Diary Adelaide
Appendix
List of Sources and Footnotes
(51) Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island is the third largest island in Australia after Tasmania and Melville Island. It is located 112 kilometers southwest of Adelaide in the Gulf Saint Vincent.
(52) Mount Lofty Ranges are a mountain range in South Australia. It lies to the east of Adelaide and stretches from Cape Jervis over 300 kilometers north to Peterborough. A Mediterranean climate prevails in the mountains.(53) Holdfast Bay is a small bay in the Gulf of St Vincent, next to Adelaide. The colonial settlement of Holdfast Bay was the first seat of government in South Australia. Here Schürmann and Teichelmann landed in South Australia for the first time.(54) shifting sand consists of porous, fine-grained material of volcanic origin.(55) Plane Tree depending on the species, they are deciduous to semi-evergreen trees that reach heights of 25 to 50 meters. The bark flakes off annually in thin sheets, leaving behind a typical mosaic of light yellow, greenish and gray areas.(56) Sievers Magazine manager of the South Australian Company, former artillery officer from Hanover.(57) South Australian Company was a trading company and not officially affiliated with the British government or the Colonization Commission, but proved essential in enabling emigration to the new colony to begin.(58) New Holland is a historic European name for mainland Australia, first discovered by Europeans in 1606 by the Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon aboard the Duyfken. The name was first applied to Australia in 1644 by the Dutch navigator Abel Tasman, and for a time was used on most European maps for the vaunted "southern land" or Terra Australis, even after its coast was finally explored.(59) Corrobari is a traditional ceremony held by Aboriginal people in Australia. They are events with dance, music, singing and body painting. Parts of the Corroborees date back to the Dreamtime creation story.(60) Henry Calton (1812-1852) arrived in Holdfast Bay on October 12, 1838 with his wife Catherine on board the "Pestonjee Bomanjee". His obituary can be found Here.(61) Lester(62) Pfender