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25.01.2022 This month weve been thinking about community and there probably isnt an event like the Royal Adelaide Show that involves so many different communities in Sou...th Australia. Sadly COVID-19 meant that it had to be cancelled this year but in place of a physical event, the Show presented The Show at Home https://www.theshowathome.com.au/ an online platform full of Show-related content covering showbags, rides, carnival games, animals, and competitions. It also included a wonderful history tour of the Showground by archivist Lauren Gobbett from the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australias Archives (RAHSSA). https://explore.history.sa.gov.au//royal-agricultural-hort If you missed the live streaming last week you can see it here https://lnkd.in/gXqshwn (the show history starts at around 2 mins). The RAHSSA aims to preserve the history of the Royal Adelaide Show - and South Australian primary industry in general - for the benefit of future generations. Theyre based in the Showgrounds and are part of the History Trusts MaC program. https://history.sa.gov.au/get-involved/mac-program/ Because of COVID-19 restrictions, archivist Lauren has been developing an online Show museum. Check it out here https://www.rahshistory.com.au/ In the meantime the physical museum is still undergoing its makeover with plans to be open by the end of October. Well keep you posted! #Community #History #Agriculture #SouthAustralia #Memories #HistoryTour #MuseumFromHome #Adelaide #Archives
24.01.2022 Foy & Gibson's premises, south east corner of Rundle Street and Pulteney Street, Adelaide. The verandah of Foy's was altered in 1938. . The four storey buildi...ng dominates the corner and in 1911 it was the Grand Hotel. In 1924, following bankruptcy, it was refurbished as Foy and Gibson's Department Store. SLSA B+7440 See more
23.01.2022 People in Edwardian dress stroll past, some pausing to look into the window of Crooks and Brookers, ironmongers. The full range of their business is adverti...sed on the side of the building, and includes all manner of household goods and farm supplies. They also supplied machinery for the copper mines in South Australias mid-north. On the right is Birks & Company, the forerunner to David Jones. On the left is the doorway to Marshalls, with a gas light in front.Extreme right of photo is 23 yards east of Stephens Pl. Near side of Goode, Toms is 54 yards north of Rundle St. Photo taken 1909. https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/PRG+631/2/1287
23.01.2022 Anyone know where this was filmed?
23.01.2022 This week I revisited one of my earlier commissions, The Founders Where I have been applying a fresh patina and a new layer of protective wax. I sculpted the... 10ft wide by 7ft tall relief wall sculpture in 2014 for the Para Hills community club for their newly built main entrance foyer, as the club was originally built in the 1960s for British immigrants. The sculpture depicts two British immigrant familys having just arrived In Australia in the 1960s standing in front of a row of Nissen huts. Whilst working on the sculpture during the week, I was told by visitors to the club who immigrated to Australia during that period, of how they have a strong emotional connection to the work, and particularly love the interaction between the children. It is a real honour to be able to connect with people, and bring joy to a persons life through Art and emotion #ScottEamesSculptor #parahillscommunityclub #britishimmigrants #adelaide
23.01.2022 Another lost John Quinton Bruce work is Pinnaroo, 9 Winchester Street, St Peters, built for John Hutchings, a prominent land developer in 1908-9, demolished i...n the 1970s. Why was it demolished? Probably due to being too large, too valuable and in not great condition, as is frequently the case for large houses over time. A bit sad :-( See more
23.01.2022 Nothing beats watching a movie on the big screen. Back in the early 1900s, South Australians were spoilt for choice when it came to going to the cinema. As soon... as silent films were being released around 1895, Port Adelaide was quick to jump on the bandwagon. Originally films were shown in Town Halls, but their popularity soon led to the creation of ‘Picture Houses’ with SA’s first purpose-built cinema popping up in Semaphore in 1910 - the Wondergraph Open-Air Picture Pavilion. Many know of the Odeon Star Cinemas that is still in operation today, but some might not know there is another Picture House still standing in Semaphore. The Semaphore Ozone Cinema. It was housed in the old Semaphore Town Hall and opened in 1930, showing ‘In Old Arizona’. In its heyday, it was certainly a work of art with 1,100 leather seats added and an intricately decorated proscenium arch. However, the introduction of television hit the cinema industry hard and the Ozone was forced to close in 1960. It was then used as the Semaphore Youth Club, then as a small cinema running only from the dress circle, before it was boarded up for almost 10 years. In 1993, it was refurbished and reopened as the Semaphore Public Library with the foyer of the cinema now Skara Greek Street Food. A lot of the original charm of the building remains - pop in and have a look! #FunFactFriday
22.01.2022 The Friends of Torrens Island are on the hunt for props to furnish some of the buildings. Desperately seeking: - old cane laundry baskets - old white sheets... - old woollen blankets ( grey preferably) - hospital style towels ( white with blue trim) and... in case any of you got a bit carried away on your last hospital visit.... white hospital gowns. Please let them know if you are willing to donate any of these items in comments below.
