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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
Colonial Laws Validity Act

The powers of colonial legislatures to create courts, alter local constitutions and authenticate laws were confirmed by the British statute.

1860s, 1930s
Conscription

Universal military training, including ‘boy conscription’ for those as young as 12, was introduced via the Commonwealth Defence Act in…

RSL, vietnam war, World War One, World War Two

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Constitution

South Australia’s constitutional history reflects innovation and compromise with a significant bearing on the development of the nation
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
Crown and Anchor Hotel

The current hotspot for alternative and grunge music has a colourful criminal history

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Customs Houses of Port Adelaide

From its earliest days, the South Australian government applied customs duty (charges levied on all foreign and domestic imported goods)…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Dame Roma Mitchell Statue

Dame Roma Mitchell is depicted surrounded by her books looking relaxed and at home on North Terrace.

1990s
Dame Roma Mitchell, AC, DBE, CVO, QC

Roma Flinders Mitchell was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 2nd October 1913, the daughter of Harold Flinders Mitchell and…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010
Dame Ruby Litchfield, DBE

Dame Ruby Litchfield epitomised the saying that if you want something done, ask a busy person. She was the first…

2000-2010, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Daniel O’Connell

The naming of O’Connell Street in the North Adelaide section of Colonel William Light’s plan of the city is almost…

O’Connell Street, Street Naming Committee

Early 1800s, Late 1700s, Mid 1800s
David Shearer

David Shearer dedicated his life to the manufacture of farm machinery but is usually remembered for the steam car that…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
David Unaipon

David Unaipon was born on 28th September 1872 at Point McLeay Mission, South Australia, the son of evangelist James Ngunaitponi,…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Democratic Labor Party (DLP)

With little electoral support and no success in winning seats, the DLP’s role in South Australian politics was brief and…

late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Destitute Asylum

Relief for the poor, the pregnant and the unemployed was a theme from the colony’s commencement

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1910s
Dominic McGuire

Dominic Paul McGuire (1903–1978) was educated at Adelaide’s Christian Brothers College and the University of Adelaide. He married Frances Margaret…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Donald Allan Dunstan AC QC

Don Dunstan was born in Suva, Fiji, on 21st September 1926, the son of Francis Vivian Dunstan, a manager for…

1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, late twentieth century
Doris Taylor, MBE

Doris Irene Taylor was born in Norwood, South Australia, on 25th July 1901, the daughter of bricklayer Thomas Simpkin Taylor…

1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Dr Charles George Everard

Charles Everard, accompanied by his wife Catherine and their four children, set sail from England on the Africaine on 28…

1830s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s
Duke of Wellington

It is tempting to speculate that Wellington Square was deliberately set aside from the other squares in Adelaide because the…

Street Naming Committee, Wellington Square

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1700s, Mid 1800s
Duncan Case

George Ian Ogilvie Duncan, a lecturer in law at the University of Adelaide, drowned on 10 May after being thrown…

1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Edmund Wright House

Edmund Wright House was built in 1878 as the headquarters of the Bank of South Australia.

building, historic site

1870s, 1970s
Edward Geoffrey Stanley

Edward Geoffrey Stanley, otherwise known as the 14th Earl of Derby, was three times a Tory Prime Minister of Great…

Adelaide Street Names, Stanley Street, Street Naming Committee

1820s, 1830s, Mid 1800s
Edward George Barnard

It is easy to conclude that Edward George Barnard MP is memorialised in Barnard Street, North Adelaide simply because he…

Barnard Street, Street Naming Committee

Early 1800s, Mid 1800s
Edward Gibbon Wakefield

For some 150 years Edward Gibbon Wakefield has confounded the city fathers of Adelaide, and some contemporary writers still don’t…

19th century politics, Adelaide Street Names, Colonial Politics, Durham Report, Prison Reform

1810s, 1830s, 1840s, 1860s
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
Elections

Elections to select members of parliament or local councillors are an important part of the democratic system. Who is allowed…

candidate, electoral, parliament, party, vote, voting

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Epworth Building

The building is a noticeable reminder of the influence of the Methodist Church on South Australia’s early colonial history.

building, historic site

1920s
Essington Lewis, CH

An outstanding work ethic drove Essington Lewis to devote his whole life to developing industry in Australia, in particular the…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Exhibitions

Exhibitions have been major occasions in the lives of many South Australians.

art, Centenary, Exhibition, exhibits, gallery, jubilee, technology

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

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‘Great Fires’ of Port Adelaide

‘Great Fires’ of Port Adelaide

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19th Century Childbirth

19th Century Childbirth

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Aboriginal Land Rights

Aboriginal Land Rights

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Afghans

Afghans

A transcontinental train, ‘The Ghan’, now commemorates the Afghan cameleers and their beasts who helped to pioneer the Outback

Arbor Day

Arbor Day

School children were encouraged to plant trees in an early sign of environmental consciousness

Bicycles

Bicycles

From ‘boneshakers’ to penny-farthings to mountain bikes, bicycles have certainly changed since the 1860s.

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