Paracombe - Kangaroos lounging in a pear orchard on a sunny winter's afternoon, Adelaide Hills South Australia

            Jacob Hagen (ca1805–1870) gave the name Paracombe to 400 acres of land he acquired from J B Hack in 1840.
There is a ’Parracombe’ in Devonshire where both he and Hack came from. However, as the local name is spelt with one ‘r’ it is possible it refers to the Little Para River running through the property. In early directories it is shown frequently as ‘Para Combe’, suggesting the Aboriginal para - ‘river’ and the English combe - ‘narrow valley’. 
The plan of the first subdivision referring to Paracombe is dated 3 November 1863 when Edward Mead Bagot and Richard Bowen Colley laid out the village of Paracombe.

It was auctioned at the Inglewood Hotel on 21 March 1863: earlier the Register, of 13 March, described it as being –
Near the new bridge lately erected about one mile-and-a-half from the Breakneck Hill cutting. The soil is excellent…It is not more than 13 miles from Adelaide to Paracombe on an excellent road and the Para River affords a never failing supply of surface water. 

The Paracombe School opened in 1910.

In 1922 it was reported that –
Some time ago Mr Reuben Chapman, an old resident, presented to the people of Paracombe six acres for recreation grounds. Two tennis courts, a cricket and football oval have been formed and a kiosk and a shelter shed have been erected. The ground will be officially opened by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Sir Richard Butler. 
[Ref; Manning’s Place Names of South Australia]

The Paracombe Soldiers’ Memorial Hall is located at the sport grounds.

   

Taken on: June 27, 2019

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