Wright Park

Wright Park

A part of the land called Wright Park was given to the community by Herb and Lucy Wright, pictured here in 1977, both aged 92 years.

They epitomise the spirit of the pioneers. They were born on Kangaroo Island and lived through an era of remarkable change. Herb was the first Island born man to own a car and in the oldest telephone directory for the Kingscote exchanges is listed as "Kingscote 1" Herb Wright.

Herb did not shun change or "modern technology" yet for most of his life he ground his own wheat for his breakfast cereal.