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17:1117:11, 10 August 2026 Ros's Scrapbook and Cuttings (hist | edit) [5,328 bytes] Paulbarnet (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Thing |Type of thing=collection of scrapbook pages |Date made or found=2026 |Place found=Gawler }} '''Welcome to the Ros Hein Scrapbook Collection''' a digital archive of historical scrapbook pages, news clippings, and local stories documenting the rich heritage of Gawler. Generously shared by long-term Gawler History Team (GHT) member Ros Hein, these materials offer a fascinating look into community life and show how the world revolved around Gawler in years gone b...")

16:4316:43, 21 July 2026 Broderick Patrick Joseph (hist | edit) [4,955 bytes] NW (talk | contribs) (Created page with "Patrick Joseph Broderick, or P J Broderick, was born in about 1868, the fourth and youngest son of Gawler’s William Broderick and nee Mary Cain, and brother to Cr Nicholas Aloysius Broderick (I) & Cr Denis John Broderick. During his early years the family lived in a humble cottage they rented at Lot 49 Jacob Street (now the site of the Woolworths/Big W complex/carpark), before moving into their own newly built cottage at 41 Finniss Street in 1879. In 1888, when he wa...") Tag: Visual edit

14:4614:46, 12 July 2026 Elephant barn Smithfield (hist | edit) [7,342 bytes] Paulbarnet (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Place |Places category=Other building |Also known as=Smiths Barn, Smithfield Elepant Barn, Elephnat barn |Street name=Main North Roud |Town or Locality=Smithfield |Geocoordinates=-34.67261, 138.7012 }} Tommy the Smithfield elephant was shipped from Calcutta in India (now Kolkata) to Hobart in 1851, before being transported to Melbourne where he lived at the Cremorne Gardens menagerie with other exotic animals. Named Jumbo at the time, Tommy was then bought by the lice...")

20:4220:42, 14 June 2026 Kurtz Johann Wilhelm (hist | edit) [1,588 bytes] NW (talk | contribs) (Created page with "German born Johann Wilhelm Kurtz married Johanna Louisa Schiller on 15 July 1865 at Rosenthal Heights, SA (Reg. Barossa 63/85). He farmed at Sheoak Log before moving to 23 Main Street Willaston. In 1906 he advertised for tenders for the erection of a residence for himself at Willaston, the Specifications and Plan were available at T Graue's Saddlery in Gawler, for prospective builders to view.<ref>Bunyip (25 May 1906) https://trove.nla.gov....") Tag: Visual edit

11:5711:57, 4 June 2026 History of the site and buildings of the ZION WORSHIP Centre in the Gawler Church Hill State Heritage Area by Robert J. Fielke (hist | edit) [34,378 bytes] Paulbarnet (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Place |Places category=Church |Street number=104,105,107,108 |Street name=Finniss Street, Cowan Street |Town or Locality=Church Hill }} Gawler Lutheran Church History of the site and buildings of the ZION WORSHIP CENTRE in Gawler Church Hill State Heritage Area Robert J. Fielke 2024 CONTENTS Page Zion Worship Centre 1 Gawler established 31 January 1839 2 1. Lutheran Christian Education Centre – allotment 107, Cowan Street 3...") originally created as "History of the site and buildings of the ZION CHURCH HILL TAE HERITAGE AREA by Bob Fielke"

16:4816:48, 2 June 2026 Gawlers Ugliest Man Competition (1940) (hist | edit) [7,837 bytes] Paulbarnet (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Thing |Type of thing=event |Date made or found=1940 }} Bunyip , Friday 20 December 1940 RED CROSS 'UGLY MAN' COMPETITION NEAR CLOSE Wally. Paternoster leading to date. Keen interest is being shown in the 'Ugly Man' competition, which will close on Friday evening, 20th. December. There will be a crowning ceremony when the successful candidate has been elected. Competitive games , sale of sweets, icecream and cool drinks will help to swell the funds of the respectiv...")

20:3720:37, 1 June 2026 Centenarians of Gawler (hist | edit) [2,633 bytes] NW (talk | contribs) (Created page with "In celebration of Gawler people (those who were either born here, died here or spent some of their life here), who lived to 100 or more! If you know someone who should be added to this list, please send their details to ''information@gawlerhistory.com'' * Cesir Jacob (also spelled Caesar Jacob), born 1867 in Lebanon, died 24 April 1968, aged 101 (father of Leslie Joseph Jacob). * Category:People Category:Group") Tag: Visual edit

22:4322:43, 30 May 2026 Gawler in the 1850s by John Smith (hist | edit) [9,732 bytes] Paulbarnet (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Thing |Type of thing=story in the Bunyip |Also known as=an interview of John Smith |Date made or found=1850 }} Bunyip 29.1.1915 p3 via Trove by Mick Vort-Ronald GAWLER IN THE EARLY DAYS. MR. J. SMITH LOOKS BACK (to 1850s) In a cottage in Gawler South there lives a man who is probably the oldest resident of Gawler. He has lived in the same house for 40 years, and came to the town 64 years ago, a good while before it earned the name of the Colonial Athen...")
22:2722:27, 30 May 2026 The Wine Cellar Tragedy. The Deaths of Neville and Adamson (1879) (hist | edit) [4,030 bytes] Paulbarnet (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Thing |Type of thing=newstory |Date made or found=1879 }} This historical account is prepared for the Gawler History Wiki, documenting one of the town’s most somber and mysterious Victorian-era tragedies. From Trove , Mount Alexander Mail Victoria Tuesday 9 September 1879 Abridged from SA Register ________________________________________ '''The Wine Cellar Tragedy: The Deaths of Neville and Adamson (1879)''' On the evening of Tuesday, September 3, 1889, the usu...")

20:3020:30, 17 May 2026 Miller Hartley Burfield (hist | edit) [3,327 bytes] NW (talk | contribs) (Created page with " === Children of Harltey Miller and nee Sarah Hine === William James Hartley Miller ‘Willy’ (1891– d. 10 Feb 1892, aged 10 months, buried Willaston plot 16 C 4, with parents) Arthur Henry Miller (1892–1970)(Gawler South butcher, m. Myrtle Maud Hards [see Hards Family], father of "Snowy" Graham Hartley Miller) Clifford Hartley Miller (1893–1971)(Gawler South butcher) Eva Ruth Miller (1895–1974) Violet May Miller (1896–1980)...") Tag: Visual edit

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