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19th Century Childbirth

When men and women married in the 1830s they generally assumed that children would follow promptly and regularly.

childbirths

childbirth, infant mortality, midwifery, women

early nineteenth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

Adelaide Miethke was born on 8th June 1881 at Manoora, South Australia, the daughter of Prussian-born schoolteacher Carl Rudolph Miethke…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Adelaide Workers’ Homes Inc.

Providing housing for ‘industrious and deserving’ workers since 1899

philanthropic

aged, pensioner, philanthropy, worker

1890s, 1930s, 2010s
Adelaide Workmen’s Homes

Cottages built for workers through a bequest from businessman and philanthropist Sir Thomas Elder

terrace houses

1890s, 1900-1910, 1960s, 1970s
Alexander Maurice Ramsay, CBE

Alexander Maurice Ramsay was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 27 October 1914, the son of boot machinist Alexander Ramsay…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Architecture

The distinctive architectural character of Adelaide and its suburbs has disappeared since 1980 – city high-rise offices and derivative styles…

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

Acquired and extended on the back of copper mining from the mid 1840s, Ayers House has had three main occupancies…

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

The last mansion of its era on the south side of North Terrace

1870s
Boarding Out Society

The origins of foster care for disadvantaged children

1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Building Materials

Diverse materials have been used for building houses, structures and other constructions in South Australia with distinctive local stone giving…
Carclew

The youth arts centre Carclew was the starting point of McDouall Stuart’s expedition across Australia in 1861

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Carrick Hill

An Elizabethan-style house from the 1930s with a large garden set in Adelaide’s foothills, Carrick Hill is now a museum…

1930s, 1980s, early twenty–first century
Central Market

The Central Market is a distinctively Adelaide institution, renowned for fine food and produce and a bustling cosmopolitan atmosphere

1860s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Cheer-Up Society

The Cheer-Up Society comforted servicemen during two world wars after which its facilities became a migrant hostel in Elder Park.

charitable organisations

community, military, soldiers, support, volunteers

First World War, Second World War
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
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
Dunmoochin

Dunmoochin, built around 1858, was the home of Irish emigrants John and Honora Griffin and their three children. It is…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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
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
Good Neighbour Council

The South Australian branch of the Good Neighbour Council was founded in 1949. Its aim was to assist in the…

late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Health

How healthy are South Australians? And what makes the differences?

health services

Aboriginal people, death, health, health care, mental illness

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Helen Mary Mayo, OBE

Helen Mary Mayo was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 1st October 1878, the daughter of civil engineer George Gibbes…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Housewives’ Association

Quite an association in promoting issues affecting housewives, children and the home, addressing women’s issues and protecting the consumer

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

Housing has many historic meanings in South Australia. It is the expression of a basic survival instinct, a craft, a…
J150 Plaque, Alexander Maurice Ramsay

As general manager of the South Australian Housing Trust, Alexander Maurice Ramsay was energetic and compassionate.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, Doris Taylor

Doris Taylor was the founder and organizer of Meals on Wheels, despite spending most of her life in a wheelchair.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, Helen Mary Mayo

Medical practitioner Helen Mayo combined energy and a strong social conscience in her promotion of child health services.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, Julia and George Farr

A clergyman and headmaster, George Henry Farr was a champion of gentlemanly behaviour, honesty and good sportsmanship. The plight of…

plaques

J150

1980s
J150 Plaque, Thomas Quinton Stow

Founder of the Congregational Church in South Australia, Thomas Stow was a strenuous minister and a dedicated opponent of state aid…

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, Tom Elder Barr Smith

A proverbial chip off the old block, Tom Elder Barr Smith was an astute businessman and generous philanthropist.

plaques

1980s

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Afghans

Afghans

A transcontinental train, ‘The Ghan’, now commemorates the Afghan cameleers and their beasts who helped to pioneer the Outback

Bicycles

Bicycles

From ‘boneshakers’ to penny-farthings to mountain bikes, bicycles have certainly changed since the 1860s.

Copper Industry

Copper Industry

Copper brought unexpected wealth to the new colony and was an economic mainstay for 70 years, with a resurgence since the 1980s at Olympic Dam

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