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George Fife Angas
George Fife Angas was born on 1st May 1789 at Newcastle, England, the son of coachmaker Caleb Angas and his…
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George Fife Angas
Euphemistically and eulogistically described as the ‘Father of South Australia’, George Fife Angas still speaks to us through the church…
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George Frederick Hassell
George Frederick Hassell was born on 22nd February 1869 at Leicester, England, the son of printer George Hassell and his…
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George Hall
George Hall displayed considerable foresight when he founded one of South Australia’s first aerated waters companies in Marryatville in 1851.…
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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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Gladys Sym Choon
Gladys Sym Choon’s Chinese heritage and her business selling oriental goods were an exotic attraction at a time when the…
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Harold Eustace Hill Ling
Harold Hill Ling was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 27th September 1907, the son of auditor Harry Hill…
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Hawker Vans
There is evidence that hawkers were active in Australia as early as the 1820s.
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Henry Waymouth
As one of the directors of George Fife Angas’ South Australian Company, Henry Waymouth was an automatic selection for inclusion…
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History Trust of South Australia
In 1981 an act of parliament established the History Trust of South Australia as a statutory authority.
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Holden Car
A national icon since the 1950s evolved from the operations of a South Australian saddlery in a century before
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Horseracing
Reputed to be Australia’s third-largest industry, horseracing contributes to the national economy and state government revenues through direct employment and…
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Industrialisation
For three decades or so from the late 1930s, largely coinciding with the premiership of Tom Playford, rapid industrialisation transformed…
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Invisible Farmer SA Collection
The Invisible Farmer collection is created from contributions from community museums, history groups and individuals throughout South Australia. It consists…
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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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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, 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 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, 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, Essington Lewis
Essington Lewis was a hard-working industrialist who substantially developed and expanded B.H.P., and was Director-General of Munitions during the Second…
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J150 Plaque, Francis Hardy Faulding
Faulding was a manufacturing chemist, prominent businessman, city councillor and church benefactor.
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J150 Plaque, Frederick May
Frederick May was an engineer and manufacturer, and the archetypal ‘quiet achiever’ who missed out on major fame and success.
