ewdh iinc hh ear et aallkl …cle..a rly listed and defined. follow up to see what response, if any, we have received from the State Government in relation to any opportunity for grant funding. I will advise you if T om Gara, with his story of Ivaritji (meaning gentle misty rain), an Aboriginal there are any developments here. ‘Mprionncdeassy’ ,1 d5a Mugahrtecrh ,o f8 ‘pKmin g’ Rodney, an elder of the Adelaide tribe and believed t o be the last of the Kaurna people, and the Pt Pearce Mission lifestyle was Keep up the good work. iTnshieg hMtfaugl iacn Ld acnatreinrng i–n G thlae stse lIlminagg. es from the Past Speaker: Ron Potts Kind regards C aptain Harry Butler and the “Red Devil” came alive as Les Parsons related his aerobaticP ehxoptloogirtsa pahnsd fhroism b rthileli apnacset ciann t hgei vAe iur sF ao rtcaen,t aplliussin hgi sw rientduornw t oin Stoo uththe Wendy Greiner Australias oancdie tiyn opfa rtthiceiurl atirm toe sY aonrdk eo uPre snpinesauklear. f or this meeting, Ron Potts, will use MAYOR OF BURNSIDE a 1900 magic lantern projector to take us through a series of old glass Our last spplaetaekde ri,m Kaegveisn o Kf sackeonsecsh kfreo gma vaero uusn ad fSaoscuitnha Atinugst rpaelrisao. nal account of life Blue Gum on the go ld-fields during the 1930’s depression when his father took the family to Reserve WadnamTinhgea ptroo ljievcet oirn caa dmueg ionutto. Hthe cpaolslseeds tshioen w oofm Reonn, ’lsi kfea thiesr m– oat hkere,n t he unsung hpehrooetos.g rapher – in 1946. Ron has maintained his father’s interest in As the suburbs of Adelaide spread towards the foothills the water supply authorities photography and through a number of conversions over time the projector of the dayG froaupnedv itn nee, ctehses anreyw tos laecttqeuri roef l athned Canidty b oufil dB ustronrsaigdee t aLnikbsr atory b, alance This supehrabs mbeoern imnga iwntaasi nfoedll oinw wedo brkyi nag C oorrdneirs.h OParisgtyin laulnlyc hp othweenr ebdy bthye a fcielmty lene, supply anids ndeom daonudb at nfda mtoi lpiraorv tiod ea anduemqubaeter porfe ossuurr em teom thbee froso. t hCilolsp iseusb urbs. Sacred Girt onuonwd rwuhnisc ohn r e2f4e0rr vedo lttos mthaei nbsa tptloew beyr .A boriginal people, led by the Agius are available from the Library and there is a regular Local family, to save their sacred land on the Yorke Peninsula. Very moving and it has A few yeHariss atogroy S cAo lWumatne.r dIenc itdhed c tuhrarte lnatn d(N aodjvaecmenbt etor, t2h0e 0s9to)r aisgseu tea nk between won National and International Awards and will be shown at Cannes Festival. Ron is part of the wine-making Potts family of Langhorne Creek, but he Penfold Rthoearde a insd a End iinntbeurregshti nAgv eanrutiec laet athbeo tuotp t ohfe Setxopnlyoferellr wJoash nsu rplus to its needs and placed the land on the market. spent most of his career in banking, rising to the position of Manager for a McDouall Stuart and the connections that a number of Margaretn Aumndbeerrs onf Bbraonukg ohft Athdise lwaiodned berafunlc hCeosn, fienrcelnucdein tgo Ka acrlosoen dwai tihn tthhee nMewursr ay that MurrMaya lBlereid agned w Cilel vbee othne E vyerneu Pee fnoirn s2u0l1a0. . He now lives with his wife Lorraine Burnsidem Ceitmy bCeorusn ocfil lhoirs Gpialrbteyr th, athde wWitahrd t hCeo Bunucrinllsoird, ef edlti stthraict t.h e land had in retirement at Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills. significant environmental value and he recruited about ten dedicated residents to Isabel Williams OAM JP 13 5 164 leading doHwOn tWo t hTe Obe aBchU anILd Dbu rAied G atO leOastD on He mOeMtreE to CalHlowE fAorP sLanYd :e rosion. S t r i c t r e c o r d s w e r e k e p t o Sf eTacAh TmEem HbeIrS’sT cOonRtriYbu tCionO, aNnFd pEriRorEityN oCf lEab our and Th eA g HooISd TwOoRrkY o fO tFhe T vHoElu nSteOeUrsT hHas A bUeeSnT aRckAnLoIwAlNed HgeOd MbyE g BroUuIpL aDwEaRrdSs aCnLdU B services was directed to those who had built up high records of service hours. It also by individual ones. Richard displayed two of these awards at the meeting, m eant that a new member had to contribute up to 200 hours of work on along with his recently released booklet Richard’s Dune Plants Guide. construction of other houses be3f1o rJeu lfyo u–n 2d aAtiuognuss ct o2u0l0d9 b e laid for his own. This was Monday 17 August, 2009 f air, and naturally it prevented people from getting a quick house through the Following the Reception at Moonta Town Hall on Friday evening, the Conference Bob Steele labour of others, then not fulfilling their commitment. In fact, most people did The presentation by Dr. Christine Garnaut on the founding, activities and demise lbeaevgea nt hien celaurbn eosnt caet thei rA oswcont hTohuesaetrse w oenr eS actoumrdpalyet emdo, rfnoirn tgh weyi twh oau wlde lhcaovme ef uflrfoimlle d of the South Australian Home Builders Club was an excellent social history. It Margaret Anderson, Director of the State History Trust. This was followed by Eric all requirements of the rules by then. summarised the findings of a research group at the University of South Australia Richards, Professor of History at Flinders University, who outlined the story of

