People, Familes and Servicemen of Farina

The People of Farina

This section of the website draws together the information collected by the Farina Restoration Group history team about the people who were born, lived, worked or died at Farina.

The table can be searched or sorted to find a particular person, or use the filtering options to list a group associated with a particular aspect of Farina. Click on the name of the person to go to their details page and explore what we know about them.

Name	Serviceman	Post Office	Railway Worker	Policeman
Amos Arthur ADAMS	Yes	No	No	No
John Colin ADAMS	Yes	No	No	No
Keith John BARNES	Yes	No	No	No
Peter Allen BEAL	Yes	No	No	No
Alfred Napier BELL	Yes	No	No	No
Bruce Napier BELL	Yes	No	No	No
John Napier BELL	Yes	No	No	No
Edgar BRALLA	Yes	No	No	No
Colin BUDGE	Yes	No	No	No
Frederick BUDGE	No	No	No	No
Cyril Malcolm BURROWS	Yes	No	No	No
Sydney Edward Esmund BURR	No	No	No	No
Frederick John BUTLER	Yes	No	No	No
Edward Napoleon Buonaparte Catchlove	No	No	No	Yes
Arthur Kemble CHAPMAN	Yes	No	No	No
Charles Kemble CHAPMAN	No	No	No	No
Emily Elizabeth CHAPMAN	No	No	No	No
Harold George CHAPMAN	Yes	No	No	No
Richard CLEWS	No	No	No	No
Horace Frederick CORBETT	Yes	Yes	No	No
William Arthur DAWES	No	Yes	No	No
Donald Augustus DOWLING	Yes	No	No	No
James Francis DOWLING	Yes	No	No	No
Alfred Moltina DRAPER	Yes	No	No	No
Arthur Howard DUCK	Yes	No	No	No
James Andrew ENGLISH	Yes	No	No	No
David FINN	Yes	No	No	No
Leslie Keith FINN	Yes	No	No	No
Lucy FINN (Evans)	No	No	No	No
Nathaniel James FINN	No	No	No	No
Richard Maxwell FINN	Yes	No	No	No
William Thomas George FINN	No	No	No	No
Gerald Roy GILL	Yes	No	No	No
John GREEN	No	No	No	No
Patrick Cecil GREENLAND	Yes	No	No	No
Hurtle James GREGORY	Yes	No	No	No
John Baden Powell GREGORY	Yes	No	No	No
Thomas Hisgrove GREGORY	Yes	No	No	No
Daniel HARTIG	No	No	No	No
Charles John Katon HIERN	Yes	No	No	No
Leonard Wilms HOCHE	Yes	No	No	No
Sarah (Humphreys) STANFORD	No	No	No	No
William HUMPHREYS	No	No	No	No
Thomas HUNT	Yes	No	No	No
Harold Michael JOHNSTON	Yes	No	No	No
Daniel JONES	Yes	No	No	No
Gomer JONES	Yes	No	No	No
Alexander John KERRISK	Yes	No	No	No
Douglas KITE	Yes	No	No	No
Donald Calbert LANGLEY	Yes	No	No	No
Herbert Charles LANGLEY	Yes	No	No	No
Leslie Robert WISE	Yes	No	No	No
Francis Allan LLOYD	Yes	No	No	No
Henry LLOYD	Yes	No	No	No
Gool MAHOMET	No	No	No	No
Alice Lottie MARTIN	No	No	No	No
Eileen Elsie MARTIN	No	No	No	No
Ellen Josephine Elena MARTIN	No	No	No	No
Evelyn Mabel MARTIN	No	No	No	No
Myrtle Nellie MARTIN	No	No	No	No
Thomas Benjamin MARTIN	No	No	No	No
William Joseph MARTIN	No	No	No	No
William Leslie MARTIN	No	No	No	No
William George McPHARLIN	Yes	No	No	No
Albert Francis MOFFATT	Yes	No	No	No
Robert Arthur MOFFATT	Yes	No	No	No
MOFFATT Robert Carruthers	No	No	No	No
William Albert MOFFAT	Yes	No	No	No
George John MORAN	Yes	No	No	No
Ben Murray	Yes	No	No	No
John Edward NORGREN	Yes	No	No	No
William Clement PARSONS	Yes	No	No	No
Herbert Nicholas PLAYER	Yes	No	No	No
Arthur Nugent RAGLESS	Yes	No	No	No
Charles Wilson RAGLESS	Yes	No	No	No
Thomas Harold RAGLESS	Yes	No	No	No
Hartley Maxwell REED	Yes	No	No	No
Adam REID	Yes	No	No	No
Alexander John REID	Yes	No	No	No
Jane Tennent REID	No	No	No	No
John Henry REID	Yes	No	No	No
John Jacob REID	No	No	No	No
Kenneth Michael REID	Yes	No	No	No
Mabel May REID	No	No	No	No
Michael REID	No	No	No	No
Sarah Eileen REID	No	No	No	No
William James Denham ROBINSON	Yes	No	No	No
Sarah RUSSELL	No	No	No	No
John Burnett SELTH	Yes	No	No	No
Albert Arthur SLADE	Yes	No	No	No
Herbert SLADE	Yes	No	No	No
Neil Sinclair SMITH	Yes	No	No	No
Richard William SPICER	No	No	No	Yes
James Allingham STANFORD	Yes	No	No	No
Lawrence William STANFORD	Yes	No	No	No
Henry Max STANFORD	Yes	No	No	No
Phillip Humphreys STANFORD	Yes	No	No	No
Thomas Patrick STEPHENS	Yes	No	No	No
William John STEPHENS	Yes	No	No	No
Albert Gilroy SYMONS	Yes	No	No	No
George Harold SYMONS	Yes	No	No	No
Ernest Albert TILMOUTH	Yes	No	No	No
Jack Medworth WELLS	Yes	No	No	No

The Familes of Farina

This section of the website draws together the information collected by the Farina Restoration Group history team about the the families who featured large within the Farina community. Where a family photo exists it has been included in the index.

