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The
EnfieldWard
includes the suburbs of Blair Athol,
Clearview, Enfield, Kilburn, Manningham and parts of
Broadview and Sefton Park. Before European settlement,
the area that is now known as Enfield was covered with an
abundance of pine trees. In 1840, a 35 year old labourer
named George Hickox came to Adelaide fromWorthing
in Sussex. Hickox applied for a land grant, which served
as permission to buy land and with the grant he purchased
land which included much of what is now Enfield. The
area now known as Kilburn was originally known as
Chicago. There are numerous historic landmarks around
the Enfield ward, including the majestic property at Barton
Vale, Enfield, St Clement’s Church in Blair Athol and a
more recent memorial in Manningham. Enfield Cemetery
also offers insight into the evolving history of our City. It
features separate sections including the RSL and Children’s
Garden as well areas catering for many denominations
including Anglican, Buddhist, Catholic, Lutheran, Muslim and
Orthodox.
The
KlemzigWard
includes the suburbs of Klemzig and
Windsor Gardens and parts of Gilles Plains, Holden Hill
and part of Dernancourt. Settlement in the Gilles Plains
and Holden Hill area dates from the 1840s, with land
used mainly for grazing and hay growing. Much growth
took place in the late 1800s. Klemzig’s first inhabitants
were German Lutherans, persecuted for their beliefs
in Prussia under King FrederickWilliam III. Assisted by
George Fife Angas, the first group of 21 Lutherans arrived
on the Bengalee in 1838, with a further 200 arriving on
the Prince George, a journey that had taken 19 weeks.
South Australian Colonists, pleased that labour was on
its way had supported this by providing £350 for the
journey. The colonists hoped the new arrivals would be
placed individually throughout the colony where they
were needed as carpenters or shearers but the Prussians
wanted to remain as a community. An important piece of
the state’s multicultural history can be found at the Klemzig
Pioneer Cemetery, located on the corner of Second
Avenue and Spring Grove.This cemetery was closed in
the early 1860’s and subsequently reclaimed after the
purchase of the land by the government. The Lutheran
Church cared for and restored the cemetery, clearing it of
brushwood and iron fencing. During the South Australian
centennial year in 1986 a memorial to the pioneers was
erected and unveiled by Governor GeorgeWinston
Dugan. The cemetery was incorporated as the Klemzig
Cemetery Trust in 1937.
Tha nks very mu ch for a ll y
rega rdi ng the Eric Sutton O