Ghosts of the Port in Port Adelaide, South Australia | Landmark & historical place

Ghosts of the Port

Locality: Port Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8405 6560

Address: 66 commercial road 5015 Port Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: www.portenf.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?c=51325

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25.01.2022 How did Portonians get from the Birk to the Port before bridges were a thing? Why a ferry of course! The Port Adelaide Ferry Company was created in 1877 to tran...sport people from Birkenhead to Port Adelaide. A set of old steps at the end of Commercial Road were extended to create a proper landing on the Port side, and a 61-metre pier constructed at Birkenhead. Passage would cost a single penny. There were a number of ferries put to work, including the ‘Success’ which actually exploded, before the ‘Lena M’ was built and brought in to service the route in 1923. Lena M was built at Wills Street by Jack Murch and named after his daughter, Lena. Its engine was described as ‘usually adequate’ as she would often have to put up quite the fight when faced with wind or tide. Some of the more audacious youths of the Port jumped in the river, racing alongside Lena to the other side sometimes swimming to victory! The Lena M took its last passengers across the river on 14 December 1940, the day before the Birkenhead Bridge was opened for business. #FunFactFriday

24.01.2022 Commercial Road looking south from the river, this photo is taken from an elevated position., This photograph shows Port Adelaide buildings on both sides of t...he unsealed road, where the railway tracks are plainly visible. On the right a group of men lounge in front of the corner turret of the Customs House. On the left are shops and W.H.Harvey's Commercial Hotel. Further down the road is Crooks & Brooker, ironmongers and general furnishers. A dray carrying bales, some horse drawn carts and a man pushing a hand barrow are seen in the street which has a cobblestone crossing for pedestrians. Photo dated 1911. https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+3536

24.01.2022 Port Dock Railway Station Circa 1899, South Australian Boer War Contingent were arriving at the Port Dock Railway Station, and departed by ship from the queens Wharf. This picture is unusual in that it is a side view, normally see photos of Port Dock Railway Station taken from the front.

21.01.2022 On this Friday's show the 16th April, we have on again, one of the best Paranormal Investigators in Australia. Alen Tiller is going to talk about his upcoming History talks in South Australia. Allen is a wealth of information, and extremely loveable gentleman in the Industry. Then we have Daryl from Walhalla Ghost Tours , who is going to discuss Walhalla, and another surprise location where he runs Ghost Tours. We are then joined by Supernatural Shows great friend Bill Tabone... from the Australian Paranormal Society , he is going to talk about the wonderful places he runs tours. Raven from Paranormal Adventures Australia , is currently in South Australia, and joining her is Jane from WISPA Paranormal Investigations in South Australia. Looking forward to hearing what they have been up to. Looking forward to your company from 10pm Victorian time. See more

19.01.2022 First floor or basement? It is widely believed that the windows below street level in the Port are a result of the ground floor of buildings becoming the baseme...nt after roads were raised in the late 1800s. It’s true that the ground has been raised several metres to account for high tides and to create stable roads for people to walk and drive on. But there is no clear evidence that these basements were ever intended to be the ground floor. Multiple buildings in the Port have been investigated and no sign of any old doors or entranceways in the basements have been found. It's believed the basements were always basements with roads built in the shape of a hill going down the middle of the street. What is now the footpath was slowly built up in the areas around the buildings over time to be level with the roads. There is no clear photographic evidence either way. What do you think? Do you have any photos that will tell us the real story? Post them below!

19.01.2022 This looks interesting! #PortAdelaide

19.01.2022 Picture perfect Port Adelaide! What a cracking photo of our beautiful Port taken on a super still glass morning recently. Thank you for sharing Scott. Image credit: @visual.dynamics.adelaide (IG)

16.01.2022 For the next three weeks, we'll be introducing you to an immigrant's story from the 1800s with thanks to the team at Heaps Good Productions. Today, it is Harry... Williams. Harry was a Welshman who made the important decision to leave home and journey to South Australia in the 1800s. Meet Harry:

15.01.2022 The iron barque 'Primera', 597 tons, at New Dock, Port Adelaide, photo approximately 1880. https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+1373/21/34

15.01.2022 At Gawler Public Library Join Allen Tiller, one of Australia’s leading paranormal historian’s, as he introduces you to The Haunts of Adelaide. About this Event This second edition of The Haunts of Adelaide has been completely rewritten with extra historical facts, footnoting, an index, more photos, and most importantly, more ghost stories!... Allen will be discussing some of Adelaide’s most haunted locations and the history behind the buildings, the people, the urban legends and the ghosts that haunt Adelaide and its suburbs. Allen was the recipient of the History Council of South Australia’s Emerging Historian of the Year Award 2017, and has also featured on the paranormal reality television show Haunting: Australia. He is a respected historian, paranormal researcher, author, poet, and the founder of Eidolon Paranormal, S.A. Paranormal, and The Haunts of Adelaide. Allen will have books available for sale on the night #Gawler #paranormal #allentiller #history

