Category Archives: Migration

No Irish need apply

Posted on October 6, 2014 by sarthure

After recalling the old stories about 1950s London when boarding houses and shops had signs in their windows that No Irish Need Apply, I thought I might have a little trawl through the nineteenth century South Australian newspapers on Trove. To be perfectly … Continue reading →

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Mystery metal man – could he be Charles Gavan Duffy?

Posted on March 20, 2014 by sarthure

A little while ago, I wrote about the small metal bust of an unknown man, found some years ago on Baker’s Flat. I had a theory it might be Gladstone. But now there’s another contender. One of the followers of this … Continue reading →

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Keeping the traditions alive – St Brigid’s crosses

Posted on February 25, 2014 by sarthure

The month of February is associated with St Brigid, one of Ireland’s patron saints, and whose feast day is celebrated on 1 February. She was a contemporary of St Patrick, renowned for her holiness and goodness. One of the legends about … Continue reading →

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Leaving for a different place

Posted on April 3, 2013 by sarthure

A significant part of my research at Baker’s Flat is about migration – where did these hundreds of Irish people come from, and how did they end up in a field in Kapunda? Why did they come in the first … Continue reading →

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