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Captain Charles Sturt Memorial

Leaning forward and shielding his eyes from the sun, this bronze figure of Sturt looks over Victoria Square, not the…

statue

farewell, sculpture

1830s, 1840s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Centenary Celebrations 1936

From sporting events to flower festivals and patriotic displays presented by thousands of children, South Australia’s Centenary Celebrations emphasised the…

pageants, shows & exhibitions

Centenary Celebrations, Empire, pageants

1930s
Chileans in South Australia

From 1853 until 1857 Chilean muleteers were employed by the English and Australian Copper Company to transport copper ore and…
Chinese

A small presence for much of the time, but growing in number and contribution to the community

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Chinese in South Australia

The first Chinese settler to arrive in South Australia is believed to be Tim Sang. Mr Sang arrived sometime between…
Chinese School

Over more than 40 years the Adelaide City Mission provided English-language teaching for Chinese men in the hope of facilitating…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Church of Archangels Michael and Gabriel

The Church of Archangels Michael and Gabriel stands on the site of Adelaide’s oldest Greek Orthodox Church and remains an…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Climate

Climate was and still is an important factor in how and where South Australia first settled.

1800-1810, 1830s
Closer Settlement

Settlers believed that using land intensively maximised its value and civilised its occupants, and that holdings should be small to…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Colonel Light statue

Colonel William Light’s statue on Montefiore Hill pointing towards the centre of Adelaide has come to symbolise the city that…

statue

funeral, linguist, musician, painter, plan, sailor, soldier, survey, surveyor

1830s, 1840s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1930s, early twenty–first century
Colonel Light Survey Marker

Colonel William Light’s survey marker from 1837 is to be incorporated in the new Royal Adelaide Hospital site

monuments and memorials

fire, obelisk, plan, survey

1830s, 1920s
Colonel William Light

William Light was born on 27th April 1786 at Kuala Kedah in Malaya, the son of Captain Francis Light and…

1830s
Colonel William Light Grave and Monument

Colonel William Light’s grave remains in Light Square, while Light’s Monument there has been replaced and embellished over time

monuments and memorials

grave, linguist, map, musician, painter, plan, sailor, soldier, survey, surveyor

1830s, 1840s, 1870s, 1890s, 1900-1910
Compass

This compass is believed to have been used by John William Billiatt on the successful 1861-1862 expedition with John McDouall…

1860s
Cornish

South Australian mineral discoveries of the 1840s (especially at Kapunda and Burra in the Mid North) and extension of the…

Cornish, Cornwall, Labor, Methodism, mining

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Cornish in South Australian

Cornish immigration to South Australia has long been associated with mining, but early Cornish settlers arrived before the first discovery…
Cufflinks

Pair of cufflinks featuring the Juventus insignia.
Cypriots in South Australia

In the period between 1916 and 1929 a significant group of Cypriots arrived in South Australia
Czechs in South Australia

The first known Czechs to come to South Australia were Roman Catholic missionaries from both Bohemia and Moravia. The first significant…
Danish in South Australia

It is thought that Danes were among the Scandinavians working in South Australian ports in the 1840s.
David Fowler

David Fowler was representative of a generation of nineteenth-century South Australian business leaders who helped to develop the economic and…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
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
Duryea Panorama

Panorama of Adelaide, 1865. Photographer: Townsend Duryea. Courtesy of the State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B5099 The Duryea Panorama is a…

panoramic view

photograph, photography

1860s
Dutch in South Australia

Dutch migration to South Australia was limited before the Second World War. Approximately 120,000 Dutch nationals immigrated to Australia between 1947…
Dutton Family

Founders of ‘Anlaby’ station, featured in McLeod’s Daughters, the Dutton brothers contributed to early mining ventures and pastoralism in the states…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1990s
East Terrace

A street in an area of contrasts – the rich, the poor, society figures, outcasts, business, leisure, health and education are…

City & Town Streets

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Aboriginal Country pre-contact, early twenty–first century
Edward Bates Scott

Edward Bates Scott migrated to New South Wales in 1838 from England, he later settled in the Murray Region, establishing…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Edward Gibbon Wakefield

Edward Gibbon Wakefield was born into a family of English Quaker reformers. Following his elopement with a young heiress who…

1830s, 1850s
Edward John Eyre

Edward John Eyre (1815–1901) was English-born and educated for a military career but decided to travel to Australia instead. Arriving…

early nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Elder Park migrant hostel

Right in the centre of the city, Elder Park was a first stopping point for many new migrants arriving in…

accommodation, migrant hostel

1940s, 1950s, 1960s

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‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

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‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

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14 Pieces

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‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Mark Niehus’ four-part series cemented his status as a prominent poet and artist in Adelaide.

Matthew Flinders Memorial

Matthew Flinders Memorial

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Installed in the 1860s as Port Adelaide’s first fixed navigational beacon, and later used at South Neptune Island, the Port Adelaide Lighthouse today functions as an iconic museum display in the heart of the Port.

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