which was headed by Dr. Garnaut, and was a reminder of the days when people BBirlli tAislhl emnbigyr,a otifo Bn ethlarioru, gwhaosu tth teh ien wspoirladti aond b, eihni pnadr thiceu clalur,b t haeft emr ienxeprse rfireonmci nCgo rtnhwe all literally put their shoulders to the wheel, and in so doing saved money to acquire and their influence and contribution to Kadina, Wallaroo, Moonta and Burra. “If problems of building his own residence. He led the way by formulating strict further assets. They were not tChOe AdaSyTsA oLf gPoLvAeNrnTmSent handouts to build a house, ptrhienrcei pisle as haonlde riunl eths et og rwohuincdh lmaregme beenrosu wghe rfeo lre ag amllayn b, ohuen wdi. lTl bhe ac lCubo rgnrieswh mtoi nseurc.h” but were th eA nti milleus twrahtend sbuobosktlaent toianl CdeOpAoSsiTtsA hLa Pd LtoA NbeT Sfo iusn adv taoil abbulye oton e. aPnh eilxitpe nPta tyhtaotn i,t P wroafse dsisvoird oefd Cinotron tiswho a snedc tAiounsst,r aolpiaenra Stitnugd iseesp, acroantetilnyu oend tthhee nthoertmh e as tell you what to GROW or DON’T PLANT near the coast. (There ahned osuotulitnhe sdi dAesu sotfr aAlida’esla Liditet.l e Cornwall and the effect of WW1 on the local After buy i n g alaren dm manayn yp lpaenotsp lwe hthicehn ctarine dg oto f ebruaill)d. Tthheisir boowonk lheot uiss eas m. Suosmt e worked community and the fighting front. Philip was a most enthusiastic speaker with very alone but many were att r a c tief dy obuy hthaev es uap cpoarts otafl ap rhoopmeert yb.u ilders’ club. The benefit Beyx pthrees s1i9v6e0 g’es smtuarteesr.i al shortages were completely overcome. The shortening of the was mutuality of effort, for no one man h ad all the skills and licences to build w aiting list for Housing Trust residences, the plentiful supply of building materials complete l y sIotsl o2.5 T phaeg ecos sltis sta tvreinegs ,w sahsr uebnso,r gmrousn da ncdo vtheers p, uhrecrhbass,e s oefd ag ebslo ck of Choices between sessions then had to be made and I chose The Narungga- the and grasses. Also there are designs for gardens, all water-wise. and the more easily obtained mortgage loans reduced the membership of the Club. land often provided the deposit for development. Members, who came from a TThoiws nresdpuecoepdle e annthdu Jsuialisums fKoürh onw, ntheer -ebsutialbdliinsgh mleedn to a tnhde odreimgiinsse ooff Pthoein Ct lPueba irnc eth e range of social strata, found that they co u l d save up to 50% of the normal price of Mission. It looked at the early work of the pious missionary, Julius Kühn, with the Available- Adelaide Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management 1960’s. a building. Aboriginal people and mining towns between 1866 and 1880. The origins of Pt Board, 205 Greenhill Rd, Eastwood 5063 Tel 8 273 9100 www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au OPveear c4e0, 0w hhoicuhs essa thiasfdi ebde ethne b buailsti cb yn eceldubs omf etmheb Aerbs,o aringdin saolm coe mofm tuhneistey ,h wavaes bdeisccoumssee d The biggest and most well-known club w as the S.A. Home Builders’ Club, which fanmdi lay Mhoismsieosn f owri tlhif ea. school (that did not require compulsory attendance) was set had strict membership and operating rules. Photographs of completed houses up with 60 students attending regularly. showed that the club’s finished residences could be of the highest standard, D avid Rogers although some were modest. Members’ n eeds naturally varied. Margaret Kleinig spoke on the assisted migration scheme which gave financial

the expanding population could not be met. The position was further aggravated areas, such as hairdresser, dressmaker or teacher, £15 was still required. The by the demobilisation of several hundred thousand service men and women and Copper Triangle had the most number of immigrants with 58% from Cornwall and the migration of displaced persons from Europe. Adelaide’s population was a Devon. CARTOONS, by the famous S.A. born "Sprod" (1919-2003). fraction o f its present size, yet there was a shortage of 3,000 dwellings in 1945. Elspeth Grant told us about her great-gran dfather who came out on a three year Rents weWre ehlicgohm aned t oa goruarv me sohsotr rtaegce notf nbeuwild minegm mbaeterr –ia lMs prsre Svaillleyd . apprenticeshTihpe i ne x1h9i2b0it ioun doefr " thea tB Oadrwd eMllr SScphreomd"e coorv Bersit ihsihs Bwoyrk M friogmra tion Beare. Scheme. ThereA wuesrtrea 1li3a2, Cbhoayns gini p arlils,o mn,a nayn do fL ownhdoomn Pwuonrkched. Iot’sn ffuanrm. s whilst others Through the S.A. Home Builders Club it was possible, by careful saving and the joined the AIF during the latter years of W W1. They were allowed to break their sacrifice of each week-end to vigorous manual and joint effort, to obtain a house Viewing his work gets a laugh at every corner. His book, Please make yourselves known at future meetings by contracts to enliLstif.e T ihne as eS bqouyasr ea rWrivhede luendd Beric tyhcele e aisr lmy oyseta rasm oufs tihneg .s cheme. which waws ecaorminfogr tyaobuler annadm ien twahgi cahn do nwe ec ohuolpd eb ey opuro eundj.o By eocuaru se of the club’s mutualityc oa mwpidaen pioonosl hoifp s kainllds iwnates raevsat iilnab hleis atnodry d. rawn on for each project. For Lunch brought t hMei gmraotrinoinn gM suessesuiomn tKoi na tcolroes Ae.v Te huennt iwl lae tdee Jpaanrtueadr yo.n the tour of our instance, house plans and specifications would be drawn up by qualified choice – mine was the MHoenri-tFargi e1 0W -a 5lkp mar,o u Wnde eMko-eonndtas w1-h5ipcmh was enjoyed in designers. Plumbers and electricians would ensure the quality of trades work and glorious sunshine.

