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This month in South Australia’s history

Stow Memorial Church opens

The foundation stone was laid by Alexander Hay on the 7 February 1865 and the church officially opened on the 12 April 1867. The building served as a memorial to Reverend Thomas Quinton Stow. Stow, the first Congregational Minister in the colony.

Origins

Hart’s Mill, the first of several buildings in what later becomes the Hart’s Mill complex, officially opens for business

Steady Source of Clientele

The Port Adelaide Railway Station opens across the street from the Railway Hotel, and provides a steady stream of customers for several years