Talk:Glenelg, South Australia

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Assessment comments The following comments were left by the assessors: (edit · refresh) Class=B, the article extensively covers the subject, some areas could be expanded. Importance=high, the norm for burbs is low but as the first mainland settlement in SA it has a higher significance rating on 11:25, 23 December 2006 (UTC) by Gnangarra

	To-do list for Glenelg, South Australia:	edit  · history  · watch  · refresh
Here are some tasks you can do: Expand history, add content about the early and mid 20th century, eg in WWII and the Glenelg Bomb Shelter Find a usable image of Glenelg in the early/mid 20th century, eg Luna Park Organise Events & Attractions section, expanding the dot points into paragraphs Expand Politics section, such as including current MPs, comparison between Glenelg and the rest of the seat Add Demographics section, eg age spread, major religions, populations born overseas List of notable Glenelg residents

Contents 1 Magic Mountain 2 palindromicness 3 Expanding History 4 Ferris Wheel 5 requested review

[edit] Magic Mountain

Whatever happened to Magic Mountain? When I lived in Adelaide circa '95, plans were afoot to pull Magic Mountain down for apartments. I guess it's gone by now? Is information on it worth including here in the article? It was quite a fun and unique amusement park for it's day. -- Longhair | Talk 14:13, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Yes, it's been gone for nearly a year http://www.abc.net.au/adelaide/stories/s1156154.htm --ScottDavis 14:21, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

No spoilers in edit summaries is there :) Thanks Scott. I might even have some old photos around. -- Longhair | Talk 14:25, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

How's this for an old photo: Magic Mountain's very demolition.--Cyberjunkie | Talk 17:14, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] palindromicness

I'd love to mention the fact that Glenelg is one of the rare few palindromic place names in the world, but there isn't a home for that tidbit just yet. But don't forget it! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Stevage (talk • contribs).

[edit] Expanding History

I added the Expansion Request tag because Glenelg is a very historical suburb for Adelaide, and I'm sure there's heaps I've missed out. Any additions would be appreciated. Cheers. --AtD 14:21, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ferris Wheel

In reply to this edit, it was apparently published in the local Messenger newspaper earlier this month that the wheel will be up before Christmas. I have not yet found a copy of the article myself, but it was discussed here on a web forum. I realise that this is not an appropriate source for Wikipedia, but I hope to have my hands on the article shortly, or at least before the wheel is supposed to be up. --AtD 16:18, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

Found a copy via eLibrary. --AtD 16:24, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] requested review

Looking through the article the section on the Jetty has an opening confusing statement "In August 1857, Construction of Glenelg's first jetty commenced, and was opened on ANZAC Day, 1859." ANZAC Day wasnt created until about 60 years later, I'd suggest that you use 25th April say something like "this day later became known as ANZAC Day", continue on with any official association between the two. more to follow Gnangarra 11:13, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

"Glenelg was the site of the Beaumont children disappearance in 1966." expand to a paragraph. Gnangarra