certify it accordingly. People with limited skills would provide manual labour to projects as directed. Some women toiled with their men on sites, or provided tea. The Sunday session began with historian Pat Sumerling giving us the intriguing 182 Cement bricks were often made by women. 71 1 DAME ROMA MITCHELL: YOUR DUNES, MY DUNES THE UNTELLABLE TALE

Monday 21 September, 2009 Monday 19 October, 2009

Professor Susan Magarey, author with Kerrie Round, of Roma the First, a Years ago, Irma and I joined Richard House trekking in Kashmir and Nepal at up to biography of Dame Roma Mitchell, entertained and enlightened us with her talk 13,000 ft above sea-level. At the October BHS meeting, Richard took us to about on this well-loved South Australian woman. 30ft above sea-level at Victor Harbor, when he gave a fascinating account of his adventures with the two volunteer Coastcare groups at Port Elliot/Middleton and We heard several stories about formative moments in Dame Roma’s childhood, Victor Harbor (no surprise that he is now the chairman of the latter one). including the early loss of her father in World War I. We also learnt of significant events during her life (1913-2000) which covered a century scarred by war and Richard listed many things that he was not, but admitted to being a passionate depression, a time that transformed the position of women, often due to Dame gardener, as is obvious when you have seen his previous garden and the present one Roma’s own leadership in such changes. at his delightful house at Victor, one of the oldest cottages in the town. This After Dame Roma’s education at St Aloysius’ College, her desire to become a enthusiasm probably helped lead him into Coastcare and dune protection, which lawyer revealed her strong sense of social justice. This was evident again in her now takes up a good deal of his time. later involvement with major reforms in areas such as rape, suicide, the bail system, protection of the rights of the accused, compensation for victims of crime, The original Indigenous population of that area probably caused little or no damage as well as equal pay for equal work, and the right of women to sit on juries. She to the dunes in the many thousands of years when they were the only people there, was also the founding Chairperson of the Australian Human Rights Commission, but with the coming of the white man (whalers in the early 1830’s) things changed, and became a campaigner of international repute. and with an increasing local population and the popularity of the area as a holiday and tourist resort, damage to the dunes increased rapidly. The dunes form a Dame Roma was the first woman chancellor of an Australian university, the first reservoir of sand to help replace erosion of sand from beaches by the action of high woman in Australia to be made a Queen’s Counsel, and to be appointed a judge in tides, stormy seas and onshore winds. The dunes need to be preserved, and this is a superior court, and the first woman governor of an Australian state (here in where Richard and his band of volunteers come in, working in harmony with South Australia from 1991-96.) interested bodies at State Government and Local Council levels.

Apart from her illustrious career, with its international honours, Dame Roma For recording purposes, vertical galvanised steel poles have been deeply inserted in always remained a great humanitarian, whether in office or in retirement. There six beaches so that regular records of sand levels can be kept and related to current were many instances of her giving a ‘helping hand’ to those who needed such weather conditions at the time. So far, the poles are all still in situ! support. And her strong religious faith was always a fount of solace and comfort. The dunes rely heavily on the type of plant growth on them to bind the sand in Professor Magarey concluded her talk on Dame Roma by offering a short piece of place and Richard and his group have designated plants as “good” or “bad” fiction that she wrote about her subject’s supposed romantic interests – the according to their pest status and their ability to help retain sand. The aim is to ‘untellable tale’. Dame Roma, with her keen sense of humour, would have eliminate the bad plants. Glyphosate weedicide is used, but in some situations enjoyed the story. She was not only the ‘first’ but she was also unique. foliar spraying can be ineffective and techniques such as “cut, scrape and paint” or “drill and fill” achieve better results. Richard says it is remarkable how quickly the Elizabeth Rogers, OAM good plants can revegetate if you get rid of the “weeds”.

Heavy foot traffic through the dunes to get to the beach is a problem in places and t GjGGG is tackled by wire fences, signposting and boardwalks with actual wooden steps 9 10 leading dHowOnW to tTheO b eBacUh IaLndD b uAri eGd aOt lOeaDst oHneO mMetrEe toC aHlloEwA foPr LsaYnd: erosion. S t r ic t r e c o r d s w e r e k e p t SofT eAacTh mEe mHbIeSr’Ts OcoRntrYib uCtioOn,N aFndE pRrioEriNty CofE la bour and T hAe HgoISoTd OwRorYk OofF th TeH vEol uSnOteUerTsH h aAs UbeSeTnR acAkLnIoAwNle HdgOedM bEy BgrUoIuLpD aEwRarSd sC aLnUd B services was directed to those who had built up high records of service hours. It also by individual ones. Richard displayed two of these awards at the meeting, meant that a new member had to contribute up to 200 hours of work on

