First Creek

Colonel William Light –  painting of Adelaide plains being cleared for settlement. Behind the clearing is a line of tall gums and forest leading to the Mount Lofty Ranges in…

Trams in Kent Town

Horse-drawn trams Sir Edwin Smith and William Buik, both prominent in the City of Kensington and Norwood then Adelaide City Council (and both later mayors of Adelaide), spent some time…

Documents and Maps

Hodder – History oF South Australia Volume 1 Hodder – History of South Australia Volume 2 Hodder – Founding of South AustralIa Colonel Light – Map of Preliminary Country Sections…

Hardman Gardens

Hardman Gardens at the corner of Fullarton Road & Flinders Street, Kent Town The reserve land at the intersection of Fullarton Road, Flinders Street and the Parade West is known…

Historical Plaques

There are several historical buildings in Kent Town marked by plaques supplied by the Kensington and Norwood Historical Society. John Martin’s Warehouse Maggies/Tin Cat Mayor’s Residence Kent Town Brewery Logue’s…

Section 255 Kent vs Torrens – Part 1

The Wikipedia article: British Colonisation of South Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_colonisation_of_South_Australia provides details of the planning that went into the establishment of the Colony many years before the colonists arrived in 1836….

Logue’s Brewery

James Shaw: Logue’s Brewery 1863 (The Art Gallery of South Australia) South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 – 1900)  Mon 26 Jan 1863 THE KENT TOWN BREWERY Early in…