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Catherine Manning commented on

Horseracing

Perhaps try the South Australian Jockey Club, http://www.sajc.com.au Hope that helps Angela.
Angela Freudiger commented on

Horseracing

Does anyone remember a jockey by the name of Brian Freudiger ??
Catherine Manning commented on

Chinese

Thanks for sharing your thoughts David.

This month in South Australia’s history

Image: A small group of people stand within the smouldering remains of a building. Charred wooden uprights and collapsed corrugated metal sheeting are all that remains of the structure

'Great Fires' of Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide has been ravaged by fire several times in its history, but three blazes in particular, in 1847, 1857 and 1885, were particularly devastating and are known as the Port's 'Great Fires'

Image: Small hexagonal toll building

Old Toll House

The historic toll house at the base of the South Eastern Freeway was constructed in 1841 as a means for funding road construction from Adelaide to Mount Barker. As the only toll road in the colony of South Australia, this system generated significant public hostility and did not even come close to covering construction and maintenance expenses. The building’s use as a toll house was therefore stopped in 1847 to great public relief.

Image: A watercolour painting of a red lighthouse tower with a white lantern room. At the base of the tower is a wooden platform supported by numerous wooden piles. A man stands on the platform at far right

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Installed in the 1860s as Port Adelaide's first fixed navigational beacon, and later used at South Neptune Island, the Port Adelaide Lighthouse today functions as an iconic museum display in the heart of the Port.

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