22.01.2022 The Grey Ghost of Port Wakefield February 1918, and the small town of Port Wakefield was under siege from a grey ghost that had descended upon the town. It was first spotted on a Monday night at about 9:30pm when it was seen between the railway line and Smiths corner. A young lady returning home was the first to encounter the ghost when it accosted her in the street to ask; how are you?. She promptly sped home and collapsed once inside.... At 10pm the same evening, a young man returning home after being out fishing encountered the grey ghost. As he walked past a large haystack, the grey ghost, at least seven-feet tall, appeared from inside the bailed hay, and let out a number of low sounding moans. The young man spirited home and locked his door! read more: http://hauntedadelaide.blogspot.com//the-grey-ghost-of-por #PortWakefield #Ghosts #allentiller #hauntedadelaide #history #paranormal
21.01.2022 On this day, 29th November 1948, Australian Prime minister Ben Chifley launches the first mass-produced Australian car, the Holden FX. "Made in Australia, For A...ustralia". These are the words spoken by Australian Prime Minister Ben Chifley when he launched the Holden FX on 29 November 1948. The real name of the Holden FX is 48/215. '48 was the year it started production, and 215 indicated a Standard Sedan. The name "FX" originated as an unofficial designation within Holden after 1953, and was a reference to the updated suspension of that year. The Holden company began as 'J.A. Holden & Co', a saddlery business in 1856, and moved into car production in 1908. By 1926, Holden had an assembly plant in each of Australia's mainland states, but due to the repercussions of the great Depression, production fell dramatically, from 34,000 units annually in 1930 to just 1,651 units in 1931. In that year, it became a subsidiary of the US-based General Motors (GM). Post-World War II Australia was a time when only one in eight people owned an automobile, and many of these were American styled cars. Prior to the close of World War II, the Australian Government put into place initiatives to encourage an Australian automotive industry. Both GM and Ford responded to the government, making proposals for the production of the first Australian designed car. Although Ford's outline was preferred by the government, the Holden proposal required less financial assistance. Holden's managing director, Laurence Hartnett, wished to develop a local design, but GM wanted an American design. Compromises were made, and the final design was based on a previously rejected post-war proposed Chevrolet. Thus, in 1948, the Holden was launched - the first mass-produced Australian car. Although the automobile's official designation was the 48/215, it was marketed as the "Holden". This was to honour Sir Edward Holden, the company's first chairman and grandson of J.A. Holden, who established the original Holden saddlery. Other names that were considered included the 'Austral', 'Woomerah', 'Boomerang', 'Melba', 'GeM', 'Emu' and even the 'Canbra', a name derived from Australia's capital city. The original retail price was AU760. Pictured: Prime Minister Ben Chifley at the launch of the first Holden car. National Archives of Australia.
19.01.2022 Max Headroom Coke
19.01.2022 The first to leave Calais were shipped by steamer to the Thames, where they boarded the barque Fairlie and sailed on 30 April 1848. There were 56 Lacemakers on this voyage - chosen as those who seemed to be the least destitute. They were disembarked at Port Jackson. The next was the ship Harpley, an Australian built merchant vessel, which departed 12 May 1848 and did go to Adelaide. Her complement was intended to be entirely Lacemakers, but at the last moment six families w...ere redirected to other ships. The heads of family of these six, it would seem, were unable to produce their marriage certificate - an ordinary requirement for couples emigrating as married! Finally the barque Agincourt left Gravesend 6 June 1848. For Harpley and Agincourt, the voyages were arduous, but made under the ideal circumstances of all the passengers knowing each other, coming from similar backgrounds and going forward with similar intent. Those on the Fairlie were entertained and shocked by the behaviour of a particularly difficult group of women and a Superintendent Surgeon who behaved quite unfairly towards some of the men! The arrival of Harpley in Adelaide marked the beginning of yet another trying period in the Lacemakers lives. There was no Immigrants' Agent to assist them find work and they were, with few exceptions, destitute. However, with the determination already exhibited, they were settled into work within the first few months. Many of the single females married with alarming alacrity. https://www.lacemakersofcalais.com.au/original-lacemakers-o #adelaide #history #lacemakers
19.01.2022 The Craven family mansion Rusheens at the corner of Childers Street and Mills Terrace, North Adelaide was often described as one of the most distinctive and u...nusual homes in Adelaide. Rusheens was designed and built in 1902-3 by architects Williams & Good, who designed a number of prominent houses in this part of North Adelaide during this period. Probably the most distinctive design element was the stepped turret, a feature evidently inspired by Eastern European, (most likely Romanian) traditional architecture. This feature pops up in a number of other significant Williams & Good designs around this time, including 105 Queen Street, Norwood (1905). Rusheens stood on the site until the 1970s, demolished to built the group of semidetached townhouses currently on the site.
