Clare Museum, S.A.

Daring Dr. Bain of Clare If any one has the welfare of Clare at heart it is Dr. Bain , who, besides lending valuable aid to others,...

The first trial of steam power was made between Hoyleton and Balaklava on 8th March 1876, the same year that saw the extension of the...

St John’s Anglican Church: 162 Years, 1862 - 2024 Sadly, after 160 years of service to the Auburn community, the Anglican Church at...

Below are true tales of Auburn drawn from old newspapers of South Australia. Tateham's Waterhole 1851 "Exact" people called it 'Auburn...

The town of Rhynie was laid out in 1859, to a plan deposited by Robert Milne . Milne came from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where the...

--- Mail : 1847 ; Telegrams : 1860 ; Telephone : 1908 --- In December, 1838, Mr. Henry Watts was appointed S.A. Postmaster-General,...

E. Mervinia Masterman was a busy woman and travelled a lot and this was well-documented. Edith Mervinia Masterman was born on 24 October...

Undalya is a small settlement in the Clare Valley.  Its name, meaning water holes, is taken from the local Ngadjuri people who occupied...

In 1857 Auburn was a town of small dimensions. It boasted of an hotel (the Rising Sun), a blacksmith's shop, and a store, which was also...

This story starts with the Baptist church in Semaphore, S.A., which was formally constituted in August 1878. Their first church was to be...

Frank Treloar wrote in 20 March 1929: The first flour mill erected north of Gawler was built by a Mr. Berry at Penwortham in 1856 and he...

Yes, there is Gold at Mintaro, at Martindale Estate, and at nearby locations in the NACKARA ARC which has mining significance in South...

History Month Event - The ‘Guided History Walk of Clare’ Presented by National Trust of SA, Clare Branch Sun 5 May, 10am - 12.15pm The...

(With assistance of the Auburn National Trust) 'C.J. Dennis' benefactor In 1975 Jean Moyle gave $1000 to the C.J. Dennis Homes for the...

"Ancient History" 73 Years in South Australia By LIEUT.-COLONEL J. W. CASTINE (1932, October 6). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954),...

With more than 30 Clare Valley wineries to choose from, visitors to the region are spoilt for choice, and with many of the wineries...

"Clare arrived at a turning point in its existence in 1895 — when wheat growing for profit was played out, so wine making and fruit...

For over 30 years, Mrs Jean Schmaal has been interested in the history and legends of the many country towns in which she has lived, as...

Recently a Volunteer at Clare Museum discovered a watercolour shoved behind a cupboard with a broken frame and broken glass. We took the...

South Australia History Festival May 2023 – Theme ‘WONDER” Primary and Senior School Students and Adults are invited to write a story...