NOMENCLATURE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 491 



St. Clair Lake. — Name first appears on charts dated 1843. 



Snrfieef Point. — Named by Flinders, February 25th, 18i)'2. 



Stamford Hill.— Named by Flinders, February, 1802. 



Spalditiff Cove. — Named by Kinders, February 26th, 1802. 



Sjjeuce?-'s Gulf. — Named by Flinders, March 20th, 1802. in 

 honor of the nobleman who presided at the board of the Admiralty 

 when this voyag-e was planned. 



Saint J'in'cenfs Gulf.— Named by Flinders, March 30tb, 1802, 

 after Lord Vincent, of the Admiralty. 



Semaphore. — The Semaphore owes its name to the fact that it 

 was the site chosen for a signal station and landing place, in 

 preference to Glenelg, about a year after the colony was foxmded. 

 During October, 1849, the adjacent land was surveyed by the 

 Government, several acres being set apart for the mail station 

 reserves. The second report of the Colonisation Commissioners, 

 1840-41, contains the following reference to signal stations about 

 this date : — "• The telegraphs at the coast and on West-lerrace are 

 in full activity, announcing all vessels passing up the port, and, if 

 they carry -\Iarryat's signals, their names also." The report 

 goes on to say that " a vessel, the Lady Wellinyton, carrying a 

 light, with two pilots on board, has been moored at the outer bar 

 for the convenience of large vessels making the port." 



Sir Joseph Banks' Group. — Nanned by Flinders, February 26th, 

 1802, in honor of the President of the Royal Society. 



Serle, J/omh/. - Named by Eyre. August 27th, 1840, in honor of 

 a friend of Governor Gawler. 



Sleaford Bay. — Named by Flinders, in 1802. A whale fishery 

 was established here in 1^^39-40, which was successful for a year 

 or so, until whales became scarce and the men deserted. 



Sibsey. Stichney, and Spilsby Jxlands. — Named by Flinders, in 

 1802, after seamen drowned, February 22ud. 



Sheaoak Loy. — Settlement so called because of a sheaoak log 

 left here, which had been used by Captain Bagot, early in the 

 forties, with which to continue a plough furrow as a landmark 

 after the plough was broken. 



Strzelecki Creek. — Discovered by Sturr, August 18th, 1845. 

 Named after Count Strzelecki. fVide State papers). 



Start Point. — Named by Strangways and Hutchinson, December 

 6th, 1837, in ho^or of Captain Charles Sturt. the veteran explorer. 

 f South Ausiralian G^f^;:p/';'e. January 20th. 1838.) 



Start. — Village. Named after Captain Sturt ; surveyed at the 

 suggestion of Sir H. Young, near Moorundie, about two miles south 

 of Blanchetown ; greater part noAv under water ; originally the 

 property of E. J. Eyre. 



Start's Ponds. — The waterholes north of Cooper's Creek, visited 

 by Sturt in 1845, and named by J. McKinlay, January 1st. 1862. 



Talisker Mine. — Opened June, 1862, and named after a place 

 in vScotland. 



