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Much has been said about the soldier, artist, and traveller that went on to become the founder of the great City of Adelaide. Light’s Vision contained both literal and metaphorical meaning that has not been fully understood today, writes Nigel Carney.
Continue reading “Light’s Vision revisited”
This story is certainly going to excite history buffs who are unlikely to have seen this painting by William Light, estimated to have been painted in 1839, judging by the development of Port Adelaide.
Continue reading “The Mystery of HMS Buffalo and a Rare William Light Painting”
The William Light Project is a celebration of South Australian Founding history, which includes a great body of fascinating research not published before.
Mark Twain’s, Following the Equator (1897) captures the essence of the founding story quite perfectly.