19.01.2022 In 1901, 81 & 91 were all decorated up for the Duke of York’s visit.
19.01.2022 Here is a newspaper article which appeared in The Westside (once the local newspaper of the western suburbs of Adelaide), on 11 January 1989. It provides a br...ief history of Skinners Corner, now the site of the West Torrens Council chambers. Flooding was a common occurrence in the western suburbs of Adelaide prior to the construction of Breakout Creek in the 1930s which finally controlled the River Torrens and channelled the water out to sea at West Beach. Here are some photos taken at Skinners Corner during those flood times. One is from 1924 clearly showing the house. The two other photos (taken at the same time but from different positions) are of the December 1929 flood. Also included are a couple of other photos taken at Skinners Corner. The first is of the tram stop at Skinners Corner and the other is a quirky snap of some likely lads skylarking at the same location. See more
19.01.2022 Did you know John Couper-Smartt updated his 'Walk Round Corners...Port Adelaide' book? This book is essential if you are researching Port Adelaide's history! This book covers all the streets of central Port Adelaide, relating the Port’s fascinating history by explaining the derivation of the street names and describing the buildings, wharves, docks and other local features that define The Port.... https://ovendenbooks.com//walk-round-corners-port-adelaide/ #PortAdelaide #history
19.01.2022 Enfield Receiving House - 10th Schedule Mental Health Admissions The Enfield Receiving House was an 80-bed facility built in 1922 to house South Australias mentally ill patients who were classified as 10th Schedule Admissions. This hospital and other mental health facilities in the State came under the supervision of the Superintendent of Mental Institutions, Dr H.M. Birch. The Enfield Receiving House was situated on a 20-acre block at the corner of Grand Junction Rd, Fos...ters Rd and Hilltop Drive Adelaide, South Australia which remains vacant since its declassification in 1982 and subsequent demolition. A mental health facility still occupies some of the lands where once sat the Northfield Security Hospital (1973 - 1987) for the criminally insane at the rear of where the Enfield Hospital once sat. That facility is James Nash House, built in 1987, which is a facility for Forensic Mental Health. Read more: http://hauntedadelaide.blogspot.com//enfield-receiving-hou #adelaide #history
18.01.2022 Recent trip to the Adelaide Hills and Barossa gave me plenty of options for more merges. More to be added.
18.01.2022 From the Advertiser -images of daily life
18.01.2022 Circa 1930. View looking east along Commercial Street in Mount Gambier. Three businesses, Bert Hill (hairdresser & tobacconist), Schultzs Shoe Store, and Stan ...Paynes menswear store, can be seen at the location now numbered 5-9; the building beyond those shops has now been demolished. The Institute and original Town Hall buildings can be seen in the distance, and two early cars are parked outside the shops. State Library of South Australia Mount Gambier Collection [BRG 205/1/46] See more
18.01.2022 Ceduna SA looking cute as ever #winnerwinner #chickendinner #unlessyourthechicken... #thenlifesshort #somakethemostofit #travel See more
