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Stones, Plaques &
Memorials
CITY OF MOUNT
GAMBIER, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Researcher/Photographer:
Gwen Waters
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Place |
Inscription |
Surname or Organisation |
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Acacia Kindergarten Bailey Street Mount Gambier South Australia |
Judith’s Book Nook In appreciation of
her advocacy for all Acacia Kindergarten children Judith Jones Director Acacia
Kindergarten 1992-2004 In appreciation of
their generous contributions to our sandpit Andrae Builders Gambier Earth Movers Amoroso Building
Stone Supplies Whitehead Timber
Sales Jim Lightbody Greecorp Steeline 2007 |
JONES ANDRAE BUILDERS GAMBIER EARTH MOVERS AMOROSO BUILDING
STONE SUPPLIES WHITEHEAD TIMBER
SALES LIGHTBODY GREECORP STEELINE |
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Aquatic Centre O’Halloran Tce Mt Gambier South Australia Original Baths Olympic Park Swimming Pool (Now Naval Cadets) Aquatic Centre |
OLD City of Mount
Gambier This plaque erected
by the City Council commemorates the gift of the original baths by Mr PJ Browne, established in the Cave Gardens 1898-1953.
Also as a mark of appreciation to those ladies and gentlemen whose efforts
were responsible in providing these new swimming pools and amenities.
This civic project was sponsored, designed, erected and very largely financed
by a committee of townsmen, with valuable assistance by a sub-committee of Master
Builders, the Ladies Auxiliary, the men participating as a voluntary
workforce, and financially supported by the general public and Council. These pools were
officially opened by The Hon. The Premier
(Sir Thomas Playford) On January 29th
1958 Approximate
financial details Overall value
£27,000 Cash collected by
the committee £8,500 (of which the Ladies
Auxiliary raised £4,000) Donations of
material & value of voluntary labour £8,500 Government Grants £3,000 City Council Loan £7,000 Executive Officers Mr J Hugh
Marks, OBE, President Mr WAR
Crouch, Treasurer Mr SR
Hazel, Secretary Mr GL
Raymond, Overseer & Chairman Building Committee Mr T Hall,
Assistant Secretary & Treasurer Mr AH
Campbell, Vice President City of Mount
Gambier This site was used
for the Olympic Park Swimming Pool which ceased to operate as a public
swimming pool on 21st
March 1986 NEW Mt Gambier Aquatic
Centre This foundation
stone was laid by Hon. John D Wright Former Deputy
Premier and Minister of Labour On 14th
March 1986 |
CITY COUNCIL OF MT
GAMBIER BROWNE PLAYFORD MARKS CROUCH HAZEL RAYMOND HALL CAMPBELL CITY OF MOUNT
GAMBIER WRIGHT |
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Boandik Playground Boandik Terrace Mount Gambier South Australia |
BP Boandik Playground The land and
equipment for this playground was donated by BP Australia Ltd November 1961 |
BP AUSTRALIA LTD |
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Carinya Garden Cemetery Grant Avenue Mount Gambier South Australia |
The Mira Lucieton Linney-Barber Memorial Gates Erected to her
memory By JH Linney-Barber At rest in God’s
Garden This fountain was
presented by Cr. & Mrs LC Riquier to commemorate those
who lost their lives in the tragic bush fires on Ash Wednesday 16th
February 1983 |
LINNEY-BARBER RIQUIER |
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Court House (Old) Bay Road Mount Gambier South Australia |
National Trust Old Court House This verandah,
originally built in 1880 was restored during the Australia Bicentenary by the
Rotary Club of Mount Gambier September 1988 |
NATIONAL TRUST ROTARY CLUB OF MOUNT
GAMBIER |
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Dickson Square Boandik Terrace Mount Gambier South Australia |
Dickson Square |
DICKSON |
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Ex-Servicemen’s Seat O’Halloran Terrace Mount Gambier South Australia |
Donated by the Legion of
Ex-Servicemen and Women Mount Gambier 1948-1996 |
LEGION OF
EX-SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN |
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Grant High School Hosking Avenue Mount Gambier South Australia |
This courtyard is
named in honour of the outstanding contribution to Grant High School by long standing
staff members Carol Lock and Kevin
Douglas October 2007 |
LOCK DOUGLAS |
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Hospitals (New Hospital) Wehl Street Mount Gambier South Australia Old Hospital Lake Terrace Mount
Gambier Old Hospital Nurses Home |
This commemorative
fountain has been constructed by The Lions Club of
Mount Gambier In recognition of
the contributions by individuals and organizations to the previous two
hospitals 1869-1961. 1961-1998 The limestone and
dolomite construction represents materials from the old hospitals. Presented April 1999 (All plaques
attached to fountain at new hospital) This swimming pool
and commemorative drinking fountain was officially opened by Miss FM Ogden, RN
FCM FCNA Matron Mt Gambier
Hospital 1952-1974 16th
March 1979 In grateful
remembrance of Mary Britt, Matron of Mt Gambier
Hospital 1917-1930 In grateful memory
of John Johnson MB Melb. FPCS (Eng) Medical Officer of
the Mount Gambier Hospital from 1888-1923 This plaque
commemorates the official opening of the Nurses Home, Mount Gambier Hospital
by The Chief Secretary
and Minister of Health The Honorable Sir
Lyell McKewin KBE MLC 19th May
1959 |
LIONS CLUB OF MOUNT
GAMBIER OGDEN BRITT JOHNSON MCKEWIN |
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Lake Tce.
