By Marines from the "Buffalo"

NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST GOVERN-
MENT HOUSE OF THE PROVINCE OF SOUTH
AUSTRALIA WAS ERECTED IN 1837. IT WAS
BUILT OF EARTH AND WOOD, WITH THATCHED
ROOF, BY MARINES FROM THE "BUFFALO"
OCCUPIED FIRST BY GOVERNOR HINDMARSH
AND LATER BY GOVERNOR GAWLER. IT
WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN JANUARY 1841.
THE FIRST PORTION OF THE PRESENT
GOVERNMENT HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1839.
ERECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL 1928.