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ETHS MEETINGS

Our General meetings are held on the second Wednesday in February, April, June,
August and October of each year. All Welcome. All welcome.

A community group that promotes the collection, recording, preservation and classification of works, source material and artifacts of all kinds relating to the former East Torrens district council area. Committee meetings are held 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month when
required.

20/06/2026

Basket Range - house built by Alfred and Elsie Burdett in 1915, sold to the Moyle family in 1956, and bought back by Alfred's grandson Andrew Burdett in 2004. Photo taken in 1974 when it was owned by Kingsley and Trixie Moyle and known as "The Chestnuts".

13/06/2026

Summertown 1937. Basin Road at centre of photo.

08/06/2026

Montacute - the "Singing Gypsies" Rhonda Possingham, Lily Smith, Nettie Sparnon, Rene Essex, Eva Possingham, Molly Trebilcock, Nellie Trebilcock. Undated

01/06/2026

The East Torrens Historical Society proudly congratulates our President, Dr Geoffrey Bishop, on being awarded a Life Long Historian award by the History Council of SA. Geoffrey's contribution to South Australian history in general and the local area in particular has been immense, making this award very well deserved. Congratulations Geoffrey.

30/05/2026

Norton Summit and Ashton CFS - Original framed photo caption read "Presented to staff of the East Torrens District Council in appreciation of the support given to the Norton Summit and Ashton CFS". 15 December 1991.

23/05/2026

Uraidla - Aerial photo taken in 1949

17/05/2026

Following on from the photo posted last week, this one is Basket Range Primary School Grades 3 and 4 also from 1965. Photo and names courtesy of Kaye Sampson.

Back Row: Richard Trussell, Jock McDougall, Wayne Collins, Lenny Bartolo, Geoff Horsnell, Allan Aufderheide, Graeme Coglin, Alan Stewart, Miss Jordan
Middle Row: Gary Collins, Neville Huggard, Denny Hunter, Jennifer Taylor, Christine Moyle, John Moyle, Chris Tanner
Front Row: Barbara Basford, Lucy Taylor, Julie Bishop, Suzannah Boding, Kaye Sutton, Christine Tietze, Jeanette Cramond, Pamela Cramond, Ann-Marie Sinclair
'

10/05/2026

Basket Range Primary School Grades 1 and 2, 1965.
Rear L-R: Bryce Watson, John Horsnell, Jenny Wye, Cathryn Schultz, Phillip Cramond, Wayne Hockham
Centre: Mona Bowding, Stephanie Goldfinch, Linda Horsnell, Susan Fletcher (?), Debra Horsnell, Sharmaine Castle
Front: Trevor Taylor, Neil Cramond, Scott Osborn, Geoffrey Basford

30/04/2026

As part of the wider 2026 South Australian History Festival to be held in May, ETHS is conducting a Talk and Tour of the St Johns Church and Old Council Chambers at Norton Summit. The event will be held on three separate days as per the flyer below. All welcome.

28/04/2026

Posted on behalf of the Cherryville commnity

Address

Norton Summit, SA
5136

Website

http://www.eths.ws/

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