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George French Angas
George French Angas was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 25th April 1822, the eldest son of George Fife…
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George Hannaford
George William Hannaford was born on 4 January 1852, the son of farmer George Williams Hannaford and his wife Ann…
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George Woodroffe Goyder, CMG
George Woodroffe Goyder was born in London, England, in 1826, the eldest son of physician and preacher David George Goyder…
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Gorge Road Tunnel
There is a tunnel on Gorge Road near Castambul (Adelaide, South Australia). Images of the end points are embedded in the uploaded…
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Heritage Conservation
Conserving built heritage incurs passionate debates about the development of society and the physical evidence of the evolution of the…
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Hindmarsh Square / Mukata
Hindmarsh Square, located in the north-east of Adelaide, was one of the six squares designed by Colonel William Light in…
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Improved sewerage system for Adelaide
In 1881 Adelaide became the first Australian capital city to be connected to a water-borne sewerage system.
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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, 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, 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, George French Angas
Equal parts naturalist and artist, George French Angas depicted the South Australian landscape, Aboriginal inhabitants, and flora and fauna with…
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J150 Plaque, George Hannaford
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, George Woodroffe Goyder
A surveyor and conservationist, and incredibly prolific letter-writer, Goyder is mainly remembered for his famous ‘line of rainfall’.
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J150 Plaque, John Ridley
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, Margaret Preston
A highly influential painter and printmaker, Margaret Preston was once described as ‘a natural enemy of the dull’.
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J150 Plaque, Norman William Jolly
A forestry scientist by profession, Norman Jolly was also an accomplished scholar known for his integrity and keen critical faculty.
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J150 Plaque, Richard Bowyer Smith
Richard Bowyer Smith and his brother Clarence could both rightfully claim distinction as the inventors of the stump-jump plough.
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J150 Plaque, Richard Moritz Schomburgk
A botanist, horticulturist and the director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden, Richard Schomburgk was honoured locally as ‘the people’s pet’.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson became famous as an Antarctic explorer, but the geology of South Australia was his life’s work.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Edward Stirling
Sir Edward Stirling was (among other things) a surgeon, scientist, educationist, curator, lecturer and parliamentarian; in short, a Renaissance Man.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Hans Heysen
Sir Hans Heysen was a masterly artist, the immortaliser of the gum tree on canvas, and a dedicated conservationist.
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J150 Plaque, Sir John Cleland
Pathologist, naturalist and ardent conservationist, Professor Cleland, as he preferred to be known, contributed across many fields.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Sidney Kidman
Abstemious but easy-going, Sir Sidney Kidman was a pastoralist and philanthropist who made friends easily.
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J150 Plaque, Walter Gill
A conscientious and gifted forestry administrator, Walter Gill was also an enthusiastic nature photographer.
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J150 Plaque, Walter Hervey Bagot
Bagot was an architect whose work, including Bonython Hall and the Barr Smith Library, displays his preference for classical and…
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J150 Plaque, William Christie Gosse
Short-lived explorer and surveyor William Christie Gosse was the first European to set eyes on Uluru.
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Johannes Menge
Johannes Menge (1788–1852) was born in Steinau, Germany, received little formal education but acquired much mineralogical expertise travelling throughout Europe.…
