Links to some recent events in the media
Below are some links to some recent events in the media: – (1) The recent fish kill was reported on KI, both North and South sides. There was a good…
The landing of the First Mail at Glenelg jetty & the Masonic Ceremonials for the Commencement of the Construction of the Jetty
I wrote about the old Glenelg jetty in three of our old newsletters: June 2002 http://seadragon.podzone.org/nletters/june2002.htm July 2002 http://seadragon.podzone.org/nletters/july2002.htm September 2007 http://seadragon.podzone.org/nletters/september2007.htm Those three articles were all linked together. A…
The Cape Willoughby Lighthouse
The Cape Willoughby Lighthouse on Kangaroo Island celebrated its 173rd anniversary in January 2025. I possibly first wrote about the Cape Willoughby lighthouse in my article titled Old Jetties Associated…
‘Price’s Jetty’ at Wallaroo
The second jetty to be built at Wallaroo, SA was commenced in April 1880. Neville Collins says in his book “The Jetties of South Australia – Past and Present” that…
More about John Tait the jetty builder
My article titled Queries Received Concerning Jetties included the query “Do you have information on who built the jetties? I believe my ancestor John (Tait) may have been responsible for…
Queries Received Concerning Jetties
My 2005 article My love of jetties, some of my jetty work , Granite Island jetties & a list of S.A. jetties built from the 1800s to early 1900s resulted…
My West-coast Trip
This is Port LeHunte jetty at Point Sinclair: – Port LeHunte jetty at Point Sinclair If you look at the photo I took from the jetty towards shore, you can…
Observations made whilst diving at the old Rapid Bay jetty
One of the earliest observations that we made during our dive at the old Rapid Bay jetty on 9th December 2022 was that the Scaly Fins were guarding the egg…
More paintings from Paul Burnett
Here are some more paintings from Paul Burnett: – Ketches loading wheat, Port Wakefield,1922 (Just for comparison, here is a recent photo of mine from about the same location at…
More of Paul Burnett’s oil paintings of historical ports on canvas
More of Paul Burnett’s oil paintings of historical ports on canvas by Steve Reynolds Further to the post at https://mlssa.org.au/2020/09/17/paul-burnetts-oil-paintings-of-historical-ports-on-canvas/ , Artist Paul Burnett has sent us some more of…