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The city of Adelaide calls itself "The City of Churches", and with good reason. There are numerous large and small houses of worship dotted throughout the city proper. With few exceptions, a visit to each one is worth a few moments of your time. Adelaide's Scots Church is no exception.
The building itself was opened, as the Chalmers Church, in 1851. Subsequent additions included the spire and bell in 1864. Remodeling and renovations occurred throughout the 20th century.
Among the church points of interest are:
The massive oak communion table, dedicated in 1928.
The font, carved in Adelaide from Italian Cararra marble, with a removable silver bowl. The rim of the bowl carries four panels, each with an engraved symbol. The bowl's craftsman was an 81 year old Frenchman living in Sydney, Louis Somme. He died one day after finishing the bowl.
A beautiful pipe organ, installed in 1900.
The pulpit, carved in 1912 from a single piece of solid timber by John K. Blogg of Melbourne. Carved into the pulpit is the image of the burning bush.
The rainy and windy afternoon that we stepped into the Scots Church was a noisy one on the streets of Adelaide. The weather, coupled with the city noises seem to have created a din that had begun to wear on weary tourists from America. A few moments inside the peaceful Scots Church was literally a breath of fresh air. We were the only persons in the building for the entire time we visited, some 20 minutes or so. And perhaps, that was the Scots Church purpose for OUR visit to Adelaide. As is said in the church's visitor's brochure, "please feel free to use the church if you feel the need of a quiet time". It served the purpose quite nicely. : )
Also from the "visitors brochure", I add the following contact information:
Minister, the Rev Judity A. Gilliland, B.A., M.Ed, M.Div
(unlike the Catholic Church, the Uniting Church of Australia has embraced
the concept of female ministry!)
Church office, telephone 08 8223 1505, fax 08 8232 6816
admin@scotschurch.org.au
237 North Terrace, Adelaide
(at the corner with Pulteney Street)
The church is open daily, Tuesday-Friday from 9 am - 4 pm Leave a Comment
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| | | | City Centre: The South Australia Museum | Tip Rating: | | | | |
Located on North Terrace, between the State Library and the Art Gallery of South Australian, the South Australia Museum has an interesting and varied collection of exhibits. Of particular interest are the items dedicated to and representing the country's aboriginal culture and peoples. Additionally, there are many items culled from the Papua New Guinea area, including some shrunken heads and such. (see photo below)
We didn't do so, but I understand that "behind the scenes/afterhours tours" are available at the SA Museum. The cost is A$12 for adults. Length is approximately 2 hours.
As for the museum's regular hours and admissions policy.... admission is FREE, and the museum is open daily from 10 am - 5 pm. It's closed on Good Friday and Christmas. For more information, contact the museum at telephone 08 8207 7500
OK, I really, really liked all of the headhunter stuff in the Papua New Guinea exhibits. There are also extensive collections of exotic butterflies, minerals, preserved birds and such. Sadly, some of the preserved animals are now extinct. Leave a Comment
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| | | | City Centre: A morning walk on the old cricket field | Tip Rating: | | | | |
NOTE: The photo below is a wide-format shot. Please click on the photo for full-effect viewing. : )
This is a bit of continuation on the "getting around on foot" tip that precedes.....
My personal favorite form of exercise and fitness is to walk. I have a personal goal of 5 millions steps a year, and in doing so, I've been able to reasonably maintain weight as I advance in years. So much for the walking as exercise commercial. ;)
Adelaide was such a wonderful place to walk. There were gentle neighborhoods, city streets, suburban shops and parks, school athletic fields... all sorts of interesting places to log steps. So, if and when you visit Adelaide, prepare yourself for an excellent opportunity to just walk.
The morning that this photo was taken was especially quiet. I believe it was a Sunday morning, and the weather was still cool, a bit damp and misty. I'd left our cottage behind and gone out for an hour's walk or so. I came upon a local school cricket field, and saw this group of colorful birds feeding on the misty, glistening turf. Not being much of a birder myself, I took the photo anyway, knowing that my daughter and wife would set me straight on the species in my viewfiender. It turns out that they were pink-throated gahlas, which appear to my untrained-eye to be a festive member of the pigeon family?? Leave a Comment
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