along with his recently released booklet Richard’s Dune Plants Guide. construction of other houses b3e1f oJurely f o–u 2n dAautigounsst c2o0u0l9d be laid for his own. This was Monday 17 August, 2009 fair, and naturally it prevented people from getting a quick house through the Following the Reception at Moonta Town Hall on Friday evening, the Conference Bob Steele labour of others, then not fulfilling their commitment. In fact, most people did The presentation by Dr. Christine Garnaut on the founding, activities and demise blegaavne tihne e calrunbe sot nact et hthe eAirs ocowtn T hhoeuastrees owne Srea tcuormdapyl emteodr,n fionrg t wheiyth w ao wuledlc hoamve fruolfmil led o f the South Australian Home Builders Club was an excellent social history. It Margaret Anderson, Director of the State History Trust. This was followed by Eric all requirements of the rules by then. summarised the findings of a research group at the University of South Australia Richards, Professor of History at Flinders University, who outlined the story of which was headed by Dr. Garnaut, and was a reminder of the days when people BBriiltli sAhl mlenigbrya,t ioofn B therlaoiurg, hwoaust tthhee iwnsoprilrda tainodn, bineh pianrdt itchuel acrl,u tbh ea fmteirn exrsp efrroiemn cCinogrn twhea ll literally put their shoulders to the wheel, a nd in so doing saved money to acquire and their influence and contribution to Kadina, Wallaroo, Moonta and Burra. “If problems of building his own residence. He led the way by formulating strict further assets. They were not thCe OdAaySsT oAf Lg oPvLeArnNmTeSnt handouts to build a house, thperirnec iisp lae sh oalned i nru tlhees gtor owuhnidc hla mrgeem ebneorusg wh efroer lae gmaallny, bhoe uwnidl.l Tbeh ea cCluobrn gisrhew m tion esru.”c h but were the Atinm iellsu swtrhaetne ds ubbosotkanletti aoln d CepOoAsiStsT hAaLd P toL AbNe TfoSu insd a tvoa bilaubyl eo ntoe . Pahni leixpt Penaty thoant, iPt rwofaess sdoivr iodfe dC oinrntois thw aon sde cAtiuosntrsa, loiapne rSattuindgie sse, pcaornattienluye odn t hthee t hneomrteh as tell you what to GROW or DON’T PLANT near the coast. (There haen odu stoliuntehd s Aiduest roafl iAa’dse lLaiitdtlee. Cornwall and the effect of WW1 on the local After buyin g l anred many pleaonptsle w theicnh t rciaend gtoo bfeurialdl) .t hTehiris o bwono khloeut sise sa. mSoumste worked c ommunity and the fighting front. Philip was a most enthusiastic speaker with very alone but many were attra c t e idf yboyu t hhea vseu pap coorta osfta al phorompe rbtyu.i lders’ club. The benefit eBxyp rtehses i1v9e6 g0e’sst umraetse. rial shortages were completely overcome. The shortening of the was mutuality of effort, for no one man ha d all the skills and licences to build waiting list for Housing Trust residences, the plentiful supply of building materials completel y s o Iltos. 2 T5 hpea gcoest lsisatv tirnege sw, assh erunbosrm, goruosu nadn dc othvee rpsu, rhcehrabsse, osfe ad gbelosc k of Choices between sessions then had to be made and I chose The Narungga- the and grasses. Also there are designs for gardens, all water-wise. and the more easily obtained mortgage loans reduced the membership of the Club. land often provided the deposit for development. Members, who came from a TTohwisn srpedeoucpeled aenndth Juusliiaussm K füohrn o, wthnee re-sbtaubilldisinhgm leendt taon tdh oe rdigeminiss eo fo Pf othinet CPleuabr cine the range of social strata, found that they cou l d s ave up to 50% of the normal price of Mission. It looked at the early work of the pious missionary, Julius Kühn, with the Available- Adelaide Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management 1960’s. a building. A boriginal people and mining towns between 1866 and 1880. The origins of Pt Board, 205 Greenhill Rd, Eastwood 5063 Tel 8 273 9100 www.amlrnrm.sa.gov.au POevarecre 4, 0w0h hicohu sseasti hsfaide db etheen bbausiilct bnye ecdlsu bo fm theme Abebrosr, iagninda slo cmome omfu tnhietsye, whaavse d biseccuosmseed The biggest and most well-known club wa s the S.A. Home Builders’ Club, which afnadm ail yM hisosmioens wfoirth l iafe s.c hool (that did not require compulsory attendance) was set had strict membership and operating rules. Photographs of completed houses u p with 60 students attending regularly. showed that the club’s finished residences could be of the highest standard, David Rogers although some were modest. Members’ ne eds naturally varied. M argaret Kleinig spoke on the assisted migration scheme which gave financial

