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| Keywords: hart brinworth school church presbyterian brinkworth annie mcewin snow anniemcewinsnow outdoor architecture building McEwins still farm in the Hart district. Hart. The Hundred of Hart, which was declared in 1864, was named after John Hart a state politician from 1857 to 1873. The Hundred was not surveyed until 1873 and farmers moved into the district after that time. A small settlement emerged at Hart and the only town to develop in the Hundred was at Brinkworth in 1894. The train line reached Hart in 1894 and the small tin shed which served as the siding and station closed in 1969. The story of the tiny settlement of Hart is inextricably linked with the Scottish born Robert McEwin. He migrated to Melbourne in the late 1830s and came to SA to visit his brother George McEwin at Glen Ewin estate near Houghton in 1851. Robert married Cecelia Lyell in Melbourne in 1852 and one of his sons, Alexander McEwin returned to settle in SA in 1884 by taking up land at Hart and east of Hart where the McEwin homestead was named Carlton Hill. This was a fortuitous time as the new railway extension from Blyth to Georgetown was being considered and the settlement of Hart was lucky enough to obtain a railway siding in 1892. One of Alexander’s sons was to later become Sir Lyell McEwin a state politician (1934-1975) and the government Health Minister for most of this time. Sir Lyell was educated at the small Hart state school and later at Balaklava. He used to catch the daily train at 8 am to Balaklava getting home on the 8:20 pm train at night – a very long day for any school boy. One of Sir Lyell McEwin’s sisters Annie, who married Harold Snow from Stirling died early in 1921 and the Presbyterian Church at Hart is a memorial church to her mainly funded by the Alexander McEwin and Harold Snow families. Annie Snow died in 1921 and the church opened in 1923. Presbyterian Church services at Hart had begun in 1896 in the district hall which was also used as the school room. From 1923 the services moved to the adjoining new Presbyterian Church on land donated by Neil Crawford next door. The Hart Presbyterian church opened in 1923 and finally closed in 1976. It is now a private residence. Next door to the church was the Hart hall. It was built of local limestone with lime mortar from the McEwin property lime burning kilns. This hall was erected in 1895. As soon as it was opened it was used for the church, the school and for country dances. In 1923 a new sandstone state school was opened near the Hart railway siding. The last classes of the Hart school were held in 1941. That 1923 stone school became the club rooms for the tennis courts. The “town” of Hart at the junction of six roads was declared in 1877 but no town ever really developed. The settlement did however have a school, an unofficial Post Office, a general store, the Presbyterian Church and the railway siding. The McEwin family built the general store and residence around 1908 as a community service. This still remains near the railway siding. One of the other early settlers of Hart was James Maitland who took up land in 1865 when the Hundred was established. He named his property Anama but later renamed it Anama Park. James Maitland later established a Clydesdale Horse stud on his Anama Park property and it became the longest operating Clydesdale Stud for many years. But as tractors took over ploughing the Clydesdales were no longer needed on farms. Charles Hawker had an Anama estate near Bungaree and that is still in the hands of members of the Hawker family. The little railway siding at Hart was originally known as Anama siding in the 1890s. The Post Office conducted in the general store in Hart was known as Anama Post Office until 1915. The Post Office closed in 1970. The general store closed a few years before the post service ended. Hart’s ongoing contribution to the state and to farming knowledge is the annual Hart Agricultural Field Day held in September of each year. The field days were established in 1982 and still operate with a round 700 attendees each year. McEwins still farm in the Hart district. Hart. The Hundred of Hart, which was declared in 1864, was named after John Hart a state politician from 1857 to 1873. The Hundred was not surveyed until 1873 and farmers moved into the district after that time. A small settlement emerged at Hart and the only town to develop in the Hundred was at Brinkworth in 1894. The train line reached Hart in 1894 and the small tin shed which served as the siding and station closed in 1969. The story of the tiny settlement of Hart is inextricably linked with the Scottish born Robert McEwin. He migrated to Melbourne in the late 1830s and came to SA to visit his brother George McEwin at Glen Ewin estate near Houghton in 1851. Robert married Cecelia Lyell in Melbourne in 1852 and one of his sons, Alexander McEwin returned to settle in SA in 1884 by taking up land at Hart and east of Hart where the McEwin homestead was named Carlton Hill. This was a fortuitous time as the new railway extension from Blyth to Georgetown was being considered and the settlement of Hart was lucky enough to obtain a railway siding in 1892. One of Alexander’s sons was to later become Sir Lyell McEwin a state politician (1934-1975) and the government Health Minister for most of this time. Sir Lyell was educated at the small Hart state school and later at Balaklava. He used to catch the daily train at 8 am to Balaklava getting home on the 8:20 pm train at night – a very long day for any school boy. One of Sir Lyell McEwin’s sisters Annie, who married Harold Snow from Stirling died early in 1921 and the Presbyterian Church at Hart is a memorial church to her mainly funded by the Alexander McEwin and Harold Snow families. Annie Snow died in 1921 and the church opened in 1923. Presbyterian Church services at Hart had begun in 1896 in the district hall which was also used as the school room. From 1923 the services moved to the adjoining new Presbyterian Church on land donated by Neil Crawford next door. The Hart Presbyterian church opened in 1923 and finally closed in 1976. It is now a private residence. Next door to the church was the Hart hall. It was built of local limestone with lime mortar from the McEwin property lime burning kilns. This hall was erected in 1895. As soon as it was opened it was used for the church, the school and for country dances. In 1923 a new sandstone state school was opened near the Hart railway siding. The last classes of the Hart school were held in 1941. That 1923 stone school became the club rooms for the tennis courts. The “town” of Hart at the junction of six roads was declared in 1877 but no town ever really developed. The settlement did however have a school, an unofficial Post Office, a general store, the Presbyterian Church and the railway siding. The McEwin family built the general store and residence around 1908 as a community service. This still remains near the railway siding. One of the other early settlers of Hart was James Maitland who took up land in 1865 when the Hundred was established. He named his property Anama but later renamed it Anama Park. James Maitland later established a Clydesdale Horse stud on his Anama Park property and it became the longest operating Clydesdale Stud for many years. But as tractors took over ploughing the Clydesdales were no longer needed on farms. Charles Hawker had an Anama estate near Bungaree and that is still in the hands of members of the Hawker family. The little railway siding at Hart was originally known as Anama siding in the 1890s. The Post Office conducted in the general store in Hart was known as Anama Post Office until 1915. The Post Office closed in 1970. The general store closed a few years before the post service ended. Hart’s ongoing contribution to the state and to farming knowledge is the annual Hart Agricultural Field Day held in September of each year. The field days were established in 1982 and still operate with a round 700 attendees each year. | ||||
