Tag: history

Early history Before its proclamation as a British settlement in 1836, the area around Adelaide was inhabited by the indigenous Kaurna Aboriginal nation (pronounced "Garner"). Kaurna culture and language were almost completely destroyed within a few decades of European settlement of South Australia, but extensive documentation by early missionaries and other researchers has enabled a modern revival of both. 19th century South Australia was officially proclaimed a British colony on 28 December 1836, near The Old Gum Tree in what is now...