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This month in South Australia’s history

Dominican Sisters Arrive

The Dominican sisters arrived in Adelaide from Ireland, at the invitation of Bishop Laurence Bonaventure Sheil. They established a religious community and school on Franklin Street.

The Church of Christ is opened

A chapel was constructed on the north side of Grote Street for the Church of Christ congregation led by Thomas Magarey. The low building, with its plain stucco façade and belfry, was opened on 14 December 1856. A Sunday school was built to the rear and east of the church in the mid 1880s. It was demolished in 1940.

Captain Charles Sturt statue unveiled

The statue was unveiled in Victoria Square to a large crowd on 21 December 1916