Haunted Adelaide Plains South Australia

 

Haunted Adelaide Plains
South Australia

On dark and stormy nights, a phantom walks Port Wakefield Road, hitchhiking to Adelaide. He wears a long, Australian Air Force jacket, with a RAAF uniform underneath. He hitches a ride, and then vanishes from the car…who is this ghost that has been reported since the 1940s? Is he the only ghost walking Port Wakefield Road, and what other spectres are seen in the area?In Haunted Adelaide Plains: South Australia, award-winning historian and paranormal investigator, Allen Tiller investigates this ghost story, and others from the region; including the ghost of a soldier in Mallala, phantoms in Alma, Balaklava, Dublin, Pinery, and Two Wells… and, an unusual sighting of Princess Diana in Mallala at the time of her death.

Allen Tiller focuses his research on true ghost stories drawn from historical sources, interviews, witness statements and his own paranormal investigations. Allen Tiller is a former volunteer at the Mallala Museum and the Adelaide Plains Historical Committee. His family are pioneers in the region and can be linked to two hauntings on the Adelaide Plains, which Allen discusses in this book.
Haunted Adelaide Plains: South Australia, investigates the paranormal through fact-checked historical information that adds authenticity to some stories and debunks others; valuing evidence-based stories over psychic hearsay and giving an unbiased, factual account of local hauntings on the Adelaide Plains.

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Haunted Adelaide Plains

 

 Gawler Club

First published on the ‘Gawler: Colonial Athens’ blog on 05/03/2023.

The Gawler Club in 2023, is celebrating 150 years since the club's foundation.

The Gawler Club was founded in 1873. Originally the clubs’ rooms were situated in the basement under the Institute Reading Room. In 1880, the Corporation of the Town of Gawler leased a basement room in the Town Hall to the Gawler Club, where it has remained ever since, except for a brief period during which the Gawler Civic Centre was constructed. During this time the Gawler Club was located at the Elderly Centre on 14^th Street, Gawler South.[1]

 

Both my uncles, Lance and Robin, as well as my grandfather Edward were members of the Gawler Club, with their names gracing the championships boards in the club room.

researched and written by Allen Tiller. © 2023

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[1] 'MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.', South Australian Register, (27 May 1880), p. 6. 

 

 Land Sale, Gawler Monday, February 12, 1849.

First published on the ‘Gawler: Colonial Athens’ blog on 29/10/2021.

On Monday, February 12, 1849.

SAMSON, WICKSTEED, & CO.,

(Successors to Mr John Bentham Neales,)

ARE instructed to sell by public auction, at the Mart, the following valuable freehold properties at Gawler Town and Glenelg—

1—The fee simple of that half-acre, No. 56. whereon is erected the valuable steam flour mill, at Gawler Town, at present in the occupation of Mr Walter Duffield, and, producing a rental of two hundred pounds per annum; six years of his lease being unexpired.

2— That half-acre, No. 75, immediately opposite, whereon is built a substantial stone house, let to the same gentleman for £15 per annum for the same term. So desirable an opportunity as the above for the investment of trust-moneys seldom occurs.

The following valuable half-acre allotments : —

No. 33 — Corner of Dundas and Tod-streets.

No- 58_Comer of Jacobs, Finniss, and Cameron streets.

No- 118-Stubbs-street.

No. 136— Frontages to Cowan and Sutton-streets.

No 142 — Ditto to Thomas-terrace and Sutton street.

No. 141 — Ditto ditto ditto (three frontages).

No. 162— Ditto to Howard and Wright-streets.

No. 155 — Jerringham-street.

No. 163— Wright-street.

No. 164— Three frontages to Victoria-place and Terrace, and Wright-street.

No. 166— Ditto ditto to Howard-street and ditto.

The following suburban lots in the Gawler Special Survey: —

No 21—75 acres on the North Para.

No. 22— 63 ditto ditto ditto

On the latter there is a spring of fresh water.

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Also, the following half-acre allotments in the marine town of Glenelg, viz. : —

Nos. 8, 13, 14, and 15.

A. Plan of these Properties can be seen at the Mart.

Source: 1849 'Advertising', South Australian Register, (17 January 1849), p. 2., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50247614

Kandy House - Parabanks - Paranormal Investigation

Kandy House - Parabanks 

- Paranormal Investigation

 Parabanks at Salisbury was developed in 1962 when Arndale Developments negotiated with the Salisbury District Council to acquire 30 acres of land near the Salisbury CBD. Historical houses including that of Salisbury founder, John Harvey were bulldozed for 'progress’. Also lost in the razing of buildings was the original Hepzibah church and presbytery.

