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6 unusual facts about John Hindmarsh


John Hindmarsh

She was the mother of Maria, who married Sir Constantine Phipps, father of ambassador Sir Eric Phipps.

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The Adelaide suburb of Hindmarsh was originally laid out as a speculative subdivision, the Village of Hindmarsh, on land owned by him.

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A grandson Alfred Hindmarsh was an MP and early Labour politician in New Zealand.

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The Division of Hindmarsh federal electorate takes in the area near the proclamation site.

John Shaw-Lefevre

Lefevre Peninsula, South Australia, was named by Governor John Hindmarsh on 3 June 1837 after Shaw-Lefevre, who was one of South Australia's Colonisation Commissioners.

Southern Australian

As private secretary to Governor John Hindmarsh (as well as holding a number of other government appointments) Stevenson espoused a strong party line in the pages of the Register.



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