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‘Great Fires’ of Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide has been ravaged by fire several times in its history, but three blazes in particular, in 1847, 1857 and…
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14 Pieces Fountain – South Australian Museum
14 Pieces is a sculpture fountain based on the opalised fossilised vertebrae of the Ichthyosaur in the South Australian Museum.
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A Way of Seeing
It may not be surprising to learn that Catherine Truman, the artist behind A Way of Seeing, began her career…
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Adelaide Botanic Garden
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a tranquil retreat within the city.
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Alfred Hannaford, MBE
Alfred Hannaford was born on the 23rd June 1890 at ‘Wattle Vale’ near Riverton, South Australia, the son of farmer…
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Amos William Howard
Amos William Howard was born on 31st May 1848 at Silk Mills, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, the son of gardener William…
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Arbor Day
School children were encouraged to plant trees in an early sign of environmental consciousness
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August Wilhelm Pelzer
Landscape gardener and horticulturalist August Wilhelm Pelzer was appointed by the Adelaide City Council as ‘City Gardener’ in August 1899.…
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Barque South Australian
A former mail transport and Royal Navy vessel, the barque South Australian was integral to the early colonisation of South…
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Bent Street Mural
Tony Rosella and Ash Rundle’s environmentally and historically inspired artwork on the South Australian Police Building on Grenfell Street.
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Botanic Gardens
Botanic gardens delight visitors who can enjoy the diversity of specialised botanical collections on display in cultured settings
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Closer Settlement
Settlers believed that using land intensively maximised its value and civilised its occupants, and that holdings should be small to…
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Dual
Dual is the first of many works by Greg Johns where the circle plays a central role.
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Earthquakes
South Australia’s geology and topography can accentuate the concerns by some about earthquakes in the state, but most are tiny…
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Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre (1815–1901) was English-born and educated for a military career but decided to travel to Australia instead. Arriving…
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Elements and Being
Akio Makigawa invites audiences to move within and around this 5.8-metre-high marble sculpture.
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Eyrie
Bronwyn Oliver’s copper and bronze sculpture floats above the walkway that links North Terrace to the River Torrens and Elder Park.
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Fleurieu Peninsula
From prehistoric times through the Aboriginal Dreaming to a modern region popular for settlement, farming, tourism and recreation.
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Forestry
With few areas of high rainfall, South Australia lacks abundant native forests.
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