LITHGOW Mark Holman George

Born:  24 February 1894, AdelaideDied:  3 May 1915 Parents: George and Ann Lithgow (nee Jenkins).Sibling:  Isabella Maud Nellie. Living in the Adelaide Hills Mark attended the Uraidla Primary School and when the family moved to the Allendale area, he...

MacDonald Avenue

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...

Her Majesty’s Mail held up and robbed

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....

St Andrews Presbyterian Church

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...

Mount Gambier 160 Years

MOUNT GAMBIER – 160 ·YEARS OF PERMANENT SETTLEMENT Thursday, 10th May, 2007, saw the marking of 160th year of permanent European settlement In Mount Gambier. On the 10th May 1847, His Excellency Frederick Holt Robe, the Governor of South Australia signed the...