The crop was reaped with the old fashioned Ridley machine and yielded 15 bushels to the acre — a liberal return for new, unmanured, and roughly tilled land. The town of Ardrossan was initiated by wheat farmers and wheat transporters and was named by Governor Fergusson after the seaport in Scotland and was proclaimed on 5 th November 1873. Sanders, ML. The pioneers endured the usual hardships and privations that beset settlers in a new and unexplored country, but they doggedly held on and laid the foundations of future prosperity. Crabs can be caught by net from jetty or boat, or raked in the shallow. Operation at the old Parara Mine, about a couple of miles from Ardrossan, have been recommenced, and abundant evidence of a rich deposit of copper, with no percentage of gold, has been brought to light. The writer was shown a well-finished roll-top desk ingeniously contrived so that by pressing down the cover all the drawers are locked. Locals found six of the 10m whales washed up on Parara Beach, 4km south of Ardrossan, on Monday morning, while the seventh was found floating in the water near the jetty. The well-known firm of Messrs. Clarence H. Smith, Limited, has an extensive agricultural implement factory at Ardrossan which covers an area of two acres. It is the chief outlet for the cereal products of the Hundreds of Muloowurtie, Maitland, and Cunningham, which districts were some years ago, by the advent of superphosphates and improved farming appliances, saved from utter ruin when on the verge of insolvency, and are now to be ranked among the most prosperous agricultural regions in the State. - State Library of South Australia - PRG 280/1/11/609, The main street at Ardrossan on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia 1912, State Library of South Australia - PRG 280/1/7/383, Part of the town of Ardrossan on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia 1912, State Library of South Australia - PRG 280/1/7/384, Ardrossan Jetty 1907 - State Library of South Australia - B 11077, Ardrossan showing approach over a bridge 1907. They were Lily and Clara Naughton, Herbert and Edmund Bowman, Albert Gordon, Philip Pavy and Esther and Arthur Webb. After this the yield began slowly to dwindle until 10 bushels was deemed a phenomenal crop, and a man might reap half a day for a single boxfull. Passengers can also reach the town overland by motor service car, which takes a route around Port Wakefield, thence through Port Pirie and Clinton. Many of the tilling and harvesting operations are carried out by the employment of mechanical power, and a number of farmers in this part of the peninsula are learning to dispense with draught horses; others of considerable experience are of opinion that horses are still needed, though the tractor reducing the demand for unskilled labour may prove more economical in the long run. Steve Rice. The South Australian Government gave the Broken Hill Proprietary Company permission to build a jetty and conveyer loading system at Ardrossan to export the dolomite they mined just south of the town - as long as it was used for loading other bulk produce including grain. Exports include dolomite, grain and salt. XV Yorketown, The Native Tongue - A Valuable Vocabulary, Customs and Tribal Lore - Last of the YP Aborigines, Early Days On Southern Yorke Peninsula 1922, The southern end of Yorke's Peninsula 1926, Salisbury to Bute Jubilee Celebrations 1935, Historic Landmarks On Yorke Peninsula 1939, Grandmother's Days On Yorke Peninsula 1945, Centenary Celebrations in Yorketown District 1937, Reminiscences on Southern Yorke's Peninsula 1913, A Motor Trip to Southern Yorke's Peninsula 1934, Peninsula Farmer Reminiscent. He also operates the biograph machine at the local picture shows at a nominal charge, with the idea of assisting the institute. Steam power is to be displaced by a gas suction engine of the very latest type, pneumatic hammers will take the place of steam hammers, and the whole work of the factory will be conducted on the most up-to-date principles. Phosphate is reported to be plentiful about two miles south of the town. This was 420 feet (128 metres) but was extended in 1880 and again in 1883 to a final length of 433 metres. Imports over a period of 12 months include 1,200 tons of superphosphate, 480 tons of cornsacks, agricultural machinery, and tractors, and large cargoes of petrol and kerosine. HOME OF THE "STUMP-JUMP" PLOUGH, By a Special Representative of The Register. The late Mr. C. H. Smith, who is credited with the invention of the slumpjump plough, began operations here about 26 years ago on a small scale. One enterprising fisherman had made a boat from galvanized iron and, owing to her hollow bulkheads, guaranteed her to float in any position. The enrolment figure in 2005 was 261 students. Location: Yorke Peninsula, 1.5 hours north west of Adelaide . The journey takes about four hours, and the long, curving line of the Mount Lofty range is hardly lost sight of before the red cliffs of Yorke's Peninsula indented with many