17.01.2022 Port Noarlunga, 1987. From episode 10 of the tv series Pals.
17.01.2022 Honouring Burra and District men and women involved in WWI and WWII. On this day in 1917 Gunner Charles Stanley Burton of Mt Bryan was killed in action. Burra R...ecord 21 Nov. 1917, page 2 Gunner Charles S. Burton, who was reported killed in action on October 14 in France, was the son of Mr J.F. & Mrs Burton of Mt Bryan. He was Born: on October 28th 1885 and spent his life prior to enlisting at Mt Bryan, where he engaged in farming pursuits. Of a quiet and unassuming disposition he never at any time took an active part in public affairs, but was highly esteemed throughout the whole district. He left South Australia in 1916 with the 43rd Battalion. Another brother, Gunner Herbert Burton, also of the 43rd Battalion, is returning to Australia, having lost a leg and also receiving other injuries. Private Alick Burton is still in France and has never had a day off after nearly three years constant service. Burton, C.S. (Charles) Charles Stanley Burton Born: 25 Oct. 1885, Kooringa Died :14 Oct. 1917 Killed in Action in the field in Belgium Memorial Details: 29 The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Belgium Parents: John William Henry & Emelia/Emeline, nee Broad Rolls: Burra & District Roll of Honour Burra & District Fallen Soldiers Memorial Burra, Riverton, Saddleworth District Roll of Honour Mt Bryan Roll of Honour (1916) Mt Bryan Honour Roll final version Unit: 2nd Depot & 43rd Infantry Enlistment Date: 15 Feb. 1916 Place of enlistment: Burra Occupation: Labourer Embarked from Australia: 9 June 1916 Served in: France & Belgium District Connection: Birth, farmer Mt Bryan Information from An Index of MEN AND WOMEN from BURRA AND DISTRICT Involved in WORLD WAR I By Eric Fuss & Meredith Satchell 2nd Edition April 2008
17.01.2022 Today, a visit to the Mallala Campground. The Mallala and Districts Lions Club deserves a pat on the back for spearheading this tourist facility (with Drought Community Programme funding to help). Drone footage thanks to Complete Drone Services.
17.01.2022 Dock OneStage 1
15.01.2022 Prospect Local History Group is holding a book sale on Monday 7th December 2020 between 11am and 3pm. The book sale will be in the Library at Payinthi, 128 Pros...pect Rd, Prospect. Proceeds will assist us to expand our activities. The books on sale will almost all be the ones that we have researched and written about our area over the last 15 years, plus a couple of golden oldies Max Lamshed’s 1972 history of Prospect and Recollections of Prospect by older residents, dated 1982. We have everything from schools, hospitals, doctors, the tram barn, street names, parks, local identities, the Air Raid Shelter, historic homes, how we got started, our demographics, shopkeepers, family businesses and more!
14.01.2022 Creepy Toys, Retro Houseware, Instruments & Port Kegs. You just never know what ya might find out at TRURO. Ps I think we have gotten rid of all the cane toads, so come on over!
14.01.2022 Have you visited one of our museums on a school excursion? First Nations perspectives play an essential role in our programs. When European Explorers first cam...e to Australia, who really discovered who? The updated Encounters program at the South Australian Maritime Museum aims to provide some context to the study of Explorers, and share evidence and objects that provoke questions for students. This program has been a hit with students and teachers this year. Learn more about our School Programs here: https://history.sa.gov.au/education/ Image: First contact rock art, Nanguluwurr, Burrungkuy (Nourlangie). Photo: Parks Australia. #NAIDOCweek #alwayswasalwayswillbe #naidocweek2020
14.01.2022 The Middle Finger North Terrace While our giant balls are national folklore, this brass finger stood proudly erect for decades and was one of the true treasur...es of our city. Formerly found on the building to the west of the David Jones development, the story goes that it was forged in the 1990s in response to the number of highly-valued buildings being destroyed to accommodate the retailer. Commenting on the bronze leaves which adorned their new neighbour, the building owners of the time added their own bronze leaf with a splash of social commentary. If this masterpiece ever resurfaces, we would happily give our meagre life savings towards its re-establishment as part of the fabric of this city. (glamadelaide)
13.01.2022 Adelaide city baths 1940 from acca BUSH BISCUITS ONE PENNY
