British colonisation of South Australia describes the planning and establishment of the colony of South Australia by the British government, covering the period from 1829, when the idea was raised by
"Old Colonists" Festival Dinner on 27 March 1851, in commemoration of the first sale of town land on 27 March 1837. Members of the 1836 government are listed alongside.
1835 advertisement
The Proclamation of South Australia 1836, Charles Hill.
Colonel William Light.
River Torrens
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The River Torrens is the most significant river of the Adelaide Plains. It was one of the main reasons for the siting of the city of Adelaide, capital of South Australia. It flows 85 kilometres from i
View of Elder Park, the Riverside Precinct and the Torrens Lake, before construction of the pedestrian bridge in 2014.
View west towards the Torrens outlet from the Davis Bridge, Tapleys Hill Road
Second Creek at St Peters, showing open canal at that point
The river in summer at base of the Adelaide Hills, Athelstone