Government House, Adelaide
CONTENTS
HISTORICAL
CHAPTER I
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The Forerunners 1
Navigation and colonisation—Pieter Nuyts—The "Vianen"-Dutch, French, and English—Flinders and his story—Sturt and his exploits—Barker and his tragic death—Whalers-Aborigines.
CHAPTER II
The Architects 17
Reports read in England—Colonisation—Edward Gibbon Wakefield—Western Australia—First proposal to form settlement in Southern Australia abandoned—The second stage—The third stage—Bill empowering foundation of the Province passed—Some of its provisions—Commissioners—South Australian Company—Four vessels sail—Captain Hindmarsh appointed Governor—A Resident Commissioner—Civil Officers—Four more vessels sail with officers.
CHAPTER III
The Founders 29
Arrival of first ships—Instructions to Colonel Light—His career, his explorations—Port Adelaide River—Holdfast Bay—Pioneers' camp—River Torrens discovered—Colonel Light chooses a site for the capital—Arrival of Governor Hindmarsh—The proclamation—Disagreement between Governor Hindmarsh and Colonel Light—A public meeting—The city laid out by Light—First allotment of town acres—Nomenclature of streets.
CHAPTER IV
The Builders 43
First buildings in Adelaide—Dissension and bad management—Threatened disaster and quarrelling officials—Colonel Light resigns; his death and reputation—Governor Hindmarsh recalled—G. M. Stephen acting Governor—Colonel Gawler appointed new Governor—His career—Perplexities—Port Adelaide— Experiences of immigrants—Crime—First hanging—A police force—Explorations—The South Australian Company—Churches—The natives peaceable.
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