Articles by A. T. Saunders

Alfred Thomas Saunders
(4 Sep 1854 – 3 Nov 1940). SLSA B10868.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._T._Saunders

Saunder's writings were prolific - across several newspapers. He frequently became embroiled in political or divisive arguments. Only a selection of his writings (pertaining to SA history) have been chosen for inclusion on these pages.

Old Memories particularly of Port Adelaide. 12 July 1913

Old Port Adelaide (1) - Early Days of Alberton. 10 February 1914

Old Ships and Ship Masters 13 January 1917

Port Adelaide Public Houses - A Dip Into History. 16 January 1917

Capt. (Sir W. W.) Hughes - An Interesting Career. 26 January 1917

Wrecks, Wreckers and Wrecking - Old Disasters. 30 January 1917

Old Port Adelaide (2) 2 February 1917

Early Steamships in South Australia 31 March 1917

Early Colonists. Jane Isabella Watts was the author of "Family Life in South Australia" which is reviewed here. 17 September 1921

Captain Underwood 29 August 1922, 5 September 1922

The reader is advised that these newspaper articles were first published primarily as light reading / entertainment and cannot in any way be considered to be scholarly. You are advised to independently check the veracity of the content, as rarely have sources been cited.

Collated, edited and published by David Wilson. Please understand that I am not the author of any of these old newspaper articles and am in no way responsible for their accuracy nor any of the opinions expressed therein.

The evocative historical photo used for the banner of this site is Cape Borda telegraph station cottages. c.1910. SLSA [B 8423]

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