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Jon Ruwolt
May 31, 202012 min read
Spirited Sir Walter Hughes
Early life - On the Ocean Wave - Copper Calls - Discovery Disputed - Moonta Mine + Milestones - Fortunes Made - Goes Roving - Benefits -...
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Jon Ruwolt
May 24, 202012 min read
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.
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Jon Ruwolt
May 20, 20206 min read
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,...
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Jon Ruwolt
Apr 3, 202014 min read
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.
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 22, 20206 min read
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.
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 21, 20207 min read
Explorers Burke & Wills in Clare's Past
Links with the Past before Clare's Centenary in 1942.
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 19, 202010 min read
A Clare disaster: Fire at the Flour Mill
Clare boasted a police station, bakery, two flour mills, two hotels and numerous retail businesses. Clare's biggest blaze was July 25 1890
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 19, 20202 min read
Northern Argus: Links with the Past
Links with the Past before Clare's Centenary in 1942.
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 16, 202010 min read
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.
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 15, 20205 min read
Clare's First Settlers
We acknowledge that the earlier occupiers of the land in South Australia were the indigenous people of South Australia. This article...
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 12, 202011 min read
Heard about the great Hill River Stone Wall?
THE GREAT STONE WALL ON HILL RIVER - 7,040.000 stones - Who Built it? - C. B. Fisher - The builders of the wall - This Heritage Stone...
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 8, 20203 min read
Clare's Old Stepping Stones
LINKS TO THE PAST: THE FAMOUS STEPPING STONES IN BURTON STREET, CLARE By "Clarion" From: Blyth Agriculturist (SA : 1908 - 1954) Fri 19...
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Jon Ruwolt
Mar 7, 20207 min read
Who knows what about Clare's Links with the Past?
LINKS WITH THE PAST: Articles 1 to 2, of 13 articles published in the Northern Argus and the Blyth Agriculturalist: Northern Argus...
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Jon Ruwolt
Feb 29, 202014 min read
Daring Dr. Bain of Clare
Dr. Bain, in case you don’t know about him (and why should you?) was often called “England’s greatest gift to Clare”! He was also...
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Jon Ruwolt
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Martindale Hall Fight
Martindale Hall: Fight to keep historic mansion in public hands Martindale Hall Estate – National Trust’s Vision to create a world class...
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Jon Ruwolt
Feb 22, 202010 min read
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...
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