• Walking on history

  • Jan 15 2021
  • Length: 16 mins
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Walking on history

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  • For more on town planner Charles Reade, visit this Colonel Light Gardens Historical Society page.

    About the show:

    The Adelaide suburb of Colonel Light Gardens is like Australia’s answer to Pleasantville.

    Think wide, winding tree-lined streets, 1920s bungalows, and the odd Stepford Wife-alike.

    Originally, the land – about 7km south of the CBD – was used for an army camp. Now it’s internationally recognised as a model garden suburb.

    But it’s what’s behind the suburb’s glossy façade that really makes it interesting …

    Presenters: Carla Caruso & James Elsby.

    Email us at carla@carlacaruso.com.au.

    Visit Carla’s website here and James’ website here. 

    Carla Caruso is the author of the novel, The Right Place (HarperCollins).

    This podcast is an independent production. We received a Maggy Ragless Memorial Grant from the City of Mitcham to help produce it.

    For more on Colonel Light Gardens’ history, check out this state heritage page.
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