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War Horse Memorial

The War Horse Memorial commemorates the thousands of horses that served in the First World War (1914–19).

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Land

Old wagon and shearing shed, Tikilina Station near Radium Hill, 2011

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Sylvia Birdseye

Sylvia Birdseye (centre) with a Reo bus and passengers

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Hart's Mill Complex

The AMMC flour mill building and adjacent greenspace development, at the Hart's Mill Complex, 29 July 2014

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Image: A photographic head-and-shoulders portrait of a middle-aged man with mutton-chop sideburns wearing clerical vestments

George Henry Farr

A clergyman and headmaster, Farr was a champion of gentlemanly behaviour, honesty and good sportsmanship.

Image: several caucasian children sit around a wooden table playing with plasticine

Kindergartens

Based on the philosophy and understanding of child development of the German educator and philosopher Friedrich Froebel, kindergartens in South Australia began for both educational and humanitarian reasons.

Image: A photographic head-and-shoulders portrait of a middle-aged woman in Victorian attire

Julia Warren Farr

The plight of the girls in the Destitute Asylum spurred on social worker Julia Farr.

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