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Tom Price

Tom Price was born on the 19th January 1852 at Brymbo, North Wales, the son of stonemason John Price and…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910
Torrens Title

The Torrens title system for land ownership was inaugurated in South Australia has led the world in the computerisation of…

1830s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Tunnels of Adelaide

Adelaide tunnel tales are a perennial favourite in the popular press, and are cheerfully perpetuated by tour operators and publicans everywhere.

thing

building, engineering, tunnels

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Urn

Urn made by Henry Tijou and carried in Queen Adelaide’s funeral procession.

1840s
Victoria Square/ Tarntanyangga

Victoria Square, named after Princess Victoria (later Queen Victoria) in 1836, is the central and most significant of Adelaide’s squares.

city square

Aboriginal Country pre-contact, early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
W H Gray

William Henry Gray, born in London in 1808, came to South Australia in the early days of the colony, having…
Wealth

In South Australia, the prime key to wealth has been land. From its inception as a European colony, ownership (or…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
West Terrace

A major cemetery, a palace and an observatory have graced West Terrace along with its parklands border

City & Town Streets

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Wheat

The story of wheat is more than the story of a versatile food grain. In South Australia, the history of…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
William Charles Douglas Veale, CBE, MC, DCM

William Veale was born on 16th May 1895 at Eaglehawk, near Bendigo, Victoria, the son of John Veale and his…

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s

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Abraham Tobias Boas

Abraham Tobias Boas

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Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

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Adolf John Schulz

Adolf John Schulz

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Alexander Hore-Ruthven

Alexander Hore-Ruthven

1st Earl of Gowrie and one time Governor of South Australia

Andrew Tennant

Andrew Tennant

Andrew Tennant (1835–1913) was the son of a Scottish shepherd who had come to South Australia as an assisted migrant […]

Catherine Helen Spence

Catherine Helen Spence

In October 1905, at a public gathering in Adelaide to celebrate Catherine Spence’s eightieth birthday, South Australia’s Chief Justice, Sir […]

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