I have been contacted many times about unexplainable incidents in the Parabanks. One of the more common stories is that of a ghost of a child seen on the western side of the shopping complex, so I was intrigued when South Australian Ghost Investigations invited Karen and I to investigate with them at Kandy House.

 

I was aware of the alleged haunting, as a friend, Alex had put me on to it. I had watched the alleged paranormal activity videos on the Kandy House Facebook with interest. We investigated at Halloween. We spoke directly to the owner and staff about what they believed had been happening at the shop. We had a visiting psychic, Bea, who felt a presence, which would later prove an interesting connection to a local crime.

 We used a variety of meters and received no interaction. While in the back storeroom, which was reported as highly active, I personally witnessed a very strange light. I tried through various means to recreate the light and could not – I am still intrigued by the light, as it made no sense how it could be where I witnessed it!

We concluded our investigation. We were told a few days later that the alleged paranormal activity had subsided after our initial visit, but we will be remaining in contact with the owner to evaluate if further investigation is needed.

In the meantime, check out Kandy House online – they have an awesome range of hard-to-get lollies!

South Australia Ghost Investigations: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1539033312782383

Kandy House: https://www.facebook.com/KandyHouseADL/

https://kandyhouse.com.au/

 

 Elizabeth Muriel Millhouse (nee Cheek) A.M.U.A.

First published on the ‘Gawler: Colonial Athens’ blog on 26/10/2021

Elizabeth married Algernon Edward Millhouse (1887 - 1948) on 14 May 1912, in the Registry Office, Adelaide.

Elizabeth Muriel Millhouse is remembered by her stage name 'Muriel Cheek'. She trained at the Elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide. Muriel was a Soprano singer who sang frequently in churches and in oratorio.

She was one of Australia's finest lieder singers. In 1921 Muriel Cheek took the part of Yum Yum in the grand presentation of the Gilbert & Sullivan opera 'The Mikado' at Gawler.

She was a valued member of Tod Street Methodist Choir which was conducted by her father for many years.

In Melbourne, she taught at the Albert Street Conservatorium but joined the teaching staff of the University Conservatorium, a position she held at the time of her death.

Muriel was the daughter of Gawler Town Inspector, Phillip Cheek.

The Muriel Cheek Memorial Scholarship is offered at Melbourne University.

Researched by Allen Tiller for the Gawler History Team.

 

 Vale Brian Thom

First published on the ‘Gawler: Colonial Athens’ blog on 24/10/2021.

RIP - Brian Thom, Gawler History Team founder, Deputy Mayor, and Councillor.

 
Brian was passionate about Gawler's history and made a damn good cappuccino!
I will miss hearing 'How are you my boy?' every time I walk into a history team meeting, or into his home, where he was always welcoming and ready to offer a wine, port, or coffee. He never once forgot to ask how Karen was doing, or how my studies were going...

Brian was very generous with his time, advice and his knowledge. We spent many an hour discussing Gawler's history and how it can be preserved and promoted.

 
He came into my life just after my dad passed away, and in some way, I guess he fulfilled that fatherly figure we all sometimes need.

His are big shoes to fill. He had spoken to me many times about me taking his place in the future as Gawler History Team chairperson. He obviously saw something in me, I don't see in myself.
His stubbornness, his pestering people, and his passion are what drove the team for more than ten years, and without him there, even in the background as a mentor, it's going to be a much more subdued Gawler History Team for quite some time.

Vale Brian Thom, you will be missed greatly, by many.

 
Our Condolences to Bev and the rest of the Thom family.

www.gawlerhistory.com

  

Joseph Kettlewell and Julia Hannah Guy.

First published on the ‘Gawler: Colonial Athens’ blog on 24/10/2021

Joseph Kettewell Guy was born on 8 Oct 1875 in Gawler, South Australia. His father was Philip Kettewell Guy (1837-1922) and his mother was Louisa Ella Pilgrim (1841-1936).

Joseph married Julia Hannah Guy (nee Whinnen). Born 21 April 1875 at the Wallaroo Mines, South Australia, Australia. Joseph married Julia Hannah Whinnen on 24 June 1902, at the Residence of John Whinnen, Gawler.

Together they had one child; Marjorie Elizabeth Louisa Guy (1903 - ?).

Joseph Kettewell Guy was a founding member of the Gawler Bicycle Club

Joseph Kettewell Guy Died on 15 July 1964 – in West Mitcham, South Australia.

Julia Hannah Guy (nee Whinnen) died on 23 November 1966 - in South Australia, aged 91 years old.

 

Gawler History Team is seeking more information on the Guy family in Gawler. Please contact the Gawler History Team at gawlerhistory@gmail.com with historical information.

 

researched and written by Allen Tiller. 

Sources:
https://gawlerhistory.com/Guy_Joseph_Kettewell_%26_Julia_Hannah