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The first settlers established farms in the Kersbrook area in the early 1831s due to its relatively gentle slopes. John Bowden, manager of the South Australian Company's dairy farm at Hackney, bought the 32-hectare (79-acre) section 6146, Hundred of Para Wirra, and named it Kersbrook after the Cornish farm where he was born. [3]
Williamstown was essentially a farming area with sheep and cattle in the early days with fruit orchards, mixed farms and vines. Williamstown also sustained a forestry and lumber industry from the earliest days with three sawmills. Today only a small family-owned timber sawmill and Cooperage remains with the closure of the two larger mills by 1990.
Feed the Children's domestic programs focus on the acquisition, management, and distribution of food and other gift-in-kind goods to regional and local community partners, agencies, and food banks throughout the United States. In fiscal year 2021, Feed the Children provided 91.5 million pounds of shelf-stable food and other goods. [1]
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The settlement was established by the South Australia Company, and was originally called Philptown after founding publican Oliver Philp.First settled early in the 1840s, the township was laid out after the opening of the North East Road in the 1850s.
Unusual gold specimen from the old Victoria Gold Mine, probably the first gold mine worked in Australia, near Castambul. [3]The part of the ranges south of and including the Barossa Valley are commonly known as the South Mount Lofty Ranges, and the highest part of this section is the summit of Mount Lofty (710 m or 2,330 ft).
Parents are ringing the dinner bell early — right after school — claiming it makes for a calmer and happier evening. “I was tired of giving snacks to my kids who then didn’t eat dinner ...