In the 1950s, the Municipal Tramways Trust began operating buses to replace its trams. Historically bus services in Adelaide were operated by private operators. Today bus services are operated by contractors: Busways, SouthLink, Torrens Connect and Torrens Transit. Public transport in Adelaide, South Australia, is managed by the State Government's Department for Infrastructure & Transport, branded as Adelaide Metro. Left to right: train, tram, bus, and regional coach With the compulsory purchase of land by the S.A.The Adelaide Metro public transport logos. The building is testimony to what once was Surrey Farm – so much a part of the farming and viticulture of the area. The verandahs around the house were edged with beautiful wrought iron `Lacework’, which still survives today. There were three cellars under the house with access from inside as well as outside. Some of the rooms had fireplace surrounds of beautiful white marble. Large rooms with high ceilings were on each side of the long hallway. The `new’ `Surrey Farm house had an entrance hall which was a very imposing 40ft x 20ft.
Smith and family saw the large house that was being built at Elder Green in 1888, they were prompted to build an equally and if not larger residence! Not forgetting that George Chapman had worked for them, apparently when Mr.
George eventually married Lavinia Dowton, from the property next door that was to become Elder Green. Richard Smith Snr, helped George Chapman, a runaway sailor, by giving him work and lodging. There was also a very steep hill and quarry on the property where the land was unable to be used for cultivation. There were almond orchards and hay paddocks at Surrey Farm, with fruit trees around the house, but the majority of land was given over to vineyards. The dwelling house of Surrey Farm consisted at this time of a cottage style home. It is noted on these sections were `House etc. He had a further 80 1/2 acres that he owned and leased from the S.A. The 1853 Assessment Records for the District of Highercombe shows that R. Moiety – An antiquated term meaning- one or two parts of divisions of something.
Colin Claude & Harold Bruce Bowden – Pastoralists 1928.Richard Smith, 1853 (Eastern Moiety*) Farmers.
Charles Smith, 1853 (Western Moiety*) – John Smith, 1864 Richard Smith.
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