District Council of Enfield Historical Records 1853 - 1935

during- the gold rush. It was while at (lepps Cross that lohn Ragless, junr., gave Ridle}' valuahle assistance in the design ing of the first reaping machine. Ridley was elected to the District Council of Yatala in 1862. Ragless, junr., was a member of the first District Council of Yatala and was the second Chairman of the Council. In 1875 he rebuilt Angmering House, which is situated on the Main North Road and adjoins the Council property on the north side. The house i.s at present occupied by a son of John Ragless. The land on which the Enfield Institute is built, was presented to the Institute Trust by John Ragless. In 1932 the Council changed the name of First Avenue, Enfield Park, to ''Ragless" .-Vvenuc in honour of the Ragless family. Charles French Eolland. senr., arrived in South Australia in January, 1839, from Devonshire, and after living for three years at Pennington Terrace, North .Adelaide, he moved to Pine h'orest, Enfield. It was from this property that the first piles used in the Port River were obtained. Mr. Eolland was a member of the Council for several years, and was Chairman in 1864. Mr. C. F. Eolland, junr., a son, who now owns the Pine I'^orest homestead, was also a member of the Council for many }-ears and held the office of Chairman during 1903-1904. Mr. Edmund il(-)wman started sheep-farming in Tasmania in 1835, and came to .South .Australia in 1839, taking up land at Enfield and Dry Creek. The fine Bowman homestead, "Barton \Hle," built many years later, is now owned by the .Salvation Arm\- and is known as the "Barton A^ale Girls' Home." Mr. George Brandis was one of the earliest settlers in the district, having arrived in South .Australia in 1838 by the ship "Eden." He lived near Gepps Cross, and was well known as the producer of the Brandis almond. Collins Street, Enfield, formerly known as "Well Lane" and the entrance to Poor Man's Section, was the original thoroughfare to the well sunk by the villagers at the western end. The first village homes were unique, and comprised a row, along the "AYell T.ane," of comfortable, one-room dug- 13