Everything about Kingscote South Australia totally explained
Kingscote is the largest town on
Kangaroo Island, a small island off the south coast of
South Australia, with a population of about 1,200. It is a well established tourist centre, and also the
administrative and communications centre. It is also the home to a colony of the smallest penguins in the world, the
little penguin. It is South Australia's oldest european settlement, founded in 1836, even before
Adelaide.
History
The
South Australia Company first established its colony at Kingscote at Reeves Point on 27 July 1836, as South Australia's first official European settlement. It was later suggested that Kingscote could serve as the capital of South Australia, but the island's resources were insufficient to support such a large community; the
South Australia Company moving almost six months later to
Adelaide after having sent surveyors to find a better site.
The history of the area is displayed in the museum in Hope Cottage, located to the north of the town. Hope Cottage was one of the three earliest houses built in Kingscote, (circa 1850) together with the adjoining cottages of
Faith and
Charity. (
Faith has been subsequently demolished).
The Old Mulberry Tree at Reeves Point was planted in 1836, and still bears fruit. Reeves Point has been placed on the Australian Heritage Places List.
Facilities
Kingscote has a school offering years 1 to 12, a modern hospital, one major supermarket, post office and Government offices. It is the administrative centre for the Kangaroo Island Council, whose offices have recently undergone a significant upgrade.
There is an extensive wharf and jetty, formerly utilised by the roll on, roll off vessels,
Troubridge and
Island Seaway.
Kingscote has a unique tidal swimming pool, plus a sports centre and adjoining oval and netball courts.
The Ozone Hotel, with its mermaid statue, is a well known landmark on the Kingscote foreshore.
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