NAMES OF RAILWAY STATIONS.
MEANINGS AND DERIVATIONS.
Mr. Alfred N. Day, Secretary to the Railways Comissioner, has, with the assistance of particularly Messrs. J. C. B. Moncrieff (Chief Engineer for Railways), E. M. Smith (Surveyor-General), H. C. Talbot, R. Cockburn, C.H. Harris, and R. Mercer, produced an interesting and valuable pamphlet giving the derivation and meaning of the names of the railway stations in South Australia. The following is the substance of the publication:—
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Farrell’s Flat.—Derives its name from the fact that shepherd by the name of Farrell was lost in the locality.
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Manoora.—A native name, believed to have reference to ‘spring’ or ‘water.’ The town was founded in 1830, and takes its name from the ‘Spring,’ a favourite camping ground of the natives at that time.
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Mintaro.—A word of Spanish origin, meaning ‘camping or resting place.’
