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	Adelaide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adelaide was established as the centre of a planned colony of free immigrants, promising civil liberties and freedom from religious persecution and as such does not share the convict history of other Australian cities, like Sydney and Hobart.
		Adelaide is connected to Port Wakefield Road and the Sturt Highway in the north, and the South Eastern Freeway in the South East.
		Adelaide is the midpoint of the Indian Pacific railway between Perth and Sydney, as well as the terminus of The Overland to Melbourne and The Ghan via Alice Springs to Darwin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Adelaide (3818 words)

	History of Adelaide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Adelaide is a planned city founded in 1836 and the capital of South Australia.
		Adelaide was divided into two districts north and south of the river with North Adelaide composed of 342 acre (1.4 km²) blocks and (South) Adelaide 700 blocks, surrounded by 2,300 acres (9 km²) set aside as parklands for recreation and public functions.
		Adelaide was not as badly hit as the larger gold-rush cities of Sydney and Melbourne, and silver and lead discoveries at Broken Hill provided some relief.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Adelaide (2828 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Adelaide
		Adelaide skyline as seen from Victoria Square The Adelaide CBD as seen from the Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia.
		The Adelaide Plains (34Â°30â€² S 138Â°30â€² E) is the area in South Australia between the Mount Lofty Ranges on the east and the Gulf Saint Vincent on the west.
		Adelaide was divided into two districts with North Adelaide comprising of 342 acre (1.4 kmÂ²) blocks and (South) Adelaide of 700 blocks, surrounded by 2,300 acres (9 kmÂ²) set aside as parklands for recreation and public functions.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Adelaide (6454 words)

	The Adelaide Gaol
		Adelaide Gaol is one South Australia's oldest buildings.
		Explore the history of the cells blocks and exercise yards.
		The Gaol is operated by the Adelaide Gaol Preservation Society as a museum and chilling reminder of days past.
	www.adelaidegaol.org.au (138 words)

	Adelaide's tram history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Adelaide, Unley and Mitcham Tramway Company horse tram 15 is preserved at the Australian Electric Transport Museum.
		Adelaide and Suburban Tramway Company horse tram 18 is preserved by the National Trust of South Australia.
		Needing smaller cars for operation on the isolated Port Adelaide system, the MTT imported 4 Birney cars, which served the area until they were sold to Geelong in 1936.
	www.railpage.org.au /tram/adelhist.html (438 words)

	Adelaide, Australia: History
		The region presently known as Adelaide was once inhabited by a peaceful group of Australian Aborigines known as the Kaurna.
		Finally, note the very particular way in which Adelaide is set up (barring some anomalies like the jail in the middle of the parklands); this plan was created by Colonel William Light (click on the map to enlarge).
		While this is already an impressive proportion of the state population, the degree of primacy only rose further throughout the latter half of the 20th century, as mining and ranching operations became more efficient and less labor-intensive.
	www.macalester.edu /courses/geog61/kpaulson/history.html (623 words)

	History Trust of South Australia Search this Site
		The History Trust of South Australia is keen to stimulate further research and writing about the history of Adelaide and to this end offers an annual prize of $1,000 for the best article or essay.
		In announcing the winners of the prize, Chair of the Board of the History Trust Phillip Broderick said: ‘The History Trust is committed to encouraging research and writing on all aspects of the history of South Australia.
		She decided to seek information through oral history interviews and was inundated with responses, many of which were surprisingly frank.
	www.history.sa.gov.au /talesofthecity.htm (730 words)

	FDLP Desktop: Adelaide R. Hasse
		Adelaide Rosalie Hasse was born September 13, 1868 in Milwaukee, Wis., the eldest of five children.
		In describing the origins of the library in his annual report for 1898, he praised "Miss Adelaide R. Hasse, one of the foremost librarians of the country, who was in charge of the arrangement and classification of the vast number of documents turned over to the office.
		Adelaide Hasse left behind her a rich legacy of achievement affecting all areas of librarianship.
	www.access.gpo.gov /su_docs/fdlp/history/hasse.html (1315 words)

	The University of Adelaide Law School \| History of The Law School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The University of Adelaide is one of a small group of institutions which pioneered the teaching of law in the English tradition as a university discipline in the nineteenth century.
		Undeterred, in Adelaide, as in some other parts of the then British Empire, members of the legal profession and local educators joined together to bring legal studies into universities.
		As Way himself indicated in the discussions on the proposal to found the Adelaide Law School, Universities aimed to help provide the broader educational experiences which he and others considered were necessary to provide an adequate training in the law.
	www.law.adelaide.edu.au /about/history.html (1535 words)

	Adelaide Hotels Travel Guide - History of Adelaide
		Adelaide was unusual in that it was settled by free people - the city has no convict history.
		In 1840, 6557 Europeans lived in Adelaide; by 1851 the European population was 14,577.
		Today it is a popular city, often called the ‘city of churches’ for obvious reason and has a good infrastructure, great beaches, internationally recognised hotel and resort accommodation and tons of stuff to see and do, making it a good holiday choice for many.
	www.hoteltravel.com /australia/adelaide/guides/history.htm (565 words)

