The Kent Town Hotel
Many thanks to Craig Hill for his history month presentation on the Kent Town Hotel (shown as it appears in 2025). Craig has now made his presentation available on his Liquid History website and anyone interested can access it from the button below. Kent Town Hotel – History Month 2025 Related posts: No related posts.
History Corner
Who was JR?
If you take a stroll down Flinders Street, Kent Town, you will soon see a grand property at Number 19, called St Jacques. St Jacques is now the property of ...
Where is First Creek?
When Dr Kent arrived in Adelaide in 1840, he decided that Preliminary Section 255 was better suited than Section 46 for the brick and tile making industry he planned to ...
Dr Kent’s Steam Mill
Early Description Dr B. A Kent arrived in South Australia on board the Warrior together with his wife and children in April 1840. According to his farewell speech when he ...
April 1889 Floods in Kent Town
Prior to European settlement, there were four open creeks that traversed the city from east to west (First Creek, Second Creek, Third Creek, and Fourth Creek), flowing from various points ...
John Martin’s Warehouse – Rundle Street, Kent Town
Background John Martin & Co. Ltd, colloquially known as John Martin’s or simply Johnnies, was an Adelaide-based company that ran a popular chain of department stores in South Australia for ...
Origin of Street Names in Kent Town
Have you ever wondered how the street you live on got its name? While many have, finding that information can be difficult. In this edition, we start our series about ...
Unusual deaths in Kent Town over 100 years ago
Over the years, there have been many unusual (some would say bizarre) deaths in Adelaide. This article, describes some of the unusual deaths in Kent Town from more than 100 ...
Electric Lighting in Kent Town
Electricity in Port Adelaide In March 1895, the South Australian Electric Light and Motive Power Company was registered. It supplied power from its Port Adelaide generator in Nile Street, to ...
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 ...
Historical Documents
Related posts: Hardman Gardens Electric Lighting in Kent Town Unusual deaths in Kent Town over 100 years ago Origin of Street Names in Kent Town John Martin’s Warehouse – Rundle ...
36 College Road Kent Town
36 College Road, Kent Town C.T. No.: 4030/252 (the old Chloe’s Restaurant site) This house is on Block 215 (part) and was probably an original block when Kent Town was ...