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[2] GEN: Occupation: Carter or teamster, farmer and bullock driver. From Australian emigration docs.
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GEN: Emigration: Emigrated to Austrlia aboad the "Emily" arriving at Port Adelaide, South Australia in 1849.
GEN: Residence: Lived on the Port Road for 3 years until moving to One Tree Hill in 1852 where they lived for the next 28 years.
GEN: Later moved to Smithfield, South Australia.
GEN: ONE TREE HILL HISTORY:
GEN: ONE TREE HILL takes its name from the One Tree Hill Inn licensed in 1851, which was the meeting place of the District Council
GEN: of Munno Para for many years.
GEN: The settement commenced 1867 on land owned by James Purdie. On September 26th, 1866, the Gawler Wesleyan Circuit decided that
GEN: application be made for permission to build chapels at One Tree Hill, Pimberton Plains and Willaston.. and on December 26th,
GEN: 1866 that One Tree Hill be taken up and preaching established at once. In this way, Methodism came to One Tree Hill.
GEN: Land on which the church is built was a government grant to William Henry Gantrell, on December 4th, 1852 by Sir Henry Fox
GEN: Young, Governor of South Australia at that time. On March 17th 1855, the land was transferred to James Purdie, farmer, who
GEN: transferred the land to the trustrees of the Methodist Church of One Tree Hill on July 23rd, 1867 at a cost of 5 pounds.
GEN: The Church foundation stone was laid on August 13th 1867. In 1992, on the 125th anniversary of the Church, a celebration was
GEN: held and the Church thrives today under the name of One Tree Hill Uniting Church.
GEN: PURDIE LANDHOLDINGS:
GEN: James Purdie owned land Hundred of Everard 30-1-18874 near Mt. Templeton via Balaklava, South Australia.
GEN: He owned land between Murraytown and Melrose (near Wild Dog Creek).
GEN: He purchased sections 49 and 20 hundred of Booleroo 2--11-1875. On 7-8-1878 the land was transferred to his son, John Gardiner
GEN: Purdie and in 1886 it was transferred to Phillip Wade.