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This month in South Australia’s history

Temporary Cathedral

Adelaide’s first bishop, Augustus Short, designates Trinity Church his temporary cathedral while St. Peter’s Cathedral is under construction

The German Club is founded

Der Deutscher Verein was founded on 15 July 1854. The club began meeting in the Hotel Europe in Grenfell Street, but sought more extensive accommodation in a building of its own in the mid 1870s. The foundation stone for the new building on Pirie Street was laid on 19 August 1878 and the clubhouse was opened on 14 July 1879. The German Club continued in these premises until 1899, when it was forced to sell the building to pay for accumulated debts.

Foundation stone laid

The marble foundation stone of the ‘University Building’ was laid by Governor Sir William Jervois on 30 July 1879. The ceremony was attended by over two thousand people.