▁March ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁that ▁Mall ala ▁was ▁approved ▁as ▁a ▁sub div ision ▁name ▁by ▁the ▁N omen cl ature ▁Committee . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁town ship ▁lies ▁mid way ▁between ▁the ▁hills ▁and ▁the ▁sea , ▁fifty - e ight ▁kilometres ▁north ▁of ▁Ad ela ide . ▁An ▁impress ive ▁War ▁Memorial ▁stands ▁at ▁the ▁hub ▁of ▁an ▁eight - road ▁intersection ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁A ▁now ▁depart ed ▁industry ▁was ▁the ▁East ▁Brothers ▁Mach in ery ▁works , ▁who ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁century ▁manufact ured ▁farm ▁equipment ▁which ▁was ▁sold ▁widely ▁across ▁Australia . ▁The ▁town ▁once ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁impress ive ▁fl our ▁mill ▁where ▁the ▁towns folk ▁used ▁to ▁gr ind ▁the ▁locally - produ ced ▁whe at , ▁but ▁the ▁building ▁fell ▁into ▁dis use ▁as ▁the ▁industry ▁central ised . ▁Today ▁the ▁mill ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁museum ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁historical ▁committee . ▁ ▁Bu ilt ▁en vir ons ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁mem orial ▁▁ ▁At ▁Mall ala ' s ▁centre ▁is ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁war ▁mem orial ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁eight ▁roads . ▁Its ▁ins ign ia ▁reads : ▁' In ▁honour ▁of ▁ten ▁men ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁defence ▁of ▁home ▁and ▁liberty ' ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁ten ▁local ▁men ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁Egypt , ▁France ▁and ▁Palest ine . ▁The ▁mem orial ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁base ▁made ▁of ▁ten ▁gran ite ▁stones ▁in ▁each ▁step ▁of ▁the ▁base ▁to