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Kingston Map

Kingston Map, c. 1842. To her most Gracious Majesty Adelaide, the Queen Dowager, this map of Adelaide, South Australia, shewing…

map

1840s
Koreans in South Australia

Most Korean South Australians are from the Republic of Korea (known as South Korea). They first began arriving in South…

1970s, late twentieth century
Labour Settlements

Labour settlements were created during the 1890s to trial collective ownership, new farming technology and the high unemployment created by…

1850s, 1890s
Land

Aboriginal people were conservative and conservationist land managers; European settlers and their descendants expected land to be the backbone of society…

Aboriginal Country pre-contact, early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Laotians in South Australia

The first large scale arrival of Laotians in Australia was in 1976. Only a few made their way to South…

1970s, late twentieth century
Latvians in South Australia

In the nineteenth century South Australia was visited by numerous Latvian sailors who worked on Baltic trading ships, carrying mainly…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Lebanese in South Australia

Lebanese immigrants began arriving in Australia in the late nineteenth century. They emigrated from what was then the province of…

late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Light’s Plan of Adelaide, 1840

Plan of the City of Adelaide, in South Australia: with the acre allotments numbered, and a marginal reference to the…

plan

1830s, 1840s
Lithuanian House

Lithuanian house is a meeting place and cultural centre established by the Lithuanian community in Adelaide.

archives, buildings, community organisation

1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Lithuanians in South Australia

Lithuanian migrants came to South Australia as early as the 1840s, numbers expanded significantly following the Second World War.

1840s, 1930s, mid twentieth century
Maritime Exploration

The rapid European maritime exploration of South Australia takes place in the early 19th century

1790s, 1800-1810
Matthew Flinders

Matthew Flinders, British explorer, charter of South Australia’s coast and namesake of Flinders University

1790s, 1800-1810
Matthew Flinders Memorial

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

memorial

circumnavigate, coast, explorer, memorial, sculpture, statue

1790s, 1800-1810, 1840s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s
Matthew Moorhouse

Matthew Moorhouse, a medical practitioner, arrived in South Australia from Staffordshire, England, in June 1839 to take up appointment as…

early nineteenth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
McLaren Wharf

Built between 1839 and 1840, McLaren Wharf was the first element of maritime infrastructure established at Port Adelaide.

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Methodist Church

Several of the brands of Methodism introduced to colonial South Australia merged in 1977 to become the Uniting Church.

1830s, 1840s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Mid North

As the Mid North has developed and prospered in accordance with the opportunities and restraints of transport and technology, so…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Migration

Patterns of migration among the pre-European population of South Australia are not well known but the Aboriginal peoples were certainly…
Migration Museum

Opened in 1986 the Migration Museum in Adelaide was a world first.

museum

1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Milpara Migrant Hostel

Milpara provided a place to stay while migrants waited for their new homes to be ready.

1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Mines and mining

South Australia’s rich mineral wealth is reflected in the state’s long mining history

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1940s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Montefiore Hill

Montefiore Hill, overlooking the city planned by Colonel William Light, was named after South Australian Colonization Commissioner Jacob Montefiore

1830s, 1840s, 1880s, 1930s
Morphett Street

Morphett Street, named after prominent South Australian colonist Sir John Morphett, was a street in Colonel Light’s Plan of Adelaide…

main street

1830s
Nepalese in South Australia

The majority of Nepalese-born South Australians are Hindus, with the remainder mainly affiliated with Buddhism.
New Zealanders in South Australia

New Zealanders of European descent have migrated to Australia since the second half of the nineteenth century
Nicaraguans in South Australia

It is unclear when the first Nicaraguans came to South Australia, but political turmoil has provided Nicaraguans with reason to…
Nicolas Thomas Baudin

French cartographer, Nicolas Thomas Baudin surveyed and named much of South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island coastal areas.

1800-1810
North Terrace East

North Terrace east is Adelaide’s premier cultural boulevard

main street

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
North Terrace West

Stretching from Adelaide’s first survey point to Parliament House, the character of this part of North Terrace continues to evolve

main street

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

A territory foregone – practical decision or economic and social development opportunities lost?

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s