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Victor Harbor Walking Tours
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Discover Victor Harbor Walking Tour
On this must-do walking tour of Victor Harbor, you will hear about early settler life, the development of the Port, the unique heritage transportation that still runs today and how Victor Harbor grew into the popular tourist town they enjoy today. Your local guide will walk you through the old parts of town and highlight the wonderful heritage-listed buildings. While passing through, you will hear about the town's important historical events and stories of key characters who influenced the development of Victor Harbor. They will also stroll along the Granite Island Causeway at Victor Harbor for stunning views of Encounter Bay, the offshore Islands and maybe we will spot a bottlenose dolphin or seal! The tour is easy walking along the town’s pavements and along the Causeway
Stories of Whaling, Shipwrecks and early European Settlers
On this tour, you will hear about the local maritime history, which includes the early and successful whaling industry around the Bluff and Granite Island. You will be told stories about the early fishing families and learn how a number of shipwrecks in Encounter Bay persuaded the colony administrators that it would not be a suitable capital city for South Australia. Together with your local guide we will take you for a stroll along the coast and to out-of-the-way places around the streets of Yilki, which is four kilometres from Victor Harbor. The word Yilki is an Aboriginal word meaning place by the sea. You will hear stories of the early European settlers who made their new home in Yilki. And you will see sites of heritage importance, including one of South Australia’s first inns.
Irish Orphan Girls in Victor Harbor
During this fascinating one-hour walk and tall around the centre of Victor Harbor you will hear about the inspiring stories of the young Irish women who settled around Victor Harbor. The tour takes you to sites related to the the young girls stories. In 1845, the Irish potato crop was infested with a blight for the first time in history, resulting in widespread starvation among Irish peasants. Many experiencing starvation had no option but to seek shelter and food from the overcrowded Irish workhouses. An assisted emigration scheme bought 4,000 Irish orphans from the workhouses to Australia between 1848-50. A total of 621 girls arrived in Adelaide. Subsequent assisted immigration schemes followed of which 90 young Irish women came to Victor Harbor between 1853-55. Despite the large numbers of the young women settling across Australia, many of their stories are overlooked in our history. They were rarely seen or known in the public domain. When they are written about it is largely through the lens of marriage, mother, or the migration scheme, rather than as an asset. Due to popular demand during the South Australia History Festival in 2024, this tour returns!
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The Causeway Granite Island Road
Victor Harbor SA 5211