The New Student's Reference Work/Adelaide

Adelaide (ad′e-lād), situated about six miles from St. Vincent’s Gulf, is the capital of South Australia. The Torrens River divides it into North and South Adelaide. It is surrounded by hills, has large manufactories, and exports especially copper and gold. It is the seat of the university of Adelaide, incorporated in 1874, and authorized to grant degrees in arts, law, music, medicine and science. Port Adelaide, at the mouth of the river, is the principal port of South Australia. Population, with suburbs, 184,393.