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South Australia … A Beautiful Blend

By Don Kiselewski, MCC, every March. This is but
D.S., Palm Beach Gardens one of what seems to be
Travel Leaders never ending festivals
I could not have said and entertainment. There
it better: “the potpourri are numerous venues
of South Australia will throughout the city that
keep the traveling visitor can be reached in no more
experiencing a myriad of than a 15-minute walk.
life styles, cultures, sights The city itself is circled
and sounds.” by parks so it’s green and
The Australian state of open in any direction just
South Australia is about one a few blocks away.
and a half times larger than our state of Texas; however, it When the city was
has only about one-tenth of the population, which ranks it designed, the requirement
fifth among the other divisions of the country. Located on the for the street width was
central south side of the continent, its southern border is the determined by the radius
coastline on the Great Australian Bight portion of the Indian required to do a “U” turn
Ocean. South Australia shares its land borders with the four with a double team of
other mainland Australian states and the Northern Territory. horses pulling a wagon.
In 1627, Europeans made their first sighting of South This resulted in extra wide
Australia when the Gulden Zeepaert, a Dutch ship streets and as a bonus
commanded by Francois Thijssen, cruised the coast and today, there is no such
named the area, Pieter Nuyts land. However, it was Matthew thing as gridlock or a
Flinders and Nicolas Baudin who first mapped the coast in traffic jam. You can get
1802. They changed the name to Terre Napoleon. almost everywhere in the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
Thirty-two years later, the South Australian Act city in 15 minutes. The
was passed that established the state’s area, and more center of the city houses a wonderful market with fresh Grapes further add to the blends of South Australia, for
importantly that the colony was to be the embodiment of meat and produce and, it’s just a short streetcar ride from it is the Barossa Valley that produces the major portion
British society and “convict-free.” In this regard, South the center to the beach on the Gulf of St. Vincent. of the Australian wines we drink. They are world famous
Australia’s origin was unique. Unlike the other provinces Just across the Gulf to the south lies Kangaroo Island, still for the Shiraz, and it’s a good bet that next time you look
whose origins were based upon convict settlements, South another blend to the character of South Australia. The island at the label of Australian wine that indicates a product of
Australia was planned by the British to be a center of was sparsely populated with little productive use until the South Australia that it came from the Barossa Valley. Food
civilization for free immigrants, promising civil liberties end of WWII. Returning servicemen were given homesteads and wine produce the blend that makes this an excellent
and religious tolerance. to work the land. In addition, the island was stocked with location to enjoy.
Governor Hindmarsh proclaimed the province on native animals, except dingos, to serve as a natural breeding If you are ready for rough and tumble, nothing in this
December 28, 1836. The British decided to do it by the ground. Today, it is the animals that are the drawing card for world could match the unique blend of Coober Pedy.
numbers in populating the colony, establishing what was the island. Included in the plethora of animal life seen in their Five hundred or so miles northwest of the urban city of
known as systematic colonization. This was Edward Gibbon natural habitat are kangaroo, wallaby, echidna, koala, little Adelaide lies this truly outback desert town. For those
W akefield’ s (Fairy) penguins, sea lions and even Ligurian bees, the only of you who have seen the movie Priscilla, Queen of the
theory, which was pure strain left on earth. The queen bees are shipped all over
also employed in the world to beekeepers in little matchboxes. South Australia … A Beautiful Blend on page 11
New Zealand.
Nine ships
carrying some 636
people destined
to “christen”
t he c ol ony
had to make an
unscheduled stop
at Kingscote on
Kangaroo Island
until the powers
to be decided just
where to locate the city. Adelaide was finally chosen as
the site. From this tiny beginning, Adelaide has grown to
the state capital as well as containing the majority of the
state’s population; the balance of which has settled in the
fertile southeast portion of the state, along the coast and the
Murray River.
Adelaide is one of the key ingredients in the “beautiful
blend” of South Australia; a truly laid back city that enjoys
the simpler things of life. Oh, there is plenty of nightlife,
sports and other high energy activities, but it is the simpler
way of life that sets it apart. Recognized as Australia’s
Festival City, it hosts the country’s premier art festival

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