by admin | Oct 17, 2023 | Our Collection, Our Stories
MacDonald Avenue In the year 1900 a parcel of land was purchased by the town council, enabling Grey Street to be continued, where the Kmart entrance and the undercover car park is today. Once opened, it was to become the principle roadway for light traffic...
by admin | Oct 17, 2023 | Local History, Our Collection
TROUT PLACED IN VALLEY LAKE. STOCKING THE DISTRICT WATERS WITH FISH. TROUT PLACED IN VALLEY LAKE. Border Watch Saturday 23 June 1900 Mr. William Schmidt, a one time resident of Mount Gambier, but now of Ballarat, was entrusted by the Mount Gambier Fish Protection...
by admin | Oct 17, 2023 | Our Collection, Our Stories
Border Watch 3 April 1863 HER MAJESTY’S MAIL HELD UP AND ROBBED “I regret to report the stoppage and robbery of the mails from Adelaide to Mount Gambier this evening (March 17) at five o’clock, midway between Mr John Stewart’s and Narracoorte....
by admin | Oct 17, 2023 | Local History, Our Collection
NEW NAME FOR SOUTH-EAST (Border Watch 1932-33) Residents of the district known as the South East have for a considerable time felt that the progress of their particular portion of the state was unduly retarded for lack of a suitable name. The term “South...
by admin | Sep 6, 2023 | Our Stories
THE ST. ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILDINGS Reverend James Don was inducted into the local parish on 11th May 1858 by Rev. Mr. Mair. First services were held in the Courthouse. The next few years saw services held in the old Sturt Street schoolhouse. In 1860...
