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 138 ADELAIDE AND VICINITY The Producers General Post Office, Adelaide, 1844 some of the principal merchants were content to inhabit curious structures in the by-streets tributary to Rundle Street and Hindley Street. In Wakefield Street were the places of worship, the Roman Catholic Cathedral, the Scotch Church, and the Unitarian Church, standing close together ; while not far off was a large Wesleyan Church. Most of the principal denomi- nations had places of worship in North and South Adelaide. On North Terrace were the medical men, and south of Victoria Square were the breweries and mills. Along South Terrace were some handsome private residences. At this time there were t,2i rniles of made streets in Adelaide with macadamised roadways, kerbed footpaths, and watertables. The streets were lighted by oil lamps. Since 1855 such buildings had been erected as a new Hospital, Parliament House, Government House, Government Offices, Mounted Police Barracks, and an Institute with a free librarv. There were numbers ot residences and mills at Hindmarsh, Thebarton, and Port Adelaide. A few houses were scattered over Kent Town and Hackney, while Kensington and Norwood were rapidly becoming important. The population of Adelaide in 1868 was about 25,000, while the immediate neighborhood added several thousands more. Vast improvements had been made at Port Adelaide, and at Glenelg a new jetty was built and the main streets were metalled. In both of these were several shops, hotels, and a few places of worship. It was jiroposed in 1858 to build a tramline to Glenelg. A small community had formed at Brighton, a small village beyond the latter town. The affairs of the City Council were not in an agreeable condition for the first few years after the inauguration of responsible government. Council men quarrelled among themselves, and such criticisms were passed upon them that it got to be considered by certain of them that it was discreditable to hold a seat in the Chamber. ..-^f '.. ^.^at.;,: General Post Office, Adelaide, 1851