https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax Why isn't Murray Bridge a capital? en-us 2016-07-28 00:01:45 UTC 2026-03-14 20:21:53 UTC hello@padlet.com neo_williams https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117100363 Adelaide was founded in 1836, as Australia's first free colony. Murray Bridge was Established in 1924. As Adelaide was founded prior to Murray Bridge, and being the first free settlement this meant that it had historical reasoning for being the capital of South Australia. Also, since the South Australia became its own states in 1901, Murray bridge just wasn't around.]]> 2016-07-28 00:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117100363 neo_williams https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117100783 Adelaide sits on the Saint Vincent Gulf. Murray Bridge lays 76 km away from adelaide and 85 km from the ocean. Since Adelaide sits on the ocean,  meaning it can have ship pots for trading an miltary]]> 2016-07-28 00:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117100783 neo_williams https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117267189 2016-08-01 02:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117267189 neo_williams https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117267231 In 1901, (The year adelaide became a capital) Adelaide had a population of 162,094 people. Murray Bridge has never passed that amount]]> 2016-08-01 02:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117267231 neo_williams https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117267911 Water is critical to any city. Adelaide has 5 main rivers: The Gawler River, Little Para River, River Torrens, Onkapairinga River and Myponga River. These rivers create a varied and reliable source of water. 
Murray Bridge has one river, The Murray. This means that it is reliant on one river that does go through peirods of droughts and other water issues.]]> 2016-08-01 02:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/neo_williams/nn8twui64iax/wish/117267911