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 686 ADELAIDE AND VICINITY General Index Constitution Act (coHtinueJ) - fkc.?. Sixth Minister ... ... 158 British Parliament passed — First ... ... — 88 Second ... ... •. 107 First passed by local Parliament, but returned by British Government 113 Passed by local Parliament, inaugu- rating Responsible Government 115 Constitution of South Australia, Notes on the ... (Ap|>endix II) 651 Convict Morgan ... ... 54 Corporation of Adelaide — Agitation to transfer waterworks to 141 Aldermen again elected ... .. 183 Aldermanic office aliolished ... 140 Assessments 73, 118, 119, 140, 142, 167, 182, 209 (Appendix C) 618 Becomes extinct 92 Colonial Municipal Act — First- Passed ... 70 Repealcil 92 Second — First council elected under 118 Passed ... I'7 Third- Amended 167 Passed ... 140 Constitution of first 70 Defalcation in funds of ... .67 Extension of powers of ... 119 First assessment completed 73 First stafT of officers of ... 72 Formal purcha.se of park lands by .. 74 Governor Grey and 90 Improvements effected to Town Hall 1S3 Insignia and |>lale of '83 Mayoral chain provided ... 183 .Mayors, aldermen, and councillors of ... (Appendix A) 610 Mayor's court established by 120 Mayors of, 71, 90, 118, 140, 142, 167, 182. 183, 209 ... (Appendix A 610 Mayor to be elected by people 140 Presentation of silver bowl to 140 Public baths opened 141 Scrip issued by 9> Seal- First 72 Second 140 Strained relations between Executive Legislative Council and 118 Town Hall— Foundation-stone laid ... 141 Improvrmcnts effected to ■83 Opened 141 Unpopular and mistrusted 140 Corporations — Suburban and Country — Brighton — Incorporated 142 Gawler— Incorporated 122 Railway to, opened '30 Corporations — Suburban and Country (continued) — Glenelg — Beginnings of First mayor, aldermen, and cuun- cillor.sof Improvements at Incorpcrated Province officially proclaimed at ... Railway to, opened Hindmarsh — Beginnings of First mayor and council of Incorporated Kapunda — Incorporated Railway to, opened Kensington and Norwood — First mayor, aldermen, and coun- cillors of Incorporated Tramway to, authorised Port .Adelaide — First mayor, aldermen, and coun- cillors of Improvements at Incorporated Railway ti>, opened Semaphore — Incorporated St. Peters- First mayor and councillors of Incorporated .Stratlialbyn — Incorporated Thebarton — Beginnings of First mayor and councillors of Incorporated Unley— First mayor and councillors of Incorporated Corrections in biographical notices, editorial note ... (Appendix G) Counties first proclaimed ... Crime, and reading the Riot Act Crises, succession of 75 123 138 123 34 169 75 175 174 142 130 122 122 170 ■75 ■38 122 121 186 186 186 142 75 186 186 '75 174 649 95 54 ■56 D Deadlock, a Decrease in stock returns ... Democracy a.sserts itself Democratic legislation Departure of first colonists for .South -■Australia ... Depression in Adelaide Depression, working-cla.sses, and immi- gration Desire for representative government ... Diggers return in prosperity Discovery o( River — Murray Torrens, first galled fsiver Yatala ... >3I 203 38 206 27 86 126 107 Dissensions and bad management in early days ... ... ... 46 Distress in 1841 ... ... 83 District Councils Act passed ... 122 Dr. Kent's garden and flourmill ... 75 Duke of Edinburgh — Commemoration trees planted by, in Botanic Gardens ... ... 142 First visit of ... ... 142 Foundation-stone of Victoria Tower (Genera! Post-Office), laid by ... 142 Second visit of ... ... 153 Dutch and North Australia ... 2 Early explorers of South Australian territory ... ... ... 7 Early navigators of South Australian waters ... ... ... 3 Editorial note — Corrections in bio- gr.nphical notices ... (Appendix G 649 Education Act passed constituting Board of Education ... ... loi Emigration to Victoria in 1851 ... 109 English and French navigators, meeting of ... ... ... 6 Evils of divided authority ... ... 5° lixecutive Legislative Council — Act passed by British Parliament admitting nominee members to 88 Appointment of new ... ... 90 First elected members of ... 109 Members of, under Act of — 1842 ... ... ... 90 1849 ... ... ... 109 Memoiial to enlarge by admission of non-official members ... 77 Responsible Government Act passed by ... ... ... 115 Exploration — Babbage, Mr., discovered MacDonnell Creek and Blanchewater Lake ... 142 Chambers, A. N., and Coates, E., Messrs., mark out route from Denial Bay to Warburton Ranges 195 Crossing the Continent — Burke, R. O'H, and Wills, W. J., Messrs., succeed in ... 146 McKinlay, Mr. J., succeeds in ... 146 Parliament offered ;f 2,000 to anyone 144 Stuart's, Mr. J. McD. , attempts — First ... ... ... 144 Second ... ... ... MS Third and successful ... 145 Reception on return ... 145 Tolmer's, Mr. A., essay at ... 144 Darke, Mr., killed by natives ... loi Eyre, Mr. E. J., crosses to Western Australia ... ... ... 66 Favenc, Mr., discovers pastoral country near Gulf of Car- pentaria ... ... ... 195