Clare's Great Floods of 19th Century
TOTAL : 26 Floods in 50 years !! 7 August 1852 - There was continual heavy rain in the Clare area over a period of 10 hours. This...
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Sep 266 min read
Clare's Postal History
--- Mail : 1847 ; Telegrams : 1860 ; Telephone : 1908 --- In December, 1838, Mr. Henry Watts was appointed S.A. Postmaster-General,...
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ruwoltjon
Sep 14 min read
Historic & Famous Dry Stone Walls of the Mid-North
One of the oldest construction techniques in existence, Dry stone walling involves constructing walls by simply stacking stones on top of...
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ruwoltjon
Aug 275 min read
Clare's 'Book-end' Wineries
The township of Clare is home to two wineries at opposite ends of the town: The Knappstein Enterprise Winery , 2 Pioneer Ave, Clare SA...
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ruwoltjon
Jul 1837 min read
Penwortham's Suspicious 'Mystery Death'
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA) Wed 18 Feb 1903 SUGGESTIONS OE FOUL PLAY. (By our Special Reporter.) Clare. February 17, 1903 Six miles...
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ruwoltjon
Jul 1312 min read
The Historian and the "Bully" Hayes
Bully Hayes was married at Penwortham Alfred Thomas Saunders (4 September 1854 – 3 November 1940) was an accountant and amateur...
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ruwoltjon
Jul 101 min read
Middle Pub: AGM of Clare History Group
Please join us for dinner and a guest speaker, at the AGM on Friday 16 August, at 6pm, at the Clare Hotel, 244 Main North Road, Clare...
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ruwoltjon
Jun 219 min read
Clare's pre-war Society Couple: The Christisons
Mr. John Christison and Mrs Christison, of Weerona (Bleak House) Mr. Christison was one of the most widely known and highly respected of...
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ruwoltjon
May 32 min read
Clare's famous wedding, the Webb-Barwell match.
Henry Barwell Saturday 20 February 1926, page 2 Sir Henry Barwell , K.C.M.G. Premier of the State of South Australia and recently chosen...
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ruwoltjon
Apr 309 min read
Re-visiting St. Barnabas
Lucy Webb wrote in 1942: "Barnaby bright, Barnaby bright, the longest day and the shortest night" ; otherwise St. Barnabas' Day (June...
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ruwoltjon
Apr 271 min read
Stories From the Grave: An Afternoon at Two Clare Cemeteries
History Month Event - Sun 26 May, 2pm - 4pm Come and hear the stories of early pioneers and settlers who lie in the Clare Cemetery and...
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ruwoltjon
Mar 308 min read
What happened to Spring Vale Winery?
What was Spring Vale winery in 1841 became Buring and Sobels, Springvale, Quelltaler, and then endured some weird name changes - Black...
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ruwoltjon
Feb 2524 min read
Catholic Origins of Clare
Franz Weikert's Plan for Catholic German Settlement, and Father Kranewitter's Great Foundation, By Fr. P. J. Dalton, S.J. As published in...
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ruwoltjon
Feb 148 min read
Remembering Old Armagh
It was one of those hot Clare days in January. I was walking, or toddling, along from Clare on the road to see my Grandmother at Armagh....
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ruwoltjon
Feb 44 min read
Clare's mystery Mural explored
Most people have heard of the Knappsteins, but why is E.W. Castine in this picture? Pictured: Otto Knappstein pours wine with E.W....
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ruwoltjon
Sep 23, 20238 min read
Remembering Norma Schell
Born on December 15, 1932, at Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island, Norma's parents moved to Stanley Flat when she was only one year old. Norma...
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ruwoltjon
Jul 28, 20234 min read
Remembering Jean Schmaal, OAM: Clare Historian
To mark the 10th anniversary of Clare's National Trust Museum and the 25th anniversary of the National Trust in South Australia, Jean...
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ruwoltjon
May 5, 20234 min read
The other Lutheran Church in Clare
The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council is preparing a guide to the history of the Clare Valley which will link online to all the Valley's...
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ruwoltjon
Mar 15, 20233 min read
Understand Clare's History Sites
The Clare Historic Walk, which has been published is now updated on our website: https://www.clarehistory.com/clare-history-walk The...
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ruwoltjon
Feb 8, 20231 min read
Summer 2023 CRHG Newsletter now out !
CLARE STRONG PROTESTS OVER BLASTING OPERATIONS SOUTH CLARE HOUSES SHAKE LARGE STONES FLY OVER A THIRD OF A MILE TO LAND IN PRIMARY SCHOOL...
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