Scammell house

House built c. 1890. In 1931 it was purchased by the Scammell family, managers of F.H Fauldings & Co (Chemists).   The 300 acre property was known as 'Hillbank' Property (Section 3122) used for sheep and crops (peas).  The land was subdivided and laid out as Hillbank by the Scammell family in 1961.

George Sheerlock of Hindmarsh received the original land grant in 1848.  In 1867 it was sold to EA Wright an Adelaide land agent.  He sold it the following year to Thomas Williams who leased the property to William B. Wall and later John H Loftes of One Tree Hill, then James P. Martin of Gawler. In 1895 it was purchased by William H Johnson and G.L Johnson.  In 1903 Lisle G. Johnson of Adelaide purchased it until 1907 when Sydney Charles Harrington purchased in.  It remained with home until 1925 when Ernest James Hum of Adelaide purchased it.  He only had it three years before William Snell of Salisbury purchased it in 1928.  Alice E. Scammell purchased the property in 1931.  The land was subdivided and laid out as Hillbank by the Scammel family in 1961.

Alice Elizabeth Scammell nee Fuller married Robert Gray Scammell.  Robert was the son of Luther Robert Scammell, the managing director of F.H Faulding & Co (Chemists) since 1889 until his death in 1940.  Robert was also a managing director of Faulding’s with his brother.

In 1954, the 300 acre property was on fire. Mr R.G Scammell “Hillbank” A number of sheep were lost and an area about 30 acres of peas.

1950 Mr & Mrs David Scammell moved from Hillbank to Keys street, Linden Park.