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J150 Plaque, Julia and George Farr
A clergyman and headmaster, George Henry Farr was a champion of gentlemanly behaviour, honesty and good sportsmanship. The plight of…
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J150 Plaque, Paris Nesbit
Barrister, intellectual and proud hedonist, Paris Nesbit was an early starter who allegedly read Milton at three and translated Goethe…
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J150 Plaque, Sir Archibald Grenfell Price
Working with this vivacious geographer, historian and educationist was said to be ‘like hanging on the tail of a comet’.
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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 Edward Stirling
Sir Edward Stirling was (among other things) a surgeon, scientist, educationist, curator, lecturer and parliamentarian; in short, a Renaissance Man.
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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 Mark Oliphant
Best known as a governor of South Australia, Sir Mark Oliphant was also a pioneering nuclear physicist who became an outspoken…
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J150 Plaque, Sir Mellis Napier
Sir Mellis Napier was a Chief Justice of South Australia, and arguably a reactionary one.
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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 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 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 Crocker
A true internationalist, Sir Walter Crocker was a diplomat and Australian ambassador to many countries, a writer, and a centenarian.
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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, Victor York Richardson
The term ‘all-round sportsman’ might have been coined for Victor York Richardson, who excelled at cricket, football, baseball, lacrosse, tennis 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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Jewish People
Small in number over time, Adelaide’s Jews have contributed significantly to the professions, especially medicine, and are well represented in…
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John Abel McPherson
John Abel McPherson was born on the 28th January 1860 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of domestic servant Ann McPherson.…
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John Abel Smith (Carrington)
Of all the streets named on 23 May 1837 Carrington Street has been one of the more difficult to research.…
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John Harvey
John Harvey (1821–1899) emigrated from Scotland and arrived in South Australia in 1839. He drove a coach between Gawler and…
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John Morphett
John Morphett, namesake of the Adelaide suburb Morphettville, contributed widely to the cultural and economic support of early south Australia.
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John Rundle
John Rundle is memorialised in Adelaide’s busiest street, which fortuitously reflects his popularity as the MP for Tavistock, in Devon.…
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John Walbanke Childers
With the passage of the Reform Bill the numbers of young, eligible and socially responsible MPs in the Commons had…
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John William Wainwright
John William Wainwright (1880–1948) was born in Naracoorte in the South East, studied accountancy at night and became South Australia’s…
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Julia Warren Farr
Julia Farr was born on 14th August 1824 at Greensted Hall in Essex, one of seven children of Major Sir…