Cemetery Sexton’s Cottage Mt Gambier |
Heritage Fence Replication Joint project of the
Lions and Lioness Clubs of Mount Gambier and the City of Mount Gambier 2005 (Based on the
original 1930’s fence) Information Board A cemetery site was
included in the original Mount Gambier survey of 1861 and the layout based on
a plan by AH Gardener, who won a competition in early 1868. The cemetery
opened in August 1868 with the first internment being that of Edward Hodge
aged 13 weeks, son of Mr and Mrs
Thomas Hodge of Caveton. The cemetery
entrance gates were built by Messrs Fulton and Co. of Adelaide and erected by
Owen Jones in 1884. The Cedar trees lining the main drive were planted at
that time. The Sexton’s Cottage
was built in 1904 by Joseph Hosking Snr, for £250
to the design of Thomas Hall. Constructed of red dolomite and limestone in
Gothic architectural style, its special features are gables and breaks. The
dolomite masonry on the front in pitch-faced rubble work. The cottage consists
of three rooms, a pantry and an entrance porch. The north room was used by
the clergymen conducting the funerals and the Sexton occupied the others.
There are open fireplaces in each of the three larger rooms,
all connected to the same chimney but there is no door between the front room
and the rest of the cottage. Furniture consisted of table, chairs, a hat rail
and pegs, a dressing table, looking glass, and rails and hooks for files as
well as the necessary tools for the digging of graves. The Cottage was
fully restored in 1988 by the City of Mount Gambier. Today the north room is
still used as the records room but the others are used by the Mount Gambier
Heritage and History Society. |
LIONS AND LIONESS
CLUBS OF MT GAMBIER CITY OF MT GAMBIER GARDENER HODGE FULTON JONES HOSKING HALL MOUNT GAMBIER
HERITAGE AND HISTORY SOCIETY |
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Lady Nelson Visitor & Discovery Centre Jubilee Highway Mount Gambier South Australia |
Drinking Fountain Australia 1788-1988 Presented to City of
Mount Gambier by Marian Motors Lennon Petroleum Table Donated by Mr AB (Bluey) Russell In loving memory of
his late wife Agnes Jean Russell
(nee Gaden) 1897-1985 Sculpture Accident with the
Ute The original
limestone block had the perfect natural elements to become that unique piece
of Australiana – the old rusted water tank. Water and how we
conserve and use it is one of the most important elements of our habitation. National Limestone
Sculpture Symposium March 2005 Alexander Seton |
MARIAN MOTORS LENNON PETROLEUM RUSSELL GADEN NATIONAL LIMESTONE
SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM SETON |
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Limestone Sculptures Margaret Street (In front of Old Gaol) Mount Gambier South Australia |
Fast Food A Contemporary Icon National Limestone
Sculpture Symposium March 2003 James Darling A Wonderful Life The idea of using a
Lotus Lilly seed pod as the basis of my sculpture came from near where I live,
near the Botanic Gardens in Adelaide. The side view looked like Mount
Gambier’s volcanoes and the seed pod end seemed like the sinkholes of the
Mount. I’d also seen a weather map connecting Darwin to Mount Gambier from
top to bottom; another connection, Darwin is where the lotus has it’s natural habitat. National Limestone
Sculpture Symposium March 2003 Tony Bishop |
NATIONAL LIMESTONE
SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM DARLING BISHOP |
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Melaleuca Park Schools Boandik Terrace Mount Gambier South Australia |
Bill Hammond
Memorial Playground Mr Martin’s Class 1968 David Higgs 1969 Margaret Andrew Levings 1956-58 Kym Ricky Walker 1968 Jutta Jaunzemis 1968 Sherran Robbie Jones 1968 Brenton Susan Lewis 1959-69 |
HAMMOND MARTIN HIGGS LEVINGS WALKER JAUNZEMIS JONES LEWIS |
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Mount Gambier West Council Chamber Suttontown Avenue Mount Gambier South Australia |
1883 Mount Gambier West Council Chamber |
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Mulga Street Primary School Mulga Street Mount Gambier South Australia |
Mulga Street Primary
School opened by the Hon Harold
Allison MP on the 22nd
of April 1983 This plaque
commemorates the tenth anniversary of Mulga Street Primary
School Celebrated with a
Gala Day 4-4-1992 Unveiled by the Hon Harold Allison
MP This plaque
commemorates the twentieth anniversary of Mulga Street Primary
School Celebrated on
28-3-2003 Unveiled by the Hon Rory McEwen MP Mulga Street Primary
School Graduate of the Year 1990 Amy Richardson,
Dylan Moffatt 1991 Sera Waters,
James Thompson 1992 Tanya
Fairchild, Kristy Van Den Hurk 1993 Sonya Kerr,
Adam Prettejohn 1994 Tanielle Scheer, David Williams 1995 Heidi Thompson,
Martin Downs 1996 Gaby Duke, Luke
Pridham 1997 Shelly Reid,
Jarrod Little 1998 Gemma Povey, Brodie Chuck 1999 Belinda Howe,
Daniel Moon 2000 Jessica Hyson,
Stephen MacDonald 2001 Sharni Leggett, Tim Peters 2002 Brooke Lawson,
Ben McPherson 2003 Sarah Ielasi, Andrew Ielasi 2004 Chelsea Lock,
Tom Inglis 2005 Lili Rogers-MacKenzie, Jake
Turner 2006 Tamara Kovaleff, Michael Markham |
ALLISON MCEWEN RICHARDSON MOFFATT WATERS THOMPSON FAIRCHILD VAN DEN HURK KERR PRETTEJOHN SCHEER WILLIAMS THOMPSON DOWNS DUKE PRIDHAM REID LITTLE POVEY CHUCK HOWE MOON HYSON MACDONALD LEGGETT PETERS LAWSON MCPHERSON IELASI LOCK INGLIS ROGERS-MACKENZIE
TURNER KOVALEFF MARKHAM |
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Pioneer Park Crouch St Mt Gambier Australia Cairn PIONEER PARK WHAT IS A PIONEER PARK? HISTORICAL MOMENTS ATTHE PARK AMONG THOSE BURIED HERE PLAN OF THE CEMETERY APRIL 1866 Sculpture |
Erected in memory of
the pioneers laid to rest in this park 1854-1913 Information Boards PIONEER PARK Mount Gambier’s
First Official Cemetery 1854-1914 “Should old Gambiertonians
be forgot, What though some slumber low, Beside the town they helped to found….” Harry Hickmer, 1910 This memorial wall
was constructed in 2003 to commemorate those early pioneers buried here, who
leave behind a rich legacy for all to appreciate. Between the years of 1854
and 1913 the ‘Burying Ground’ then ‘Old Cemetery’ provided a place of
internment for the residents of Mount Gambier and surrounding district. Since
the first burial the cemetery has received the remains of over 600 pioneers. WHAT IS A PIONEER PARK? Mt Gambier’s Pioneer
Park was dedicated as parklands by the state government in 1939… Originally
trees were felled and all existing headstone relocated to the Old Council
Depot, with the intention being to replace them in a dome shaped memorial
cairn, to be constructed from dolomite. The design was approved but never
went ahead with council opting for a smaller obelisk that still exists today.
