Clare Historian Jean Schmaal
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...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Jun 17
- 8 min
Watercolours of Thomas Bone
Recently a Volunteer at Clare Museum discovered a watercolour shoved behind a cupboard with a broken frame and broken glass. We took the...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Apr 30
- 1 min
Story Telling Competition
South Australia History Festival May 2023 – Theme ‘WONDER” Primary and Senior School Students and Adults are invited to write a story...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Early History of Clare
A simplified pictorial History of Clare had been written (over Summer) in two long pages at the Clare Museum website : ClareMuseum.com...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Rosa Hawker – School Mistress at Clare
"Miss Hawker had many accomplishments and was a great reader. She was an excellent musician, and also an excellent teacher of the piano."...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Who was Dr. Bain?
- From guest writer Nikki Butler of Riverton Jump to: Philanthropist - Benefactor - Horticulturalist - Legacy Dr John William Devereaux...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Sep 2, 2022
- 1 min
Meet the Family behind the Royal Show
Read all about the late Captain Hughes and his legacy, Hughes Park Estate and Gum Creek Estate Duncan Family Heritage now... Meet Jock...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
Story Telling Workshop
Story Telling Workshop Helen Lawry, a professional story teller and School and Family Programs Organiser for the National Trust South...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Mar 6, 2022
- 12 min
Plucky Edna Ayers (née Kidman)
From the Kapunda Herald, June 23, 1885. Miss Isabel Wright, who for some years has been on the regular teaching staff of the...
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leonie-moore
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
Auburn Historic Walk
Auburn is considered the "Gateway to the Clare Valley", and is a pretty town with numerous historic sites. The township was established...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Dec 22, 2021
- 4 min
Did you know this about Clare?
Little-known facts and rumours about Clare's history: Amuse and entertain your Christmas guests with these little known histories of...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Dec 18, 2021
- 15 min
'Continentals' at 'Bleak House'
140 Years of social entertainment and carnival evenings at 'Bleak House', Clare 1. William L. Beare - 2. John E. Bray - 3. Thomas Goode -...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Dec 5, 2021
- 4 min
Clare's most famous House?
"Everyone in town knows this house, a landmark location, passionately renovated with multiple usage options." - Listing Mar 2013 "One of...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Nov 17, 2021
- 7 min
Clare in Christmas' Past
Social Activities at CLARE at Christmas (1929) CLARE, Friday. 20 Dec 1929 Speech days, eurythmic displays, and Christmas break-ups are,...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Oct 31, 2021
- 8 min
The Musical Heritage of Clare
William Silver - 1.Miriam Hyde - 2. Frances (Francie) Solomon - 3. John Bishop - Hooper Brewster Jones - Eminent Pianist -...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
Guided Historic Walk of Clare
Sunday 17 October 2021 Join a Volunteer of the Clare National Trust Police Station and Courthouse Museum for a journey through Clare’s...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Sep 21, 2021
- 5 min
Neglected Jewels of Clare Valley
Around Clare, three attractions are listed as Jewels of the Clare Valley, and these are Martindale Hall, on the Wakefield River Mintaro...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Aug 21, 2021
- 11 min
When Clare played Polo
Polo was in a flourishing state at Clare between the wars – Northern Polo Team (1895) – Lord Denman's Team (1912) – History of Polo –...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min
Martindale Secrets
Clare Museum now has an authoritative online history of Martindale Hall, including its predecessors and off-shoots, not to mention the...
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Jon Ruwolt
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
Trust prevented demolition of Ayers House
A Lockdown Letter from Deborah Morgan President, National Trust of South Australia... Many of you are also aware that the National Trust...
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