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Victor York Richardson, OBE

Vic Richardson remains South Australia’s greatest all-round sportsman. Educated at Kyre (now Scotch) College, he became an entertaining personality and…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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
Vierge à l’offrande (Virgin of the Offering)

This bronze sculpture, titled Virgin of the Offering or Virgin of Alsace, is one of five casts of the work produced…

public art

1920s, early twentieth century
Violet Day

Before the poppy became the recognised flower for war memorials the violet, in South Australia, was the ‘symbol of perpetual…

commemoration

1910s, 1920s
Violet Verses

The publication ‘Violet Verses’ was released on 29 June in 1917 as part of the third Adelaide Violet Day, organised by the…

1910s
Voyagers

The lives and cultures of ‘Afghan’ cameleers are recognised in Whitmore Square

commemorative sculpture

art, camel, cameleer, celebration, mosque

1860s, 1870s, 2000-2010
W H Gray

William Henry Gray, born in London in 1808, came to South Australia in the early days of the colony, having…
WAB, ACWW and FWIC badges

This group of badges is a memento of Isla Shilton’s extensive involvement in the Women’s Agricultural Bureau and with the Associated Country Women of…

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Walter Gill

When Walter Gill retired in 1923 after thirty-three years as South Australia’s third Conservator of Forests, he encapsulated his life…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Walter Hervey Bagot

Walter Hervey Bagot was born at North Adelaide on 17th March 1880, the son of pastoralist John Bagot and his…

1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Wattle Day

1 September in Australia is Wattle Day, though not widely known, some have argued it should replace Australia Day.

national day

First World War, identity

1830s, 1900-1910, 1910s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Wattle Day League

The Wattle Day League was responsible for campaigning to establish ‘Wattle Day’, a national day of celebration, within Australia and…

charitable organisations

community, military, soldiers, support, volunteers, wattle, wattle day

1900-1910, 1910s, First World War
Weman Building

Once home to one of colonial Port Adelaide’s highly regarded sail-making and ship’s chandlery businesses, the Weman Building has been faithfully…

private building

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
West Parklands

A temporary camping ground for the early European settlers, the West Parklands developed to host most notably a cemetery and a…

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

West Terrace Cemetery reflects the early population groups of Adelaide, and is a popular destination for tour groups.

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Whitmore Square

Vibrant Whitmore Square continues to serve its diverse community in the southwest corner of Adelaide

city square

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century, Second World War
Willaston Migrant Hostel

Willaston migrant hostel, near Gawler, operated for two distinct periods, the first housing Displaced Persons, the second British migrants.

migrant hostel

1950s
William Anstey Giles

William Anstey Giles came from pioneering stock. He was born in Adelaide on 29th June 1860, one of the 78…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth 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
William Gosse Hay

William Gosse Hay (1875–1945) was a victim of his times. Son of a wealthy pastoralist, his early ‘exile’ to Trinity…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
William Muirden

In the late nineteenth century many young people were able to enter the urban work force by becoming skilled in…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
William Ranson Mortlock

William Ranson Mortlock was born in about 1821 at Moat House, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, the son of William Mortlock and…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
William Russell Pty. Ltd.

The large, three-storey historic stone building at 221-223 St. Vincent Street in Port Adelaide is one of the last vestiges…

ship, sunderland

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
William Worsley – A Forgotten Talent

The life of William Worsley, colonial composer, bandmaster and musician.
Wirraninthi/Park 23

Wirrarninthi/Park 23 is the site of a Kaurna food and medicine trail, a playground for children, and sporting facilities.

park

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union

Alcohol was only one facet of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union’s social reform agenda.

activism, alcohol, community, family, men, women

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Women’s Work Depot

The Women’s Work Depot sprang out of a First World War business, theTrench Comforts Shop, reforming in 1920 to sell…

cooperative

women, work, WWI

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, early twentieth century
Woodville Migrant Hostel

Woodville appears to have offered a slightly higher standard of accommodation than most of the earlier migrant hostels.

migrant hostel

1960s, 1970s
Workers’ Educational Association of South Australia

Institutions transplanted to Australia were not always successful but the WEA, brought from England, survived an early period of adaptation…

education, WEA

early twentieth century

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Alexander Hore-Ruthven

Alexander Hore-Ruthven

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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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