Kingscote is the commercial hub of the Island. The are includes the Bay of Shoals, Brownlow, Nepean Bay, Western Cove and Wisanger and North Cape.
The Doc would come into Kingscote to refuel the Patrol, buy supplies and spend a day or two at the Seaview Motel Guesthouse, where he washed his clothes, recharged batteries and enjoyed some fresh food at the Ozone Hotel.
One of the main attractions at Kingscote is the daily pelican feeding at 5pm. Sorry no pictures of the feeding, as it is a bit to commercial for The Doc. Everywhere on KI it tells you not to feed the wildlife, this seems to contradict that message.
This area also has one of the early quarries, but it is overgrown and hard to see now. See if you can spot it.
The Bay of Shoals is a nice location and a place where migratory birds rest and refuel over summer. There is even a bird hide.
The closest town to Kingscote is Brownlow. It seemed the poorer cousin to Kingscote, perhaps it was the overcast day when The Doc visited.
On the other side of Nepean Bay is Western Cove and Red Banks. Western Cove is a quite residual area, some distance from Kingscote. Some nice shots of Nepean Bay from this area.
Red Banks is one of the underrated locations at KI. It is almost directly opposite Kingscote on the other side of Nepean Bay. The Doc visited it a couple of times, so there are day shots and sunset shots.
Wisanger and North Cape are two other locations. Wisanger has a well preserved historic school and North Cape is on the northern side of the Bay of Shoals. Yep that is the school toilet, no boys and girls here, just one old style drop toilet.
The rules for teachers was on the class wall. The Doc has typed it up. It is must read, see the end of the this page. Guaranteed to make you laugh, Rule 4 states: “Men teachers may take one evening each week for courting purposes, or two evenings a week if they attend church regularly.” Rules 5, 6, 7 & 8 are gems. Warning: the politically correct maybe offended. The images.
It is a nice drive around the Bay of Shoals to reach North Cape, but water access becomes difficult once you reach North Cape. The Doc heard the true story about a local farmer who blocked access of the public road to the one beach location. He fenced off the area, once that was removed, he parked his combined harvester across the road. At which point he was told remove it or go to jail. The local who was telling me also stated that 50 metres from the water line is public land, but access in many places is by boat only. The Doc saw so many For Sale signs claiming to be selling you your own private beach.
Rules for Teachers
1872
1. Teachers will each day will fill lamps, trim the wicks and clean chimneys.
2. Each morning teacher will bring a bucket of water and a scuttle of coal for the day’s session.
3. Make your pens carefully. You may whittle nibs to the individual taste of the pupils.
4. Men teachers may take one evening each week for courting purposes, or two evenings a week if they attend church regularly.
5. After ten hours in school, the teachers may spend the remaining time reading the Bible or any other good books.
6. Women teachers who marry or engage in unseemly conduct will be dismissed.
7. Every teacher should lay aside from each pay a goodly sum of his earnings for his benefit during his declining years so that he will not become a burden on society.
8. Any teacher who smokes, uses liquor in any form, frequents pool or public halls, or gets shaved in a barber shop will give good reason to suspect his worth, intention, integrity and honesty.
9. The teacher who performs his labour faithfully and without fault for five years will be given an increase of twenty-five pence per week in his pay, providing the Board of Education approves.