Adelaide
the capital of South Australia, 7 miles by rail S. E. of Port Adelaide, on St. Vincent Gulf. It stands on a large plain, and is walled in on the eastern and southern sides by the Mount Lofty range; the town proper is inclosed by a wide belt of garden shrubbery. The first settlement was made in 1836, and named after the queen of William IV.
The Torrens divides the town into North and South Adelaide, the former being occupied chiefly with residences, and the latter forming the business portion of the town. Five substantial iron bridges span the Torrens, which has been formed by a dam into a lake 1½ miles long. The 11½ miles long. The streets are broad and regularly laid out, especially in Adelaide proper, to the south of the river, where they cross each other at right angles, and are planted with trees. Among ng the public buildings are the new Parliament Houses, government offices, postoffice, and townhall; ADELPHI COLLEGE