This car certainly got some attention; an effective way of advertising their artificial grass for sure.
Sir Donald Bradman is one of Australia's greatest sportsmen. His cricket career spanned 20 years. Although he was born in New South Wales and spent his childhood there, he spent his adult years in South Australia. He made his debut into first-class cricket at the Adelaide Oval when he was 19. Widely acclaimed as the best batsman ever, he accrued a batting average of 99.4 runs.
Located along a street alongside the railway line to the city is this privately maintained seat and garden area. I regularly ride past this and have notice its gradual development; interesting though - I have never seen anyone sitting here. Even in summer this grass is green, even with our water restrictions; can you guess why?
Yesterday was National Tree Day, a community event organised by Planet Ark. Since its inception in 1996 more than 11.5 million native trees and shrubs have been planted throughout Australia by over 1.5 million volunteers.
Today marked the end of the Korean War 55 years ago; an armistice was signed on 27th July 1953. Australian armed forces were part of a United Nations force . This memorial is located to the rear of the South Australian War Memorial on North Terrace.
Much of Adelaide's storm water flows along the Sturt Creek (a concrete drain). In the past this flowed into the Patawalonga and out to sea. A diversion has been made, the Barcoo Outlet, and much of the heavy polluted material is contained in a pond. From time to time this deposited sludge is scooped up and transported away.
Winter in Adelaide - today it was 16 degrees C with a clear blue sky. I rode my bike to the Adelaide Airport to photograph the West Beach Bureau of Meteorology weather station.
There is a growing interest in cycling as a sport in Adelaide; due in part to the success of our Tour Down Under and also to the achievements of Australian riders in International events.
Alberton is a western suburb of Adelaide, a few kilometres from Port Adelaide. This is Alberton Primary School's original building; the one I sat in during my early school years.
The Divett Chambers built in 1881 for the Advertiser Newspapers, is yet another example of heritage buildings in Port Adelaide. This is a fine example of Gothic revival architecture.
Want a bargain priced cruise? This company run 2 hour promotional cruises on Sundays and public holidays for $3.50. There are at least thirty dolphins living in the Port River so there is a strong chance you will see one.
The Falie, built in Holland, began service in South Australia in 1923 as a coastal trading vessel. After retiring from service in 1982 she was bought by the SA Government and refurbished in time for the state's Jubilee 150 celebrations. She continued working as a tourist boat until 2005 when a marine survey found her unfit for service.
The information for today's post was written by a friend, Ray, who knew I was featuring aspects of Port Adelaide on my blog. Thanks Ray.
I couldn't resist posting this photo. This little fellow happily posed for me; so cute. The Meerkat belongs to the mongoose family and is native to southern Africa.
Nearly caught out today without a Z photo, this morning I zipped down to zap a photo of the Zest Health Clinic only to find it had been sold and the new name doesn't start with Z.
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Before the advent of traffic lights this structure took pride of place at the intersection of Commercial Road and St Vincent Street in Port Adelaide.
Another example of the historic buildings that have been preserved in Port Adelaide.
Almost unused now, I remember this area in the past being a hive of activity where fishermen sold some of their catch to the public.
There are many old warehouses in Port Adelaide that once would have been full of items like wool, waiting to be shipped out. Many of these now are boarded up and empty.
Founded in South Australia in the mid 1800's Elder, Smith and Company became one of the World's largest wool sellers.
Here is the bridge I mentioned in yesterday's post. In fact there are two bridges here; road and rail. They are part of the Port River Expressway that connects our shipping port to the intra/interstate road and rail network.
The Birkenhead Bridge has been providing access to Outer Harbour since 1940. The bridge opens in the middle to allow large ships to pass through. When this occured there were obviously lengthy traffic delays.
Yelta was South Australia's last operational steam tug boat. Built in 1949, it ceased service in 1976 after a working life of 27 years. Now it is used for recreational river cruises and cocktail parties.To find out more about ABC Wednesdays and see links to other participants' sites go to mrs nesbitts place
This is part of a redevloped Port Adelaide wharf area. In bygone days there would have been ships tied up, loading and unloading their cargoes, and behind them were large storage sheds. The sheds have been replaced by waterfont apartments and ships docking here are used to transport people on scenic river cruises.
At the Navy on Show event at Glenelg on Saturday; camel rides are often offered at events like this. Camels were first imported into Australia as early as 1840, and were first used by explorers of outback Australia.
Pictured is an A109 helicopter at Wigley Reserve in Glenelg. On Saturday the Royal Australian Navy held a show as part of Navy Week in Adelaide. Numbers of visitors were low, probably due to the threatening inclement weather.
A casualty of progress! A river without boats? Whilst much has been done to retain the heritage of old buildings in the Port, the development across the river has earmarked this boatyard for closure.
This building was used as transport offices. The restoration worker told me that he has discovered three levels of lettering, but cannot quite work out the original. The last owner was George Wills and Company Limited.
Built in 1898, the Dockside Tavern is one of Port Adelaide's numerous old pubs. This hotel replaced the Brittania Hotel that had been built on the site in 1850.
Of particular note on this splendid late Victorian building is the fine lace work on the verandah.
This is Mr X playing a xylophone. I play saxophone in the Henley and Grange Concert Band, a community band, and a few weeks ago we purchased this new xylophone. Not really Mr X; Ben is one of our percussionists and he happily posed for the photo for me.To find out more about ABC Wednesdays and see links to other participants' sites go to mrs nesbitts place
Another heritage listed building in Port Adelaide, the old Custom House was built in 1879. This building is on the street just behind the river front wharf.