a ssistance to parents and relatives (as against workers) during the 1873-83 years. T here was a huge shortage of housing after World War 2, and the return to civil The passage for workers was free when labour was in demand but, for those over construction after six years devoted to war was a slow process. The demands of 4 5 years of age, the cost was £15, or, if a person applying fell out of the designated t he expanding population could not be met. The position was further aggravated areas, such as hairdresser, dressmaker or teacher, £15 was still required. The by the demobilisation of several hundred thousand service men and women and Copper Triangle had the most number of immigrants with 58% from Cornwall and the migration of displaced persons from Europe. Adelaide’s population was a Devon. CARTOONS, by the famous S.A. born "Sprod" (1919-2003). fraction of its present size, yet there was a shortage of 3,000 dwellings in 1945. Elspeth Grant told us about her great-grand father who came out on a three year Rents wereW heiglcho amnde ato g roauvre mshoosrtt argeec eonf tb nueilwdi nmg emmabteerri a–ls M prresv Saialelldy. apprenticeshiTph ien e1x9h2i0b iutionnd eorf t"hteh aBt aOrwdde lMl Sr cShpermode" o cro Bverirtsis hi sB woyo rMk firgormat ion Beare. Scheme. There wAeurset r1a3li2a ,b Cohyas ning ia pllr,is monan, ya nodf Lwohnodmon w Pourknecdh .o Int’s f afurmn.s whilst others Through th e S.A. Home Builders Club it was possible, by careful saving and the joined the AIF during the latter years of W W1. They were allowed to break their sacrifice of each week-end to vigorous manual and joint effort, to obtain a house Viewing his work gets a laugh at every corner. His book, Please make yourselves known at future meetings by contracts to enlistL. ifTeh iens ea bSoqyusa arerr iWvehde eulnedde Br itchyec elea risly m yoeasrt sa omfu tshien gsc. heme. which wasw ceoamrfinorgt ayboleu ra nnda mine w thaigc ha nodn ew ceo uhlodp bee yporouu edn. j oBye coauurs e of the club’s mutuality ac owmidpea pnoioonl sohf ispk iallnsd w ianst earveasitl aibnl eh iasntdo rdyr.a wn on for each project. For Lunch brought th eM migorarntiionng Mseussseiounm t o K ai nctloorsee .A Tveh eunn wtil el adtep Jaartneuda oryn. the tour of our instance, h ouse plans and specifications would be drawn up by qualified choice – mine was the H Meornit-aFgrei 1W0a -l k5 pamro,u n Wd eMeoko-enntad sw 1h-i5cphm w as enjoyed in designers. Plumbers and electricians would ensure the quality of trades work and glorious sunshine. certify it accordingly. People with limited skills would provide manual labour to p rojects as directed. Some women toiled with their men on sites, or provided tea. The Sunday session began with historian Pat Sumerling giving us the intriguing 128 Cement bricks were often made by women. 7 11 story ofA throe ufnradu ad qinuvaortlevri nogf ap amstiollriaoln a Andu smtrianleiarnals lceaans etsr atchea tt hweairs rpoeortpse ttora ted by The following is a rBecleunet e mGauil mthe REdeitsoer revceiv ed from the City of Walter Wpaasstseonng eHrsu gwhheos ,a croriuvpelde din w Aituhs ntraamliae so lni kthe eR Coibteyr ot fB Aadrre lSamidieth, tahned v Teshsoeml as Burnside Mayor, Wendy Greiner. Thank you Wendy for your kind words Elder. Wmahkeinn gc omppanery wtraips sf ofruonmd bEyu rPoapteri ctok ARuysatnra olina Hinu tghhee s’e cpornodp ehratylf ionf 1 t8h4e4 about the publication. I hope we can continue to record local history well Ryan wneinnte ttoe ethneth l occeanlt upruyb. aAn dc obnecearmteed s coa dmrpuanikg nth haat sh eb eceonu lwda ngoetd r efomr emmabneyr the into the future. It is also good that we can involve so many of the members locationy oeaf rtsh eto m pirneevreanl tf tihned .d Wesatrlulacrtoioon M oifn tehse wshaisp s, ebtu ut pd ebmy oHluitgiohne st eanndde rCso h, aavned in preparing the material for each of the editions. the swinbdeleen w casll endo treedc einn t1ly8 6a1n dw shheonr ts hoaf rae sla wste mrei nouffter reedp briye vthee i tC soemempsa nthya. t little Howevemr,o trhee c aalnle bgea tdionse .o f fraud, despite litigation, a Government enquiry and a Suprem e Court case, plus a Privy Council hearing, were never proved. Hughes, 7/09/2009 prosperPeda man Wd shuitbtsle qisu ewnetlyl khnaodw an s taast uae f oeurencdtiendg i nm heims bheorn oofu trh. e Burnside Historical Society, but is also active in a range of other organisations. She Dear Elaine Dr. Peteirs Bcuerlrl egnatvlye Parne esixdceenllte (nfot ra dthder efsosu ortnh tthime seu) cocfe tshse o Kf tehnes iNngatioonn anl dH eritage listing fNoro SrwAo’so dC Horinsitsohri cMali nSinogci eatrye,a sa so fw Belul raras baneidn gM ao olinfeta m. Temheb cear saen pdu fto tuongdeitnhge r I have just received the September newsletter from the Society. for that mise nmobwe rt oo fb eth uast egdr oinu pp.u rSshueit ios fa W moermldb Here orift aagne e lcilseticntigc. rSaonugteh oAf uostthrearli a is the onlyo prglacneis iant itohnes ,w ionrclldu dwinhgic thh he aSsp, oinrtiancgt, Cfoaur rC elxuabm opfl Seso uotfh t hAeu Cstorarnliias ha nEdn tghien e I just wanted to compliment you and your team for the excellent publication. It is Houses,C aalpoen gH worinthe rtsh eA ruiscthr ahleiar iAtasgseo creiastuilotnin. g from the miners and their families always such an informative and interesting publication with a wealth of fascinating strict ad herence to their Cornish lifestyle. material. Congratulations to you all. A series of extraordinary coincidences one evening in 1962 started her on Greg Drae jwo ufronleloyw oefd h wistiothr imcaol rdei sdceotavieleryd winhfoicrhm caotinotnin rueegsa trod itnhge tphree spernotp. o Msedo re The newsletter also touched on Wheal Watkins Mine. It has prompted me to Cornishw Mililn bien gr eSvieteasle, dw ihni chhe ra rtael akl…l c.l.e arly listed and defined. follow up to see what response, if any, we have received from the State Government in relation to any opportunity for grant funding. I will advise you if Tom Gara, with his story of Ivaritji (meaning gentle misty rain), an Aboriginal there are any developments here. M‘porinndcaeyss 1’,5 d Mauagrhcther, 8o fp ‘mK ing’ Rodney, an elder of the Adelaide tribe and believed to be the last of the Kaurna people, and the Pt Pearce Mission lifestyle was Keep up the good work. Tinhsei gMhtafguilc a Lnda nctaerrin g– iGn ltahses t Iemlliangge. s from the Past S peaker: Ron Potts Kind regards Captain Harry Butler and the “Red Devil” came alive as Les Parsons related his aerobatiPch eoxtopgloriatps hasn fdr ohmis tbhreil lpianstc ec ain gthivee A uisr aF otarcneta, lpisluinsg h wisi nredtouwrn itnot oS othuet h Wendy Greiner Australisao cainedty i no fp athrteiicru tliamr etos aYnodr koeu rP sepneianksuerla f.o r this meeting, Ron Potts, will use MAYOR OF BURNSIDE a 1900 magic lantern projector to take us through a series of old glass Our lastp slapteeadk iemr, aKgesv ionf Kscaeknoessc hfrkoem g avroeu unsd a S foaustchin Aatuinstgr apleiar.s onal account of life Blue Gum

