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Auburn Historian Col. J.W. Castine
"Ancient History" 73 Years in South Australia By LIEUT.-COLONEL J. W. CASTINE (1932, October 6). Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954),...
Jon Ruwolt
Jan 26, 20248 min read
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Historic Kadlunga Estate, Mintaro
Kadlunga station, near Mintaro in the Clare Valley has recently sold for $40 m.
Jon Ruwolt
Jul 9, 202015 min read
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Generous Mrs. Christison
A Clare citizen all her life, Diana Hope was born in Clare at "Wolta Wolta", the Hope family residence in beautiful wooded country.
Jon Ruwolt
May 24, 202012 min read
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Faithful Mr William Beare
Northern Argus (Clare, SA) Fri 30 Apr 1943 Page 5 William Beare was an old colonist, as he landed as a child of ten, with his parents,...
Jon Ruwolt
May 20, 20206 min read
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Founder Paddy Gleeson: "King of Clare"
A true specimen of the fine old Irish gentleman was Edward Burton Gleeson, known familiarly as Paddy Gleeson, the King of Clare.
Jon Ruwolt
Apr 3, 202014 min read
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First Motor Cars in Clare !
In 1904 Dr O W Smith of Clare SA bought a De Dion Bouton car (one cylinder), and this was the first car North of Adelaide.
Jon Ruwolt
Mar 22, 20206 min read
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The Hope family of "Wolta Wolta"
The Hope family were pioneer pastoralists of South Australia, whose family home of Wolta Wolta in Clare was burnt out on Ash Wednesday 1983.
Jon Ruwolt
Mar 16, 202010 min read
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The Gillen Family in Clare
Thomas Gillen (1823-1873) and Bridget McCann (1829-1920) emigrated from Cavan in 1855, they lived at Onetree Hill northeast of Adelaide...
Jon Ruwolt
Feb 22, 202010 min read
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