Tothill Creek, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Tothill Creek
State:sa
Postcode:5413
Dist1:32
Dir1:north
Location1:Kapunda
Dist2:16
Dir2:east
Location2:Saddleworth
Lga:Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
Stategov:Frome
Fedgov:Grey
Coordinates:-34.088°N 138.916°W
Near-N:Tothill Belt
Near-E:Ngapala
Near-Se:Julia
Near-S:Tarnma
Near-Sw:Marrabel
Near-Nw:Steelton
Footnotes:[1]

Tothill Creek is a locality in the Mid North of South Australia. it is in the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys, 16 kilometres east of Saddleworth. It was named for Charles Tothill, who held land under an occupation licence from 1843.[2] The area was part of Anlaby Station.

The Tothill Creek Primary school opened in 1883. Both it and the post office are now closed.[3] Tothill Creek area had two churches. The Church of England was on a rise on the western side, overlooking the valley, with a cemetery behind it.[4] The Kollyowha Primitive Methodist Church and school was two kilometres north of the Tothill Creek School, but all that remains visible is a couple of headstones. It also had a blacksmith, butcher and Royal Oak Hotel.[5]

A report in the Adelaide Observer in 1866 describes the population as a mixture of German and Irish farmers.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Tothill Creek (LOCB) . SA0049180 . Property Location Browser Report . 1 September 2008 . Government of South Australia . 30 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Place Names of South Australia - T . The Manning Index of South Australia History . 30 September 2017 . State Library of South Australia.
  3. Web site: Placename Details: Tothill Creek Primary School . SA0035919 . Property Location Browser Report . 31 August 2009 . Government of South Australia . 30 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Tothill Creek Cemeteries . Flinders Ranges Research . 30 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Heritage Pegs . Stan . Rowett . 30 September 2017.
  6. News: ROUND THE NORTH. . . XXIV . 1288 . South Australia . 9 June 1866 . 30 September 2017 . 6 . National Library of Australia.