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League of Women Voters

The League of Women Voters (so named from 1939), earlier entitled the Women’s Non-Party Political Association, was established in South…

political group

1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Life of Stars

Lindy Lee’s stainless steel sculpture is perforated with over 80, 000 individual holes.

public art

2010s, early twenty–first century
Light Square/ Wauwi

Originally intended as a recreational garden oasis from the surrounding city, Light Square, however, developed a reputation for prostitution, drinking…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Lillian Daphne de Lissa

Lillian de Lissa was born at Darlinghurst, New South Wales, on 25th October 1885, the daughter of merchant Montague de…

1900-1910, 1910s
Lithuanian House

Lithuanian house is a meeting place and cultural centre established by the Lithuanian community in Adelaide.

archives, buildings, community organisation

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Lord Florey bust

Adelaide-born Lord Florey won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 for his part in making the infection-fighting penicillin available

bust

bust, prize, scientist, sculpture

1890s, 1920s, 1940s, 1960s
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Committee

The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Committee ran from 2000-2003, fulfilling the public role normally taken up by a Lady Mayoress.

local government, women

2000-2010
Lunatic Asylum

The Adelaide Lunatic Asylum was located on North Terrace at Hackney, at the location where the National Wine Centre now…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Lutheran Church

Unlike other settlers in South Australia, the first Lutherans were mostly non-English-speaking religious refugees.
Madley Theatre Glass Mosaic

The principal of the Adelaide Teachers College commissioned this work for the college’s Kintore Avenue building.

public art

1960s, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Magarey Medal

An award for the ‘fairest and most brilliant player’ in South Australia’s major Australian Rules football competition

1890s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Magazines

The first South Australian magazine to focus on local content was the South Australian Magazine, first published in 1841. Other magazines published…

Magazine, newspaper, street press

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century
Mahomet Allum

Mahomet Allum was described in glowing testimonials as ‘the wonder man’ and by his adversaries as a ‘quack’. One of…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Mandorla

This bronze sculpture by Marea Gazzard was commissioned by the Adelaide Station and Environs Redevelopment (ASER) Property Trust in 1992.

public art

1990s, late twentieth century
Margaret Graham, RRC

Margaret Graham, a nurse at the Adelaide Hospital, gained notoriety in 1895 when she supported a group of senior nurses…

1890s, early twentieth century
Margaret Preston

Margaret Rose Preston was born on 29th April 1875 at Port Adelaide, South Australia, the daughter of marine engineer David…

1870s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Marjorie Jackson Nelson, AO, MBE

Marjorie Jackson was born on 13th September 1931 at Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, the daughter of fitter and turner…

1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Marriage and divorce

Marriage and divorce rates have fluctuated according to social mores and legislative imposts.

community, divorce, family, family law, marriage

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Mars Bar

Adelaide’s longest running gay venue, located at 120 Gouger Street and known, until recently, as the Mars Bar, first opened…

Other

1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s, mid twentieth century
Mary Jane Warnes, MBE

Although financial hardship was seldom the personal problem for Mary Warnes that it was for many of her contemporaries, she…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Mary Lee

Mary Lee (née Walsh) was born on 14th February 1821 in County Monaghan, Ireland, to landed Protestant parents. Well-educated, she…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910
Mary Lee bust

‘My aim is to leave the world better for women’ – Mary Lee was an activist, suffragist and unionist

bust

bust, sculpture, union, wages, women, work

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1990s
Mary MacKillop

Mary Helen MacKillop was born at Fitzroy, Victoria, on 15th January 1842, the first of eight children of Scottish immigrants,…

1900-1910, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Mary MacKillop Museum

The Mary MacKillop Museum is located on the property in Kensington where Mary MacKillop lived for eleven years.

1990s, late nineteenth century
Matthew Moorhouse

Matthew Moorhouse, a medical practitioner, arrived in South Australia from Staffordshire, England, in June 1839 to take up appointment as…

early nineteenth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
May Mills, OBE

May Mills was born on 19th July 1890 on her family’s sheep property ‘Millbrae’, near Kanmantoo, South Australia. She was…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
MC ‘Thistle’ Anderson

MC ‘Thistle’ Anderson (b. 1879) was best known for her 1905 attack on self-satisfied Edwardian Adelaide through her pamphlet Arcadian…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
McLaren Wharf

Built between 1839 and 1840, McLaren Wharf was the first element of maritime infrastructure established at Port Adelaide.

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Medal

Honorary medal awarded to Antonio Giordano by the World Federation of Italian Press Abroad.

1970s
Methodist Church

Several of the brands of Methodism introduced to colonial South Australia merged in 1977 to become the Uniting Church.

1830s, 1840s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century

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Adelaide City Council

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Adelaide Festival Centre

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Adelaide Steamship Company

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Adelaide Festival Centre

Often considered as the ‘Heart of the Arts’ the Adelaide Festival Centre is home to an eclectic range of cultural performances. The building was erected in 1973 on the banks of the River Torrens in support of the unity of South Australia and Adelaide communities and the thriving culture of the arts. It was under the architectural vision of John Morphett and the profound enthusiasm of the general public that the Festival Centre was built.

B Seppelt & Sons

At the height of its activity in the 1890s, the wine company of B Seppelt & Sons was the largest in Australia. In 2007 an Australian consortium called The Seppeltsfield Estate Trust bought the Seppeltsfield winery with a view to maintaining its winemaking traditions and reputation for hospitality.

Baptist Church

Baptists are a much higher proportion of regular churchgoers than the rest of the state’s population

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