13.01.2022 Did you know the Port Adelaide Police Station used to be our Railway Station? The original plan was to have a canal down the middle of Port Road where barges co...uld ferry people to the city and back, but by the middle of the 19-century, excitement of railway travel was sweeping the world. 11.5km of iron rails were shipped from England and the first Port to City steam train was run on the 8 February 1856. The British track design was entirely unsuitable for Australian soil and weather and on its first passenger trip, the engine derailed halfway between the Port and the city. Work was done, changes were made and finally on their third attempt, and a 5-hour trip, the first steam train finally completed the journey to North Terrace. The railway was officially opened on 19 April 1856 with a radically reduced travel time of 18 minutes. The first stations to be built along the line were at Bowden, Woodville and Alberton with the latter the only station still standing. To reduce congestion at the Port Dock station, the Commercial Road viaduct was built in 1916 for passengers travelling out along the Outer Harbor line. When the Port Dock Station was demolished in 1963, the Commercial Road Station became the main stop for people travelling to the Port. The Railyard behind the old Port Dock Station is now the home of National Railway Museum, Port Adelaide. #FunFactFriday
13.01.2022 Beyond STEM : We hear often of the huge contribution made by pastoralist Peter Waite to horticulture and of the Waite Institute in SA. We are less familiar with... the legacy of his daughter Lizzie. This is her at 16 in 1903 - dressed rather like a corps de ballet member in Les Sylphides. Lizzie had been widowed in Victoria, and on her death in 1931 left a generous legacy to the University of Adelaide for agriculture, horticulture, biology and related subjects. Interestingly, she also left a major gift of 10,000 to her friend Clara Serena ( a stage name - she was a Lobethal Lutheran girl) to enable her to pursue her musical career as a contralto - and she went on to achieve standing on the international stage. The full story is interesting . It is also clear that Lizzie felt that life was not just about STEM. Unless the arts and culture are supported, we will all be diminished. (Image : B 7723/354 State Library of SA ) #herstory See more
13.01.2022 Cathedral Hotel: Wrong Side of the Law After two robberies in North Adelaide, and a number of other smaller thefts, suspicions were being raised within the North Adelaide Police station of the identity of the offenders. During the investigation of the Cathedral Hotel robbery, which netted the criminals a substantial amount of liquor and money, a timeline of events was established. The local tram night watchman was called in as a witness and told the police on the night in qu...estion, he had seen Constable Edwards, at about 2am, walking his beat, and test the bar-room doors to see if they were locked. He also stated, after Edwards had long passed, he noticed lights on in the billiard room. Read more: http://hauntedadelaide.blogspot.com//cathedral-hotel-wrong #adelaide #History
13.01.2022 THE HEIRESS FORGOTTEN GRAVE : LADY URSULA HAYWARD Yesterdays Advertiser featured a wonderful story of the Carrick Hill mansion owned by Sir Edward and Lady Ur...sula Hayward. Ursula Hayward was the youngest daughter of Tom Elder Barr-Smith, the wealthy pastoralist and financier. After her marriage, she lived a lavish lifestyle at Carrick Hill, amassing a vast collection of artwork and antique furniture, making her home one of the finest in the state. Realising the value of their home and collections, the decision was made to bequeath Carrick Hill and all of its contents to the State, with the intention that it be kept intact. Lady Ursula died in 1970, and Sir Edward, having remarried, continued to live at the Carrick Hill estate until his death in 1983. The house, land and contents were then handed over to the state. Lady Ursulas ashes are interred at Mitcham Anglican Cemetery, in a small insignificant area behind the impressive Barr-Smith Plot. Sadly, Ursulas actual grave is unmarked, with no recognition being given to acknowledge her generous bequest to the State of South Australia. See more
12.01.2022 Why 'Fire the Cannon'? The cannon on display as part of the Heritage Gallery’s latest exhibition is the cannon that was fired on May 30th, 1870. It was fired t...o mark the arrival of the South Australian Governor Fergusson into Gawler and to celebrate the laying of the Foundation Stone of the Gawler Institute Building that occurred that same day. Dr William Home Popham owned the cannon at that time. He used the cannon from his home, Craiglea (directly behind the Gawler Civic Centre) to mark important events such as the arrival of the Duke of Edinburgh in 1867, the sixtieth anniversary of the reign of Queen Victoria in 1897 and when it was feared that the Russians were invading in 1888. Dr Popham acquired the cannon prior to his arrival in Gawler in 1858 and it is believed to be one of the four 88 inch cannon’s that came to South Australia on HMS Buffalo in 1836. Come on in to the Heritage Gallery and see the cannon for yourself. Open: Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday: 9am - 5pm Wednesday: 9am - 5pm Thursday: 9am - 6pm Friday: 9am - 5pm Saturday: 9am - 1pm See more
