South Australia - is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most
dry parts of the country. is the 4th-largest of Australia's states & territories by area, & 2nd smallest state by population.
South Australia is bordered by western Australia to the west ,
North territories to the north , Queensland to the north east ,
& both new south Wales & Victoria to the south east .
Adelaide is it's capital & The Traditional Owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna people.
It was Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled
British province in Australia opposed to the penal colonies,
Adelaide is known by its many festivals & sporting events, its food & wine .
South Australia has been known as "the Festival State" for many years, for its abundance of arts & food festivals.
Australian rules
football is the most
popular spectator sport in South Australia. In 2006, South Australians had the highest attendance rate for the sport of any state. South Australia fields 2 teams in the Australian
Football League (AFL) the Adelaide
Football Club & Port Adelaide
Football Club. The 2 teams have an intense rivalry called the Showdown.
Cricket
Cricket is the most
popular summer sport in South Australia and attracts big crowds. South Australia has a professional cricket team, the West End Redbacks.
In 2013 Adelaide was ranked the safest capital city in Australia.
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Despite strong reference to the rights of the native population in the initial proclamation by the Governor, there were many conflicts & deaths in the Australian Frontier Wars in South Australia.
Some
popular foods here are
Menz Fruchocs - little balls of fruit wrapped in
chocolate
apricot & milk chocolate, cherry, strawberry &
mango with milk, white or dark chocolate.
Pie Floater - Australian-style meat
pie drowned in a chunky pea & ham
soup, topped with tomato sauce.
Fritz / Bung Fritz aka bologna.
Balfours Frogcakes - square base of vanilla sponge cake, with some cream on top. The whole shape is then covered in fondant icing & decorated to look like a frog. Commonly they come in green, pink, or brown .
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Coffin Bay Oysters
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Golden North Ice Cream
Coopers Pale Ale beer