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‘Afghan’ jacket

The jacket was given to Mr Frederick Budge of Farina, South Australia, by a Muslim (‘Afghan’) trader he knew who…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s
181 Sturt Street

181 Sturt Street was the home of Mahomet Allum, an Afghani herbalist and healer. It was later the office for…

1880s, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Aboriginal Policy and Administration

South Australia’s Foundation Act, passed by the British parliament in 1834, made no reference to the Aboriginal peoples who owned…

civil rights, colonial government, colonization, settlement

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Adelaide 1875

Adelaide: Supplement to the Australasian Sketcher. Courtesy of the State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B1452 The ‘bird’s eye’ view of Adelaide…

aerial view

1870s
Adelaide 1876

Adelaide: supplement to the Illustrated Sydney News; ‘A Capital View of the City of Adelaide’. Image courtesy of the State Library…

aerial view

1870s
Adelaide Hills

The Adelaide Hills (known in early colonial times as ‘the Tiers’) is a region of the Mount Lofty Ranges east…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Adelaide Lithuanian Catholic Centre

Since 1960 the Adelaide Lithuanian Catholic Centre has served as a place of worship.

church building, community organisation, school

1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Adelaide Mosque

For over a century the Adelaide Mosque has provided a centre for prayer, community and celebration.

mosque

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Advanced School for Girls

The pioneering Advanced School for Girls of 1879 evolved to be a central part of Adelaide High School from 1908.

school

education, girls’ education

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Alexander Tolmer

By any account, Alexander Tolmer was a colourful character whose thirst for action and adventure was matched only by his…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Algerians in South Australia

African and Asian Algerians have immigrated to Australia since 1973.

1970s, late twentieth century
Americans in South Australia

The first Americans who arrived in South Australia were whalers and seal hunters.

1880s, late twentieth century, Second World War
Argentinians in South Australia

Argentinian immigration to South Australia began in the 1970s, and may be attributed to the decline of Argentina’s economy and…

1970s, late twentieth century
Armenians in South Australia

The Armenian Cultural Association of South Australia was founded in 1960.

1960s, mid twentieth century
August Kavel

August Ludwig Christian Kavel was born in Berlin, Prussia, on 3rd September 1798. After training at Berlin University, where he…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s
Austrians in South Australia

The first Austrians to arrive in South Australia were two Jesuit priests, Fathers Aloysius Kranewitter and Maximilian Klinkowstroem on December 8,…

mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
B Seppelt & Sons

At the height of its activity in the 1890s, the wine company of B Seppelt & Sons was the largest in…

1820s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1930s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Bangladeshis in South Australia

The first Bengali immigrants came to South Australia to escape the 1971 civil war between West and East Pakistan.

1970s, late twentieth century
Baptist Church

Baptists are a much higher proportion of regular churchgoers than the rest of the state’s population

1830s, 1840s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Barque South Australian

A former mail transport and Royal Navy vessel, the barque South Australian was integral to the early colonisation of South…

1830s
Bejah Dervish

Bejah Dervish, son of Dervish Bejah, was born in Baluchistan, India (now Pakistan), in about 1862. He served in the…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Belarusians in South Australia

The first significant wave of Belarusians arrived in South Australia as Displaced Persons (DPs) when Belarus anti-communist fighters, members of…

1940s, mid twentieth century
Belgians in South Australia

The first known Belgians arrived in South Australia after the Second World War as Displaced Persons (DPs) from refugee camps…

1960s, late twentieth century
Book Plan of South Adelaide

Book Plan of South Adelaide. Courtesy of the State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B1578746 Prior to the development of…

plan

cottages, rubbish, sanitation

1880s
Boyle Travers Finniss

Boyle Travers Finniss joins the catalogue of Adelaide street names from the comparatively lowly position of Assistant Surveyor to Colonel…

Adelaide Street Names, Finniss Street, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1800s, Mid 1800s
Brazilians in South Australia

Brazilians began arriving in Australia in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Brown Street

Brown Street, running from South Terrace to Grote Street, morphed into Morphett Street in 1967 but the area retains its out-of-the-way feel

City & Town Streets

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, early twenty–first century
Bulgarians in South Australia

The first organised group of Bulgarian immigrants arrived in South Australia in November 1907.
Cambodians in South Australia

Between 1975 and 1979 thousands of Cambodians fled to neighbouring Thailand to seek refuge from Pol Pot’s regime. These numbers…
Canadians in South Australia

The first significant group of Canadians arrived in Australia after the 1837 rebellions in Canada and approximately 150 Canadians were…