sheltered bays looms into view. During the year 330 vessels (including craft) visited the port. Quick Facts The best varieties come from Tasmania and from Gippsland and Colac in Victoria. There is a daily mail to this seaport alternately by sea and train. An Anglican Church and a Methodist Church minister to the spiritual needs of the population. - State Library of South Australia - B 37131, A group of ten men, local residents attending the races at Ardrossan 1912, State Library of South Australia - PRG 280/1/3/189, Agricultural implement factory owned by Clarence H. Smith, manufacturer of the first stump-jump plough 1900. The result of the heavy traffic necessitated in carrying all this wheat to Ardrossan has been to put the main roads of the district in a bad state of disrepair. The grain elevator tower is 74 metres, the largest in the state, and the conveyor belt can load 2,400 tonnes of dolomite, 900 tonnes of grain or 750 tonnes of salt per hour. The town of Ardrossan is home to two jetties, a large and a small one. Provisions and bunkers are available across the Gulf at Adelaide. I have created this new group because the current group has little to no action in it. The waters of the gulf teem with fish, and sportsmen can obtain a good bag in the cliffs and the neighbouring country, hares and rabbits appearing in large numbers. In the late 1800's, the southern Flinders Ranges became an important producer of wheat and a local jetty was needed in order to get the cargo to ports all over the world. The erection of another large boarding house should prove a good investment, as accommodation for visitors is exceedingly limited. Contents Date Range Series Date Range Number of Units Public Access Series Id Series Title, 1912 - 1995 1912 - ct 2 Part Open GRS/11241 Admission registers - Ardrossan Area School, Ardrossan Museum and Visitor Information Centre, Ardrossan and Cunningham Ward Centenary Book, The Whittaker Blacksmith Shop Dowlingville, Ardrossan-Cunningham Ward Centenary Book 1873-1973, Dowlingville Post Office confirmed on State Heritage Register, Towns, People & things we ought to know No. Trade is represented as follows:—Messrs. The hospital was originally run by a private company, designated the Ardrossan Hospital, Limited, on a small capital, and was opened in 1913; but it was eventually found that the capital was insufficient. The thriving of Ardrossan has for so long been dependent upon the success of this business that the idea of the township existing at all without its factory would be hard for any old resident to conceive. The town has a population of roughly 11,000 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns'. All the years we've been calling in to Ardrossan to buy lunch from the famous bakery we've nearly always parked in a spot overlooking the sea with views to the jetties & silo. Shop high-quality unique Ardrossan T-Shirts designed and sold by artists. From Ardrossan mails are dispatched twice weekly to Sandilands and Muloowurtie. The attention of the responsible body should also be called to the unsatisfactory condition of the dredged channel for steamers and vessels of fair tonnage. and W. J. M. Vandepeer. Crabs can be caught by net from jetty or boat, or raked in the shallow. A track had been surveyed from Parara sheep run, of which Ardrossan formed part, through to Yorke Valley, which includes the present townships of Sandilands, Maitland, and Minlaton. Water from the Beeetaloo Reservoir was laid on to the town 17 years ago, and efforts are now being made to extend the main southward, to Muloowurtie. The grain elevator tower is 74 metres, the largest in the state, and the conveyor belt can load 2,400 tonnes of dolomite, 900 tonnes of grain or 750 tonnes of salt per hour. 2,000 trees were planted in the park lands, and are now flourishing, the recreation ground and pavilion were considerably improved, the school was enlarged and improved and a children's playground was provided. Another fine timber, the Australian red cedar, has been almost entirely cut out. One of the shorter walks on Walk The Yorke, start at the Ardrossan Jetty and follow the signs south out of town towards the highway, and then on to Pine Point. Ardrossan Jetty Depth (8m | 26ft) | Jetty built in 1877 and is 433m | 1420ft long. During the summer months Ardrossan is a popular tourist resort. Whenever any work is projected a 'working bee' is organized, which invariably meets with a hearty response. An important motoring business is carried on by Messrs. Freeman & Dunnett. In 1950 BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd) began mining a deposit of fine grade dolomite just south of Ardrossan, and applied to the South Australian government for the construction of a crushing plant, a jetty and conveyer belt facility at Ardrossan. Even in the driest years the peninsula seldom experiences a complete failure, as the light showers and dews of the late spring supply to some extent the defects of the rainfall.
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