Adelaide

Adelaide, the capital of South Australia and "Athens of the South" is situated on the Torrens River. Population of Adelaide is over 1,000,000. Port Adelaide is 7 miles away.

Europeans first settled Adelaide in 1836. Colonel William Light completed the plan of the city in 1837.The city was named for Queen Adelaide, whose husband, William IV, ruled Britain from 1830 to 1837.

Adelaide is the most symmetrically laid out of Australian capitals. It is a very neat city. There is beautiful strip parkland in Adelaide. The best view of Adelaide is from the top of the mount. The Mount Lofty Rangers rises east of the city. Adelaide has warm dry summers and cool moist winters.

The city became a centre of agricultural and mining activity. Manufacturing is the chief city's activity. Products include home hold appliances, motor vehicles, and electric goods. It exports wheat, wool, and copper ore. The industries of the city include production of wool, leather, iron, and earthenware goods.

Adelaide is the home of the University of Adelaide founded in 1874 and 5 colleges.

DARWIN

Darwin is the capital and the port of NT. It has population over 79,000. It lies along Australia's northern coast on the Beagle Gulf. It is the home of Australian television and radio services that broadcast to Southeast Asia. Darwin has a large military base. Darwin, originally called Palmerston, was established in 1869. In 1911 the city was renamed in honour of Charles Darwin (1809-82), English naturalist who on the vessel Beagle sailed round the world in 1831-36. The city became the first station in Australia on a telegraph line combined Australia with Europe. In 1974 a cyclone destroyed most of the city. The city was rebuilt during the 1970s.