11.01.2022 Motorola cellular portable telephone ad from 1985.
10.01.2022 It’s believed that Chile first called Adelaide Zoo home in the 1970s. This very special flamingo delighted visitors with her beautiful pink plumage and quirky i...nteractions with the public. Chile was Australia’s only flamingo for years. Donate today to help get these beautiful flamingos on display at the Museum. Donate now: https://community.samuseum.sa.gov.au/donate #GivingTuesday #SouthAustralianMuseum #AdelaideZoo #feastfest
10.01.2022 Hawkeye the local legend shows the Adelaide set team around his 7 story house!
09.01.2022 Activities undertaken by members of the St John Ambulance Historical Society of SA
09.01.2022 Looking NW across Adelaide Oval, Memorial Drive to Montefiore Hill, 1940. SRSA GRG7/70/9
09.01.2022 Callout for volunteers! We are looking for more volunteers in our shop, during the week and on weekends. If you like people-based roles, are comfortable with le...arning cash/EFTPOS operations and enjoy seeing the smile on peoples faces as they enter the Museum or leave after a wonderful day, please get in contact with Gabby via phone: 0883411690 or email: [email protected] See more
09.01.2022 #portnoarlunga Thanks Karl Gautam who writes: This pic showed up in my memories today from 4 years ago when the timber playground was completely underwater due to a large storm front. Who remembers?
09.01.2022 Victor Harbor UFO sighting 1974 In May 1974 the skies of Victor Harbour on the Fleurieu Peninsula were visited by a mysterious unidentified flying object! The UFO was witnessed by Mr Neville Dunn of Encounter Bay as well as two friends travelling from Bordertown.... Read more: http://hauntedadelaide.blogspot.com//victor-harbor-ufo-sig #UFO #History
08.01.2022 Available Now! Heritage Gallery Quiz Sheets. Suitable for all ages (young children may need some adults help), allow half an hour to complete the quiz sheet. T...he Heritage Gallery is located at the Gawler Civic Centre with the Gawler Public Library. Free admission: Mondays: 9am - 5pm Tuesdays: 9am - 5pm Wednesday: 9am - 5pm Thursday: 9am - 6pm Fridays: 9am - 5pm Saturdays: 9am - 1pm #gawlerheritagecentre See more
08.01.2022 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.Harveys 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
08.01.2022 The Observation Tower in the centre of the Gaol was constructed after the multistory cell blocks were built too tall for the outer Watch Towers to view the yard...s. Guards on duty here were not permitted to leave, so a toilet was installed in the corner of the room- despite there being 360 degree windows! See more
07.01.2022 If you are positively affected by the works we have started on the front facade, you only have until this Wednesday the 21st October to write your own submissio...n as per the public notice in the local newspaper last week... Photos below are what the facade looked like before we started and the works completed to date. We used what money we had saved over the past 5 years for the watchtower repairs and what the bank would give us as an overdraft to keep our staff employed during the COVID-19 forced closure of our business. Locals driving past would have seen us working our butts off to try & get this work completed so we could re-open to the public. A complaint has been made that the painting, re-plastering and filling in of the old bookmakers front door has changed the heritage value of the hotel to the community and that we require development approval to have done these works. As part of the community, please come in and sign our letter of support in the front bar, sign our online petition or please write your own letter to Council as per the instructions in the public notice below. https://www.change.org/KeepTheFedErect
06.01.2022 The White Ghost of Port Wakefield Last week I featured a story about the Grey Ghost of Port Wakefield and how it may, or may not have actually been a grey horse terrorising the local community. Just a week after the grey ghost caused fear and pandemonium, another ghost story popped up in Port Wakefield. It was a hot summer night, and in the newer part of Port Wakefield, a lady was walking around her yard as she could not sleep. She checked her garden, and a newly stacked pile... of wood delivered that day. As she glanced over at the wood she noticed a man stealing smaller logs and putting them in his bag. She let out a small scream, startling the man. read more: http://hauntedadelaide.blogspot.com//the-white-ghost-of-po #PortWakefield #Ghosts #allentiller #hauntedadelaide #history #paranormal
05.01.2022 It’s official Christmas has arrived in the city! Last night the Christmas Tree in Victoria Square / Tarntanyangga was lit up by Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor t...o mark the start of the festive season in Adelaide. This Christmas we’ll be sharing joy and cheer across the city with Adelaide’s Christmas Festival. There’ll be community events, maker markets, window displays, live performances and more! Explore at https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/christmas
05.01.2022 The Adelaide Ghosts and Ghouls Walking Tour explores the stories behind Adelaides alleged hauntings and crimes, while shedding light on some our citys more chilling history. The tour is a collaboration between paranormal investigator Allen Tiller, sound recordist Anthony Frith, and Adelaide City Libraries. It was designed and developed based on research from Allens history residency at the libraries in 2016, along with a range of ghost stories brought forward via public consultation sessions.
