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19:3319:33, 11 September 2026 Cowan Street 19 (hist | edit) [2,584 bytes] NW (talk | contribs) (Created page with "The heritage residence at 19 Cowan Street [Allotment 123 on the original [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19071038615 Gawler Town Plan]], facing onto Light Square, was built in 1866 as the Congregational Church Manse. Conveniently located, it was just across Light Square from the Congregational Church and Hall. Reverend C J Evans was the first in a long line of Congregational Church ministers to reside there [...") Tag: Visual edit

15:5015:50, 23 August 2026 Dibben Peter Charles (hist | edit) [5,976 bytes] Paulbarnet (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{People |Type of person=Individual |Date of birth=1952 |Place of birth=Rose Park Adelaide |Date of death=2021 |Place of decease=Kangaroo Island }} thumb|Peter Dibben Peter Charles Dibben (1952–2021) Peter Charles Dibben was born at the Queen Victoria Hospital, Rose Park, on 1 October 1952 to Melvie Margaret (née Aldrick) and William Frederick Charles Dibben. A little-known fact is that Peter was a twin. His twin brother, David Andrew Dibb...")

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

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