28 December 1836 Posted on December 27, 2018 by Admin2 Adelaide, Australia was proclaimed as a British settlement on 28 December 1836. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind." C.S. Lewis — Click here for more from C.S. Lewis Related posts: 1 December 1948 28 December 1973 14 December 1836 14 December 1836 1 December 1973 17 September 1787 5 August 1973 7 December 2017 6 March 1836 27 March 1836