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Month: May 2024

South Australian Earthquakes 1837 – 1859

Kevin McCue Within a year of the formal annexing of South Australia as a British colony, an earthquake shook the settlement of Adelaide. Aready, by July 1837, the first local newspaper had been published so news of the earthquake was in press. The spread of settlers can be charted by reports of earthquakes, at first… Continue reading South Australian Earthquakes 1837 – 1859

Published 3 May 2024
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