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Alexander Maurice Ramsay, CBE

Alexander Maurice Ramsay was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 27 October 1914, the son of boot machinist Alexander Ramsay…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Alexander Tolmer

By any account, Alexander Tolmer was a colourful character whose thirst for action and adventure was matched only by his…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Alexandrine Seager

Alexandrine Seager was born at Ballarat, Victoria, on 10th November 1870, the daughter of miner and farmer William Laidlaw and…

First World War
Alfred Edward Gerard

Alfred Edward Gerard was born on 11th August 1877 at Aberdeen, near Burra, South Australia, the son of labourer William…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Alfred Hermann Traeger, OBE

In 1928 a friendly but self-effacing Adelaide man, Alf Traeger, revolutionized communications in the Australian outback by inventing the pedal…

1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Alfred Muller Simpson

Like his father before him, Alfred Muller Simpson began his working life as a tinsmith. During his apprenticeship in his…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Alice

Who, or what, is following Alice in Rymill Park?

bronze statue

children, fountain, picnic, playground, sculpture

1950s, 1960s
Allinga Menu

Menu produced for the Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd. SS Allinga for Christmas 1901.

1900-1910
Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick

Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick’s father was Patrick Alexander (also known as Alexander) Kirkpatrick and his grandfather was Robert Kirkpatrick, a farmer from Northern…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910
Anglican Church

An important shaper of South Australian society, particularly in religious circles, education, welfare, the professions and politics.

religious, institution, Christian

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

Anna Moir Rennie served the Port Adelaide community for nineteen years as Councillor and eventually as the Port’s first female…
apron

The apron was worn by Joan Mallen when she worked at the Cheer Up Hut on the banks of the Torrens,…

1940s
Archaeology

Although originating with scientists and untrained laymen, archaeology has a distinguished record in South Australia.

Aboriginal people

1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Archbishop’s House

Archbishop’s House, formerly known as Bishop’s Palace, was built in 1845 as the residence for the Roman Catholic Bishop of…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Archibald Watson

Archibald Watson (1849–1940), anatomist, eldest son of Sydney Watson, a wealthy Victorian pastoralist of Scots-Indian descent, became involved in ‘blackbirding’…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Architecture

The distinctive architectural character of Adelaide and its suburbs has disappeared since 1980 – city high-rise offices and derivative styles…

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Archives

Archives in South Australia have grown and changed in the years since Professor Henderson’s 1915 report to the South Australian government.

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Armistice Day 1918

Huge crowds gathered on the streets of Adelaide on 11 November 1918 to celebrate the armistice of the First World…

Adelaide, armistice, First World War, peace

1910s
Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson, CMG

Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson was born in Thebarton, South Australia, on 12th September 1883, the son of ironfounder George Edwin…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Art Galleries

Adelaide’s art galleries contribute to its reputation as a city of the arts. The South Australian Society of Arts, established…

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Art Gallery of South Australia

The classical building of the Art Gallery of South Australia, with its gracious colonnaded portico, is one of the cultural…

art galleries

1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Ash Wednesday

The bushfires of 16 February 1983 had a devastating impact on many South Australians.

bushfire, community, disaster

1980s
August Kavel

August Ludwig Christian Kavel was born in Berlin, Prussia, on 3rd September 1798. After training at Berlin University, where he…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s
August Wilhelm Pelzer

Landscape gardener and horticulturalist August Wilhelm Pelzer was appointed by the Adelaide City Council as ‘City Gardener’ in August 1899.…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
August Wilhelm Pelzer Plaque

A plaque to the ‘City Gardener’ is now obscured in a city garden

plaques

garden, gardenesque, shrub, square, tree

2000-2010
Augustus Short

Augustus Short (1802–83) was South Australia’s first Anglican bishop. Born in Devon, he was educated at Westminster School, London, and…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Austral Hotel

Constructed from east to west in January 1880, Adelaide’s most distinctive commercial complex of14 shops and hotel, heading west along…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Australia’s Drive in Culture

Drive-ins, once popular across Australia, provided a more family-friendly form of entertainment than the traditional theatre offered.
Australian Rules Football

The structure of local Aussie Rules football competitions has changed over time, just as the game itself has continued to…

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Aviemore

158 Stephen Terrace, Walkerville, known as Aviemore, was the family home of Australian aviators Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith.158 Stephen…

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