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or forty miles. These hills, which are reached from Adelaide by railways 

 and tram-lines, and excellent carriage-roads, are a favourite summer resort 

 of those citizens who can afford to avail themselves of the coolness and 

 seclusion which they offer. 



The buildings in Adelaide show well. A very white freestone has 

 entered largely into the more recent erections ; and, as there are comparatively 

 few large factories in the city, and no shipping nearer than Port Adelaide, 

 they lose but little of their pristine freshness by smoke and grime. Then 

 the unpleasant effect produced by the sight of a hovel adjoining a palatial 

 bank or pile of warehouses several storeys high, is of rare occurrence, 



King William Street, Adelaide. 



while the broad streets offer the most advantageous conditions for the 

 display of the various architectural styles employed. The town has been 

 called ' the city of churches ; ' and the number of ecclesiastical edifices which 

 it contains places its pretensions to that distinction beyond question. The 

 Anglican Cathedral of St. Peter is a large and imposing building, a portion 

 of which is still uncompleted, occupying an elevated position in the southern 

 portion of North Adelaide. The Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Francis 



