In the late 1870 ’ s, the tiny colony of Adelaide, at the eastern end of a wide bay called the Great Australian Bight, had dreams of opening up economic development in the region and establishing a better trade route to the far north.
aastate lõpus unistas pisike Adelaide’i koloonia Suure Austraalia lahe idaservas piirkonna majanduslikule arengule tõuke andmisest ja kaugesse põhja parema kaubatee rajamisest.