Inverbrackie, South Australia: Difference between revisions

The area was first explored by Europeans in January 1838 when Dr George Imlay and [[John Hill (explorer)|John Hill]] passed through while making the first crossing of the Central Mount Lofty Ranges.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31720558 |title=SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |newspaper=[[The Colonist]] |volume=IV, |issue=176 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=7 March 1838 |accessdate=4 April 2019 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref>{{not in source|date=April 2019}} The first European settlers were the family of John and Margaret Murdoch from Scotland, who pioneered a sheep station in early 1839, giving their name to Murdoch Valley and Murdoch Hill.<ref>''{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page6244891 |newspaper=[[Southern Australian'']] newspaper|volume=II, |issue=72 |location=South Australia |date=16 October 1839, p.|accessdate=4 April 2019 |page=3. |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Many subsequent pioneers were also of Scottish [[presbyterian]] origin, leading to the establishment in the early 1840s of a [[Church of Scotland]] church. Although initially populated by mainly Scottish settlers, a number of English and German settlers arrived later.<ref name=AADAA>{{cite web |url=https://aadaa.asn.au/Unit%20History.html |title=Woodside Barracks History |publisher=Australian Air Defence Artillery Association |accessdate=15 September 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710065727/http://aadaa.asn.au/Unit%20History.html |archivedate=10 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>