Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Adelaide, South Australia Australia
• Sir Francis Xavier Cathedral - mention its significance, history, architecture, relevance today (10 min)
• Mother Mary Mackillop Statue - Story of Mackillop - her sainthood, order of nuns, charity work (5 min)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Town Hall, 128 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
• Adelaide Town Hall - Introduction including brief history of Adelaide and its development, route of tour, duration and other housekeeping. Talk about early local government in South Australia and ground-breaking activities occurring in Adelaide Town Hall. Discuss previous use of buildings and current use. (10 min)
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Victoria Square/ Tarntanyangga, Victoria Square, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
• Victoria Square - talk about history of square, indigenous connections, development of square (10 min)
• Queen Victoria Statue - discuss significance of statue (3 min)
• Charles Cameron Kingston Statue - overview of Kingston's career, personality, contribution, legacy ( 10 min)
Duration: 23 minutes
Stop At: Torrens Building, 220 Victoria Sq, Adelaide, South Australia 5000 Australia
• Torrens Building - overview of history of building, inhabitants including Sir Richard Torrens, Land title system( 4 min)
Duration: 4 minutes
Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia
• Adina Apartments/Previously Treasury Building - Discuss history of building, tunnels, courtyard, famous people who have visited, role of Cabinet prior to 1968 (10 min)
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia
• John McDouall Stuart Statue - story of Stuart, role he played in exploration, his legacy ( 5 min)
• State Admin Centre - Brief overview of buildings and current use for State Government ministers and staff ( 2 min)
Duration: 7 minutes
Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia
• SA Water Building - Talk about usage of building - educational focus (2 min)
• Dame Roma Mitchell Commonwealth Law Courts - outline usage of building and its inhabitants - types of courts contained in building(3 min)
• Magistrates Court - brief overview and history of court building, usage, stories of noted lawyers attached, subsequent and current use of site (5 min)
• Supreme Court - history of court building, architecture, usage (5 min)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia
• Sir Samuel Way Court Building - history including its previous life as a department store and legacy of marble staircase, usage (10 min)
• Three Rivers Fountain - story regarding erection of fountain, history, significance (4 min)
• Transport - history of trams, trains in area(5 min)
Duration: 19 minutes
Stop At: Adelaide, Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia
• Former SGIC Building - history, architecture and associated stories (2 min)
• Former Harbour Board Building - engineering feat, architecture, history (5 min)
• Former MLC Building - significance in our history (3 min)
• GPO Building - history including clock tower and notable citizens connected with building (7 min)
Duration: 17 minutes