Port Adelaide Adelaide, South Australia
View of Port Adelaide over the Port River from Birkenhead, with (L to R) Ales and Sails hotel, Port Adelaide Lighthouse and Queen's Wharf Markets visible.
Population:	1,081 (2001 est)[1]
Established:	1836
Postcode:	5015
Property Value:	AUD $437,500 (Q1 2006)[2]
Location:	14 km from Adelaide
LGA:	City of Port Adelaide Enfield
State District:	Port Adelaide
Federal Division:	Port Adelaide
Suburbs around Port Adelaide Peterhead Dry Creek Gillman Birkenhead Port Adelaide Ottoway Glanville Alberton Rosewater

Port Adelaide ( 34°50′S, 138°30′E) is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and, as the name suggests, it is the main port for the city of Adelaide. Today, some twenty operational wharves handle much of South Australia's export produce: wines, motor vehicles, grains, ores and concentrates. It was often the first place migrants lived upon arrival in Adelaide. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 798 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2832 × 2128 pixel, file size: 835 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Port Adelaide Port road pub crawl... Port River is a river that runs through Port Adelaide, a part of the capital of South Australia, Adelaide. ... Birkenhead is an north-western suburb of Adelaide 14km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... 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The Division of Port Adelaide is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of South Australia. ... This is a list of suburbs in and surrounding the city of Adelaide, South Australia, and postcode sorted by local government area. ... Peterhead is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 15km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... Dry Creek (postcode 5094) is a mostly industrial suburb located north of Adelaide, containing significant wetlands and a substantial area devoted to salt crystallization pans, managed by Cheetham Salt Limited. ... Birkenhead is an north-western suburb of Adelaide 14km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. ... A horse and cart on Port Road in front of the Alberton Hotel in 1887. ... Rosewater is one of the western suburbs of Adelaide and is located 10km north-west of Adelaides central business district (CBD). ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... City of Adelaide may mean: Adelaide, a city in Australia City of Adelaide (1864), a clipper ship This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established in 1996 through an amalgamation of Port Adelaide and Enfield councils, and is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. ... Seaport, a painting by Claude Lorrain, 1638 The Port of Wellington at night. ... A wharf (plural wharfs, or (especially in American English) wharves, collectively wharfing or wharfage) is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ...

History

Port Adelaide is a very old suburb of Adelaide. It was officially proclaimed as a harbour in 1837. Its original name, Port Misery, is said to have been adopted because it was a mosquito-infested swamp when the first settlers landed at Port Adelaide. It has also been suggested the name described the unsatisfactory handling of goods at the site. In 1839, the name was changed to Port Adelaide. Today, it still maintains the port working-class feel but it is slowly becoming gentrified, especially along the Port River. Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Working class is a term used both in academic sociology as well as in ordinary conversation. ...

In 1853, Port Adelaide was the destination of the maiden voyage of the famous Dutch clipper California, carrying some hundred English immigrants who arrived in what was considered record time for the period. 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... While the majority of the clipper ships sailed under British and American flags, more then a hundred clippers were built in the Netherlands. ... The iron ship California (663 ton) is the most famous of four Dutch clippers launched in 1853. ...

The suburb has many old colonial buildings, such as the Port Adelaide Uniting Church, primarily near the wharves (St Vincent Street, Lipson Street and Divett Street), that have been placed under State heritage listing. The Port Adelaide Uniting Church in 2005. ...

Geography

Map of Adelaide with Port Adelaide indicated

Port Adelaide is bounded by the Port Adelaide River and Inner Harbour to the north and west, and by Webb Street and Grand Junction Road to the south. The main town is along St Vincent Street, with a residential area to the south of the train station along Commercial Road and Webb Street. Satellite image of Adelaide South Australia, including the outer areas still considered part of larger Adelaide. ... Satellite image of Adelaide South Australia, including the outer areas still considered part of larger Adelaide. ...

Sport

Port Adelaide is also home to the most successful Australian rules football team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), the Port Adelaide Football Club. They won 34 SANFL Premierships since the league's inception in 1870, before being admitted into the Australian Football League in 1997, consequently changing their nickname to the Power and winning an AFL Premiership in 2004. A side bearing their original nickname, the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, were admitted into the SANFL as a replacement side and have already won two Premierships. High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league for Australian rules football in the state of South Australia. ... The Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Description An Australian Rules football team in the SANFL. History The Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club were formed in 1997, after the Port Adelaide Football Club ( formerly the Magpies ) renamed the Power, joined the AFL. Premierships 2 - 1998 & 1999 Magarey Medals 3 2001 - Tony Brown & Ryan OConnor (tied) 2003...

Developments

Port Adelaide suffered economic decline in the 1970s and 1980s primarily due to changes in maritime activity and the trends towards the containerisation of imported and exported goods. Containers in the port of Kotka (Finland) on the Baltic Sea. ...

The Port is currently enjoying a resurgence prompted by the Port Waterfront Redevelopment project — the largest waterfront urban development project being undertaken in South Australia over the next decade.[1] It involves the preparation of over 50 hectares of former industrial harbour land by the South Australian Government's Land Management Corporation (LMC) and transformation by the Newport Quays Consortium (comprising Urban Construct and Multiplex) into a residential and commercial development that will eventually accommodate 4000–4,500 people and 2000 new dwellings. The redevelopment also involves the construction of up to 560 new marina berths in Port Adelaide's Inner Harbour. When finished this $1.5 billion project will also include six kilometres of promenades, pedestrian and cycling networks, parklands and marina berths.[2] Multiplex is a large Australian based group of property and construction companies notable for its involvement in some significant construction projects. ...

The Port Centre Coordination Group (PCCG) has been established jointly by LMC, the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and the Newport Quays Consortium to ensure that the social and economic benefits of the redevelopment project are shared by Port Adelaide and the surrounding areas. The PCCG, using a 'place management' approach, is working with stakeholders to develop and implement strategies for the social and economic rejuvenation within the Port Adelaide. The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established in 1996 through an amalgamation of Port Adelaide and Enfield councils, and is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. ...

Additional development activity within Port Adelaide includes the Port River Expressway connecting Salisbury Highway to Victoria Road on Le Fevre Peninsula via a road and rail bridge across the Port River. The road section of the project has been completed. [3] It is anticipated this project will divert heavy road transport away from the Port Adelaide Town Centre, creating an environment for urban renewal. The Port River Expressway (M3) in South Australia links Port Adelaide with Salisbury Highway (A13) to Port Wakefield Road (A1) and the Sturt Highway (A20) to Sydney and Melbourne. ... The Salisbury Highway (National and State Route A13) is a major connecting road in the northern suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area. ... The Le Fevre Peninsula is a peninsula that lies some 15 kilometres northwest of the Adelaide Central Business District in South Australia. ... Port River is a river that runs through Port Adelaide, a part of the capital of South Australia, Adelaide. ...

See also

• List of Adelaide suburbs

This is a list of suburbs in and surrounding the city of Adelaide, South Australia, and postcode sorted by local government area. ...

References

External links

Coordinates: 34°50′46″S 138°30′11″E / -34.846, 138.503 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.
• "The Port - It's Happening"
• Port Centre Coordination Group (PCCG)
• Ports of South Australia
• Port Adelaide Enfield Council
• Port Adelaide Magpies
• Port Adelaide Power, also this site
• Port Adelaide History
• In a Church- Port Adelaide
• South Australian Maritime Museum

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