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From: "Avryl Wait" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] Wirreanda/Gordon???
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 22:19:19 +1000
References: <003c01c21127$9dd1e310$67ba8a90@oem431gpnbkngy>


I too have been looking for info on Wirreanda and thank the listers for the
enlighting details.
Noelene, if the books you mentioned have an index would you please do a
lookup for FINCH please.
Avryl.

----- Original Message -----
From: Noeleen Smith <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AUS-SAGEN] Wirreanda/Gordon???


> > Alan,
> >
> > the hundred of Wirreanda was proclaimed in 1877. It comprised reclaimed
> > land from the stations "Wirrieanda", "Kanyaka" and "Yednalue", and was
> south
> > west of what is now known as Hawker.
> >
> > The following is an excerpt from "Hawker... Hub of the Flinders" Hans
> > Mincham.
> >
> > "Land Sales in Wirreanda were also began in the latter half of 1877, and
> > sections sold readily." " There was less land available in Wirreanda
> > .........as a quarter of the Hundred had been leased by the University
as
> a
> > single block for two and a half years."
> >
> > " By 1880 Wirreanda had been fully settled and acquired a town -
Craddock"
> >
> > The book goes on to talk a lot about Craddock and what became of it.
> There
> > is also mention of a Book "Memories of Craddock"
> >
> > Alan, there is heaps in this book including maps of the original
Hundreds.
> > If you want scan or more info, am happy to pass it on.
> >
> > I am a native of the North East and passed through Craddock enroute to
> > Hawker many times. It is not just ruins, only just though.
> >
> > Noeleen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alan Moore" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 12:26 AM
> > Subject: [AUS-SAGEN] Wirreanda/Gordon???
> >
> >
> > > Could SKS please enlighten me.
> > >
> > > In the family tree are a number of ancestors born at Wirreanda SA.
The
> > only record I can find at the moment is for a Creek south of Hawker, and
> > some ruins in general area.
> > >
> > > Could someone advise where Wirreanda in fact was, and if it had a name
> > change, as I thought I had some recollection of the name Gordon being
> > mentioned.
> > >
> > > regards
> > > Alan
> > >
> > >
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