Family Name	Family Photo
The Bell Family
The Carpmail Family
The Finn Family
The Green Family
The HISGROVE Family
The Humphreys Family
The Moffatt Family
The Symons Family
The Parsons and Bralla Families
The Patterson Family

Farina Wartime Servicemen

Over sixty five people with a connection to Farina have served in Australian armed forces during wartime. Many were born at Farina or nearby, and many lived and worked at Farina. Nine of these are known to have made the supreme sacrifice and are honoured at the ANZAC Memorial at Farina.

The Centenary of the World War 1 Gallipoli landing was enacted at Farina in 2015, where fallen and returned soldiers from Farina were honoured. You can read about this event here.

The Farina Restoration Group history team are undertaking extensive research to uncover the stories of Farina people who have served in war, and the list below can be browsed or searched to view what is known about them.

If you are related to one of the servicemen or have additional information, the FRG would appreciate your assistance. Please email to familyhistory@farinarestoration.com.

Memorial plaques on ANZAC memorial site (installation completed late 2015)

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.




	Name Photo




	Amos Arthur ADAMS 


	John Colin ADAMS 


	Keith John BARNES 


	Peter Allen BEAL 


	Alfred Napier BELL 


	Bruce Napier BELL 


	John Napier BELL 


	Edgar BRALLA 


	Colin BUDGE 


	Cyril Malcolm BURROWS 


	Frederick John BUTLER 


	Arthur Kemble CHAPMAN 


	Harold George CHAPMAN 


	Horace Frederick CORBETT 


	Donald Augustus DOWLING 


	James Francis DOWLING 


	Alfred Moltina DRAPER 


	Arthur Howard DUCK 


	James Andrew ENGLISH 


	David FINN 


	Leslie Keith FINN 


	Richard Maxwell FINN 


	Gerald Roy GILL 


	Patrick Cecil GREENLAND 


	Hurtle James GREGORY 


	John Baden Powell GREGORY 


	Thomas Hisgrove GREGORY 


	Charles John Katon HIERN 


	Leonard Wilms HOCHE 


	Thomas HUNT 


	Harold Michael JOHNSTON 


	Daniel JONES 


	Gomer JONES 


	Alexander John KERRISK 


	Douglas KITE 


	Donald Calbert LANGLEY 


	Herbert Charles LANGLEY 


	Leslie Robert WISE 


	Francis Allan LLOYD 


	Henry LLOYD 


	William George McPHARLIN 


	Albert Francis MOFFATT 


	Robert Arthur MOFFATT 


	William Albert MOFFAT 


	George John MORAN 


	Ben Murray 


	John Edward NORGREN 


	William Clement PARSONS 


	Herbert Nicholas PLAYER 


	Arthur Nugent RAGLESS 


	Charles Wilson RAGLESS 


	Thomas Harold RAGLESS 


	Hartley Maxwell REED 


	Adam REID 


	Alexander John REID 


	John Henry REID 


	Kenneth Michael REID 


	William James Denham ROBINSON 


	John Burnett SELTH 


	Albert Arthur SLADE 


	Herbert SLADE 


	Neil Sinclair SMITH 


	James Allingham STANFORD 


	Lawrence William STANFORD 


	Henry Max STANFORD 


	Phillip Humphreys STANFORD 


	Thomas Patrick STEPHENS 


	William John STEPHENS 


	Albert Gilroy SYMONS 


	George Harold SYMONS 


	Ernest Albert TILMOUTH 


	Jack Medworth WELLS

People, Familes and Servicemen of Farina

The People of Farina

The Familes of Farina

Farina Wartime Servicemen

Stories from the people of Farina

Far Northern Memories by Bert Rowe

Barbara Macey – “Grandpa flogged the doors from the Exchange”

Barb Jones re her Grandfather Daniel Brennan

Bill Collins on Bushrangers

Bob Moffatt (young Bob) reminisces

Cathy Carey writes about Father Chris

Dianne Sinclair-Warren found a photo album

John Mannion re mounted trouper death

Kathy Grant O’Brien on articles from various newspapers

Lindsay Gould on Government Wells in far North South Australia

Mike Witcher on the bakery

Peter Ferry about Wartime aircraft at Farina

Peter Stephenson re Albert Moffat

Radio Adelaide interview (Monday 18th June 2018)

Rene Colebatch (nee Ford) on John Bell

Steve Playford writes that relics found are from a camel saddle

Alan Hall of Melbourne about the Farina link to a secret mission

Excerpts from early papers – supplied by Mark Shirley of Outback Communities Authority (OCA)

Article from the Adelaide News supplied by John Mannion via Anne Dawes of Farina Station

The Doig family – Blacksmiths

Trish Ryan – Heat waves and Butcher

Steve Vardy – Patterson holidays