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Stuart Case
National attention was focused on the conduct of justice in South Australia in December 1958 when the Stuart case took…
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Suffrage 125
The History Trust of South Australia is coordinating a series of programs and events to mark the 125th anniversary of…
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Susan Grace Benny Plaque
The first female local government councillor in Australia, Benny was a Justice of the Peace, a businesswoman and a lobbyist for…
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Talking Our Way Home
Inspired by the handwritten letters of nineteenth and twentieth century migrants and the artist’s own experiences, Shaun Kirby’s installation functions…
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Temperance
The temperance movement saw the abolition of alcohol as a cure for society’s ills – and also believed it was…
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The Great Depression
The Great Depression was an international economic crisis that effected capitalist countries including Australia. The generally accepted peak of the…
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The hulk ‘Fitzjames’
Between 1880 and 1891 the hulk Fitzjames, colloquially known as ‘Hell afloat’, served as a Reformatory for over 100 boys aged…
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The Lady Mayoress’ Chain
The Lady Mayoress’ chain was designed and crafted by Wayne MacIntosh, a lecturer in jewellery and silversmithing, who was particularly…
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The opening of Parliament 1857
Crowds gathered on 22 April 1857 to watch Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell open South Australia’s first fully elected parliament.
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The Siege of Tobruk Cross
The Siege of Tobruk cross is one of six commemorative crosses that feature in the Crosses of Memory that form…
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Torrens Building
Built in 1881, this heritage-listed building on Victoria Square has long captured the public’s imagination with tales of secret tunnels.
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Torrens Island internment camp
During the First World War hundreds of men – ‘enemy aliens’ – were interned on Torrens Island in the Port…
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Untitled
Many passers-by fail to recognise Donald Judd’s minimalist sculpture as a work of art.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War had a significant impact on South Australian political life, and the course and character of opposition aroused…
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Ville de Bordeaux
Originally designed as a warship, this French merchant vessel’s first—and only—foray into South Australian waters was fraught with illegality and controversy.
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Wheat
The story of wheat is more than the story of a versatile food grain. In South Australia, the history of…
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William Alexander Mackinnon
Mackinnon Parade, North Adelaide, was named after William Alexander Mackinnon MP, the Tory member for Dunwich (1830) and later a…
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William Henry Willshire
William Henry Willshire, Adelaide born, joined the South Australian police in 1878 and in 1882 was posted to central Australia.
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Women’s Electoral Lobby
The Women’s Electoral Lobby played a leading role in South Australia in campaigning for social services and legislative reforms on…
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Women’s Suffrage League
Founded in 1888, the Women’s Suffrage League was an organisation dedicated to extending the political franchise to South Australian women,…
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Yorke Peninsula
Life on the ‘ill-shaped leg’ of Yorke Peninsula has revolved around mining, farming, fishing, shipping and tourism, while the region’s…
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Zimbabweans in South Australia
African and Asian Zimbabweans were not permitted to resettle in Australia until after 1973 when the 1901 Immigration Restriction Act,…
