Strathalbyn Directory 1872 (South Australia)

Strathalbyn is a Municipal Township in the Electoral District of Mount Barker, 35 miles S.E. from Adelaide, on the main line to Wellington and overland to Victoria, and to the Goolwa, Port Elliot, and Victor Harbor. Coaches run twice daily between Strathtflbyn and Adelaide, and trucks twice daily by the Southern Tramways from Strathalbyn to Middleton, Port Elliot, Victor Harbor, and Goolwa.

Stipendiary Magistrate — G. F. Dashwood, Esq.

Justices of the Peace
John Cheriton
Robert Davenport
H. Ferguson
John Kirkham
James Rankine
Matthew Rankine
Robert Rankine
William Rankine

Commissioner for taking Affidavits for Supreme Court —Mr E. Waddy

District Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages —Mr F. Horne

Local Court — Full and Limited Jurisdiction, Wednesday after Second Monday in every month;
Magistrate, G F Dashwood
Clerk, E. Waddy

Police Station — Officer in charge, PT V. Nalty

Post and Telegraph Office — Post and Telegraph Master, Mr H. G. Watson

Municipal Council
Mayor, Mr A. Catt
Councillors,
T. Stephens
T. Cornelius
M. Woolfitt
H. Ferguson
Town Clerk, S. R. Bosisto

District Council
Chairman, A. Rankine
D. F. Gollan
E. S. Stark
J. Gilbert
J. Pallant
Clerk, S. R. Bosisto

Registrar of Dogs — Mr S R Bosisto

Public Pound — J. Tonkin, Poundkeeper

Southern Tramways
Manager, Mr J. Rumball;
Stationmaster at Strathalbyn, Mr T. Adams

Banks
National Bank of Australasia: Manager, Mr T. J. S. O'Halloran
Savings' Bank— At Post Office; Agent, Mr H. G. Watson

Clergy
Church of England, Rev F. S. Poole;
Presbyterian, ——
Wesleyan, Rev J. Y. Simpson
Primitive Methodist, Rev J. G. Wright
Christians, Mr G. B. Moysey

Strathalbyn Institute
President, His Worship the Mayor (Mr A. Catt)
Secretary, Mr John McFarlane
Treasurer, Mr A. Taylor
Open from 10 a m to 10 p m ; Subscription, 2s 6d per quarter

Strathalbyn Agricultural Society
President, Mr Donald Gollan
Vice-President, Mr J. Cheriton
Secretary, Mr S. R. Bosisto

Strathalbyn Rifle Association
President, Captain Rankine
Secretary, Mr S. R. Bosisto

Strathalbyn Enfield Club
President, Capt. Rankine ;
Hon. Secretary, Mr S. R. Bosisto

Strathalbyn Smallbore Club
President, Mr W. Colman
Hon. Secretary, Mr S. R. Bosisto

Strathalbyn Permanent Land, Building, and Investment Society
Chairman, Mr Thos. Stephens
Secretary, Mr S. R. Bosisto

Strathalbyn Mutual Improvement Society
President, Rev. J. G. Wright
Secretary, Mr W. Noye

Strathalbyn Band of Hope
President, Rev J. G. Wright
Secretary, Mr J. G. Wright, jun.

Newspaper
The Southern Argus, Fisher & Elliott, Proprietors, published every Friday morning

Cricket Club
President, Mr W. Colman
Vice President, Rev F. S. Poole
Secretary, Mr J. W. Downing

MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
Strathalbyn
Mayor, A. Catt
Councillors,
T. Stephens
T. Cornelius
M. Woolfitt
H. Ferguson
Town Clerk, S. R. Bosisto

DISTRICT COUNCILS.
Alexandrina
Chairman, J. Rankine
— Yelland,
J. Goldsworthy
T. F. Robinson
— Jarred
Clerk, John Crawford

Bremer
Chairman, E. Steer
H. Pavey
H. Fairweather
W. A. E. West
J. Borrett
Clerk, W. D. Stephenson
Langhorne's Bridge

Echunga
Chairman, F. R. Hunt
S. Attwell
A. von Doussa
W. Hough
J. Saunders
Clerk, T. D. Finey

Encounter Bay
Chairman, D. Jones
E. Robinson
R. Nettle
R. Thompson
W. C. Hawkins
Clerk, J. Higgins

Macclesfield
Chairman, T. Graham, JP
H. Lewis
J. Castles
H. Marker
S. Robinson
Clerk, H. Dixon.

Mount Barker
Chairman, W. H. Dunn, JP
M. Wraight
F. May, JP
T. Paltridge JP
J. Rundle.
Clerk, F. I. Smith

Narracoorte
Chairman, D. Simpson
— Agar,
P. Foster
— Gunning
— Grieves
Clerk, J. Thomas.

Onaunga
Chairman, W. Brook
J. R. Hamlyn
A. McDonald
J. Good
G. Hartmann
Clerk, B. Smith
Woodchester

Port Elliot and Goolwa 
Chairman, W. Rankine
B. Welch
R. Sunman
Jacob Turrell
M. Wardle
Clerk, Sidney Hake
Goolwa

Rapid Bay
Chairman, T. Bennett
J. C. Leonard,
J. Lord
— Shepherd
— Cook
Clerk, B. B. Parlor
Ballaparinga

Strathalbyn
Chairman, A. Rankine
D. F. Gollan
E. S. Stark
J. Gilbert
J. Pallant
Clerk, S. R. Bosisto.

Yankalilla
Chairman, C. R. Ward
J. Martin
R. Martin
J. Dufty
J. C. Tonkin
Clerk, Alex Smith

LAW COURTS
Goolwa — Full and limited jurisdiction, second Wednesday, after first Tuesday, in every month
Stipendiary Magistrate, B. F. Laurie
Clerk, H. C. Scarfe

Kingston — Full and limited jurisdiction, third Thursday in every alternate month
Stipendiary Magistrate, G. B. Scott
Clerk, E. Beck

Mount Barker — Full and limited jurisdiction, first Monday in every month
Stipendiary Magistrate, G. F. Dashwood
Clerk, W. G. McCullagh

Narracoorte — Full and limited jurisdiction, fourth Thursday in every alternate month
Stipendiary Magistrate, G. B. Scott. Esq.
Clerk, Mr H. J. Horsfall

Port Elliot — Full and limited jurisdiction third Thursday, after first Tuesday, in each month
Stipendiary Magistrate, B. F. Laurie
Clerk, H. C. Scarfe

Strathalbyn — Full and limited jurisdiction, Wednesday after 2nd Monday in every month
Stipendiary Magistrate, G. F. Dashwood
Clerk, E. Waddy

Willunga — Full and limited jurisdiction, first Wednesday, after first Tuesday, in every month
Stipendiary Magistrate, B. F. Laurie
Clerk, Mr. J. T. Keats

Yankalilla — Full and limited jurisdiction, first Tuesday in every month
Stipendiary Magistrate, B. F. Laurie
Clerk, C. W. Scott


Source: Strathalbyn Directory (1872, May 17). Southern Argus (Port Elliot, SA : 1866 - 1954), p. 4.

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