05.01.2022 Henley Beach Kiosk Christmas 1913. SLSA: [B 76799] #HenleyBeach #history #christmas
04.01.2022 On this weekend 67 years ago, the Mallala Air Pageant was held, where an estimated 20,000 people visited during Air Force Week. The Chronicle included a full page photograph spread, shown here thanks to Trove
03.01.2022 HERITAGE TRANSPORT EXPO Saturday and Sunday 10 & 11 October 10am to 4.30pm both days Advance Notice... Great school holiday fun! And good family value! Four ex Adelaide suburban buses from the 1970s onward will be on display, with two taking visitors for short 15 minute trips around the Port. On display will be Volvo B59 No.1001 (1977), B58 No.1355 (1980), and running Port circuits will be MAN SL 200s No.1812 and No.1897 dating from 1982. Two or three historic former SA Police vehicles on display. Those famous 1950s style Adelaide suburban Redhen railcars, in addition to the luxury country rail travel Bluebird railcar Kestrel will be making runs on our exhibition line all day on both days. Narrow gauge steam engine Peronne (101 years old) will also be chuffing about taking visitors for rides. And our very popular small blue steam train Bub will be running all day, with circuits of the huge railway museum site. AND - all of the rides, ie the buses, Redhens, the Bluebird, Peronne and Bub are at NO extra charge - all included in the admission! Family - $44 (2 adult + 3 child) Adult - $20 Conc - $12 Child - $10 (5-15yrs) More news later - but put the dates in your school holiday diary!!
03.01.2022 Woolworths Flashback! 1986 #Woolworths #elizabeth #Supermarkets #1986
03.01.2022 A car has been half swallowed by a sink hole that opened up in Novar Gardens early this morning. At 2.15am Sunday 29 emergency services were called to St Andrew...s Crescent after reports that a car had fallen into a large sink hole. When patrols arrived they found the Toyota Camry half submerged and the street flooded with water and dirt! Patrols called for the assistance of SA Water crews to attend and closed the street. Thankfully the driver, a 21-year-old Kilburn man, wasn’t injured, but his car was towed from the scene. St Andrews Crescent is expected to be closed for most of the day while SA Water are at the scene, please avoid the area.
03.01.2022 #FLASHBACKFRIDAY - Hows this for a flashback?! The Quinn Family standing outside the Willunga Hotel in the early 1900s.
02.01.2022 Lets head to Renmark in the 1950s for a spot of #throwbackThursday window shopping. Zoom in on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2gBcZLX Image: SRSA GRG7/69/5 #archives
02.01.2022 Flashback Friday: Carclew, originally named Stalheim, was constructed in 1901 to the design of John Quinton Bruce. The site on which it stands has been associa...ted historically with notable men including James Chambers, John McDouall Stuart, Sir Hugh Robert Dixson (Dennison) who had the present house built, and Sir John Langdon Bonython. Learn more here: http://ow.ly/7vT550C4DUA Image: Photographic Survey of North Adelaide, 6270.SEC19.036, circa 1976
02.01.2022 In 1893 a "Strange Creature" was discovered in Semaphore. From the description given, does anyone have any theories about what this bizarre specimen might have been? The most straightforward explanation is some kind of Mermaid/Merman, but just interested to know what others think
02.01.2022 Aerial view of Memorial Hospital, Adelaide on a Christmas card from c1910. SLSA: [PRG 1527/6/1] #history #adelaide #christmas
01.01.2022 Check out Steve McNicols latest book In the Stations Remembered series, SAR - Truro Stockwell & Plushs Corner. 24 pages of smoking hot RAILRAMA! Only while stocks last. $8.50 exclusive to Bric A Bank of Truro.
01.01.2022 Gold Rush XC Fairmont 5.8 with Continental vinyl top outside the Coburn Hotel (est. 1889), in Cockburn, SA. Wonder if the XC came with the Outback Pack? George Smilas
01.01.2022 Hungry Jacks Satay Burger 1996