Unfortunately the original headstones were disposed of during the period and
heritage elements of immense historical and cultural significance were lost HISTORICAL MOMENTS ATTHE PARK A picture of the
history of Pioneer Park is gained through reports in Council Minutes, the
South East Times and the Border Watch newspapers. Some of the events listed include: 1854 July Surveyor William
Murray was engaged by Hastings Cunningham Esq. to re-survey section 1103,
which was to become the city of Mount Gambier. One acre and one perch of land
on the corner of Gwendoline Street and Crouch
Street South was set aside for a cemetery. 1854 August 26 First burial ‘Frank
Hunter’ following an accident at Compton. 1854 October Sale of land from Mr Evelyn P Sturt to H
Cunningham formalized. 1860 July 13 Land formally
conveyed from Mr HL Cunningham Esq. to Alexander
Mitchell, who subsequently took over the running of the privately owned
cemetery. 1864 April 5 Death of Alexander
Mitchell. Trusteeship for the land was invested in his wife, Helen, Mr William Allen Crouch and Dr J Edward Wehl. 1864 September 15 Cemetery
Gazetted with Albert Kirton
Varley appointed as Curator 1914 December 2 The Old Cemetery
was destroyed by fire 1938 August 11 Cemetery officially
closed 1942 April the Australian
Genealogist contained information about headstone transcriptions from the Old
Cemetery compiled by I Trentham-Edgar, from the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day saints. He was hopeful that the
headstones would be preserved and then taken to the New Cemetery. 1946 March 8 In a return letter
to Mr Herbert K Bors,
relative to one of the Pioneers, from Town Clerk, Mr
Frank E Sharley, he explains the proposed
improvements to the Park and the reason for its slow implementation. The original cairn of Pioneer Park was
formerly part of the Mitchell family headstone. AMONG THOSE BURIED HERE August 1854 – Hunter, Andrew Francis
“Frank” The first burial in
the piece of land set aside by Mr Hastings
Cunningham Esq. for a cemetery, was Mr ‘Frank’
Hunter who died as a result of an accident that occurred on the 18th
August 1854. A sad report in the South Australian Register described the accident. “Dreadful Accident – A frightful accident
occurred on the 18th ult at Compton,
near Mt Gambier, by which Mr F Hunter, a settler
lost his life. Amongst a number of cattle collected together in a stockyard
to be branded, was a ferocious bull, which being excited from having been
driven, was creating considerable confusion in the yard. Mr
Hunter went into the enclosure for the purpose of turning him out, when the
infuriated animal turned upon him. One of the unfortunate man’s ribs were broken, his side was torn open and various other
injuries inflicted on him. He was taken into the house and Dr Wehl was immediately in attendance, and did all that
professional skill could suggest for the sufferer, but he only lingered until
the 24th when death put an end to his torture.” April 1864 – Alexander Mitchell Alexander Mitchell
is buried in the south west corner of the cemetery in the same grave as
Edward Massey who died on 19th April 1861. Also in the same plot is James Hedley Mitchell, Helen Frew and Percy Hedley.
Alexander was the well known landlord of the Mount Gambier Hotel, and his
death at the age of 41 years in April 1864 was quite sudden. It was believed
his death was caused by congestion of the lungs. He was one of the earliest
residents of the district and a benefactor of Mount Gambier. He arrived in
the 1840’s and managed a station for Mr Neil Black.
