NEWS CLIPS FROM THE PAST.

[dianne48]

1878.

March 14th-   First issue of The Jamestown Review by J.B.Collinc & co.
March 17th-   Catholic Church consecrated. Foundation stone laid by Bishop of Adelaide, Nov. 11th, 1877.
April   18th-   Public meeting decides to incorporate Jamestown.
May     8th-   Burra to Hallett Railway opened by Hon.G.C.Hawker.
May   11th-   Local Stores close at 6 p.m. daily.
June  25th-   First Train (goods) from Port Pirie to Jamestow.
July  15th-    Railway,Jamestown- Port Pirie opened for traffic.
July  15th-    Heavy rain and storms.
July  29th-    Swearing of Mayor, councillors and officers.
Aug    8th-    Opening Jamestown Methodist church.(cost one thousand five hundred pounds) by Rev. Thom. Lloyd.
Sep    5th-    G. Nottebaum and Vince killed in Quarry Accident.
Nov   28th-   Northern Areas Lands Company formed..

[Ray]

That is all great stuff Dianne. I will be filching it as you put it up and hopefully will use it eventually to make a Jamestown Time line.

Thank you!

[dianne48]

1879

Jan 2nd-    Man killed by train at Jamestown railway.
Jan 2nd-    Serious damage by rabbits.
Jan 2nd-    Wheat 4 shillings a bushel.
Jan 16th-   Huge stacks of wheat at Railway Station.
Jan 19th-   Irvine Street Bridge opens, great progress and activity in town and district , brass band formed.
Jan 23rd-   Levine & Judell have large Sale at store.
May     -    Bank S.A. moved to new premises, Ayr Street.
June    -     Street Lighting commenced.
July 10th -  Commercial Hotel destroyed by fire.
Aug 28th-   Bishop of Adelaide (Anglican) and Archdeacon Dove visit Jamestown.
Oct 3rd -    5th Annual Show, 5,000 attendance.
Nov 6th-    Tenders called to extend railway, Jamestown to Yongala.
Nov 10th -  Violent storm damages buildings.
Dec 4th-    Municipal elections create great interest, Mayor Cockburn re- elected.

[dianne48]

1880 

Jan -          Trees in new plantation thrive.
                 Good crop, 16 bushel average, wheat 3 shillings and 8 pence halfpenny.
Jan 30th-    Caltowie Institute opened.
Feb 5th-     Foundation Stone Anglican Church laid by Mayor Dr. Cockburn.
Feb 12th-   Foundation Stone Institute laid.
Mar 11th-   85,000 bags wheat at Railway , wheat 3 Shillings and 11 Pence.
May 6th-    Local Court 1879-  820 civil actions, 411 criminal cases.
June-         Musical Society formed.
July 25th-   Anglican Church opened.
Sept 24th-  6th Annual Show on new Showgrounds, west of town, great success.
Sept 20th-  Advert in flotation of S.A. Farmers Co-op. Agency Coy. Ltd.
Oct 4th-     Jamestown Sunday Closing and Local Option Association formed.
Oct 4th-     Public school attendance 153 pupils.
Oct 21st-    Violent thunderstorms, 80 tons rail at Jamestown Station struck by lightning and rails scattered.
Nov -         Crops promise well, estimate 15 bushels, Wheat 3 shillings and 10 pennies.
Nov 28th-   Ratepayers turn down proposal to borrow 1 thousand pound for fencing and planting park lands.
Dec 16th-   Opening of Jamestown - Yongala Railway by Governor Sir W.F.Jervois, R.E., K.C.M.G.

[dianne48]

I hope you are enjoying the Clips as much as I am writing them.
I will put one on daily when possible, I have clips from 1878 to 1935 and there is some very interesting subjects.
Re. The one local court may 6th 1879. 820 civil actions and 411 criminal cases.
Wow! that amazed me.

[Ray]

Ahhh,... they were a rough lot back then, not like now

[dianne48]

1881

Jan-           Freemasons Lodge, Victoria No. 26, consecrated.
Jan-           Rifle Club formed.
Mar 24th-   Band of Hope formed.
Apr 14th-   Population of Town of Jamestown, 993.
July 1st-    The Jamestown Review Newspaper and printing Office sold by J.B.Collins & Co. to messrs. Lake & Thrupp and name changed to The Agriculturist and Review. published on Saturdays.
July 30th-  W.J.Morris succeeds G.H.Lake  as Town Clerk.
Aug 29th-  Cylinder Press installed at Printing Office, public invited to demonstration.
Oct 5th-    The  Agriculturist and Review published weekly on Wednesdays, price reduced to 2 pennies.
Nov 3rd-    Amalgamation auctioneering businesses James Wilkinson, W.A.Dempsey and joined by R.C.Sandland,late manager National Bank at Jamestown.
Nov 30th-   Dr.Cockurn succeeded by Mr. Hillary Boucaut as Mayor.
Dec 7th-    First exhibition of Belalie Floricultural Society.

