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'''The Reedbeds''' was in the 19th and early 20th centuries the generally recognised name for an area of seasonal freshwater wetlands to the west of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]] comprising the floodplains of the [[River Torrens]], and drained to [[Gulf St Vincent]] by the tidal estuaries of the [[Port River]] and the [[Patawalonga River]].<ref>{{cite book |author1=Holmes, J. W. |name-list-style=amp |author2=Iversen, M. B. |year=1976 |chapter=Hydrology of the Cowandilla Plains, Adelaide, before 1836 |editor1-link=Charles Rowland Twidale |editor1=Twidale, C. R. |editor2=[[Michael J. Tyler|Tyler, M. J.]] |editor3=Webb, B. P. |title=Natural History of the Adelaide Region |publisher=Royal Society of South Australia Inc |isbn=0-9596627-3-1}}</ref> |
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The [[ephemeral wetland]] was known as {{lang|zku|Witongga tarto}} (meaning 'low swampy reed country') to the indigenous [[Kaurna]] people. |
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The area was also formerly known as the Cowandilla Plains.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Holmes, J. W. |name-list-style=amp |author2=Iversen, M. B. |year=1976 |chapter=Hydrology of the Cowandilla Plains, Adelaide, before 1836 |editor1-link=Charles Rowland Twidale |editor1=Twidale, C. R. |editor2=Tyler, M. J. |editor2-link=Michael J. Tyler |editor3=Webb, B. P. |title=Natural History of the Adelaide Region |publisher=Royal Society of South Australia Inc |isbn=0-9596627-3-1}}</ref> |
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The wetlands were inundated annually by the winter flows of the River Torrens, and supported an abundance of wildlife, a valuable source of food for the Kaurna people during their summer camps along the coastal barrier dunes. |
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The area of the Reedbeds is roughly congruent with the present-day suburbs of [[Cowandilla, South Australia|Cowandilla]], [[Fulham, South Australia|Fulham]],<ref name=Hasenohr>{{cite book|author=Hasenohr, E. |title=W. H. Gray – A Pioneer Colonist of South Australia |place=Adelaide |year=1977 |isbn=0-9596673-0-X}}</ref> [[Lockleys, South Australia|Lockleys]], [[Underdale, South Australia|Underdale]] and [[West Beach, South Australia|West Beach]], including the [[Adelaide Airport]]. |
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[[Charles Sturt|Capt. Charles Sturt]], famous for his exploration of the Murray River, was one of the early settlers in the Reedbeds. He acquired {{convert|390|acres|order=flip}} of land in the northern portion and built his home there in 1840, naming it ''The Grange''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/community/arts,-culture-and-history/kaurna-culture/witongga |title=Witongga "Reed Place" (Reedbeds) |website=www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au |date=26 August 2019 |access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Another early settler in the area was John White (? – 30 December 1860), who arrived in the colony in 1836 and founded "Fulham Farm", named for the London suburb that was his former home. He was succeeded by his son Samuel White ({{circa|1835}} – 16 November 1880), and grandson [[Samuel Albert White]] (1870–1954)<ref>Linn, Rob. (1989): ''Nature's Pilgrim. The life and journeys of Captain S. A. White, naturalist, author and conservationist''. SA Government Printer: Adelaide. {{ISBN|0724365486}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A typical settler in the area may have been James Leason ( |
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| ⚫ | A typical settler in the area may have been James Leason ({{circa|1821}} – 29 July 1908), an undistinguished but hard-working and enterprising farmer who took over "St James farm" in 1859, and when he left the area in 1877 his lease of {{convert|300|acres|ha|order=flip}} had {{convert|236|acres|order=flip}} under wheat, and was running 27 horses and 36 fat cattle.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40470746 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |volume=XLII |issue=9656 |location=South Australia |date=25 October 1877 |accessdate=3 March 2019 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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[[Charles Brown Fisher|Charles Fisher]] and his brother Hurtle, and [[William Blackler]] were noted horse breeders in the area. |
[[Charles Brown Fisher|Charles Fisher]] and his brother Hurtle, and [[William Blackler]] were noted horse breeders in the area. |
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Latest revision as of 22:07, 29 March 2023
The Reedbeds was in the 19th and early 20th centuries the generally recognised name for an area of seasonal freshwater wetlands to the west of Adelaide, South Australia comprising the floodplains of the River Torrens, and drained to Gulf St Vincent by the tidal estuaries of the Port River and the Patawalonga River.[1] The ephemeral wetland was known as Witongga tarto (meaning 'low swampy reed country') to the indigenous Kaurna people. The area was also formerly known as the Cowandilla Plains.[2] The wetlands were inundated annually by the winter flows of the River Torrens, and supported an abundance of wildlife, a valuable source of food for the Kaurna people during their summer camps along the coastal barrier dunes.
The area of the Reedbeds is roughly congruent with the present-day suburbs of Cowandilla, Fulham,[3] Lockleys, Underdale and West Beach, including the Adelaide Airport.
Capt. Charles Sturt, famous for his exploration of the Murray River, was one of the early settlers in the Reedbeds. He acquired 160 hectares (390 acres) of land in the northern portion and built his home there in 1840, naming it The Grange.[4]
Another early settler in the area was John White (? – 30 December 1860), who arrived in the colony in 1836 and founded "Fulham Farm", named for the London suburb that was his former home. He was succeeded by his son Samuel White (c. 1835 – 16 November 1880), and grandson Samuel Albert White (1870–1954)[5]
A typical settler in the area may have been James Leason (c. 1821 – 29 July 1908), an undistinguished but hard-working and enterprising farmer who took over "St James farm" in 1859, and when he left the area in 1877 his lease of 120 hectares (300 acres) had 96 hectares (236 acres) under wheat, and was running 27 horses and 36 fat cattle.[6]
Charles Fisher and his brother Hurtle, and William Blackler were noted horse breeders in the area.
The Reedbeds Cavalry was a short-lived (1860–1870) unit of the South Australian Militia (later known as the South Australian Volunteer Force) of which Gabriel Bennett and W. H. Gray of "Frogmore" were prominent officers.
References
[edit]- ^ Holmes, J. W. & Iversen, M. B. (1976). "Hydrology of the Cowandilla Plains, Adelaide, before 1836". In Twidale, C. R.; Tyler, M. J. & Webb, B. P. (eds.). Natural History of the Adelaide Region. Royal Society of South Australia Inc. ISBN 0-9596627-3-1.
- ^ Holmes, J. W. & Iversen, M. B. (1976). "Hydrology of the Cowandilla Plains, Adelaide, before 1836". In Twidale, C. R.; Tyler, M. J. & Webb, B. P. (eds.). Natural History of the Adelaide Region. Royal Society of South Australia Inc. ISBN 0-9596627-3-1.
- ^ Hasenohr, E. (1977). W. H. Gray – A Pioneer Colonist of South Australia. Adelaide. ISBN 0-9596673-0-X.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Witongga "Reed Place" (Reedbeds)". www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Linn, Rob. (1989): Nature's Pilgrim. The life and journeys of Captain S. A. White, naturalist, author and conservationist. SA Government Printer: Adelaide. ISBN 0724365486
- ^ "Advertising". South Australian Register. Vol. XLII, no. 9656. South Australia. 25 October 1877. p. 8. Retrieved 3 March 2019 – via National Library of Australia.