	History of Adelaide City
		The Juventus soccer club of Adelaide, later to be known as Adelaide City, was the first major Australian soccer club to be formed after the second world war.
		In fact, in celebrating their 50th in 1996, Adelaide City is the longest established of the current Ericsson Cup clubs.
		If stability and recent history is any guide, it will be a major surprise if the ever reliable Adelaide City don't feature in the climax of this year's Ericsson Cup.
	www.ozfootball.net /ark/NSLclubs/ACHist.html (527 words)

	After LIght: A history of Adelaide and its Council 1878-1928 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		This is a detailed scholarly history - social, administrative and technological - of the "city square" of Adelaide, South Australia, from the late Victorian era to the eve of the Depression.
		It was commissioned by the Adelaide City Council and its primary documentation draws on the City of Adelaide Archives.
		The first scholarly history of the city to appear since 1878, it covers a rich period which saw the transformation of Adelaide from a pioneer, if planned, town to something like a modern capital city.
	ehlt.flinders.edu.au /english/Victorians/After_Light_Contents.htm (326 words)

	History Trust of South Australia
		The prize is funded by Adjunct-Professor Susan Magarey of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Adelaide University in memory of her mother, born Catherine Mary Gilbert, a descendant of the Gilberts of Pewsey Vale.
		Eligibility is entirely open: everyone -- from professional journalists to tertiary students, from professors of history to photographers and creative writers – is invited to apply.
		Director of the History Trust, Margaret Anderson says, ‘With this prize we hope to encourage fresh research and writing about the history of Adelaide.
	www.history.sa.gov.au /media_releases/release18.htm (260 words)

	Adelaide Project-History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Adelaide's paternal grandfather, Isaiah Hanscom, was born in Maine of a long line of seamen and boat builders.
		He lived with Adelaide's family in Oregon and in Berkeley until his death in the early 1880's.
		Adelaide was born in Empire City, Oregon (now Coos Bay) and her two younger sisters, Sarah and Gertrude, were born in Parkersburg, Oregon, a settlement on the Coquille River that no longer exists.
	www.usablewebs.com /sally/adelaide/history.html (171 words)

	Gawler's Local History :: ABC Adelaide
		Telegrams were sent south to Adelaide and north to Port Augusta.
		The two-storey building houses a cross-section of history from the Gawler region dating back to the building's early use as a telegraph office.
		Out the back the important role of industry in Gawler is reflected, particularly the history of James Martin and his Phoenix Foundry which started in 1848 making wooden farm machinery.
	www.abc.net.au /adelaide/stories/s1372508.htm (534 words)

	SKYCITY Adelaide - About Us - History
		Though a redevelopment was touted in the 1970s, it wasn't until 1980 that a firm proposal emerged, with the Adelaide Station and Environs Redevelopment (ASER) project beginning in 1985.
		The biggest private development in South Australia's history, ASER included the creation of a world-class casino in the old Railway Station building, landscaping the banks of the River Torrens, construction of a convention centre, hotel and offices.
		SKYCITY Adelaide is proud of the heritage of the Railway Station and as an active member of the Riverbank Precinct is working with other Riverbank stakeholders to develop the area.
	www.skycityadelaide.com.au /about-us/history/history_home.cfm (491 words)

	Adelaide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The City of Adelaide local government area has a population of approximately only 18,000 permanent residents.
		As Adelaide is the capital of South Australia, the Adelaide Council works closely with the State Government; a relationship that is manifest in the Capital City Committee.
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	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Adelaide.htm (2161 words)

	Adelaide Australia History — Adelaide History of Adelaide Australia
		The City of Adelaide already had that from the beginning and the city prospered quickly attracting a large population to the area.
		It is the home to the major military research institution DSTO (the Defence Science and Technology Organisation) and many car manufacturers make their home for their plants there, including General Motors Holden and Mitsubishi.
		In the future Adelaide will progress even further when those problems are ironed out.
	www.adelaidecitytourist.com /adelaide-history.html (295 words)

	History of Adelaide through street names - List of Streets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		He later assisted in the surveying and laying out of the City of Adelaide, working along the southern side of the River Torrens in charge of the second survey party.
		Later his store and cottage were erected under the hill of North Adelaide on the present day parklands.
		His History of Greece which is a masterpiece of 12 volumes, has been re-issued 4 times.
	users.senet.com.au /~hitek/holdfastdatasa/STlist2.htm (1226 words)

	Adelaide streets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Adelaide Metro - Adelaide Metro is the marketing name for the public transport system of Adelaide, Australia.
		Adelaide O-BahnThe Adelaide Metro consists of bus, tram and train services running regularly mainly out of the CBD to the suburbs...
		History of Adelaide Through Street Names includes information about founders and pioneers of South Australia as well as biographical notes.
	www.alphastandard.com /adelaide_streets.htm (363 words)

