Peters Hill (South Australia)
Peters Hill | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 518 m (1,699 ft) |
Coordinates | 34°10′42.02″S 138°49′56.17″E / 34.1783389°S 138.8322694°E |
Geography | |
Location | South Australia, Australia |
Parent range | Belvidere Range |
Peters Hill, (518m), formerly Peter's Hill (the possessive apostrophe being officially deleted in December 1940) is the highest peak in the Belvidere Range of hills in South Australia, a northern extension of the Mount Lofty Ranges.
Description
Peters Hill sits atop a north-south ridge about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the surveyed town of Hamilton and around 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) nearly due east of the town of Riverton. The surrounding country supports grazing on the higher peaks and dry grain farming on the slopes and plains.[citation needed]
Naming
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Peters Hill has been named as such since as early as 1842. Without doubt, the hill is named after William Peter, a Scottish grazier who in 1841 pioneered European settlement in this district. His sheep runs extended all round this hill, one of his head stations being nearby."[1] 'Peter's Hill', as well as the neighbouring 'Mr Peter's Head Station', are both marked and named on a survey plan drawn up in 1842 for the Secondary Towns Association.[2]
Despite that evidence, some history sources have caused confusion by citing alternative origins which are obviously incorrect. Among these are the Manning Index.[1][3][4] This identifies three sources for the hill's name. One is William Spence Peter, as already mentioned. Another asserts it was named after “Peter Inkster (c.1829-1917), an early settler.”,[1][3] However, Inkster did not migrate to South Australia until 1852, by which time the name had been in use for at least ten years.[5] Lastly, it was supposedly named 'Petatz Hill' after Martin Petatz, a Germanic settler who owned a nearby property. However, Petatz’s name is not recorded in official records as a landholder.[1][3] More likely, Petatz is simply a translated form of the name Peter.
References
- ^ a b c d "Search result for "Peters Hill" (Record number SA0054601)". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ File:http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/20341869 | Plan of Secondary Towns Assoc Survey, 1842
- ^ a b c Manning, G. H. "Peters Hill". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "FORTY-THREE TOWN NAMES CHANGED, Premier's Home Town Among Them". The Advertiser. 6 December 1940. p. 12. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ See Advertiser newspaper, 24 February 1917, p.9, for Inkster's obituary.