The History of KIPA

Extracts from Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association - Its Development and Progress 2005 (44 pages),

- compiled by William P. Holmesby

available through Statewide & Global Publishing, or Googlebooks.

Introduction - the early history of Kangaroo Island and why it was chosen by the South Australian Company pp. 4-6

Foreword - Dene Cordes , a mulberry tree, and the inaugural meeting pp. 7-12 (extracts)

The Birthplace Wrangle - Kangaroo Island vs. Holdfast Bay pp. 13-15

Island Pilgrimages - accounts of various significant visits pp. 24-27

Unofficial Settlers - Europeans on Kangaroo Island before 1836 pp. 30-31