one of the oldest hotels in South Australia. For the past 60 years, it has been owned and operated by the Brien family. The old bluestone structure still stands at the same spot on the corner of Port Road and Sussex Street. Former Alberton Cemetery Located on Parker Street, the former Alberton Cemetery was opened in 1847 and officially closed in 1874, with the last burial being conducted in 1922. Parker Street is a very short street which runs off Port Road, between the old Alberton Baptist and Alberton Uniting Churches (neither now used as churches). On 17 November 1847, the governor of South Australia granted 4 acres of land to St Paul's Church of England church for burials, although the land was used for burials before that date. The cemetery was closed on 15 January 1874, with the last official burial being conducted in 1922. The land was transferred to the Port Adelaide Council in 1938 and developed as a park in 1994. Details of the approximately 3,000 people interred are available from The Anglican Diocesan of Adelaide Archives. In 1994, the land on which the former cemetery was located was converted into a park by the City of Port Adelaide. The cemetery is no longer used for burials, and has been made into a public park, with some gravestones still evident. Transport Alberton railway station was one of the first local stations to open in South Australia. The railway from Adelaide to Port Adelaide was constructed in 1856 and was the first line to be built in South Australia. Alberton was one of the original stops, the others being Woodville and Bowden. The stone and brick building on the Port Adelaide-bound platform is the original station building dating from 1856. There is still a regular train service from Alberton station to Adelaide and Outer Harbor. Unfortunately the ticket office has been closed for the past twenty years and this contributes to the station buildings being a frequent target for vandalism and graffiti. Governance The District Council of Queenstown and Alberton, established in 1864, was the first local government body in Alberton. From 1898 following the annexation of Queenstown and Alberton by Port Adelaide, Alberton was a prominent township at the south eastern end of the Port Adelaide council area. Port Adelaide council merged with Enfield council in 1996 to become the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, which now