▁merchant ▁named ▁Matthew ▁F lyn n , ▁who ▁carried ▁stores ▁for ▁the ▁stations , ▁built ▁a ▁rough ▁dep ot ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁town ▁of ▁Bird sv ille . ▁The ▁place ▁was ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Diam ant ina ▁Cross ing , ▁on ▁the ▁stock ▁route ▁from ▁Bou lia ▁south ▁to ▁Ad ela ide . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁the ▁town ship ▁was ▁officially ▁survey ed ▁and ▁given ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Bird sv ille , ▁re put edly ▁at ▁the ▁suggestion ▁of ▁Robert ▁Fre w , ▁owner ▁of ▁P and ie ▁P and ie ▁Station , ▁who ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁store ▁and ▁shop ▁at ▁the ▁Diam ant ina ▁Cross ing , ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁prof use ▁bird ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁district . ▁Diam ant ina ▁Sh ire ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁and ▁its ▁headquarters ▁were ▁at ▁Bird sv ille ▁until ▁moved ▁to ▁Bed our ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁survey , ▁several ▁buildings ▁had ▁been ▁ere cted ▁including ▁hot els , ▁several ▁stores , ▁black sm ith s ▁and ▁a ▁police ▁lock - up . ▁Al most ▁all ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁were ▁of ▁local ▁sand stone , ▁there ▁being ▁no ▁local ▁tim ber ▁available . ▁Dist ance ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁good ▁access ▁roads ▁or ▁a ▁railway ▁created ▁prohib it ively ▁high ▁transport ation ▁costs , ▁so ▁imported ▁building ▁materials ▁were