on the g old-fields during the 1930’s depression when his father took the family to Reserve WadnamTihneg par tooj elcivtoer i nca am deu ignotuot t. hHe ep coaslsleesds itohne owfo Rmoenn’,s lfiakteh heris – m ao ktheenr, the unsung phheorotoegs.r apher – in 1946. Ron has maintained his father’s interest in A s the suburbs of Adelaide spread towards the foothills the water supply authorities photography and through a number of conversions over time the projector of the day Gforuanpde ivti neec, etshsea rnye two salceqtuteire o lfa nthde a Cndi tbyu oilfd Bstuorrnagsied tea nLkisb rtoa rbya,l ance This suphearsb b meeonr nminagin wtaains efdo lilno wweodr kbiyn ga oCrodrenri. s hO Priagsitnya lluyn cpho wtheerne db yb yth aec efitlymle ne, supply andi sd enmo adnodu abnt df atom pilrioavri dtoe ad neuqmuabtee rp roefs souurre mtoe tmheb feorost.h iCllso psuiebsu rbs. Sacred iGt rnoouwn dru wnhs iocnh 2re4f0e rvroedlt st om tahien sb aptotlwe ebry. Aboriginal people, led by the Agius are available from the Library and there is a regular Local family, to save their sacred land on the Yorke Peninsula. Very moving and it has A few yearHs iasgtor SyA c oWluamtenr .d eIcni dtehde tchuart rleantd (aNdjoavcemnt btoe rt,h 2e 0s0to9r)a gises tuaen k between won National and International Awards and will be shown at Cannes Festival. Ron is part of the wine-making Potts family of Langhorne Creek, but he Penfold Rothaedr aen ids Eandi ninbtuerrgehs tAinvge naureti calte t haeb tooupt otfh eS teoxnpylfoelrle wr aJso hsunr plus to its needs and placed the land on the market. spent most of his career in banking, rising to the position of Manager for a McDouall Stuart and the connections that a number of Margarentu Amnbdeer rosof nB banroku ogfh At tdheisla widoen bdrearnfuchl eCso, ninfecrleundcineg t oK aa rcolosned aw iinth t hthee M neuwrrsa y that MuMrraayll eBer iadngde Cwlielvl eb eo nth Eey vren Pueen fionrs u2l0a1. 0 H. e now lives with his wife Lorraine Burnside Cmiteym Cboeurnsc oilflo hri Gs iplbaertryt, hthaed W wairthd Cthoeu Bncuilrlnosri, dfel td tihstarti cthte. land had in retirement at Hahndorf in the Adelaide Hills. s ignificant environmental value and he recruited about ten dedicated residents to Isabel Williams OAM JP 13 5 146 mcaomstp gaeingenr foours ,i tds opnraetsieornv aotfi o$n3.0 T 0h0e0 C hoausn gciivl ein dai cfailtleipd toh atth its wwaosr kp raenpda rwede thoa vbeu y Introducing our Vice PrPesriodgernat m 2010 rtehcee ntwtlyo sbulopcpkosr tiefd t hthe eg Croiutyp ocfo Buludr nrasiisdee $in8 0it,0s 0a0p ptoliwcaatridosn tfhoer a$s2k5in 0g0 p0r oicfe S otaf te H$e3r0i0ta,g0e0 0f u–n ad icnhga tlole pnugti ntgo wtaarrgdest .t h e work needed before any reopening is possible. M eredith Ide, a founding member of the BHS, has returned to the TBhye hCaordm wmoitrtke,e p hearss onnoatel d oan nautimonbse,r g oafr ahgigeh s aplreosf,i ldeo hoer-rkitnaogcek iisnsgu easn idn a t hseiz Beaubrlnes ide CMoomnmdaityt e1e8 tJhaisn uyaerayr ,h 6a pvmin g served previously as a Committee Member from acroena ttrhibisu tyieoanr ,f rionmcl uBdoinragl ,t hseo mfuet u$r3e0 o,0f 0th0e w Cahse rlasiesae dC.i Anesm thae, awnede tkhsi sw heanst rbayis tehde 1H9a8z7e-l8w9o oadn dP arsk N –e Owustledtotoer EMdeietotirn fgr owmit h1 9D8in8n-9e1r .t o Follow aggraoiunp t hre ailsiszueed othf awt hite wthaesr itmhep Sososciibeltey tsoh obutladi nta tkhee asnti pacutliavte dr oalme oinu ntht ea ncdo mhompuen tihtya t Speakers: John Clark and Andrew Crompton dtehbea ltaen tdh acto aucldc obme pparnesiesr vthedem w.a sT dhaiss hheads. bFeoerntu dnoantel yin t hthoeu pgahs, tw ahnedn, wChoiulsntc cila hrea dis t o A lthough now living in a nearby Council area, Meredith lived previously in nmeeadked a, tdheec iCsioomn mabitoteuet tbheel iseivte,s tthhearte t whearse aw nilelw b eB aulrwnsaiydse b Cei aty c Casoeu fnocri lt hCeh Sieofc iety the BurnIst ihdaes Cbeocuonmceil ssoumbeutrhbi nogf oRf oas tsrlaydnit iPoanr fko rf othr e3 J7a nyuearrys manede twinags o af tCheit y of tEo xceocnuttriivbeu tOe fifni cae rw, eJlolh-inn fHoramnleodn ,a nind opfrfoicfes asniodn aallt hwoauyg.h tWhee gwroupld c wouelldc oomnley a onfyf er BurnsideS oCcoieutny ctiol lboer ofof ra ns oomuted oyoera, risn.f o Irnm 1al9 n8a1t usrhee. wThroe tter aad istuiomn mwailrly c onf ttihnuee in v1i0ew%s offr othme opuurr cmheamseb perrisc eo nh eth wisa –s iwnr fiatev oa ulre totef ra tcoq uthirei nEgd itthoer loafn odu. r A Nse aw srelestuteltr, !i n History o20f 1T0h we iMth oththee Sros caientdy ’Bs afibriset sm oefe tSinogu tfho rA thues tNraelwia Y inea trh teo ebaes hteerlnd isnu burbs 2003 the Council made up the deficiency and purchased the land. Hazelwood Park. th for Burn side Council’s 125 Anniversary Fair in Hazelwood Park. At that I n the meantime, and on behalf of the Committee, I wish you all a very happy and fair she organized a display of photographs and memorabilia. sTafhee fleasntdiv we ases ansaomn.e dW thee l oBolku ef oGrwumar dR etos errevceo nanvedn ai nMg ain atghem Neenwt PYlaena r . Well known BHS member John Clark will talk about the arrival of the

