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Jimmy James, OAM

Jimmy James was born in the hot spinifex desert of Central Australia, at his father’s waterhole, west of Ernabella. He…

1970s, 1980s, mid twentieth century
Joachim Matthias Wendt

Joachim Matthias Wendt was Danish, born in Dägeling, Holstein, on 26th June 1830, the son of Joachim Matthias Wendt, a…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
John Abel McPherson

John Abel McPherson was born on the 28th January 1860 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of domestic servant Ann McPherson.…

1880s, 1890s
John Anderson Hartley

John Anderson Hartley was a man who made a difference. For twenty-five years he dominated the educational development of South…

late nineteenth century
John Bishop OBE

John Bishop was born Lionel Albert Jack Bishop at Aldinga, South Australia, on 26th October 1903, the son of saddler…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
John Dunn

John Dunn, who in later life made it a rule to give away at least 500 pounds a year in…

1800-1810, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
John Jefferson Bray Memorial Fountain

The John Jefferson Bray Memorial Fountain commemorates the life of a senior judge, scholar and poet

court, judge, poet

1910s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s
John McDouall Stuart statue

The statue of inland explorer John McDouall Stuart at the corner of Victoria Square and Flinders Street, Adelaide, commemorates his place…

statue

explorer, sculpture, statue

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1960s
John Miller Tregenza

John Miller Tregenza (1931–1999), historian, born in Port Lincoln, was educated at Nuriootpa and Adelaide, where he studied and briefly…

late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century
John Ridley

John Ridley was born on 26th May 1806 at West Boldon, Durham, England, the son of flourmiller John Ridley and…

1840s, 1850s
Jones’ Violet Farm

Charabancs loaded with people from Adelaide arrived on weekends to buy and pick violets.
Jubilee 150 Plaques

An eclectic selection of significant contributors to South Australia to 1986

plaques

jubilee, plaques

1830s, 1980s
Julia Warren Farr

Julia Farr was born on 14th August 1824 at Greensted Hall in Essex, one of seven children of Major Sir…

late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Julian Edmund Tenison Woods

This creative priest who has left an enduring legacy to education, to science and to the history of the Catholic…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s
Juliet Mary Clampett

Juliet Clampett was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1973-1975. Early Life and…

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, Second World War
Kangaroo Island

This island’s uniqueness is its major feature – there is nowhere else quite like it
Kate Cocks, MBE

‘Look out! Here comes Miss Cocks!’ was the catchword in Adelaide after the much publicized appointment on 1st December 1915…

1900-1910, 1910s, 1930s, 1950s
Kaurna language (Kaurna warra)

Kaurna, the original language of Adelaide and the Adelaide Plains, is once again being heard.

Aboriginal languages, Kaurna, language

Aboriginal Country pre-contact, early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century
Kaurna People

The original people of the Adelaide Plains are still here – and once again speaking the Kaurna language.

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
Kerosene Lantern

This kerosene lantern gave the only light on Steph’s farm.

1980s
Kindergartens

Based on the philosophy and understanding of child development of the German educator and philosopher Friedrich Froebel, kindergartens in South…

children, education

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
King Edward VII Memorial

Creating and installing King Edward VII’s statute took eight months longer than the period of his reign

statue

king, sculpture, statue

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s
Knot

The shining steel and simple form of Knot typifies the work of sculptor Herbert (Bert) Flugelman.

sculpture

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Lady Constance Jean Bonython

Lady Constance Jean Bonython was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide in 1913 and the Lady Mayoress 1927-1930. The…

1830s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Lady Deborah Moulden

Lady Deborah Moulden was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1919-1921. Lady Hackett…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Lady Deborah Vernon Moulden

Lady Deborah Vernon Moulden was Lady Mayoress (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1919-1921. Early Life and Career Deborah Vernon…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Lady Eileen McLeay

Lady Eileen McLeay was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1946 and 1950.…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Lady Elizabeth Smith

Lady Elizabeth Smith was twice the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor), from 1879-1882 and 1886-1888.…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Lady June Porter

The quintessential lady, exuding warmth and embracing life and all it has to offer, Lady June Porter was Lady Mayoress…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Lady Margaret Rymill

Lady Margaret Rymill was Lady Mayoress, Married to the Lord Mayor, from 1950-1953. Early Life Lady Margaret Rymill was born…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010

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Abraham Tobias Boas

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Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

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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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