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David Unaipon

David Unaipon was born on 28th September 1872 at Point McLeay Mission, South Australia, the son of evangelist James Ngunaitponi,…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Destitute Asylum

Relief for the poor, the pregnant and the unemployed was a theme from the colony’s commencement

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1910s
Devotional Card

This devotional card, written by Queen Adelaide in 1841, quotes Psalms 100:5

1840s
Dominic McGuire

Dominic Paul McGuire (1903–1978) was educated at Adelaide’s Christian Brothers College and the University of Adelaide. He married Frances Margaret…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Donald Allan Dunstan AC QC

Don Dunstan was born in Suva, Fiji, on 21st September 1926, the son of Francis Vivian Dunstan, a manager for…

1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, late twentieth century
Doris Taylor, MBE

Doris Irene Taylor was born in Norwood, South Australia, on 25th July 1901, the daughter of bricklayer Thomas Simpkin Taylor…

1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Dr John Dowie AM bust

Different, but a good likeness

bust

bust, sculpture

2010s
Dr John Stuart Dowie AM

John Dowie is best known for his sculpture, which is to be found in almost every Australian capital city. It…

1910s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010
Dr Ruby Davy

Ruby Claudia Emily Davy, a prodigiously talented child born to musical parents in Salisbury, South Australia, in 1883, was one…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Dual

Dual is the first of many works by Greg Johns where the circle plays a central role.

public art

1970s, late twentieth century
Duncan Case

George Ian Ogilvie Duncan, a lecturer in law at the University of Adelaide, drowned on 10 May after being thrown…

1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Dutton Family

Founders of ‘Anlaby’ station, featured in McLeod’s Daughters, the Dutton brothers contributed to early mining ventures and pastoralism in the states…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1990s
East End Market

The East End Market was Adelaide’s first formal fruit and vegetable market.

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
East Parklands

Despite an inauspicious start as a dumping ground for waste, the East Parklands gradually developed as an attractive centre for recreation…

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

Although this historic hotel has been nearly prevented from opening because of rival hotel owners, and continuing business due to…

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1990s, 2000-2010
Edmund William Wright

Edmund William Wright was born on 4th April 1824 near London, England, the son of Stephen Wright, who is said…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Elder Hall

The simple exterior of Elder Hall belies the richness of its interior and the resonance of its organ

university hall

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 2000-2010
Elder Park Rotunda

Celebrated at its opening in 1882, and again a century later, the rotunda remains a focus point for events in…

Rotunda

band, boat, brass, jazz, rotunda

1880s, 1980s
Elder Park.

From dumping ground to pleasure gardens

park

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2020s
Eldred Norman

Eldred de Bracton Norman was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 9th January 1914, the son of solicitor William Ashley…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Elements and Being

Akio Makigawa invites audiences to move within and around this 5.8-metre-high marble sculpture.

public art

1980s, late twentieth century
Emigration Square

Care for migrants, the unemployed and the destitute was evident from South Australia’s foundation days.

historic site

1830s, 1840s
Epic Flight Centenary

Remembering an epic flight 100 years on.

airplane, aviation, Centenary, flight

1910s
Estcourt House

Estcourt House has been a landmark along the seafront, in the area now known as Tennyson, since 1882.

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Estcourt House patient 1970

I spent 3 Months at Escourt Estcourt, I was sent there for the sea hair to clear my double pheumonia…

1970s
Exhibition Building and Grounds

Now lost, the Exhibition Building once dominated North Terrace

exhibition hall

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Exhibitions

Exhibitions have been major occasions in the lives of many South Australians.

art, Centenary, Exhibition, exhibits, gallery, jubilee, technology

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Eyrie

Bronwyn Oliver’s copper and bronze sculpture floats above the walkway that links North Terrace to the River Torrens and Elder Park.

public art

1990s, late twentieth century
Farnese Hercules

One of three statues given to Adelaide by WA Horn, Hercules was unveiled in October 1892 in Victoria Square.

gardens, sculpture

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

Feminism is a politics concerned with advocating rights and opportunities for women; especially any extension of women’s social, economic and…

movement

feminism, Feminist, votes for women, women, women’s rights

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

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

Andrew Tennant

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

Augusta Zadow

German-born Augusta Zadow was South Australia’s first female inspector of factories when appointed in February 1895, charged with inspecting the working conditions of women and children and overseeing their safety under the new 1894 Factories Act. She was a founding member of the Working Women’s Trade Union and a United Trades and Labor Council delegate. She worked tirelessly for the needy, establishing the Distressed Women and Children’s Fund during the early 1890s depression. A leading member of the Women’s Suffrage League, her public talks in support of female franchise played a significant role in assisting South Australia to become the first Australian colony to grant women’s suffrage in 1894.

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