My late Uncle Georgie (who'd now be about 95yo), went off to work on a pearling lugger (on Thursday Island?) in the 1940s or early 50s. He painted the back of a couple of pearl shells and sent them home to his mum (my grandma). We thought they were lost long ago (last seen in the late 70s) but i found them when we moved here.

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After 185 years Colonel William Light's map of Adelaide is now digital. His "Plan of the City..." includes the names of the original purchasers of the 1042 acre sections. Zoom in to an acre to see its buyer. See how many acres the great OG bought. Search by name.

The Light/Gliddon map was published in 1837, not 1840 as is often catalogued. It is the earliest published map of Adelaide and its individual acres.

My new research and interactive map: https://coombe.id.au/1840s_South_Australia/1837_Adelaide_Map_Original_Purchasers.htm

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