1857
- October 5 Opening of the railway from Adelaide to Gawler[1]
- ↑ "Opening of the Gawler Town Railway" (South Australian Register 6 Oct 1957) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49212819
- Gawler attained Municipal Governance
- November 3 , Gawler Institute foundations were laid and the building opened
- Telegraphic comminications were established
- Printing press established in Gawler by William Barnet







