Parham Intro

A TIMELINE

1837: First ketches in St Vincent Gulf
1851 first settlement of interior
1856 Hundred of Dublin surveyed and officially named
1870 George Baker loaded first grain at “Dublin Shipping Place”
1876 Survey of the town of “Parham”. Bakers Creek first appears on maps
27 June 1876 “Parham” officially gazetted
1880’s Port Parham at peak of activity, number of houses and barns built for the grain trade
C1905 James Nairn of Grace Plains build substantial dwelling at 56 The Esplanade
1905 George Long identifies a horse that swam from Ardrossan
1918 two men lost at sea, the crew of the ketch “Buck”
C1920 Theodore Graue of Willaston builds substantial dwelling at 70 The Esplanade
1924: Port Wakefield Proof and experimental Range established
C1927 Webb’s Carbonate of Lime established
C1933 Webb Family move to Port Parham
1938 King Tide results in the creation of First and Second Creeks (later known as Parham and Webb Creeks)
1943: Pilot whales beached
1943 Avro Anson crashes at sea, no survivors
C 1947 crown land south off South Terrace surveyed and released for coastal lease
1948 Last ketch takes grain from Port Parham

C 1950 Port Parham Progress Association established
C1958 Methodist hall built
C1960 Whimpress family establish shop and kiosks
C1964 Mains power provided
C 1964 land east of East Terrace Subdivided and sold by Mallala District Council
C 1968 Catholic retreat established
1968 King tide results in flooding of township
1970’s Webb Beach established under RED (Rural Employment Development) sheme
1982 Australian Government attempts to resume the town for extension of the proof range.

1986 Community action results in the government backing down on extension
1984 Port Parham sports and Social Club established
1990: Club building opened
1991 mains water reticulation provided
1993 Council bans camping on the foreshore: Port Parham and Webb Beach Progress Association formed
1996 Parham Camp ground established
2011 Fin Whale beached

2017 PADAG established
2018 Adeliade International Bird Sanctuary established
2020 Jinker Centre/Interpretative Centre established
2023 Camp Ground restored and placed under the management of the Lions Club and PADAG

PARHAM
	The Informed WALK Here
*But first - A SLICE OF HISTORY*
	Named as Parham (also called Port Parham in some sources) is a town and a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about 63 kilometres (39 miles) north-northwest of the state capital of Adelaide and about 23 kilometres (14 miles) west of the municipal seat of Mallala. Parham was proclaimed as a government town on 7 July 1876 with its boundaries being extended on 24 January 1980. The boundaries for the locality of same name and which includes the extent of the government town were proclaimed on 5 June 1997. It is reported as being named after John Pocock Parham, an early settler who arrived in South Australia in 1839. It was also historically known locally as Dublin Beach. It was known as the Dublin landing place as early as 1871. with shipping recorded from 1870s. Prior to the Government Town and well before the railway reaching Calomba and Long Plains, Parham was the site of a major port for shipping grain to Port Adelaide from the Northern Adelaide Plains. The 2016 Australian census which was conducted in August 2016 reports that Parham had a population of 216 people. Today, Parham is a holiday and recreational fishing settlement, famous for blue swimmer crabs. In the past it was a port for Ketches shipping grain, for shell grit and for the transport of essencial goods for the community.. Parham is located within the federal division of Grey, the state electoral district Narungga, and the local government area of the Adelaide Plains Council. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parham,_South_Australia In the 1950’s the town consisted of the original survey of 1876 bounded by the Esplanade, and South, North and East Terraces, and “Port Parham South” which were leasehold allotments released c1947 by the District Council of Mallala The formed roads were The Esplanade from Second Street to Wilson Street, First Street/Port Parham Road to Dublin, Main Street from The Esplanade to East Terrace and then via Tickera Road to North Parham Road to “John Bakers” on Port Wakefield Road, East Terrace from Fist St to Main St, and what was known of as “Military Road” which passed through private property north of Main Street from what is now 3 Main Street to the Proof Range. This was the primary access to the Webb Shellgrit reclamation pits north of the town. Those “developed” allotments north of Main St were accessed by tracks through the bush. Old Port Parham, the allotments were mainly the original ½ acre surveys with Lot Numbers. “Port Parham East” was parklands that were subdivided by the Mallala District Council and allocated c1962. This area is bounded by First St, Second St, Driscoll Terrace and East Terrace and includes Richardson St.	A TIMELINE 1837: First ketches in St Vincent Gulf 1851 first settlement of interior 1856 Hundred of Dublin surveyed and officially named 1870 George Baker loaded first grain at “Dublin Shipping Place” 1876 Survey of the town of “Parham”. Bakers Creek first appears on maps 27 June 1876 “Parham” officially gazetted 1880’s Port Parham at peak of activity, number of houses and barns built for the grain trade C1905 James Nairn of Grace Plains build substantial dwelling at 56 The Esplanade 1905 George Long identifies a horse that swam from Ardrossan 1918 two men lost at sea, the crew of the ketch “Buck” C1920 Theodore Graue of Willaston builds substantial dwelling at 70 The Esplanade 1924: Port Wakefield Proof and experimental Range established C1927 Webb’s Carbonate of Lime established C1933 Webb Family move to Port Parham 1938 King Tide results in the creation of First and Second Creeks (later known as Parham and Webb Creeks) 1943: Pilot whales beached 1943 Avro Anson crashes at sea, no survivors C 1947 crown land south off South Terrace surveyed and released for coastal lease 1948 Last ketch takes grain from Port Parham C 1950 Port Parham Progress Association established C1958 Methodist hall built C1960 Whimpress family establish shop and kiosks C1964 Mains power provided C 1964 land east of East Terrace Subdivided and sold by Mallala District Council C 1968 Catholic retreat established 1968 King tide results in flooding of township 1970’s Webb Beach established under RED (Rural Employment Development) sheme 1982 Australian Government attempts to resume the town for extension of the proof range. 1986 Community action results in the government backing down on extension 1984 Port Parham sports and Social Club established 1990: Club building opened 1991 mains water reticulation provided 1993 Council bans camping on the foreshore: Port Parham and Webb Beach Progress Association formed 1996 Parham Camp ground established 2011 Fin Whale beached 2017 PADAG established 2018 Adeliade International Bird Sanctuary established 2020 Jinker Centre/Interpretative Centre established 2023 Camp Ground restored and placed under the management of the Lions Club and PADAG