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J150 Plaque, George Hall
In the days before Coca-Cola and Pepsi, George Hall was a forward-thinking manufacturer of soft drinks.
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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, Harold Eustace Hill Ling
Harold Eustace Hill Ling was a joint patent-holder of that indisputable Australian icon, the Hills Hoist, and was responsible for…
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J150 Plaque, James Martin
A man of many parts, James Martin was an inventor, politician, philanthropist, engineer and ‘The Father of Gawler’.
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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, John Stokes Bagshaw
‘If worth doing, do it well’ was the motto of John Bagshaw, pioneering designer and manufacturer of agricultural machinery.
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J150 Plaque, Luther Robert Scammell
Manufacturing chemist Luther Scammell prepared compounds, saved a struggling business, and coined the name ‘Solyptol’.
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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, Robert Barr Smith
Robert Barr Smith had a genius for business. He was also a generous philanthropist, though his modesty dictated that much…
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J150 Plaque, Sir Claude Gibb
An irascible yet open-minded engineer, industrialist and ideas man, Sir Claude Gibb was responsible for the design of the Centurion tank.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Edward Hayward
Known as ‘Bill’, Sir Edward Hayward was a businessman, patron of the arts and the originator of the Adelaide Christmas…
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J150 Plaque, Sir Edward Holden
Motor car manufacturer and industrialist Sir Edward Holden gave his name to a car, albeit posthumously.
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J150 Plaque, Sir George Brookman
A wealthy businessman and quiet philanthropist, Sir George Brookman was a conservative who was described as ‘hard but fair’ by…
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J150 Plaque, Sir Henry Ayers
A businessman, banker and parliamentarian, Henry Ayers was astute, hard-headed and politically adroit.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Langdon Bonython
Sir Langdon Bonython was a progressive liberal whose long life encompassed being a parliamentarian, newspaper proprietor and philanthropist.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Lloyd Dumas
At the end of his long life, newspaperman Sir Lloyd Dumas described himself as simply ‘the luckiest man in the…
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J150 Plaque, Sir Richard Baker
An influential conservative politician and a supporter of Federation, Sir Richard Baker was the first President of the Senate.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Roland Jacobs
Sir Roland Jacobs was a shrewd businessman, but also a warm and generous philanthropist with no interest in personal wealth.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Samuel Davenport
Davenport was a liberal-minded and literate parliamentarian and a promoter of industry, especially in the fields of horticulture and viniculture.
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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, Sir Thomas Playford
Premier for 26 years, Sir Thomas Playford managed the industrialisation of South Australia while maintaining a conservative social agenda.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Walter Watson Hughes
A pastoralist and mine-owner once accused of fraud, Hughes stated shortly before his death: ‘I have been a sinner all…
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J150 Plaque, Tom Elder Barr Smith
A proverbial chip off the old block, Tom Elder Barr Smith was an astute businessman and generous philanthropist.
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J150 Plaque, Tom Price
As the first Labor premier of South Australia, Tom Price established a minimum wage and electrified the tramways.
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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 Mortlock
William Mortlock was a pastoralist and a generous and popular, if not necessarily brilliant, parliamentarian.
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J150 Plaque, William Richard Randell
William Randell was a pioneer of River Murray paddle-steamers, and was responsible for both designing and piloting them.