prepared. The area has been fenced, cleared of weeds and a seat and dog-poo bag Clark family in Australia, the establishment of Hazelwood and the eventual Meredith has a professional and teaching background in history and Cdioslpinen Hsear rinrsitsa, lPleSdM. transfer into public ownership of the land that we now know as Hazelwood geographPyar akn. dA mndarienwta Cinrso manp taocnt,i vwee liln ktenroewstn ifno rt hheis h oiustostrayn doifn tgh bei oCdiitvye orsfi ty The local residents are gratefully to those dedicated people who were prepared to Burnsidere. s tSohraet iiosn a a mnde mcobneser rovfa ttihoen BwHorSk wsuibth- cthoem Cmitiyt toefe Bpularnsniidneg, wthilel then back their convictions, and firmly and obviously believed in Margaret Mead who Regionadl eHscisritboer yh oSwem Hianzaerl wtoo obde Phaerlkd wino uJludn hea 2v0e 1a0p.p eared at the time of said: European settlement and how it c hanged with the arrival of grazing and agricultural land use. The Park now has a range of recreational uses and Eastern Region History Seminar Never underestimate the power o f a small group of committed people to has further changed, but Andrew will show us a section along First Creek change the world. ISna ftaucrtd, aity i,s 1 t9hteh oJnulnye t,h 2in0g1 t0h at ever has. where he is working to re-establis h some of the original native creek line vegetation. Ken Preiss Local History – A Sense of Place Please gather on the edge of Hazelwood Park at the junction of Hawthorn Crescent aTnHd OElRivEe GArRovEe SatT 5I.L45L p SmO foMr aE 6 A pNmN stUarAt.L B SriUngB aS fOolVdiEngR cDhaUirE a fnodr w 2e0 w09il-l 1s0it Keynote Speaker: Mr Richard House I Remember when … on the lawns under one of the many shady trees in the vicinity. If you haven’t already paid there is a white reminder notice in this

Newsletter. … the ChelseaT Toh beaet rhee aldt Mata Brryuarntvsiildlee wCaosm nammuendi t“yT Chee nPtrrinec ess Theatre.” The gathering will conclude at around 7 pm and be followed by an optional dinner

Several end-of-the year break-up cere monies of Marryatville School were at the nearby Feathers Hotel. The cost of the two course meal will be $35 and To update your membership please pay at our monthly meeting held there. It was unlike anything I had seen before, I felt transported to those intending to participate should fill in the flyer accompanying this Newsletter. “Wonderland.” or send your money to

