490 PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION E. 



Port Addaide, Old. — The place where Colonel Light landed, and 

 where the survey of South Australia was commenced in November, 

 1836. 



Pooniridie. — Mission station on Tod River established, October, 

 1850. Vide Gazette, October .Slst, 1850, and February 5th, 1852. 



P'We, Port. — Named after Sir John Pirie and the vessel of the 

 same name sold by him to the South Australian Company in 1835. 

 Once known as Germein's Roads. So named by Governor Gawler 

 in his report upon Mr. Eyre's exploration, August 13th, 1840. 

 Solomon Town was laid out adjacent to present site in 184». 

 Government town of Port Pirie surveyed December, 1871, upon a 

 novel design, adopted only in this instance. 



Queen's Own 'I'oivn. — Surveyed in 1867. Named after the 50th 

 Regiment, to which Acting Governor Lieutenant-Colonel Hamley 

 belonged. 



Rivoli Bay or Bays de Rivoli. — Named by Baudin, in 1802. 

 Native name for Rivoli Bay North, " Wirmal-Ngrang ;" for Rivoli 

 Bay South, " Wilichum." 



Riley Point. — Named by Flinders. March 15th, 1802, after a 

 gentleman of that name in the Admiralty. 



Rapid Bay. — Colonel Light, on board the Rapid, anchored in 

 this bay August 18th, 1836, and named it after the brig. 



Reevesby Island.— Named by Flinders, March 6th, 1802. 



Rosettd Head and Cove. — Named in honor of Mrs. G. F. Angas. 

 In connection with a whale fishery at Rosetta Cove, about 1838-9, 

 one party obtained 176 tons of oil. 



Rawnsleys Blajf and Chase's /tf/n^e.~Rawnsley's Bluff marks 

 the termination of a survey made by ]Mr. H. W. Rawnsley, Assistant 

 Colonial ICngineer, dui'ing October, 1851, upon the running system 

 explained and advocated in the second report of the Colonisation 

 Commissioners. Mr. Rawnsley marked out a true meridian line 

 from Mount Remarkable to Mount Eyre , and carried on his work 

 as far as the point which bears his name, viz., to the Wilpena 

 Pound, fixing in the course uf his survey Mount Brown, Mount 

 Arden, the Dutchman, the Devil's Peak, Wonaka Range, and 

 Chase's Range, the latter being called after Captain Chase, who, 

 shortly before, had walked all about that part of the country, 

 living meanwhile with the blacks. U[)On his representation, 

 Messrs. Brown, Chambers, and others took iip runs in the 

 neighborhood. 



hemnrkable. Mount.— Named by E. J. Eyre, 1839, on account 

 of the singular appearance it presented to him. It rises about 

 2,000ft. above the creek at its base, near which the town of 

 Melrose is situated. 



Schank, Mount. — Named by Lieutenant J. Grant, December 

 3rd, 180(1, after his friend. Captain Schank. 



Streaky Bay. — Named by Flinders, February 5th, 1802, because 

 of the ajjpearance it presented to him. 