	Council Libraries::Port Adelaide History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Port Adelaide became the gateway for the settlement and trade and commerce in South Australia.
		For those emigrating, this port was the first and impressionable sighting of their new home and the place where many who settled in South Australia first lived.
		The Port Adelaide Local History Room has an extensive collection of books about the history of "The Port", District Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1870 onwards, photographs and house histories.
	www.portenf.sa.gov.au /Content/show_page.asp?id=3006&mode= (162 words)

	Crapsey, Adelaide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Born on September 9, 1878, in Brooklyn, New York, Adelaide Crapsey grew up in Rochester, New York.
		After attending Kemper Hall preparatory school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Adelaide Crapsey entered Vassar College, from which she graduated in 1901.
		She taught at Kemper Hall in 1902-04 and then spent a year at the School of Classical Studies of the American Academy in Rome.
	www.britannica.com /women/articles/Crapsey_Adelaide.html (314 words)

	Adelaide Hills Council - History
		The Adelaide Hills lent their fertile soils, their cooler climate and higher rainfall; they gave up their stringybark forests and their minerals.
		In time the Adelaide Hills were, to a degree, tamed, though there is still many a forested gully so steep and deep that possibly no-one has yet set foot in it - and that within a handful of kilometres of Adelaide.
		The exploration and settlement of the Adelaide Hills gathered momentum early in the settlement of South Australia.
	www.ahc.sa.gov.au /site/page.cfm?u=122 (242 words)

	Adelaide, city, Australia
		South Australia city of Adelaide is friendly, fairly undiscovered.
		Travel: Charming treasures of regal Adelaide; Penguins, seals, a friendly and sympathetic city delicious wines and a magnificent island named after a famous furry native are just some of the delights in Australia's forgotten corner.
		One of the world's largest open-space public wireless networks, with more than 70 access points, is being rolled out in South Australia's capital city of Adelaide.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0802479.html (328 words)

	The Johns Hopkins Gazette: January 8, 2001
		Now, almost 106 years after she was named superintendent, Nutting's name is still spoken throughout the halls of the School of Nursing, and her impact on the profession continues to be felt.
		It didn't happen overnight, but when the School of Nursing was re-established in 1984 as a degree-granting division of the university, the Alumni Association presented the very first endowed chair, named for M. Adelaide Nutting.
		According to alumna, faculty member and nursing history buff Susan Appling '73, Hopkins' School of Nursing continues to honor and recognize the leadership of Adelaide Nutting.
	www.jhu.edu /~gazette/2001/jan0801/08nuttin.html (633 words)

	Adelaide Information and Deals - TripAdvisor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		We were flying in and out of Adelaide en-route from UK to Darwin, but had an 8 hour stopover during the...
		Adelaide: Oaks Plaza Pier Apartment Hotel: "The Pier Plaza is a must stay"
		I visit Adelaide several times a year and have found that this hotel is an excellent place to stay.
	tripadvisor.com /AllReviews-g255093-or50-Adelaide_South_Australia.html (1255 words)

	AFL Footy Port Adelaide ... A history lesson ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		On 8 August 1988, the then Minister of Local Government, pursuant to section 383a of the Local Government Act 1934, approved the Corporation of the City of Port Adelaide establishing a Scheme to develop a farm on the LeFevre Peninsula for the growing of Australian native plants.
		Adelaide, no. If I ever do, I'll make sure to see the sights of Port -swamps and muddy waters, oh yeah, and the Flowers.
		Port Adelaide is not one of the prettiest parts of our state.
	www.talkingfootball.net /forums/about792.html (1046 words)

	Adelaide Place \| British History Online
		Citation: 'Adelaide Place', A Dictionary of London (1918).
		Erected about 1835 as part of the scheme for the formation of the approaches to the New London Bridge, opened in 1831.
		The site is occupied in the maps of the 17th and 18th centuries by small courts and alleys, " Churchyard Alley," " Red Cross Allev," Graves' Wharf," " Gulley Hole," etc. Contains " Adelaide Buildings," the houses adjoining London Bridge.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=6426 (108 words)

	Adelaide Aces - Club History
		The original sport of baseball grew to the extent that a separate Northern Adelaide Aces club was formed that now has over seventy members.
		The Aces have also successfully hosted the Adelaide Aces Invitational, which this year is being held over the October long weekend, teams from Mount Gambier, Pt Lincoln, Broken Hill and other country centres are set to compete against the Adelaide, Aussie and Northern Aces.
		The Adelaide Aces continue to grow and to promote masters baseball, this promotion as well as the support of junior baseballers that need assistance are two of the Aces charter objectives.
	www.adelaide-aces.com /staticpages/index.php?page=20030703214704108 (448 words)

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