After quitting his employment he purchased a considerable quantity of land in
the township and became owner of the cemetery. March 1868 – MacDonald, Sarah The public of Mount
Gambier learned that the wife of Mr John MacDonald,
proprietor of the Mac’s Hotel, was found drowned in shallow water in the
Valley Lake. She had been confined three months before and suffered delicate
health and a fear of something unseen. It appeared that Mrs
MacDonald walked from her home at 10am and when it was discovered that she
was not visiting friends as planned, her absence created uneasiness. George Greve found her body and with the aid of an aborigine,
retrieved it from three feet of water. The subsequent inquest gave a verdict
of “committed self destruction by
drowning herself whilst laboring under temporary insanity.” November 1865 – Renfrey,
Richard Richard was riding
on the oft shaft of a dray, and the driver on the near shaft. The boy lost
balance and fell between the horse and the dray. He attempted to crawl out,
but the wheel caught him in the side and crushed him so severely that he died
within a few hours. February 1864 – Boiler Accident ‘Four Deaths – One With Boots Left On’ An awful catastrophe
occurred when the boiler of a steam engine threshing machine exploded whilst
at work on the farm of Mr Tuite
(now on Suttontown Road). Amid the debris of the engine were the bodies of
four dead men and those wounded. Those killed were J
Pease, and engineer from Melbourne and J Bartlett, P Hogan and C Deichman, all farm labourers. With the exception of
Hogan, whose body lay beside the thrasher, the others were thrown quite a
considerable distance. The engineer had everything blown from his body except
his boots. April 1865 – Mr Blakesel Mr Blakesel, who previously resided at Beneyo,
Mosquito Plains for many years, had recently come to live in the Mount
Gambier district. The newspaper report of the 1st of April 1865,
in the Border Watch noted that he
passed away at the age of 103 years. This would make him the oldest man to be
buried in the Old Cemetery, as far as can be ascertained. A discrepancy over
his age comes from the Registered Death, which states he was 101 years of
age, and that he was from Binnum Binnum, his name being Richard Blacksall. February 1863 - Green, George George Green was
engaged in sinking a well when he hit a hard limestone
strata which he proposed to soften by burning wood which was to be
lowered into the 100 foot shaft and ignited. The next day George descended
into the well to collect the debris and while it was being raised to the
surface he began moaning and choking. Several attempts were made to rescue
him over the next three hours. His body was eventually brought up by Henry
Ball, a Cornish miner. The inquest stated that “Death by suffocation was caused by foul air, from lighting the fire”. Leake
Family On Sunday 16tj
September 1860, a highly respected colonist, Mr
Robert Rowland Leake, of Glencoe, who had passed
away from heart disease, was interred in the cemetery. About 300 persons from
all classes attended his funeral, some of whom had traveled a considerable
distance to pay their last respects. Robert Leake
had settled in the south east of South Australia by 1845. He was the first
representative for Victoria in the South Australian Lower House but resigned
his position within 6 months due to having to travel the 400 miles on
horseback to take up his seat in Adelaide. Robert, with his brother Edward John,
was the holder of occupational licenses of properties that surrounded Lake Leake, Glencoe, Mount Muirhead
and Mount Schank. It appears that both men were ‘big in stature’. Edward had
retired to Portland and The Punt (Nelson), but returned to the Frontier House
after the death of Robert. Edward passed away 27th April 1867,
after ailing for some time with dropsy and disease of the heart. Both are
interred in the one tomb in the cemetery. Research compiled for the Mount Gambier
Heritage Society Inc and published in “A Sorrowful Spot – History of Mount
Gambier’s First Cemetery 1854-1913”. PLAN OF THE CEMETERY APRIL 1866 Surnames included on the plan left to
right, top to bottom Smith, Parkins, McArthur, Rieschbeith,
Hasse, Sutton, Slaughter, Remfrey,
Collie, Wills, Francis, Thompson, Quinn, Caine,
Stafford, White, Peters, McDonald, Kupe, Pickett,
Lee, Millhouse, McIntosh, Nunan, Holtzman, Powell, MacFayden,
Wilkinson, Cash, Whitehouse, Burdett, Eastick,
Cook, Francis, Gale, Sorell, Hinton, Hartley,
Goodrich, Hay,Griffiths, J Hyde, Jager, Whittington, Curran, McPherson, Kemp, Fennimore Jnr, Robinson, McArthur, Ware, Thomson, Hudson, Chapman, Fidge, Byron, Harvey, Mills, CG Smith, Clarke, Hales,
Goss, Shaw, Douglass, McFarlane, Attiwell, Blakesley, Arniel, Livingstone,
Brown, Johnson, Pannett, Newland, Pingel, Farrell, Wyatt, Wright, Jegor,
Bid, Bors, Jobling,
Paris, Hay, Fakey, Sladdin,
McMorran, Hollowell,
Britt, Clayfield, Day, Burns, Francis, Sellwood, Jeger Mr, Caldwell, Newell, Goods, Leith,
Collyer, Greenwood, Fenne,
Cullen, McToor, Edwards, Prescott, H Hart, Ellis,
Cook, D Wallace, Westrop, Bigwood,
Tookey, Vause, Gooch,
Masters, O’Brien, Byrne, Hardy, Weld, South, Williams, McGugan,
S Barrett, Holtje, EW Smith, Mitchell, Cock, Watts,
Jeffrey, Hand, McLean, Leake, Penndelbury,
Lord, Young, Wehl, Bristowe,
Newton, Avey, WA Crouch, Sutherland, Henwood, Burke, Glanville, Hardie,
Feass, French, Houston, Pepper, Malloy, Lamey, J Barry, Hunter, Sculpted by Patricia
Moseley FRSASA |
HICKMER MURRAY CUNNINGHAM HUNTER STURT MITCHELL CROUCH WEHL VARLEY TRENTHAM-EDGAR BORS SHARLEY WEHL MASSEY FREW HEDLEY BLACK MACDONALD GREVE RENFREY TUITE PEASE BARTLETT HOGAN DEICHMAN BLAKESEL BLACKSALL GREEN BALL LEAKE MOUNT GAMBIER
HERITAGE SOCIETY INC ARNIEL, ATTIWELL,
AVEY, BARRETT, BARRY, BID, BIGWOOD, BLAKESLEY,BORS, BRISTOWE, BRITT, BROWN,
BURDETT, BURKE, BURNS, BYRNE, BYRON, CAINE, CALDWELL,CASH, CHAPMAN, CLARKE,
CLAYFIELD, COCK, COLLIE, COLLYER, COOK, CROUCH, CULLEN, CURRAN, DAY,
DOUGLASS, EASTICK, EDWARDS, ELLIS, FAKEY, FARRELL, FEASS, FENNE, FENNIMORE
FIDGE, FRANCIS, FRANCIS, FRENCH, GALE, GLANVILLE, GOOCH, GOODRICH, GOODS,
GOSS, GREENWOOD, GRIFFITHS, HART, HALES, HAND, HARDIE, HARDY, HARTLEY,
HARVEY, HASSE, HAY,HENWOOD, HINTON, HOLLOWELL, HOLTJE, HOLTZMAN, HOUSTON,
