10-697: Largs Pier Hotel is located on the corner of The Esplanade and Jetty Road in Largs Bay, South Australia . The Largs Pier Hotel opened in 1882 on the same day as the Largs Bay Railway and Pier. Believed to be 23 December according to The Port Adelaide Historical Society. From 1882 till around 1892 the Largs Pier was the primary port of call for new Australians travelling from Europe. Many of these immigrants spent their first nights in Australia at
20-648: Is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) northwest of the Adelaide city centre . Largs bay is bounded to the north by Walcot and Warwick Street, to the south by Wills, Hargrave and Union Streets and in the west and east by Gulf St Vincent and the centre of the Port River respectively. It
30-524: Is a hospice on Everard Street and a museum on Fletcher Road. Largs Reserve overlooking Woolnough Road is the main outdoor recreational reserve in the suburb, being the site of a lawn bowling club. The Largs Pier Hotel on the Esplanade was used as a historical landmark in earlier times by sailors. A sailing club and a jetty are present on Largs Bay Beach. The eastern side of the suburb, by the Port riverside
40-591: Is adjacent to the suburbs of Largs North , Peterhead , Port Adelaide and Semaphore . It is essentially a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern side of the suburb. It is located within the local government area of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield . Largs Bay originally started as a private sub-division in Section 1069 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Port Adelaide . The name
50-475: Is the location of three shipping berths, which are used by Caltex , BP and Mobil vessels. Largs Bay has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The 157 and 333 buses service Military Road, while the 150 services Fletcher Road. The suburb is also serviced by Largs and Largs North railway stations on the Outer Harbor railway line . Largs Bay is located in the federal division of Hindmarsh ,
60-465: The Hotel after a performance in 1974. Other acts to play at the venue include Lobby Loyde , Split Enz , The Angels , Cold Chisel and Billy Thorpe . In addition to Mississippi , Skyhooks , Little River Band and Rose Tattoo . 34°49′34″S 138°29′10″E / 34.826077°S 138.486166°E / -34.826077; 138.486166 Largs Bay, South Australia Largs Bay
70-499: The hotel. The drive-through bottle shop at the Largs Pier Hotel was the first of its kind in Australia, opening in 1953. The Largs Pier Hotel has a rich history of live performances. Jimmy Barnes has such fond memories of playing at the venue that he wrote a song in 2010 honouring the Hotel, "Largs Pier Hotel", which appears on his 30:30 Hindsight Album. AC/DC frontman Bon Scott met his wife, Irene Thornton at
80-431: The state electoral district of Port Adelaide and the local government area of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield . Largs railway station, Adelaide Largs railway station is located on the Outer Harbor line . Situated in the north-western Adelaide suburb of Largs Bay , it is 15.5 kilometres from Adelaide station . Largs station was opened in 1907. A short line to Largs Jetty branched off just south of
90-420: The station, but this closed in 1908. Originally, Largs station had a centre track in that space that was connected between both tracks and used as holding siding for trains, hence why the gap between the platforms is unusually wider than most stations. In 2014, some minor works were undertaken on the station to provide help with patrons from a nearby retirement village on Jetty Road. This included two new ramps on
100-535: Was "formally submitted by the City of Port Adelaide at a council meeting held on 10 May 1945" and was formally adopted in 1951 by the Nomenclature Committee. In August 2009, its eastern boundary was extended to the centre of the Port River . The suburb is served by a primary school, Largs Bay Primary School , and the local high school is Ocean View College Gedville Campus, in nearby Taperoo . There
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