[dianne48]

1882


Jan -        Grass and crop fires adjoining railway line.
Jan -        Steam engine installed at Review office.
Mar -        Dry autumn, much water carting.
Mar -        Government provide 800 pound for Jamestown Hospital Building.
Mar -        Company formed locally to work copper mine in district.
Jul 26th-    G.B.Yeates succeeds W.J.Morris as Town Clerk.
Sep -        Northern Cricket Association formed.
Dec 6th-    Presentation gold watch to Joseph Thyer Jun. in recognition for valuable work in wheat production and improvement.

[Ray]

The copper mine mentioned in your post has always fascinated me. The only copper mines in this area were at Spalding near the Bundaleer Reservoir (Wheal Sarah 1858) and there is a mention of a mine called Neat's approximately 3.5 miles NE of Caltowie made in 1890.

The wheal sarah is known to me, but i have never been able to locate where Neat's was. The Neate family lived about 1 mile NE of Caltowie. There are no obvious signs of any mining ever having been done in the area indicated, although the Record of Mines of SA  published in 1908 gives it a few lines describing a rocky outcrop showing obvious signs of copper mineralisation and several pits having been sunk showing areas of rich ore.

Also an entry in the Hobart Mercury from 9th dec. 1890 says,

A telegram from Caltowie states that im-
portant developments have occurred at Neat's copper mine. In cutting down Dunstans shaft for timbering splendid ore was struck, estimated to go over 40 per cent Copper.

I guess I'll have to ask the current owner if he knows anything.

[dianne48]

Ray, did you ever find out anymore about the copper mine at Caltowie.?

[dianne48]

1883

Jan -        Sheep and cattle sale yards erected.
Mar 14-    Services in new Presyterian Church at Leamington.
Apr 18th- Stores close 9 p.m. Saturdays.
Oct 24th- Messers Lake and Thrupp dissolve partership, carried on as G.H.Lake & Co.
Nov 7th-  Branch of Town and Country Bank opened at Jamestown.

[dianne48]

Well how about that, stores close at 9pm saturdays. All day trading is not new Ray 

[Ray]

Hi Dianne, no, I haven't even had a chance to go and ask about Neate's Copper mine as yet. Trevor Zanker is now the owner of the property, and I have not seen him to speak to in years, I guess that one day I'll have to give him a ring, but I won't do it until I have time to follow it up if I find out anything.

Those old news paper headlines are really something, some where I have a copy of the rules that had to be observed at the Caltowie North School, I can't remember them all, but I do remember the one about students having to bring their own wood for the fireplace on cold days. I'll see if I can find them.

I think that the story about 9pm closing had something to do with allowing those in other jobs, time to do their shopping,.. obviously the shop assistants had to do any shopping in their lunch hour or similar.

I've been as busy as the proverbial "One armed Irish Fiddler" just lately, tomorrow I will have another full day helping one of the ladies from the history group at a meeting being held to discuss some more details for the Centenary of Secondary Education Weekend.  From what I'm told it might turn out to be an all day affair.

[dianne48]

Had to laugh at bringing your own fire wood for the fire, if it was anything like our days we were the fire monitors and all the teachers pets sat at the desks next to it and you sat as far away as possible and froze your little   off.

 Ray it sounds like you are going to have a very successful reunion,  I know how you feel as I am helping to do a fund raiser for our Cancer Support Group, we have decided on an Auction and getting people organised is a task all of it's own. We have holden Jackets with the teams Signatures, football, basketball memorabilia and so on. It is a very huge job approaching all the big businesses and convincing them to part with their cash or goods, I am lucky that way working in business all my life I got to know a lot of people.
Good luck Ray.


Yes I have missed the news clips, I will try and put them up as often as I can, I find them interesting and your input makes them more interesting. Be nice if we could get some feed back from others.

[dianne48]

1884

Jan -       Special appeal for funds to furnish new Hospital Building.
Apr 30th- Dr.J.A.Cockburn topped poll Burra Burra electorate,House of Assembly.
May 4th-  Baptist Church Resumes Services.
June -      Main streets and reserves planted with trees.
Aug 6th-   Salvation Army Rally, 500 hundred to tea and supper.
Oct 15th-  Annual Show.
Nov 12th-  Belalie Agricultural Society held trial harvesting machines.
Dec 3rd-    Institute renovated.
Dec 3rd-    Bazaar netted one hundred and ten pounds