HUDSON, HUNTER,HYDE, JEFFREY, JEGER, JOBLING,JOHNSON, KEMP, KUPE, LAMEY,
LEAKE, LEE, LEITH, LIVINGSTONE, LORD, MACFAYDEN, MALLOY, MASTERS, MCARTHUR,
MCDONALD, MCFARLANE, MCGUGAN, MCINTOSH, MCLEAN, MCMORRAN, MCPHERSON, MCTOOR,
MILLHOUSE, MILLS, MITCHELL, NEWELL, NEWLAND, NEWTON, NUNAN, O’BRIEN, PANNETT,
PARIS, PARKINS, PENNDELBURY, PEPPER, PETERS, PICKETT, PINGEL, POWELL,
PRESCOTT, QUINN, REMFREY, RIESCHBEITH, ROBINSON, SELLWOOD, SHAW, SLADDIN,
SLAUGHTER, SMITH, SORELL, SOUTH, STAFFORD, SUTHERLAND, SUTTON, THOMPSON,
THOMSON, TOOKEY, VAUSE, WALLACE, WARE, WATTS, WEHL, WELD, WESTROP, WHITE,
WHITEHOUSE, WHITTINGTON, WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, WILLS, WRIGHT, WYATT, YOUNG, MOSELEY |
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Reidy Park Centre O’Halloran Terrace Mount Gambier South Australia |
The Reidy Park
Centre Redevelopment by the
City of Mount Gambier for community purposes Officially opened by
His Worship the
Mayor Mr FN
McDonnell OAM JP On 17th
June 2001 The Reidy Park
Centre incorporating Mount Gambier
Martial Arts Academy Backstage
Incorporated South East Radio
Group Mount Gambier
Heritage and History Society Mount Gambier Orchid
Society Bay Road Social Club Mount Gambier
Philatelic Society Souled Out
Youth (2007) |
MCDONNELL THE REIDY PARK
CENTRE INCORPORATING MOUNT GAMBIER
MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY BACKSTAGE
INCORPORATED SOUTH EAST RADIO
GROUP MOUNT GAMBIER HERITAGE
AND HISTORY SOCIETY MOUNT GAMBIER ORCHID
SOCIETY BAY ROAD SOCIAL CLUB MOUNT GAMBIER
PHILATELIC SOCIETY SOULED OUT YOUTH |
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Sportsman’s Arms Suttontown Avenue Mount Gambier South Australia |
Plaque Sportsman’s Arms Hotel Stables Built 1868. Plaque
unveiled 1993 Ongoing restorations
by members and friends Mount Gambier
Heritage Society Inc with the support of CE Edkins City of Mount
Gambier Correctional
Services (Community Services
Scheme) Information Board Sportsman’s Arms Hotel Stables In 1868 a hotel named
the Sportsman’s Arms opened on the corner of Sutton Avenue and Commercial
Street West at Rosaville, a small settlement about
a mile from the township of Mount Gambier Formerly the store
of George Beattie, the hotel conversion was at first refused a license until
sufficient stabling was built for the owner and mine host, Frederick Van Damme. The ‘Stables’ in
time became a hive of activity when the Smith’s forge was working and local
Jockeys and Hunters were discussing the prospects of the nearby ‘Cave Paddock’
Race meetings which were held diagonally opposite the hotel. In 1919, after 50
years of trading and 13 successive licensees, the Sportsman’s Arms lost it
license, and during 1920 the building was demolished. For several decades the
stables continued to function but by 1990 were about to meet the same fate. In 1991 the Mount
Gambier Heritage Society, aware of the possibility the old stables may be
demolished, negotiated for their retention and were eventually able to secure
a lease of the property with the owners, the South Australian Housing Trust. Restoration work was
assisted by Government sponsored programs such as the Landcare
Environment Action Program (LEAP) and Correctional Services Community
Services Program. The restoration project was completed in 1994. Special
acknowledgement to Mount Gambier artist, Miss Cathleen Edkins,
whose painting of the Stables was auctioned as a fundraiser and provided
considerable financial resources for the Mount Gambier Heritage Society to
complete the project. The building now
houses a collection of memorabilia that relates to the days when the horse
and carriage were the only means of transport in Mount Gambier. |
MOUNT GAMBIER
HERITAGE SOCIETY INC EDKINS CITY OF MOUNT
GAMBIER CORRECTIONAL
SERVICES BEATTIE VAN DAMME SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
HOUSING TRUST |
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Olympic Park Margaret Street Mount Gambier South Australia |
Mount Gambier
Netball Association Mount Gambier and District Tennis
Association Drinking Fountain Presented to the
City of Mount Gambier by Lennon Petroleum Seat The Rom Gawrys Bench In recognition of
outstanding service to local tennis Mount Gambier and
District Tennis Association 7/3/1998 |
MOUNT GAMBIER
NETBALL ASSOCIATION MOUNT GAMBIER AND DISTRICT TENNIS
ASSOCIATION LENNON PETROLEUM GAWRYS |
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Uniting Church East Lake Terrace East Mount Gambier South Australia |
This stone was laid
to the Glory of God for WJ Barrows, Senior
Trustee 30th
March 1958 Rev SG Forth,
Minister |
BARROWS FORTH |
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Vansittart Park Wehl Street Mount Gambier South Australia Memorial Gates |
These gates were
donated by the grateful citizens of Mount Gambier 1958 Memorial Gates To the memory of
those who paid the supreme sacrifice in World War II 1939-1945 |
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Vansittart Park Wehl Street Mount Gambier South Australia |
The Centenary of
Federation Arch was constructed by Council to celebrate the Centenary of
Federation 1901-2001. The arch was a
significant project for the city as a permanent reminder and landmark of the
local community celebration of the Centenary of Federation. The Centenary of
Federation Arch comprises four limestone/dolomite piers and an interlocking
timber structure over. Arches were a
significant part of 1901 the year of Federation celebrations and Council and
the community planning team were very keen to compliment this historical
theme and concept in the year 2001. Council notes the
dedication and work of the community members of the Mount Gambier and
District Centenary of Federation Planning Group who organised the 2001 celebrations. The design of the
arch draws its inspiration from the commemorative arch spanning the main
intersection of Mount Gambier during the Centenary of South Australia
Celebrations in 1936. Images show the 1936
arch to be a timber trussed structure with a series of timber crossed braces
across its extent. A structural column placed in the centre of the
intersection supported the arch at its highest point. The Centenary of
Federation Arch consists of four dressed piers rising 2.1m from ground level.