– in fact there is no such thing as a permanent sound recording! But once the 2h.3o usingt ou nasdseisrt cion nthstea pnrto utepcwtioanrd a npdre psrseusreerv mataionny o ffa bmuiillideisn gnse, ewdo trok sh aanvde sditueas lo ifn comes, Tshoeunn dth iesr ien i sd itghieta dl ifsotrrimbu, tiito cna no fe tahseil Ny ebwe stlreatntesrfe arnredd S fhroirmle ya SCuDm teor lainog thaesr mveerdyi um and the hciostnosreicqaul esnigcnei foicfa tnhcies iins tthea tC yitoyu onfg Beur rpnesiodpel;e who might otherwise join cwapitahboluyt sloorstse do fa qnuda cliotoyr. d Pinraetseedr vtahtei omne ims abne rosn t-og doeinligv eprr oinc etshse, dinifvfoelrveinntg s uburbs. 2o.4rg anisatoti coon-so psuercahte a ws iothu rs iomwilna ra sroec jieutsite st oaon db outshye rt ob oedvieens tchoronutegmhopulta Ateu isntrvaolilav; ement. Ttrhaannskfes rSrihnigrl ethye. sWouhnidls tf rmomos to onfe tmhee dnieuwms lteot taenrso tahrer h, aknedep dinelgi vuepr ewdi wthe c ahraen fgiinndgi ng 2 .5 to do all such other things as are conducive or incidental to the attainment of any of mteocrhen aonlodg my.o rTeo n geedt tthoe b bee psto pstoesds iabsl em seomunbde rfsr oamge tahned e mxiostvine gt ot aoptehse,r t ahded Creosmsems ittee This methaen sa bfionvdei onbgj ewcatiyvse st.o manage ourselves that keep the organisation active, but ohuatss iddeec oidf eodu trh Cato tuhnec wil haorelea .p rSopceecsisa ls hthoaunldk sb geo c atorr tiwedo oouft oaucrc odredliivnegr etors a, rBcharivbalr a do not e xhaust those who have put their hands up to help with its running. In short, Csrtaonmdpatrodns ,a unsdin Egl ihziagbhe qthu aRloitgye erqs,u wiphmoe –n ta aftnedr yheigahrs q oufa slietryv diciesc –s .h aTvhei sf omuenadn ist we needO mFForIeC Eof- BoEurA mREemRbSe FrsOhRip 2 t0o0 h9-e2lp01 w0 ith the myriad of tasks that always seem ngeectetisnsgar iyt dtoo nreet iprreo dfeusrsiniogn tahlely y. e Iatr .i s Sphoisrsleibyl eS utom deor ltihnigs asnodrt Joofh tnh iLnogv ues hinagv ea khionmdley to need Partteesnidtieonnt.: Some of theseC aorlein t Himarer icso, nPsSuMm ing, wh(8ic3h3 1is 3 w57h1y) we have office scteopmppeudt efor,r wbuatr dn otot ttoa kthe eo rveeqru tihreidr srtoaunnddasr.d . holders Rfoers pkoenys ifbulne cOtifofnicse,r b: ut otIhsearbse ls iWmipllliya minsv, OolAveM l,e JnPd (i8n3g7 a9 h4a0n90d) every now and Meredith Ide (8365 3049) then. EVveicne -aP rroeusitdineen tt:a s k such as setting up the chairs for each general meeting Sharan Northcott (8332 1761) In this Newsletter we have included a copy of an email sent to me in my role as Secretary: Richard House has compiled an excellent list of all the talks given to the Society, relies atT trheea smuoremr:e nt on a small nRuicmhabredr Hoof ulosey al committee and general members, Esdhiotwori nbgy wthhei cBhu arnres irdeec oCridtyed C aonudn cwilh iMcha yaorer, rWeleevnadnyt Gtor eBinuernr.s i dIte i.s Eplaecahs irnegle tvhaant t some ofC womhommit theaev: e been doing Jtohhisn fColra rak ,v Jeorhyn l oLnogv et,i mElee ainodre Tedro. t t , June Ward, otuapr ew iosr ckh iesc wkeide blyy rleisatde nainndg atop ppraercti a–t eodr ebvye mn eamll b–e orsf oitf b tehfeo Creo buenicnigl. t aWkeen a troe tehvee r Isabel Williams OAM, JP and Mary Wilson. grreactoerfdulin fgo rc tohme pCaonmy,m aunndi etya cGhr danistc t hisa tc htheec kCeodu fnocri lm hiassta bkeeesn. allocating to us each The Com mittee of our Society will be looking in more detail at how tasks such as y ear for producing the Newsletter. these caNne swhsalreettde rm Sourbe ceoqmumitaitbtleye,: but in t he meantime give some thought to your The tapes are stored in the historical section of the Burnside Library and the own situEalationen .S mWyeth h, aEvdeit othr e( 8n3e3x2t 8A01G9M), Pceotmer iDngav uieps ,i nB aArbparrila 2P0a1rk0e ra,n PdS iMf yaonud think Wlibisrhairniagn y ionu c ahlalr ag eH oafp tphya tC shercitsitomna hsa Ss eaagsroene.d to store the discs as well. They will you migEhlitz baeb eathb lRe otgoe hrse,l Op AinM s.o me way, even if it can only be modest, have a talk eventually be available for public use in the Library but not for loan. (None of the betweenC noonwtr iabnudto trhse: n A wpiatrht feriotmhe trh oe nNee owfs ltehtete Cr Soumbmcoimttemei totere m, wee – a wree f odrotu neateed t om hoarvee material in the historical section is for loan.) assistansceev!e ral occasional contributors whose names appear with their articles in the relevant issues. E laine Smyth (Editor) Distribution Organiser: Shirley Sumerling (8364 3505) In planning this project, we received valuable advice from Beth Robertson, the In the mAesasnisttiamnet,: your C ommitteEel ecaonnotri nTuroetst t o be busy on many fronts, not the least sound recordings expert in the State Library of South Australia. of whic h is the programme for next year, mentioned in my opening remarks above. IN THIS ISSUE We havSeu ipdpeenrti Cfieod-o ard riannagtoe ro: f veHryaz ienlt Nereewsttionng topics and speakers and the full John Love program me will be advised in our first Newsletter for 2010. In this Newsletter you

President’s Message 2 will find details of our meetings for the first three months of 2010 and I would Meneceotiunrgasg oef ythoeu S toc sieutpyp aorert h tehledm in –th teh eByu rsnhsoiduel dC obme mexucneiltyle Cnte.n tHrei,g cholringehrt sP oorft rtuhseh yReoaard Program 4 awndil Fl isnhcelru Sdter etehte, TJusnme oRre g(cioarn pala rHk iasntodr eyn Streanmcien oafrf tFhiasth ewr eS tarreee th) oast t8in pgm a onnd tthhee t hreirgdi onal Mayor’s Letter Monday of the month unless an alternative time or venue is notified. Admission is free, MEETINGS 6 tour of Upper Spencer Gulf, deferred from this year. It will also be thirty years Meeting Reports 7 including supper. Visitors are most welcome. since the BHS was founded and we will not let this pass without some suitable MEESTtaINteG HSi sotof rtyh eC Bonufrenrseindcee H istorical Society are held in the Burns1i2d e celebration! Blue Gum Reserve Community Centre, corner of Portrush Road and Fisher Street, Tusm1o4r e (car park M embership fees: are now $30 family, and $20 single, due in April each year and may be and eIntroandcuec ionfgf tFhies hVeirc Set Prereets)i daet n8t pm on the third Monday of the m1o6n th, unless sOennt eto o tfh teh Te riemaspuorertra ant tt hper oSjoecitest yo’fs tahdidsr yesesa (ra hbaosv eb)e oern p oauidr aatt tae mopnt ttholy h maveet itnhge. Wheal an alHteirsntoatriyv eo ft iSmoeu nodr venue is notified. Admission is free and a sup1p7er provided. Watkins Mine at Glen Osmond reopened for public tours. An anonymous, but Visitors are most welcome. 117 2 Front Cover:

This statue of Dame Roma Mitchell is located on the lawns adjacent to Government House, North Terrace, Adelaide.

The statue was unveiled by His Excellency the Honourable Sir William %XUQVLGH+LVWRULFDO6RFLHW\,QF Deane, AC, KBE, Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia on Friday 2nd July 1999.

The plaque reads: NEWSLETTER – December 2009

The Honourable Dame Roma Mitchell Volume 29, No. 4 AC, DBE, LLB, DUniv (Adel.), LLD hc (Qld), LLD hc (Flinders), DUniv (SA), QC, FRACP

Governor of South Australia 1991 -1996 Chancellor of the University of Adelaide 1983 – 1990 Judge of the Supreme Court of South Australia 1965 - 1983