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Newspaper Sources

Information about flood events was acquired from newspapers. In excess of 200,000 issues were searched during the course of this project. In the book the generic or common name of newspapers has been used in line with the practice of the State Library of South Australia and to introduce consistency to the newspaper listings.

Some South Australian newspapers have had many name changes or adaptations over time whilst others have remained unaltered. This appendix provides a medium for researchers to refer to the source article using the newspaper masthead at the time. It enables researchers to use the correct newspaper name when citing reports. However, in a few cases the name of the newspaper on its masthead differs from the name used on other pages of the same edition. Where there may have been only an occasional citation of a newspaper and there is no name change, it is not listed in this appendix. Subtitles of newspapers have not been included.

The Advertiser
12 July 1858 – 22 March 1889	The South Australian Advertiser
23 March 1889 – 20 February 1931	The Advertiser
21 February 1931 – 30 September 1931	The Advertiser and Register
1 October 1931 – Present	The Advertiser
The Border Watch
26 April 1861 – 5 May 1874	Border Watch
6 May 1874 – Present	The Border Watch
The Bunyip
5 September 1863 – Present	The Bunyip
The Chronicle
17 July 1858 – 28 December 1867	The South Australian Weekly Chronicle
4 January 1868 –  6 August 1881	The South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail
13 August 1881 – 9 March 1889	The South Australian Weekly Chronicle
16 March 1889 – 28 September 1895	The South Australian Chronicle
5 October 1895 – 26 September 1975	The Chronicle
The Eyre Peninsula Tribune
2 December 1910 – 10 September 1959	Eyre’s Peninsula Tribune
17 September 1959 – 8 September 1960	The Eyre Peninsula Tribune and KimbaDispatch
15 September 1960 – Present	The Eyre Peninsula Tribune
The Maitland Watch
22 December 1911 – 26 June 1969	The Maitland Watch
Mount Barker Courier
1 October 1880 – 7 September 1960	Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser
14 December 1960 – 8 January 1992	Mount Barker Courier
15 January 1992 – Present	The Courier (Mt. Barker).
The Murray Pioneer
9 April 1892 – 4 July 1913	The Renmark Pioneer
11 July 1913 – Present	The Murray Pioneer
The Murray Valley Standard
23 November 1934 – Present	The Murray Valley Standard
The Naracoorte Herald
14 December 1875 – 22 December 1947	The Narracoorte Herald
5 January 1948 – Present	The Naracoorte Herald
The News
24 July 1923 –  27 March 1992	The News
The Northern Argus
19 February 1869 – Present	The Northern Argus
The Observer
1 July 1843 – 31 December 1904	The Adelaide Observer
7 January 1905 – 19 February 1931	The Observer
The Port Augusta Dispatch
18 August 1877 – 21 April 1916	The Port Augusta Dispatch
Port Lincoln Times
5 August 1927 – Present	Port Lincoln Times
The Register
18 June 1836 – 15 June 1839	South Australian Gazette and Colonial Register
22 June 1839 – 31 December 1900	The South Australian Register
1 January 1901 – 1 February 1929	The Register
2 February 1929 – 20 February 1931	The Register News – Pictorial
The Southern Argus
17 March 1866 – Present	The Southern Argus
Sunday Mail
4 May 1912 – 31 January 1954	The Mail
6 February 1954 – 24 December 1955	The SA Sunday Mail
31 December 1955 – Present	Sunday Mail
The Transcontinental
24 October 1914 – Present	The Transcontinental
The Victor Harbor Times
23 August 1912 – 1 Septembe r 1922	The Victor Harbor Times
8 September 1922 – 9 May 1930	Victor Harbour Times
16 May 1930 – 8 April 1932	The Times Victor Harbour
15 April 1932 – 22 March 1978	Victor Harbour Times
30 March 1978 – 29 June 1983	Victor Harbor Times
6 July 1983 – 31 December 1986	Victor Harbor The Times
7 January 1987 – Present	The Times
West Coast Sentinel
28 June 1912 – 16 July 1926	The West Coast Sentinel
23 July 1926 – present	West Coast Sentinel

