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Islamic Festivals in 1890s Adelaide
The Adelaide Mosque, the oldest in Australia, has been the centre of Islamic festivals since the 1890s
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J Reedman Memorial Drinking Fountain
The J Reedman Memorial Drinking Fountain was erected in Creswell Gardens on 7 September 1929. It is made of Angaston marble and signifies…
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J150 Plaque, ‘Captain’ Henry Richard Hancock
Imposing mine Superintendent Henry Richard Hancock substantially reorganized and developed the “Monster Mine” at Moonta.
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J150 Plaque, ‘Padre’ Arthur Thomas Strange
Kind-hearted and single-minded, ‘Padre’ Arthur Strange was the founder of the Helping Hand Centre.
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J150 Plaque, Abraham Tobias Boas
Abraham Tobias Boas was the first rabbi in South Australia, but so inclusive he was also called ‘the best Christian…
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J150 Plaque, Adelaide Laetitia Miethke
Prussian by descent, Adelaide Miethke was an educationist, and her School of the Air ‘bridged the lonely distance’ for outback children.
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J150 Plaque, Alexander Maurice Ramsay
As general manager of the South Australian Housing Trust, Alexander Maurice Ramsay was energetic and compassionate.
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J150 Plaque, Alexander Tolmer
1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided…
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J150 Plaque, Alexandrine Seager
A tireless worker for the welfare of soldiers, Alexandrine Seager founded and ran the Cheer-Up Society.
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J150 Plaque, Alfred Edward Gerard
Electrical merchant Alfred Edward Gerard was also a concerned humanitarian, and a worker for Aboriginal welfare.
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J150 Plaque, Alfred Hannaford
A manufacturer of agricultural machinery, Alfred Hannaford was also an inventor who devised a pickling machine.
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J150 Plaque, Alfred Hermann Traeger
Alf Traeger was friendly but self-effacing, and is perhaps best known as the inventor of the pedal wireless.
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J150 Plaque, Alfred Muller Simpson
Not content with being the nation’s biggest metal goods manufacturer, Alfred Muller Simpson was prominent in public life too.
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J150 Plaque, Amos William Howard
Howard was a nurseryman and great promoter of subterranean clover. His discoveries have benefited farmers’ pastures throughout South Australia.
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J150 Plaque, Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick
A union leader, parliamentarian and egalitarian, Andrew Alexander Kirkpatrick pushed for equal rights for women.
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J150 Plaque, Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson
1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided…
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J150 Plaque, August Kavel
An austere but tolerant Lutheran migrant leader, August Kavel contributed significantly to South Australia’s rich legacy of German culture.
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J150 Plaque, Augustus Short
The energetic Augustus Short, South Australia’s first Anglican bishop, laid firm foundations for the growth of the Anglican Church in…
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J150 Plaque, Bejah Dervish
Camel driver Bejah Dervish, highly-regarded for his part in the Calvert Scientific Exploring Expedition in 1896, became a familiar figure…
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J150 Plaque, C.J. Dennis
Dennis was a poet, journalist and satirist, renowned for The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, the bestselling book of Australian poetry.
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J150 Plaque, Catherine Helen Spence
Writer and social reformer Catherine Helen Spence was also the first woman to write a novel about Australia.
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J150 Plaque, Cecil Thomas Madigan
A geologist and explorer, Cecil Madigan crossed the Simpson Desert in the last classic Australian exploration adventure.
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J150 Plaque, Charles Allan Seymour Hawker
Horribly wounded twice in World War One, the tenacious Hawker went on to be a pastoralist and parliamentarian.
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J150 Plaque, Charles Duguid
A medical practitioner, Charles Duguid was also a champion of the underdog who spent many of his 102 years as…
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J150 Plaque, Charles Kingston
Though dogged by scandal, Charles Kingston was a lawyer, parliamentarian and Federalist who steered many reforms through the South Australian…
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J150 Plaque, Charles Pearcy Mountford
Charles Mountford was an anthropologist, writer and photographer, and was dedicated to the promotion of Aboriginal art and mythology.
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J150 Plaque, Charles Sturt
A soldier and explorer, Captain Charles Sturt was first to chart the River Murray.
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J150 Plaque, Charles Witto-Witto Cawthorne
Cawthorne was a dynamic music seller and concert manager, and is remembered as a genial raconteur.