09.01.2022 Welcome to our #HeritageSA ‘What’s On’ Heritage Event Guide Get a Spring in your step doing a tour of historic Port Adelaide, our state’s first designated State... Heritage Area. https://www.environment.sa.gov.au//state-her/Port_Adelaide Download the Visit Port Adelaide app and take a trip around the old Port. The app, recently released by the City of Port Adelaide will help you find something special to see, or a place to eat, and features interactive maps, information and guides. https://www.cityofpae.sa.gov.au///visit-port-adelaide-app #HeritageSA #MaritimeSA #PortAdelaideStateheritagearea #tour #guide #app City of Port Adelaide Enfield

08.01.2022 In 1904, there were 33 pubs operating in Port Adelaide. With a population of only 11,000, this meant there was one pub for every 333 people! The Port had major ...problems in the 1880s due to alcohol consumption including public drunkenness, domestic violence, family poverty and general acts of ‘scoundrelism’. By 1909, a Temperance Movement had begun with local Reverend, Joseph Kirby, arguing for a restriction of liquor sales. A Local Option Poll was taken to decide which hotels should be closed and then on 11 February, 15 hotels were shut down. One hotel that survived the mass-closure was the Port Admiral Hotel, which is still serving customers today and is the oldest building in Port Adelaide. It was opened in 1849 as the Railway Hotel in anticipation of a horse-drawn railway planned for Port and Commercial Road. The proposal was abandoned, the hotel was renamed and an alternative steam locomotive line was built, delivering passengers to the intersection of Lipson and St Vincent Streets. The Admiral's had various changes and has been significantly restored over the years including the addition of the verandah in the 1880s and is now a thriving pub again - 171 years later! The old Coach House is also still standing out the back of the hotel now the Jackalope Studio Gallery. #FunFactFriday

08.01.2022 Compare the pair: The end of Commercial Road leading up to the lighthouse once had a creek right down the middle when SA was first colonised in the 1830s. This ...was used as a waterway at high tide. In 1840, a simple wooden bridge at the end of the tidal creek was added to link the SA Company Wharf to the east with Queens Wharf to the west. Over time, many pedestrians had fallen from the bridge and then in 1851, several women went over the edge when the horse pulling their cart flinched and lost its balance. This was the last straw. The bridge was removed and the inlet slowly reclaimed and filled in with dredged mud from the river's entrance so that today, we only need a car to travel down it, and not a boat! #FunFactFriday

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07.01.2022 Karen and I and the Eidolon Paranormal team were invited to join Lyon Paranormal, Paranormal Spectrum and The Ghosts Within to investigate the National Railway Museum for paranormal activity way back in 2014. http://hauntedadelaide.blogspot.com//a-haunting-at-nationa #PortAdelaide #history #ghosts #paranormal #trainspotting

04.01.2022 wow! the old girl looks amazing! Hopefully, the ghosts like the paint job too!

04.01.2022 THE HAUNTS OF ADELAIDE: REVISED EDITION BOOK: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08JLQLLC5/ref=sr_1_4 KINDLE EDITION: https://www.amazon.com.au/Haunts-Adelaide-His//ref=sr_1_1... The Haunts of Adelaide: History, Mystery, and the Paranormal is researched and written by award-winning historian, Allen Tiller. This second edition of The Haunts of Adelaide has been completely rewritten with extra historical facts, footnoting, an index, more photos, and most importantly, more ghost stories! Join Allen Tiller, one of Australia’s leading paranormal historian’s, as he documents some of Adelaide’s most haunted locations and the history behind the buildings, the people, the urban legends and the ghosts that haunt Adelaide and its suburbs, in this completely revised and rewritten edition. Inside you will discover the ghosts that dwelled at Graham’s Castle, Younghusband Mansion, The Adelaide Arcade and Waterfall Gully. Find out the truth behind Schneider’s Alley and the read about the tiger of the Union Hotel! Get spooked with 30 stories from the other side: The Haunts of Adelaide: History, Mystery, and the Paranormal: REVISED EDITION Allen Tiller was the recipient of the History Council of South Australia’s ‘Emerging Historian of the Year Award 2017’. Allen Tiller has also featured on paranormal reality television show Haunting: Australia, and is a respected historian, paranormal researcher, author, poet, and the founder of Eidolon Paranormal, S.A. Paranormal, and The Haunts of Adelaide. #HauntedAdelaide #AllenTiller #history #Paranormal