From these piers two timber arches span the roadway such that they lean
against each other at the highest point in a typical bridge like formation.
The two arches are constructed from a series of square profile seasoned
hardened posts, joined together by steel plates concealed within slots. Centenary of
Federation 2001 Arch Opened on 24th
March 2003 by His Worship the
Mayor Mr Steve Perryman Members of Council
in calendar year 2001 were His Worship the
Mayor Mr FN McDonnell OAM JP Cr John Allen
(Deputy Mayor) Cr Steve Perryman Cr Hugh Pearson Cr Barrie Hudson Cr Paul Jenner Cr Ted Jordan Cr Pat Lane Cr Jan Persello Cr Paul Teske Cr Bev Gould (From
12th Feb 2001) Cr David Jeffree (to 2nd Nov 2001) |
MOUNT GAMBIER AND
DISTRICT CENTENARY OF FEDERATION PLANNING GROUP PERRYMAN MCDONNELL ALLEN PEARSON HUDSON JENNER JORDAN LANE PERSELLO TESKE GOULD JEFFREE |
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Vansittart Park Wehl Street Mount Gambier South Australia Rotunda Rotunda Gun |
Foundation Stone Laid by DrC C McDonald Mayor of Mt Gambier March13 1912 This stone was laid
by Wm Hay, Esq Mayor 21.10.33 Information Board This weapon, a 1917
Krupp 77mm Field Gun model FK16 was used by the German Imperial Forces
against the Allies during the Great War of 1914-1918. The gun was captured
on the 8the August 1918 by soldiers of the 27th Battalion AIF
during action at Warfusee, Abancourt
in France. The battle was referred to as the ‘August 8th”
offensive and involved all live Australian divisions in France. The 27th
Battalion was part of the second division who advanced in an easterly
direction from Villers-Bretonneux in foggy
conditions on the morning of August 8th. On reaching a steep
valley that ran from their position on through Warfusee
the 27th were shelled at point blank range by a battery of enemy
field guns. These guns were one of four German batteries placed between Marcelcave and Warfusee and
manned by the 79th Feldartillerie
Regiment (41st Division). The Australians quickly overran the
position with infantry and tanks, capturing the guns intact. This gun is one
of that battery. The gun was
initially presented to the City of Adelaide, who in turn presented it to the
Town of Mount Gambier in 1920.During the early 1920’s the gun was displayed
in the Cave Gardens before being moved to Vanisittart
Park and it’s familiar position adjacent to the City’s War Memorial. Owing to its
dilapidated and dangerous condition the decision was made to remove the gun
in 1984 pending a decision as to its future. The Mount Gambier Veteran
and Vintage Car Club undertook restoration of the weapon in that year. Work
continued steadily on that project over six years until its completion in
1991. During that time the club organised a public appeal for finance, sought
the help of tradesmen and business houses for finance and expertise and
researched the history, capture and operation of the gun. Club members have
worked on the project for approximately 2000 hours and have supervised
approximately 300 hours work by contractors. The Mount Gambier
Vintage and Veteran Car Club is grateful to the
following individuals, businesses and organisations for their donations of
labour and materials during the restoration project. Allingames Diesel
Service Chapman Herbert
Architects Commonwealth
Industrial Gases Exchange Printers Galpin, Engler Bruins & Dempsey AJ Lee Engineers Mount Gambier Wood
Turning Club Mount Gambier RSL Scott’ Agencies RM Bourke City of Mount
Gambier D Orr Restorations RC Feast Gambier Farm
Supplies Krueger Engineering Marley Engineering Naval Reserve Cadets
TS Gambier Richard Engineering Scott’s Transport
Industries Calypso Signs Clem Hutchesson Engineering District Council of
Mount Gambier L Frost Gambier West Brake
Service Langford Spraying
Services Mingbool
Restorations Peter Morris
Photography Rose and Booth Sheet
Metal Sealeys Spring
Works Krupp 77mm Feld Kanone 1916, Neuer Art This 77mm field gun
is mounted on a modified 105mm 98-09 Light Field Howitzer carriage. The gun was
manufactured in Germany in 1917 and was captured during the Great World War
at Warfusee, Abancourt by
the 27th Battalion AIF on 8th August 1918. The restoration of
the gun was carried out between 1984 and 1991 by members of the Mount Gambier
Veteran and Vintage Car Club. This plaque
commemorates the completion of this rotunda and the return of the Field Gun
to the community of Mount Gambier. 3rd November 1991. World War I German
