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Baudin's names in Australia

One of the most familiar impacts of the voyages of Flindes and Baudin around Australia is the names that they gave to places. While many of Flinders names are still in use today, Baudin left very few place names in his wake. Jean Fornasiero, Peter Monteath and John West-Sooby explain why in Encountering Terra Australis. One of the most distinctive and recognisable symbols of any nation is the outline of the country its citizens inhabit. Determining the…

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And the winner is...

We had so many wonderful entries for our January newsletter's Summer Rose Giveaway, thank you all for taking the time to send us your beautiful roses. We all agreed, however, that the $250 Wakefield Press voucher should go to Ray Tyndale who sent in this lyrical, floral poem: Maud scant apologies to Tennyson!   Come my poppy Fling open your flaming petals Give to me your black heart. Come my pansy Toss back your knowing…

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Five fascinating facts about the Adelaide Park Lands

Think you know all there is to know about the Adelaide Park Lands? Think again! Here are five fun facts from The Adelaide Park Lands by Patricia Sumerling. The Elder Rotunda comes from Scotland – Patricia says: While the Torrens Lake was fringed with promenades and walkways, there were few grassy places to have picnics, listen to bands or linger and chat. Sir Thomas Elder, sojourning in Scotland, read about the forthcoming opening of the lake in his most recent batch of Adelaide newspapers and…

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Streakers and the Opening of an Adelaide Icon

Robert Dickson remembers the opening of the Little Theatre at Adelaide University in Addicted to Architecture. It was obviously a 'suitably anarchic' affair involving a hefty number of streakers … The Little Theatre The Little Theatre was the great gain. It was a 120-seat thrust-stage theatre with sophisticated control facilities and a small theatre bar. Students and other University users could use the theatre and operate all the sound and lighting equipment without any paid staff being there. The theatre consultant was…

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The history of cycling in Adelaide

There's been a lot of talk about cycling in Adelaide recently. The Tour Down Under opens tomorrow, and recently the City Council has devoted a lot of time to installing and ripping up bike pathways all over the city! But it's not like this is a new thing for us. Adelaidians have been mad-keen cyclists for yonks, as Denis Molyneux investigates in Time for Play, his history of recreation and leisure in SA. Check out the pics --…

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What to do if your baby won't stop crying

Sarah Blunden and Angie Willcocks's The Sensible Sleep Solution is a refreshing take on helping mum and bub through those first few months. Blunden and Willcocks's tips for getting a restless baby to sleep are moderate, tested and easy to put in place. Here, they give some advice on what to do if your baby won't stop crying – and stress the importance of taking care of yourself as a parent, too! Also, ever wondered what colic…

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The beginnings of an apple orchard

Sally van Gent's Clay Gully is one of those rare books: a delightful read that transports without exaggerating. In these first few pages, she describes the process of finding the house and their decision to grow an apple orchard. All accompanied by Sally's lovely illustrations. The perfect book to read for anyone planning a big life change in 2017 … After several months of fruitless searching around Bendigo in central Victoria, the agent calls to tell us he…

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