Alberton, South Australia: Difference between revisions

With demand for workers at the Port and homes for these workers needed, late in 1840 there were already 61 houses and 235 residents in Alberton.<ref>{{cite book |last=Price |first=A. Grenfell |author-link=Grenfell Price |date=1924 |title=The foundation and settlement of South Australia, 1829-1845 : a study of the colonization movement, based on the records of the South Australian government and on other authoritative documents |location=Adelaide |publisher=F. W. Preece |page=180 |quote=In spite of these difficulties Port Adelaide progressed with considerable speed. At the end of 1840 the old and new ports contained 472 inhabitants and were "increasing rapidly." As early as this "Albert Town" had come into existence owing to its position on the Adelaide road on the first firm land across the swamp. The village contained 61 houses and 235 inhabitants, who were principally employed at the new Port. This settlement was, in fact, the residential suburb of the harbour.}}</ref> The layout of 'Albert Town' originally had provisions for four public squares, two of which still exist. St Georges' Square became the site for the Anglican Church while St Andrew's Square was later subdivided and became the site of the Trinity Uniting Church. St Patrick's Square and Company Square are today still used as public recreation areas (Couper-Smartt, 2003). {{citation needed|date=September 2021}}