Comments on: Farina: Ruined Ghost Town – Oodnadatta Track, South Australia

By: elaine white

elaine white — Wed, 26 May 2010 06:04:06 +0000

hi Trevor, thank you for doing that..I guess it was a big ask..looking at the photos of Farina,,,,,I don’t suppose it will be an easy thing to get it back to how it was, it would be a great thing to be involved in..my Gr, Gran was a Hisgrove, and lived in Farina.then married an Adams, and lived , also at cordillo downs…they then went to W.A early 1900s..I will look forward to seeing more info on Farina in the future….Elaine……

By: Trevor Mckerlie

Trevor Mckerlie — Tue, 11 May 2010 00:12:29 +0000

Hi Elaine, Yes back from the trip to Farina, sorry for the delay in contacting you. It was a tremendous trip but unfortunately I could find no reference to your inlaws.

Not to give up though as the owners of Farina station are in the process of researching the graves at Farina,apparently most of the local records were lost in a fire but fortunately in that era records of births and deaths were registered at Burra.

After the rains at Farina things are in a bit of a mess (roads and such) but the countryside is in excellent health, the greenest i think I have ever seen it. We coulnt drive to the cemetery,roads washed out, but we hiked and took a few photos which I will send as soon as I work out how to.

Could find no trees or evidence of any anywhere near the cemetery. A lot of unmarked graves that are being investigated. The Dawes family at Farina station are a lovely family and were very helpful to us and are very dedicated to the research of Farina history so dont give up the ghost yet-more is happening.

Sorry again and will post photos of cemetery asap.

Trev Mck

By: elaine white

elaine white — Sat, 08 May 2010 08:02:06 +0000

Hi Trevor, just wondered if you were back from your trip to Farina….I am just about dying from curiosity to know whether you found out any info for me, about the grave site????
regards,
Elaine….

By: Barry Jacquier

Barry Jacquier — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:45:01 +0000

The Farina Restoration Group which is made up of volunteers will be working at Farina for the month of May. The renovation of the Cemetary incorporating an information pergola, plus the building of a memorial to those who served in WW1 & WW2 (incorporating an information pergola) are high priorities. On the weekend of the 22nd/23rd there will be a “Back to Farina”.

The underground bakery will be operational, there will be a cricket match on Saturday and entertainment in the woolshed on Sat night, and on Sunday the cemetary upgrade will be consecrated and there will be a dedication of the war memorial.

Please refer to web site http://www.farinarestoration.net for more information about the Restoration Group. We would welcome more interested people.

By: elaine white

elaine white — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:30:51 +0000

Thanks Trevor, really appreciate it.. Hope the trip is not too hard for you…elaine..

By: Neerav Bhatt

Neerav Bhatt — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:27:30 +0000

EDITOR: Trevor just sent me this message:

Hi Elaine..
It will give me great pleasure in doing what you have requested.Look forward to a reply in the last few days of the month
All the best….Trev Mck