Merry Christmas 2014

This week we are posting some old photos of Christmas in South Australia 

All photos are courtesy of The South Australian State Library

A 'Y' class steam train, decorated for Christmas, pictured with its crew and other men at Gladstone. A raised water tank behind the train is advertising 'Burford's - circa 1900

The photos below feature Adelaide Christmas Pageant floats featuring Father Christmas, Noah's Ark and Nimble on Grenfell Street outside the Rigby newsagent and Cole's Book Arcade

Happy New Year 2014

Happy New Year

2013 is over in just a few hours, and a new year will be upon us! What an exciting and great year 2013 has been, we here at The Haunts of Adelaide wish for you to have a successful and fruitful 2014!

 Also, stay tuned in 2014 as Allen appears on Haunting: Australia in February on the Syfy Channel

 In the mean-time here are some photos from Adelaide's State Library showing crowds in the city at New Year celebrations from over the last few decades

New Years celebrations outside the Adelaide Town Hall December 31^st 1921

Adelaide 1923 New Years celebrations