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Cover image for Davey house, Happy Valley, S. Aust.
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In February 1853 John Davey purchased 80 acres of land in Happy Valley for £110. It was on this land that he built a large five room stone house. John's son Thomas Davey inherited the property, which was near Davey's Road and the old alignment of Reservoir Road (now Happy Valley Drive). He shared it with his three sons, Thomas Charles, Allan John, Sydney William, and Frank George. Allan's portion of the land included the old house, and his only daughter Joy became the caretaker of the old family photos and documents. Frank gave his two sons Ray and Tom land adjacent his own and they each built a house facing Davey's Road, which was then a dirt track. Frank built a newer house to replace his older one. The land was acquired by the government for the buffer zone surrounding the reservoir and the houses were demolished.
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Cover image for The Davey brothers at Happy Valley, S. Aust.
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Left to right: Sidney William Davey, Frank George Davey, Allan John Davey, and Thomas Charles "Charlie" Davey. These four men, and their sister Elizabeth Catherine Lillian Davey were the five children of Thomas Henry Davey and Eliza nee Norris, who were married on 11 December 1876.
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Cover image for Davey Homestead, Happy Valley, S. Aust.
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In February 1853 John Davey purchased 80 acres of land in Happy Valley for £110. It was on this land that he built a large five room stone house. John's son Thomas Davey inherited the property, which was near Davey's Road and the old alignment of Reservoir Road (now Happy Valley Drive). He shared it with his three sons, Thomas Charles, Allan John, Sydney William, and Frank George. Allan's portion of the land included the old house, and his only daughter Joy became the caretaker of the old family photos and documents. Frank gave his two sons Ray and Tom land adjacent his own and they each built a house facing Davey's Road, which was then a dirt track. Frank built a newer house to replace his older one. The land was acquired by the government for the buffer zone surrounding the reservoir and the houses were demolished.
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Cover image for Trennert Winery, Happy Valley, S. Aust., 1984.
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A 60 acre vineyard and wine cellar owned by Don and Barbara Paul in the 1970s originally located between Happy Valley and Clarendon. Operations later shifted to McLaren Vale.
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Cover image for Torresans'  Winery, Happy Valley, S. Aust., 1984.
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Founded by Gino Torresan, who arrived from Italy in 1939. Gino purchased the former Camborne Vineyards, which were part of the original Horn Estate, planted in 1892. The family business flourished and in 1965 they established their own cellars and sold under their own label from 1971.
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Cover image for Horndale Winery, Happy Valley, S. Aust., 1984.
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Established in 1896 by Messrs Horn & Co., Horndale remains one of the oldest working vineyards in Adelaide. Bernard Basedow, the original Manager, bought Horndale, then comprising 258 acres of vines, in 1909, and ran it with the assistance of his brother, Dr Herbert Basedow. Their brother Alfred Basedow, known as 'The Squire of Horndale', joined operations after Bernard’s death in 1931. Alfred died in 1932, and Herbert in 1933. It appears the place fell into disuse until the early 1950s when it was expanded and reopened as Horndale Distillery.
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Cover image for Opening of the Happy Valley Memorial Hall
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Image showing the opening event for the Happy Valley Memorial Hall in November of 1955, which was formerly located on Reservoir Drive at Happy Valley. The Happy Valley Memorial Hall was erected in 1955 as a memorial to those from the Happy Valley District who served in World War Two. The hall housed the Happy Valley Institute Library and was the local meeting place and venue for events for the townsfolk for many years before it was acquired by the government in 1984 for the buffer protection zone surrounding the reservoir. The money given to the community for the reclaimed land went towards the new Hub Library. In 1965 the tunnel through the hills to the reservoir was enlarged and a part of this project was to keep land clear of the reservoir as a protection boundary, which added a further ½ kilometre area surrounding the reservoir. The government compulsorily acquired the land, which included the land on which the Memorial Hall was located. It was demolished in 1984.
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Cover image for Davey family dog, Happy Valley, S. Aust.
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Image showing someone training and playing with the Davey family dog.
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Cover image for Davey Farm at Happy Valley, S. Aust.
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In February 1853 John Davey purchased 80 acres of land in Happy Valley for £110. It was on this land that he built a large five room stone house. John's son Thomas Davey inherited the property, which was near Davey's Road and the old alignment of Reservoir Road (now Happy Valley Drive). He shared it with his three sons, Thomas Charles, Allan John, Sydney William, and Frank George. Allan's portion of the land included the old house, and his only daughter Joy became the caretaker of the old family photos and documents. Frank gave his two sons Ray and Tom land adjacent his own and they each built a house facing Davey's Road, which was then a dirt track. Frank built a newer house to replace his older one. The land was acquired by the government for the buffer zone surrounding the reservoir and the houses were demolished.
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Cover image for Davey family property, Happy Valley, S. Aust.
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In February 1853 John Davey purchased 80 acres of land in Happy Valley for £110. It was on this land that he built a large five room stone house. John's son Thomas Davey inherited the property, which was near Davey's Road and the old alignment of Reservoir Road (now Happy Valley Drive). He shared it with his three sons, Thomas Charles, Allan John, Sydney William, and Frank George. Allan's portion of the land included the old house, and his only daughter Joy became the caretaker of the old family photos and documents. Frank gave his two sons Ray and Tom land adjacent his own and they each built a house facing Davey's Road, which was then a dirt track. Frank built a newer house to replace the older one. The land was acquired by the government for the buffer zone surrounding the reservoir and the houses were demolished.
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Cover image for Thomas Henry Davey, Happy Valley, S. Aust.
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Portrait of Thomas Henry Davey. Thomas was born in April 1844 in Cornwall, England. He married Eliza Jane Norris in Adelaide on the 11 December 1876, and settled in Happy Valley. Thomas and Eliza had five children including Thomas Charles (1878-1961), Allan John (1881-1968), Sidney William (1884-1964), Elizabeth Clara Lillian (1886-1926), and Frank George (1893-1990). Thomas died 9 February 1896, and was buried in the Happy Valley Cemetery, Happy Valley, South Australia.
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Cover image for Happy Valley Reservoir, Happy Valley, S. Aust., 1996.
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Proposed by a Royal Commission in 1888 and authorised under the Onkaparinga Waterworks Act of 1891, construction of the reservoir commenced in July 1892. The work was completed over four years at a cost of ₤432,000 and with an average labour force of 363. (Henry Douglas’s grandson recalls): 'The great wall was built along the east side of the road. The cemetery emptied to the back of the little church on the other side of the road. The wall was built over where the cemetery and blacksmith shop had been. A long tunnel was driven through the hills for the water to pass and the waters of this river were turned into the Valley. Granddad's lovely house and garden were covered by the water, as also were the lines of houses and the roses along the road to the school. The great lake filled the entire valley and millions of ducks, swans and other water birds claimed home where ours used to be. The two storey house that we lived in just across the road became dangerous to live in because of water seeping from the reservoir which spoilt the foundations, and the house was demolished.' The official opening of the Happy Valley Reservoir took place at the recreation ground on 7 August 1896 with the Governor of South Australia and other invited dignitaries in attendance.
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