Edit People: Harvey John

Description: [[File:John Harvey (Salisbury).jpeg|thumb|John Harvey (1821-1899)]] [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/albums/72157644681028905 Click here for photos] John Harvey was born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, in 1821. He sailed from England to South Australia, in 1839, aboard the ship "Superb". When passing through Capetown South Africa on his journey, he purchased a pot containing a few soursob bulbs for 2/6 and thus introduced the soursob into South Australia, with the idea of adding a valuable fodder plant for stock.<ref>Cockburn, Rodney & Aldersey, A Dorothy (1974) "Pastoral Pioneers of South Australia", Lynton Publications Pty Ltd, Blackwood, pg 224.</ref> For the year of 1843, John was assistant to Henry Calton proprietor of the Old Spot Inn, who also acted as Postal Officer using one room of the hotel as a Post Office for Gawler and the northerly settlements.<ref name=":0">Harvey A P (Aileen Patricia)(1990) "I Called It Salisbury: a Biography of John Harvey the Founder of Salisbury", Salisbury and District Historical Society, Salisbury, South Australia. [ISBN 0 9588286 1 X]</ref> John transported the mail and parcels between Gawler and Adelaide; he would travel from Gawler to Adelaide on Mondays and Fridays each week, then return to Gawler on Tuesdays and Saturdays leaving the city at 11 o’clock.<ref name=":0" /> The spring cart he used had room for four passengers and “''seats could be booked at either Gawler Town or Adelaide for the fare of 7s 6d per person''.”<ref name=":0" /> John also assisted Henry Calton with the laying of the foundation stone for the new Old Spot Inn building (he suggests Calton greatly extended the building, adding many gables, during the time he owned the hotel).<ref name=":0" /> In his biography, John states "''I also acquired land in the main area of Gawler Town. I built the first house in Tod Street, which I later leased to Mr. Golding, and while living there I sank the first well....I was growing wheat where [[Bassett Town]] is, on the site near the Gawler Railway Station."''<ref name=":0" /> He went on to become the founder of the Township of Salisbury, named because his wife came from near Salisbury Plain in England. He died at Salisbury in 1899, aged 77 years. === Detailed Histories === For detailed histories of John Harvey see: * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_(Australian_politician) John Harvey (Australian politician)] on Wikipedia * "John Harvey" in "Pastoral Pioneers of South Australia",<ref>Cockburn, Rodney & Aldersey, A Dorothy (1974) "Pastoral Pioneers of South Australia", Lynton Publications Pty Ltd, Blackwood.</ref> pg [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/14003191947 224] & [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/14003216517 225] * Harvey A P (Aileen Patricia)(1990) "I Called It Salisbury: a Biography of John Harvey the Founder of Salisbury", Salisbury and District Historical Society, Salisbury, South Australia. [ISBN 0 9588286 1 X] The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.

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