Trench Mortar ‘New’ Model 76mm ‘Leichte Minenwerfer’ This Mortar was
manufactured in 1916, at the Ehrhardt Ordinance
Factory, Germany. The trench mortar
was gifted to the Mount Gambier Council by the Australian War Museum and
arrived on the Steamship ‘KAPARA’ via Adelaide on 26 June 1922 and was
positioned in the Cave Gardens. It was restored in
1999 by members of the South East Sub-Branch of the National Servicemen’s
Association with co-operation from the Mount Gambier City Council. The restored Mortar
was officially handed back to the community on 27 November 2000. |
MCDONALD HAY GERMAN IMPERIAL
FORCES 27TH
BATTALION AIF 79TH
FEDARTILLERIE REGIMENT (41ST DIVISION) MOUNT GAMBIER
VETERAN AND VINTAGE CAR CLUB ALLINGAMES DIESEL
SERVICE CHAPMAN HERBERT
ARCHITECTS COMMONWEALTH
INDUSTRIAL GASES EXCHANGE PRINTERS GALPIN, ENGLER
BRUINS & DEMPSEY AJ LEE ENGINEERS MOUNT GAMBIER WOOD
TURNING CLUB MOUNT GAMBIER RSL SCOTT’ AGENCIES BOURKE CITY OF MOUNT
GAMBIER D ORR RESTORATIONS FEAST GAMBIER FARM
SUPPLIES KRUEGER ENGINEERING MARLEY ENGINEERING NAVAL RESERVE CADETS
TS GAMBIER RICHARD ENGINEERING SCOTT’S TRANSPORT
INDUSTRIES CALYPSO SIGNS CLEM HUTCHESSON
ENGINEERING DISTRICT COUNCIL OF
MOUNT GAMBIER FROST GAMBIER WEST BRAKE
SERVICE LANGFORD SPRAYING
SERVICES MINGBOOL
RESTORATIONS PETER MORRIS
PHOTOGRAPHY ROSE AND BOOTH SHEET
METAL SEALEYS SPRING WORKS EHRHARDT ORDINANCE
FACTORY MOUNT GAMBIER
COUNCIL AUSTRALIAN WAR
MUSEUM STEAMSHIP KAPARA SOUTH EAST
SUB-BRANCH NATIONAL SERVICEMEN’S LEAGUE MOUNT GAMBIER CITY
COUNCIL |
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Vansittart Park Wehl Street Mount Gambier South Australia |
Aleppo Pine Descendant of the
original Lone Pine of
Gallipoli 1915 Presented by the RSA
to commemorate the 90th
Anniversary in 2005 Lest We Forget Garden for the
Visually Impaired Joint project of Visually Impaired
Club of Mount Gambier Lions Club of Mount
Gambier City of Mount
Gambier A SA Jubilee 150
Initiative This tablet was
placed here by Geo. Riddoch of Koorine with the approval of
the Corporation of Mount Gambier to mark the spot where a shrub was planted
by the Hon. John Livingston
MHR on the 18th
of October 1915 which was gotten from the Late Adam Lindsay Gordon’s grave at
Brighton, Vict. by JJ Driscoll of Mt
Gambier Rotary Tree of
Friendship Arizona Cyprus – Cupressus Arizonica – Was planted by Dr Fong Foo Sec of Shanghai, China During a Rotary
Conference March 12th
1934 Centenary Starburst (Thryptomene
Ericaea) This plant was
selected as the State Floral Emblem
for the year 2001 This tree was
planted on the 6th October 1973 By Maryor Arch Sealey To commemorate ten
years of service by the Lions Club of Mt
Gambier This tree was
planted on 6th October 1973 By District Govenor Colin Garrett To commemorate ten
years of Lionism in South
Australia Australia 1788-1988 Presented to City of Mount
Gambier By Marian Motors Lennon Petroleum Lions Another Lions Club
Project |
RSL VISUALLY IMPAIRED
CLUB OF MOUNT GAMBIER LIONS CLUB OF MOUNT
GAMBIER CITY OF MOUNT
GAMBIER RIDDOCH CORPORATION OF MT
GAMBIER LIVINGSTON GORDON DRISCOLL ROTARY FONG FOO SEALEY LIONS CLUB OF MT
GAMBIER GARRETT CITY OF MOUNT
GAMBIER MARIAN MOTORS LENNON PETROLEUM |
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Vansittart Park Wehl Street Mount Gambier South Australia |
In Memory of Kate Lien de Brie 24.9.1979 –
6.12.2005 Donated by her
family Donated by the Legion of Ex
Servicemen and Women Mount Gambier Donated by Peter and Joan Hardiman 1996 Erected to the
memory of Richard Reichelt By his many frineds In Memory of Pat Siggers From his many
friends at The Club for the
Visually Impaired |
LIEN DE BRIE LEGION OF EX
SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN MOUNT GAMBIER HARDIMAN REICHELT SIGGERS CLUB FOR VISUALLY
IMPAIRED |
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Vansittart Park Wehl Street Mount Gambier South Australia |
In Memory of all who
served in the Borneo Confrontation 1964-1966 In Memory of all who
served as National Servicemen Within and outside
Australia 1951-1972 To commemorate the
service to Australia of Militia, Citizens
Military Forces and Army Reserves In Memory of all who
served in the Korean War 1950-1953 In Memory of all who
served in the Vietnam War 1962-1973 In Memory of all who
served in the Malaya Conflict 1948-1960 In Memory of those
Service Personnel who became Prisoners of War In all theatres of
conflict |
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Vansittart Park Wehl Street Mount Gambier South Australia |
