Lenswood 1916-1917 overview
Transcript of Lenswood 1916-1917 overview
Ref: 1931 'Answers to Correspondents.', Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 -‐ 1954), 5 March, p. 21, viewed 29 June, 2015, hHp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-‐arKcle90489658
“Lenswood is not officially listed as a township.”
NaKonal Library of Australia “I give up!”
Not gaze<ed. Will inves>gate further …
POST OFFICE – 1 June 1917
When is a town a town?
Postal Service 1884 • Archibald Rowley wrote that the nearest Post Office was Lobethal, which
had a small woollen mill at the Kme. Once a week he walked, with one of the girl students, to Lobethal to collect leHers. (Apr 17 1946)
• Mrs Fry sent workman (or school kids) to collect from Lobethal and Harriet Fry (Polly CaldicoH) kept post for 2 years (Stringybarks p200)
Circa 1887 Mrs Eglinton and Fanny (later Mrs George Mason) (Stringybarks p200)
Ref: Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Guide (published yearly) -‐ Number 15
FOREST RANGE, February 14. A mee>ng was held at Forest Range East, with a view of making arrangements to overcome postal difficul>es. Some of the residents live over four miles from the present post-‐office, and oRen experience great inconvenience in collec>ng their mails. The following were selected as a deputa>on to wait on the Deputy Postmaster-‐General: Messrs. W. MacLaren (chairman), A. Mason (Secretary), H. Trevenen, J. Vickers, J. Green, J. Schultz, R. E. Townsend, H. Caldico<, and F. Green. Ref: 1917 'THE COUNTRY.', The AdverKser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 -‐ 1931), 17 February, p. 12, viewed 9 July, 2015, hHp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-‐arKcle5562708
Ref: 1917 'LENSWOOD POST OFFICE.', Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 -‐ 1924), 5 June, p. 7, viewed 29 June, 2015, hHp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-‐arKcle105409835
1. Converted shed behind school (sly grog shop) • 1 June 1917 -‐ J.G. Rogers • 1 July 1920 -‐ Myra Green (Mrs Cecil Mason) • July 1922 -‐ Hazel Goldsworthy • 1 January 1924 -‐ Mrs Hilda Boerth (Mrs Fountain)
2. Cnr Swamp Road • May 1927-‐ Mrs Hilda Boerth (Mrs Fountain)
3. 1974 – Four Square Store / Lenswood Shop / General Store Ref: Stringybarks p202
Ba<le of Lens (Hill 60) was by Canada in August – this was aRer Lenswood was named
Sister township with Lenswood in Manitoba, Canada
Lenswood named by Arthur Mason
Australian soldiers fought near Lens in the ba<le of Bullecourt in April & May 1917. 10,000 men were lost.