Holdfast History Trail
Places of historical, social and environmental significance are featured, from ancient landforms like Tjilbruke Spring and coastal sand dunes, to houses of the wealthy and the poor, the famous and the influential.
The first railway was run from Victoria Square to Glenelg, along the …
The old gum tree is an Adelaide historic sacred site. This is …
Well before the Japanese attacks on Darwin, Broome and other parts of …
This house was built in 1901 for Henry Percival Riddle and his …
Established in 1854, St Judes Cemetery is the final resting place of …
Dover Square was dedicated as a public reserve on the 17th of …
Kingston Historic House is the oldest building in Holdfast Bay. It was …
Long before Europeans first set foot on the Australian continent, Tjilbruke spring, …
This jetty was built in 1996. The jetty it replaces weathered the …
One of the finest Art Deco buildings in the State, it’s original …
This imposing edifice is Townsend House, opened in 1878 as the new …
The sand dunes you see before you today are a diminutive resemblance …
Paringa Hall was built in 1882 for the wealthy pastoralist James Francis …
Kapara was built in 1897 as the home of George Arthur Jury …
Originally a smallish five-roomed cottage built in 1885 for Mr Thomas Reid, …
Built in 1899, Partridge House is an early example of a large …