The Frearson brothers , Samuel, Septimus and Robert were businessmen and publishers in the early days of Adelaide , South Australia , perhaps best remembered for The Pictorial Australian , an illustrated monthly newspaper.
17-748: Samuel Frearson (1845 – 22 September 1887), Septimus Frearson (1849 – 23 August 1932) and Robert Sands Frearson (c. 1853 – 26 January 1937) were born in London and emigrated with their parents Alfred Frearson (c. 1811–1867) and Frances Frearson (c. 1809–1898) and other siblings (10 in all) aboard Cotfield , arriving in Adelaide in November 1853. Alfred and Frances took up land at Kanmantoo and later purchased Dr. Benjamin Archer Kent 's residence and property at Kent Town . Samuel began in business in 1868 as
34-459: A bustling economic and mining centre, now a sleepy shadow of a town it used to be. Kanmantoo reached a high in the 1860s, mining employed many and agriculture was well established. There was a blacksmith at Kanmantoo from about the start of the town. The Blacksmith cottage is still standing in the town today. On the outskirts of Kanmantoo a fertiliser supplier called Neutrog manufactures fertilisers and garden enhances. The company started in 1988 and
51-515: A local aboriginal word Kunga Tuko means, "different speech". In 1839 Scottish squatters were the first Europeans to settle in the area. Some of the first residents were Joseph Lean, Henry Jackson Farrington, and William Snell. Joseph Lean arrived 13 December 1840 and for several years captained some of the earliest Kanmantoo mines. Lean was a seasoned Cornish miner, and was one of the pioneers of mining in Kanmantoo. A newspaper in 1915 reported that he
68-502: A partner and in 1882 they built Beaconsfield Buildings on the old King William site. They built new premises, Frearson's Printing House opposite the Sturt Hotel on Grenfell Street in 1882. The company published Frearson's Weekly , The Illustrated Adelaide News 1874–1880, Frearson's Monthly Illustrated Adelaide News 1881–1884 and The Pictorial Australian as well as a series of Almanacs, several handbooks: Frearson's Handbook to
85-664: A stationer and bookseller in Kent Town, and was joined a year later by Septimus, trading as "Frearson Brothers", with a shop in Rundle Street; moved to 58 King William Street in 1872; the business became Frearson & Brother in 1873. In 1878 they secured a twenty-year lease on a building on the Gresham Street corner of King William Street which they named Frearson's Chambers, much of which they sub-let profitably. They took in solicitor Alfred Bonnin (c. 1829 – 1910) as
102-535: Is based at Kanmantoo. The factory site covers an area of 20 hectares and employs over 50 people. The town is named after the Kanmantoo mine about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south. In 1840, copper was found and the Kanmantoo mine was opened by the South Australia company. Cornish, German, English and Irish came in abundance to the area for the "rich" potential in mining. In 1845, Geologists reported that
119-590: Is likely the Frearson family by then had no interest in the business. The children of Alfred Frearson (c. 1811–1867) and Frances Frearson (c. 1809 – 11 December 1898) include: Kanmantoo, South Australia Kanmantoo is a small mining town in South Australia . It is southeast of Adelaide in the eastern Adelaide Hills . It is in the catchment basin of the Bremer river. The name, derived from
136-622: Is now owned by Hillgrove Resources . It is in the Adelaide Geosyncline . Kanmantoo is on the Old Princes Highway between Nairne and Callington , but most through traffic now bypasses the town on the South Eastern Freeway . An exception to this is Cyclists , as they are unable to use the freeway to travel between Adelaide and Murray Bridge. The Adelaide-Wolseley railway line also passes near
153-513: The South Eastern Freeway . The mineral deposits are in Cambrian Kanmantoo group rocks. In April 2019, owners of the mine Hillgrove Resources announced that it had sold rights to build, own and operate a pumped hydroelectric energy storage facility in the open pit. The buyer was AGL Energy . If all the relevant government approvals were received, it was expected that the system could have been operational in 2024. The project
170-447: The 1840s. The town was established to house workers at the mine, which at that time was an underground mine. The original mine was active from 1846 to 1874. A new open-cut mine operated from 1970 to 1976. The current mine operators acquired the mining and exploration leases in stages over 2003–2008, and started mining operations from 2011. Processing at the mine site produces concentrates which are transported by road to Port Adelaide via
187-538: The Church of Christ at Grote street and Glenelg, and took a considerable interest in the Northern Territory, especially mining. He died at his home in L'Estrange Street, Knoxville (modern-day Glenside or Glenunga ), leaving a widow, four sons, and three daughters. Frearson's Printing House was still a going concern in 1962, with premises at 83 Sturt Street, Adelaide and 20a Adam Street, Hindmarsh, though it
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#1732780036914204-564: The Goldfields of West Australia (6th ed. 1894); Portonian Cartoon Album (1874) They had a shop in King William Street , then removed to North Terrace before 1894, then to Grenfell Street . Samuel caught an infection in 1884 while on a world cruise aboard the new steamer City of Rome . He never fully recovered, and died three years later. In the 1880s the printing shop was moved to Adam Street, Hindmarsh , and in 1888
221-486: The mine, but there is no station at Kanmantoo. This South Australia geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kanmantoo mine The Kanmantoo mine is a copper mine in the Australian state of South Australia located near the town of Kanmantoo about 55 kilometres (34 mi) southeast of the state capital of Adelaide . Copper was first discovered and mined in
238-446: The quality of the surface ore looked to be even more valuable than survey taken at Burra Creek. Consequently, a land survey was taken by The South Australia Company. This immense area was 4 miles wide and 8 miles from north to south. The mine was named by William Gilles after a local Aboriginal word. The site of the old underground mine is now in a much larger open cut with new explorations of underground lodes of copper and gold. The mine
255-615: Was acquired by W. H. Burford & Sons . Septimus moved with his family to Western Australia in 1895, settling in Norseman , where he published the Norseman Pioneer , the first newspaper on the Dundas goldfields. He was elected mayor of Norseman in 1898. In 1914 he went to Dowerin to manage the farm of one of his sons, who was fighting overseas. When that son was killed, Frearson retired to Applecross , where he died. Robert
272-465: Was engaged in business in the city up to 1891, when he was sent by his brothers to Western Australia to represent Frearsons' Printing House in Perth. Eventually he took over the management of Frearsons Printing House in Adelaide, which position he held until the firm changed hands. He then went into the advertising and publishing business on his own account. As a young man Mr. Frearson was an active member of
289-577: Was the one to discover the Ore in the Kanmantoo mine. He and his descendants pioneered the nearby town of Staughton, which is now a ghost town. More hotels were established in Kanmantoo than any other town in the Adelaide Hills. All of them had short lives, the longest surviving one, the Kanmantoo Hotel, Which licensed from 1863 till 1929. Nothing of that hotel now remains. The town, once
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