The stobie pole is a common sight throughout South Australia. Made of steel and concrete, it was invented by James Cyril Stobie in 1924. Stobie poles are manufactured in a variety of sizes and are used to carry electricity, telephone and data cables.
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In the early days of settlement in South Australia there was a general shortage of farm labourers to manually harvest crops. In 1943 a competition was held in search of a design for a reaping machine. The eventual winner was John Ridley, whose machine was known as The Stripper. There was some contention as to the true inventor; John Wrathran Bull claimed he had submitted a design in the contest and Ridley's machine was an adaption.day meme was initiated by Denise Nesbitt. To find out more about ABC Wednesdays and see other participants' contributions click here.
The British Hotel at Port Adelaide was built in 1849 but has recently been restored and refurbished.
A quiet ride in the country - that is how I spent last Sunday. This shot was taken atop a hill; quite a steep uphill climb but followed by a rewarding quick descent.day meme was initiated by Denise Nesbitt. To find out more about ABC Wednesdays and see other participants' contributions click here.
This is a recent photo of Adelaide's new State Aqautic Centre being built at Marion. The new centre will offer pools for training and special events; swimming, diving and water polo. There will also be a leisure section including polls and water slides. Construction started in October 2009 and is scheduled for completion early in 2011.day meme was initiated by Denise Nesbitt. To find out more about ABC Wednesdays and see other participants' contributions click here.
Breakout Creek is the last 3.5 kilometres of the River Torrens. A new wetlands has been developed between Henley Beach Road and Tapleys Hill Road. I took this photo a few weeks ago on the day of its official opening.
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Throughout the duration of Adelaide's recent Festival of Arts, several buildings along North Terrrace were painted with light. The Northern Lights' show was first seen here two years ago; see my previous posts here and here.
This year one additional building was illuminated; the rear of Parliament House. This particular slide celebrates the fact that our Festival of Arts first started 50 years ago.
Last Monday I attended Womadelaide, a 'world music' festival that was run over 4 days. On stage here was Xavier Rudd, suported by two South African musicians in a lively performance in which he plays guitar, digeridoo and an assortment of percussion instruments.
The last few weeks has been extra busy for Adelaidians as we have had plenty of special activities to attend; in addition to Womadelaide was the Fringe, Writers Week, the Festival of Arts and the Clipsal 500 - and all of them had record numbers of people attending. Now today I can catch my breath and start blogging again because it is all over!
Part of the old Henley jetty forms the centre piece of the Artist Bar; constructed for the Adelaide Festival. Underneath the jetty is the bar where you might rub shoulders with a star or two; it was reported last week that Tom Jones was seen here.
A bit of nostalgia in the park. As part of the 2010 Adelaide Festival the Rotunda in Elder Park has been transformed to display Super 8 home movies; edited by Richard Raber and Naomi Bishop from hundreds of hours of film donated by South Australians.
My post last Tuesday was about Amococo; a luminarium in Adelaide for the Fringe. On Thursday I experienced it for myself - truly amazing and so relaxing.
An integral part of the Adelaide Festival is Writers Week, held this year from 28th Feb to 5th March. A daily free event is held in Pioneer Women's Memorial Gardens just off of King William Road. The program includes writers from Australia and abroad - panel discussions, 'Meet the Author' sessions, lectures and readings.
This drinking fountain was built in 1887 in memory of John Gardner, a firefighter, who lost his life in a blaze in a Rundle Street shop on Christmas Eve in 1886. The funds for the memorial were raised from public donations.
Here in Adelaide for the Fringe, this inflatable structure is a luminarium; a series of tunnels and domes measuring 1000 square metres. Amococo is a walk in sculpture that is designed to stimulate one's senses with magnificent display of light and colour.
On Saturday Adelaide was treated to a fireworks/lightshow extravaganza. Brought to us by Groupe F from France; a fitting celebration of the 50th anniversary of our Festival of Arts that runs from 26th Feb to 14th March.
On Wednesday Queen Victoria paid us a visit. Over the last few years an increasing number of cruise ships have stopped over in Adelaide, but for us locals it is still a novelty to see these huge luxury vessels.
An tutu wearing astronaut taking pride of place in Adelaide's Victoria Square! These larger than life inflatable models symbolise the 2010 Adelaide Fringe. They were created as a result of this year's Fringe poster competition winner.
The poster artist David Capriotti explained the design is intended to capture the iconic nature of the Fringe. “I came up with the idea of a tutu wearing astronaut because it illustrates how something everyday and familiar, like our city, is completely transformed when the Adelaide Fringe is on.” (From the Fringe 2010 website - Read the full report here)
Ron to the rescue! On seeing my post yesterday my neighbour gave me this photo of a male emu with his chicks; taken last September in the Flinders Ranges.
The emu is the largest bird native to Australia. They are quite plentiful in South Australia, especially in our northern rural areas. They are a proctected species; a policy brought about following their exinction in Tasmania and a decline in numbers in other parts of Australia.
Today was Shrove Tuesday, the last day before Lent, the 40 days leading up to Easter. To acknowledge the time Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness, historically Christians gave up luxury items including some foods. To use up butter and eggs, people made pancakes on this day; Shrove Tuesday became known as Pancake Day.
