Page 18 - Southern Exposure - July '20

Page 18, Southern Exposure

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South Australia … A Beautiful Blend

By Don Kiselewski, MCC, D.S., Palm Beach Gardens Travel Leaders
I could not have said the coast in 1802. They
it better: “the potpourri changed the name to Terre
of South Australia will Napoleon.
keep the traveling visitor Thirty-two years later,
experiencing a myriad of the South Australian
life styles, cultures, sights Act was passed that
and sounds.” established the state’s
The Australian state of area, and more importantly
South Australia is about that the colony was to be
one and a half times larger the embodiment of British
than our state of Texas; society and “convict-
however, it has only about free.” In this regard,
one-tenth of the population, which ranks it fifth among the South Australia’s origin
other divisions of the country. Located on the central south was unique. Unlike the
side of the continent, its southern border is the coastline other provinces whose
on the Great Australian Bight portion of the Indian Ocean. origins were based upon
South Australia shares its land borders with the four other convict settlements,
mainland Australian states and the Northern Territory. South Australia was
In 1627, Europeans made their first sighting of South planned by the British to
Australia when the Gulden Zeepaert, a Dutch ship be a center of civilization
commanded by Francois Thijssen, cruised the coast for free immigrants,
and named the area, Pieter Nuyts land. However, it was promising civil liberties
Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin who first mapped and religious tolerance.
Governor Hindmarsh Cape du Couedic Lighthouse
proclaimed the province
on December 28, 1836. The British decided to do it by so it’s green and open in any direction just a few blocks
the numbers in populating the colony, establishing what away.
was known as systematic colonization. This was Edward When the city was designed, the requirement for the
Gibbon Wakefield’s theory, which was also employed in street width was determined by the radius required to do
New Zealand. a “U” turn with a double team of horses pulling a wagon.
Nine ships carrying some 636 people destined to This resulted in extra wide streets and as a bonus today,
“christen” the colony had to make an unscheduled stop there is no such thing as gridlock or a traffic jam. You
at Kingscote on Kangaroo Island until the powers to be can get almost everywhere in the city in 15 minutes. The
decided just where to locate the city. Adelaide was finally center of the city houses a wonderful market with fresh
chosen as the site. From this tiny beginning, Adelaide meat and produce and, it’s just a short streetcar ride from
has grown to the state capital as well as containing the the center to the beach on the Gulf of St. Vincent.
majority of the state’s population; the balance of which Just across the Gulf to the south lies Kangaroo Island,
has settled in the fertile southeast portion of the state, still another blend to the character of South Australia.
along the coast and the Murray River. The island was sparsely populated with little productive
Adelaide is one of the key ingredients in the “beautiful use until the end of WWII. Returning servicemen were
blend” of South Australia; a truly laid back city that given homesteads to work the land. In addition, the island
enjoys the simpler things of life. Oh, there is plenty of was stocked with native animals, except dingos, to serve
nightlife, sports and other high energy activities, but it is as a natural breeding ground. Today, it is the animals
the simpler way of life that sets it apart. Recognized as that are the drawing card for the island. Included in the
Australia’s Festival City, it hosts the country’s premier plethora of animal life seen in their natural habitat are
art festival every kangaroo, wallaby, echidna, koala, little (Fairy) penguins,
March. This is but sea lions and even Ligurian bees, the only pure strain left
one of what seems on earth. The queen bees are shipped all over the world
to be never ending to beekeepers in little matchboxes.
festivals and Grapes further add to the blends of South Australia, for
entertainment. it is the Barossa Valley that produces the major portion
ESTD 2006 There are of the Australian wines we drink. They are world famous
numerous venues for the Shiraz, and it’s a good bet that next time you look
Caregiving throughout the at the label of Australian wine that indicates a product of
South Australia that it came from the Barossa Valley. Food
c it y t ha t ca n
From the Heart be reached in and wine produce the blend that makes this an excellent
no more than a location to enjoy.
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