Blanch Street
| Place type: | Locality |
|---|---|
| Town or Locality: | Gawler East |
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Blanch Street should actually be named Blanche Street. [Blanche and Edith were the daughters of Dr Mahoney who married Eliza Reid and who owned a very large parcel of land (called Mahoney's paddock) which extended from Union Street east towards Hutchinson Road or further - to be followed up further for accuracy].
in the early 2000's Town of Gawler Council's attention was drawn to the incorrect spelling of the street name, but Mayor Tony Piccolo and Councillors concluded that to change it from Blanch to Blanche would cause a significant inconvenient expense for all concerned to alter their deeds etc, and so it was left as "Blanch".
Blanch Street has homes and buildings that are on the Contributory and Local Heritage listing for the Town of Gawler Heritage.
- Blanch Street 11
- Blanch Street 12
- Blanch Street 14
- Blanch Street 15 - residents included Mayor Frank D Harris & Mayor William Rice
- Blanch Street 2 Yenda
- Blanch Street 21-23
- Blanch Street 22
- Blanch Street 31 Gawler East
- Blanch Street 7-9 'Brentwood'
Residents of Blanch Street
- In 1934 Albert George Maynard,19, was residing in Blanch Street when newspapers reported his "amazing escape", surviving as a passenger in a car hit by a train at Dry Creek.[1] His parents, Mr and Mrs George Maynard, were still residing in Blanch Street in 1943 when they received the news that he, their “eldest son, Pte Bert Maynard [Albert George Maynard - see WWII Personnel], reported missing, is now reported killed in action in New Guinea".[2]
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References
- ↑ “Amazing Escape at Dry Creek” (News 9 Mar 1934) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128853576
- ↑ (Bunyip 8 Jan 1943) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/96864932
Memories of Blanch Street
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