Geoffrey Haydon Manning began researching his family history during the mid-1980s. His endeavour soon blossomed into an enduring curiosity about the orgin of South Australian place names. Available for free his the final edition titled, ‘Place Names of Our Land’ is 1,400 pages and was given to the State Library – see the link below.
Geoffrey Manning wrote on a wide range of historical topics.
This website showcases his main works. Readers are welcome to contact his son, Haydon Manning if they have any queries about his research or seek information about his publications.
Channel 7 Interview
Please note many of the files are large and take a little while to arrive…
Manning’s Place Names of South Australia http://www.slsa.ha.sa.gov.au/digitalpubs/placenamesofsouthaustralia/
The Manning Index of South Australian History http://www.slsa.ha.sa.gov.au/manning/
The Tragic Shore: Wreck of the Star of Greece & History of the Jetties of Port Willunga
Hope Farm: Cradle of the McLaren Vale Wine Industry
Hope Farm Chronicle
History of the Grange Golf Club
A Colonial Experience 1838-1910 Vol 1
A Colonial Experience 1838-1910 Vol 2
A Colonial Experience 1838-1910 Vol 3
Fifty Years of Singing: History of the Adelaide Harmony Choir
Whisky Makes You Well: Francis James Maiden Story
Memoirs of Thomas Frost 1825-1910 edited by G H Manning
Social History of Thebarton – all chapters
Essays on colonial SA History
Betrayal of Aborigines in SA Colonial History
The Russians Are Coming!
