South East Family History Group

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Stones, Plaques & Memorials

ALLENDALE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA

Researcher/Photographer: Gwen Waters

Place	Inscription	Surname or Organisation
Allendale East Area School Allendale East South Australia Australia	To commemorate the closing in May 1953 of the Port MacDonnell, Mount Schank and Allendale East Primary schools, and the opening of the Allendale East Area School. Unveiled by Hon. Don Banfield MLC April 1978	BANFIELD
Allendale Memorial Park Allendale East South Australia Australia	To the Memory of Willam Allen Crouch JP 1821-1899 WA Crouch studied architecture under his uncle, Sir William Tite, before coming to Australia in 1845. He became one of the earliest settlers in Mt Gambier and together with PD Prankerd, owned land in the MacDonnell Bay district. This he surveyed and subdivided into a township he called Allendale and named the streets after his children Edmund, William and Geraldine. He donated land for churches in Allendale and Mount Gambier and supervised their construction. He was the first man to use Mount Gambier stone for building and erected the first two storey building south of Murray Bridge. He was also storekeeper, postmaster, National Bank agent and land and shipping agent before retiring to his property “Lowan” at Kalangadoo. The name ‘Allendale’ embodied his second name which came from Cardinal William Allen (1532-1594), a family connection. Erected by his grand-daughter, Mrs Irene Richter, born 1894 ALLENDALE MEMORIAL PARK 1914 - 1919 In ready response to the Great War Call and World War II 1945 OUR HEROIC DEAD Holland HJ Kemp, J Klintworth, HS Lithgow, G Uphill, FR 1939 Kerr, RH	CROUCH TITE PRANKERD ALLEN RICHTER HOLLAND KEMP KLINTWORTH LITHGOW UPHILL KERR
Allendale East Cave Allendale East South Australia Australia	ALLENDALE EAST CAVE This cave was used in the early years of settlement to water the teams of horses and bullocks on the way to and from Port MacDonnell. A hand pump and trough was set up to make the task easier. In later years a stone wall was built around the cave to prevent anyone getting into the cave. At one time an attempt was made to fill the cave so they could build the road over it, but the filling subsided and the cave remains open. It is now a popular spot for cave divers.