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Historical Publications

A directory of local historical societies is available on the web at Ground Truth, a community resource guide to the human & environmental history of South Australia. It was originally sourced from a list (dated 2 July 1997) compiled by Dr. B. Grantsbury of Angaston and supplied by the History Trust of South Australia. It has since been updated from another list supplied by the History Trust, dated 18 September 2000. Histories of South Australia

Pamphlets, books, and essays that were referred to for the flood history project include:

Auhl, Ian, The Story of the ‘Monster Mine’: The Burra Burra Mine and its Townships, 1845-1877, Hawthorndene, SA: Investigator Press [District Council of Burra Burra], 1986, ISBN: 0858640937.

Blum, Ron, The SecondValley: A History of Second Valley, South Australia’, 2nd edn, Oaklands Park, SA: Openbook Print, 2002, ISBN: 0958957223.

Bulter, Reg, The Quiet Waters By: The Mount Pleasant District, 1843-1993, Mount Pleasant, SA: District Council of Mount Pleasant, 1993, ISBN: 0646156128.

Couper-Smartt, John, Port Adelaide: Tales From a “Commodious Harbour”, Port Adelaide, SA: Friends of the South Australian Maritime Museum, 2003, ISBN: 0646420585.

Dolling, Alison, The History of the Marion on the Sturt: The Story of a Changing Landscape and its People, Frewville, SA: Peacock Publications [commissioned by the City of Marion], 1981, ISBN: 0909209480.

Dunstan, Martin, Willunga: Town and District, Blackwood, SA: Lynton, 1977-1987, ISBN: 0869462962 (1837-1900); 0869463608 (1901-1925); 0858640341 (1926-1950); 0858641038 (1951-1975).

Gladstone Centenary Committee, Gladstone: A Meeting of Creeks: A Breaking of Gauges: One Hundred Years of Development of the Gladstone District 1880-1980, Gladstone, SA: Gladstone Centenary Committee, 1980, ISBN: 0959450203.

Kelly, D G, People, Places and Serious Business: District Council of Kingscote 1888-1988, Kingscote, SA: District Council of Kingscote, 1988, ISBN: 073163070X

Linn, Rob, The River Flows: A History of Mannum on the River Murray, Blackwood, SA: Historical Consultants for Mid Murray Council, 1997, ISBN: 0646340123.

Mallala Council Community Development Board & Two Wells, Mallala and District History Book Committee, Life Around the Light: A History of the Mallala District Council Area, Mallala, SA: Community Development Board of the Council District of Mallala, 1985, ISBN: 0958895902.

Mills, A Richard, Kugna Tuko: A History of Kanmantoo, Adelaide, SA: Kanmantoo Progress Association, 1981, ISBN: 0959441611.

Murdoch, Judith & Parker, Heather, History of Naracoorte, Revised edn, Naracoorte, SA: Chamber of Commerce, 1963, ISBN: 0959864725

Murray Bridge and District Historical Society, Across the Mighty Murray: Murray Bridge, 1st edn, Murray Bridge, SA: Murray Bridge Historical Society [Pioneer Books], 1988, ISBN: 0958984048.

Nunn, Jean, Waikerie and District: Gateway to the Riverland, Waikerie, SA: Waikerie Historical Society, 1994, ISBN: 0858640937.

Palmer, A, Head of the Rivers, a District History: Blacksprings, Manoora, Waterloo, pba, ISBN: 0646109375.

Parsons, Ronald, HindmarshTown: A History of the Village, District Council and Corporate Town of Hindmarsh, South Australia, Hindmarsh, SA: Corporation of the Town of Hindmarsh, 1974, ISBN: 0959879307.

Wachtel, Joan A., Moorook: Bend in the River, Hawthorndene, SA: Investigator Press, 1982, ISBN: 0959365303.

Warburton, James, W., Payneham: GardenVillage to City’, Felixstow, SA: City of Payneham, 1983, ISBN: 095919990X

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