Tothill Creek is a locality in the
Mid North
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of
South Australia
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. it is in the
District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
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, 16 kilometres east of
Saddleworth
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. It was named for Charles Tothill, who held land under an occupation licence from 1843. The area was part of
Anlaby Station
Anlaby or Anlaby Station is a historic heritage tourism destination located about 12 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Marrabel and 14 kilometres (9 miles) north of Kapunda in South Australia. The property was originally established in 1839 b ...
.
The Tothill Creek Primary school opened in 1883. Both it and the post office are now closed. Tothill Creek area had two churches. The Church of England was on a rise on the western side, overlooking the valley, with a cemetery behind it. The Kollyowha Primitive Methodist Church and school was two kilometres north of the Tothill Creek School, but all that remains visible is a couple of headstones. It also had a blacksmith, butcher and Royal Oak Hotel.
A report in the ''
Adelaide Observer
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'' in 1866 describes the population as a mixture of German and Irish farmers.
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Towns in South Australia
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