On 14 September 1865 Dr Richard Schomburk began work as the Director of Adelaide’s Botanic Garden, succeeding GW Francis.
A ‘hurricane’ that strikes Adelaide leaves the Palais de Danse high-and-dry on the banks of the River Torrens
South Australia’s first gay pride march, the ‘Proud Parade’, is held in Adelaide. The next occurs 30 years later in 2003, when the Adelaide Pride March opens the city’s annual Feast Festival.