In Memory of those
who paid the supreme sacrifice World War II
1939-1945 Arthur C Kislsby
KT Badenoch A Leggett RC Battye E Little M (Japan) Beaton C MacIntosh
MA Birrell EA McKinnon D Bowd R McPherson JD Bourchier H Meyers MS Bucknall W Millowick
PC Butler RN Morris A Carrison S Morrison K M Clark LW Nicholson C Clarke JE Nitschke
R Colling M Phelan OM Cuddihy PD Praett NH Davis RH Rohan
MJ Duigan MS Schubert ESJ Earl L Shephard
H Heron P Sheppard WT Jennings HA Smith J Johnson H Smith PM Jones EE Steele RM Jones L Talbot J Kain B Telford AR Kerr R Turner H Keily R Underwood W Kilsby C Wilsden
W Byrne JG Wilson A Lester J This Memorial is
erected by the people of the town and district in honour of their sons who
died for King and country in the Great War 1914-1919 Their name liveth for evermore Addems WC Caine J Agnew SW Callander
S Apperley C Cameron P Arthur GA Carrison
RW Arthur HJ Christie RF Badenoch WH Clifford RJ Bald AH Concannon
AJ Barber HD Corcoran JJ Bachelor C Corcoran TL Bates HS Cornish LF Bates R Coutts CC Bavin JP Cowan J Beauchamp G Davison CG Beaton N Delanty
GF Blackmore JH Dowdell RVT Boardman R Duthie RE Bond RH Edlington AR Bott WJB Eldridge WR Bowd S Ellis JC Brooks GR Ellis WG Brooks JB Ellison P Brooks OV Folo
WHJ Brett JG Frew RL Brown RW Gavens
G Button RJ Gavens
H Butler SH Gibb AC Byass AP Byrne MF Gollan SC Lawrence HN Gratwick RW Lawson AJ Grove R Lewis L Haines CR Lithgow G Haines RCW Little J Hall MA Lucas RG Hamilton A MacGillivray
JA Hannel LAC McAdam BDR Harvey R McArthur C Harris LD McAbe
RE Hay WM McCoy AE Hennessy JH McDougal DP Hetherington DT McDonough T Hipworth FC McInerney
JM Hollan HJ McIntosh AK Howard FA McKenzie W Hutchesson RL McLeod N Jennings CA McMutrie H Johnston AW Makin T Johnston EE Mansell WC Johnston HM Martini EF Johnson FM Mathews PR Kemp W Medhurst E Kent RH Medhurst
PW Kennedy RM Meyer WJ Klintworth HL Millhouse RV Milnes J Murphy JJ Smith WGT Norman EL Smyth HJ Orchard RA Sneyd L Palmar A Steele A Paris RS Sutherland A Pasfield AW Talbot HJ Patzel LR Taylor FOL Perryman GA Thomas HG Potter JD Thomas PB Purvis H Thomspon
PJ Rabbitt MR Tollner
LH Reid AB Tonkin AT Richards A Tormay
FC Richardson PR Truman PO Robertson GIC Uphill FR Robinson FG Warren EA Robinson WJ Watson RA Ryan JP Wehrmann
JT Ryan TP Whitehead A Schubert HH Wheeler TL Seinemeier CR Williams L Shaw WA Williams R Shawyer RA Wilson HR Shepherd GS Wilson O Shepherd HR Right TW Smith AMA Smith JL Smith S Smith TH Botterill JB Hastings A Smith JH HeffernanJ Walker AR In Memory of those
who fell in the Vietnam War 1962-1971 Casadio AA Rogers J Steen DJ |
ARTHUR KISLSBY BADENOCH LEGGETT BATTYE LITTLE BEATON MACINTOSH BIRRELL MCKINNON BOWD MCPHERSON BOURCHIER
MEYERS BUCKNALL MILLOWICK BUTLER MORRIS CARRISON
MORRISON CLARK NICHOLSON CLARKE NITSCHKE COLLING PHELAN CUDDIHY PRAETT DAVIS ROHAN DUIGAN SCHUBERT EARL SHEPHARD HERON SHEPPARD JENNINGS SMITH JOHNSON SMITH JONES STEELE JONES TALBOT KAIN TELFORD KERR TURNER
KEILY UNDERWOOD
KILSBY WILSDEN
BYRNE WILSON
LESTER
ADDEMS CAINE
AGNEW CALLANDER
APPERLEY CAMERON P ARTHUR CARRISON
ARTHUR CHRISTIE
BADENOCH CLIFFORD
BALD CONCANNON
BARBER CORCORAN
BACHELOR CORCORAN
BATES CORNISH
BATES COUTTS
BAVIN COWAN
BEAUCHAMP DAVISON
BEATON DELANTY
BLACKMORE
J DOWDELL BOARDMAN
R DUTHIE BOND EDLINGTON
BOTT ELDRIDGE
BOWD ELLIS
BROOKS ELLIS
BROOKS ELLISON BROOKS FOLO
BRETT FREW
BROWN GAVENS
BUTTON GAVENS
BUTLER GIBB
BYASS BYRNE GOLLAN LAWRENCE
GRATWICK LAWSON
GROVE LEWIS
HAINES LITHGOW
LITTLE HALL
LUCAS HAMILTON
ACGILLIVRAY HANNEL MCADAM
HARVEY MCARTHUR HARRIS
MCABE HAY MCCOY HENNESSY
MCDOUGAL HETHERINGTON MCDONOUGH HIPWORTH MCINERNEY
HOLLAN MCINTOSH
HOWARD MCKENZIE
HUTCHESSON MCLEOD N JENNINGS MCMUTRIE
MAKIN JOHNSTON
MANSELL MARTINI JOHNSON MATHEWS
KEMP MEDHURST
KENT KENNEDY
MEYER KLINTWORTH
MILLHOUSE MILNES MURPHY SMITH
NORMAN SMYTH
ORCHARD SNEYD
PALMAR STEELE
PARIS SUTHERLAND PASFIELD TALBOT
PATZEL TAYLOR
PERRYMAN THOMAS
POTTER PURVIS
THOMSPON RABBITT
TOLLNER REID TONKIN
RICHARDS TORMAY
RICHARDSON TRUMAN
ROBERTSON UPHILL
ROBINSON WARREN
WATSON
RYAN WEHRMANN
WHITEHEAD SCHUBERT WHEELER
SEINEMEIER WILLIAMS
SHAW SHAWYER WILSON SHEPHERD SHEPHERD
RIGHT BOTTERILL HASTINGS SMITH HEFFERNAN WALKER CASADIO ROGERS
STEEN |
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William A Crouch Reserve Crouch Street South Mt Gambier |
To the memory of W.A. CROUCH J.P. 1821-1899 William Allen Crouch
came to Erected by his
grandson William Allen Ronald
Crouch and wife Olive 1990 |
CROUCH |