A fascinating day following the coast line to past ports of SA from Port Gawler to Port Wakefield, Port Hughes, Wallaroo, Tickera and Port Broughton. All these ports shipped wheat and grain to the world in the 19th C. Most had early railways and tramways to their hinterlands such as Wakefield, Wallaroo and Broughton. Man handling of heavy bags of wheat from carts to stacks to ships was arduous and required many workers boosting the growth of these ports. Some are now forgotten, or a transport hub, or a tourist centre, but only Wallaroo remains an international port. Why? Lunch break in Wallaroo when at your cost you have time to visit the excellent Maritime Museum. Extensive notes provided. Depart WEA centre 8:30 am sharp. Return around 5:45 pm.

Your Tutor is Dr Denis Binnion AM

Dr Denis Binnion AM has been teaching at WEA since 1974.

Denis became involved in adult education in the 1970s teaching evening classes in history for the University of Adelaide and the South Australian Institute of Technology. He joined the WEA in 1979 as a course programmer in language and liberal studies, and served as its Chief Executive Officer for 20 years.

As CEO, Denis established WEA Travel, a licensed travel agency that has been conducting Australian and overseas study tours since 1984. He has personally led dozens of group tours with up to 40 participants at a time to India, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Canada, Peru, Argentina, Chile and New Zealand.

Denis has spent more than 40 years developing study tours and writing history notes for historical and geographical tours within South Australia, other states of Australia and places around the world including parts of Asia, South America and New Zealand. In his retirement he continues to lead WEA overseas study tours and runs regular one day and weekend historical tours of rural areas in South Australia.