 Other parts of the Waterfall Gully area were subdivided , though , and much of the area was owned by Samuel Davenport . Davenport used the land for timber , grazing , and the cultivation of various crops , including olives and grapes for wine production . Other local residents ran market gardens and nurseries . For example , local residents Wilhelm Mügge and his wife Auguste Schmidt operated " one of the best nurseries and market gardens near Adelaide " , and gained a reputation for the cheeses produced from their local dairy farm . Along with farming , the hills and creek were prized areas for the sawyers and splitters , and a number of mines were established in the region from the mid @-@ to @-@ late 19th century . In 1844 the first silver @-@ lead , manganese and iron mines were established in the area , while the 1890s saw a minor gold rush — although " only small quantities were extracted " . Of greater success was stone quarrying in Chambers ' Gully , which began in 1863 and increased in scale in 1912 . 
 Other parts of the Waterfall Gully area <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> subdivided , though , and much of the area was owned by Samuel Davenport . Davenport used the land for timber , grazing , and the cultivation of various crops , including olives and grapes for wine production . Other local residents ran market gardens and nurseries . For example , local residents Wilhelm Mügge and his wife Auguste Schmidt operated " one of the best nurseries and market gardens near Adelaide " , and gained a reputation for the cheeses produced from their local dairy farm . Along with farming , the hills and creek <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> prized areas for the sawyers and splitters , and a number of mines <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> established in the region from the mid @-@ to @-@ late 19th century . In 1844 the first silver @-@ lead , manganese and iron mines <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> established in the area , while the 1890s saw a minor gold rush — although " only small quantities <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> extracted " . Of greater success was stone quarrying in Chambers <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'</mark></a>Gully , which began in 1863 and increased in scale in 1912 . 
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