Home › Topics › politics › Page 7

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
Old Parliament House

The site of countless debates, Old Parliament House dates from 1855

parliamentary building

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

Edward Pariss Nesbit — he re-invented himself as Paris Nesbit at the age of 44 — was a leading light…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Parliament House

The scene of pomp and ceremony, debates and demonstrations

parliamentary building

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1930s, 1950s
Percy ‘Jack’ Brookfield

Percy “Jack” Brookfield (1875–1921), English-born, settled in Broken Hill before World War I, 20 years after jumping ship in Melbourne.
Playford Family

A Baptist minister and Waterloo veteran with a dragoon’s pension, South Australia’s first Thomas Playford arrived in 1844 to claim…

development, family, government, industry, parliament, politics

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

Arising by accident rather than design, South Australia’s Police Force has maintained a high reputation

1830s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Port Adelaide Customs House

Construction of Port Adelaide’s fourth customs house commenced in 1878, following demolition of the timber customs house established on the…

government building

1880s, 1890s, early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Port Adelaide Ferries

Originally an informal service provided by a ragtag assortment of ‘watermen’ and their rowboats, Port Adelaide’s ferries evolved into the preferred link between…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Installed in the 1860s as Port Adelaide’s first fixed navigational beacon, and later used at South Neptune Island, the Port…

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Prisons

Although South Australia was proclaimed a free settlement, colonial officials soon found they needed a gaol to house lawbreakers.

correction, crime, criminal, Gaol, prisoner, yatala

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

In South Australia probation encapsulated several kinds of opportunity, not only for those prosecuted but also for the criminal justice…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Proud Parade

Adelaide’s very first Gay Pride March took place on Saturday 15 September 1973.

1970s
Queen Victoria Monument

Since 1894 Queen Victoria has looked imperiously over the bustle of Victoria Square

monuments and memorials

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1950s, 1960s
Radicalism

Radicalism has been inherent in South Australian history from its founding as a free settlement. Based upon the English radical…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s
Reconciliation Touchstone

The red granite sculpture captures the plaster imprints of 64 handshakes made at a Reconciliation Week ceremony in 2006.

public art

2000-2010, Aboriginal Country pre-contact, early twenty–first century
Responsible Government

South Australia gained a comparatively radical and democratic Constitution on 24 October 1856.

constitutions, government processes

democracy, responsible government, secret ballot, suffrage

1850s
Richard Hanson

Richard Davies Hanson (1805–1876), a London-born, Nonconformist lawyer, developed an interest in settling South Australia in association with Edward Gibbon…

mid nineteenth century
Roads

This is the story of how an efficient road system was created in South Australia

road, transport, travel

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Schools’ Patriotic Fund

The Children’s Patriotic Fund and Schools’ Patriotic Fund were repsonsible for aiding the war effort on the homefront during the First and…

children, community, fund, military, patriotic, school, soldiers, support, volunteers

1910s, 1940s, First World War, Second World War
Singaporeans in South Australia

Singaporean migration to South Australia has occured from the early nineteenth century, however, when the Restriction Act 1901 was relaxed…

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Sir Archibald Grenfell Price, CMG

Archibald Grenfell Price was born at ‘Tutuila’, near Crafers in the Adelaide hills, on 28th January 1892, the son of…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Sir Edward Holden

Edward Wheewall Holden was born on 14th August 1885 at College Town, South Australia. He was educated at Prince Alfred…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Sir Edward Stirling, CMG

Edward Charles Stirling was a ‘Renaissance man’ who possessed a profound interest in and knowledge of many topics. He trained…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Sir George Strickland Kingston

George Strickland Kingston was born in Bandon, Cork, Ireland, in August 1807, the son of timber merchant and landowner George…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s
Sir Henry Ayers, GCMG

Henry Ayers was born in Portsea, England, on 1st May 1821, the son of dockworker William Ayers and his wife…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Sir Langdon Bonython, AO KCMG

John Langdon Bonython was born in London, England, on 15th October 1848, the son of carpenter and builder George Langdon…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s
Sir Mark Oliphant AC KBE

State Governor from 1971-1976, Sir Mark Oliphant was a man of conscience, not content with the purely ceremonial role of…

late twentieth century, mid twentieth century

Featured Place

181 Sturt Street

Featured Place

Adelaide

Featured Place

Adelaide Arcade

Filters

Most popular Places

Adelaide Brewery

Adelaide Brewery was an early colonial enterprise. While brewing has long ceased there, the building survives in a different guise.

Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange

The striking facade from Adelaide’s private produce market in the north east corner of the city remains a city landmark, though the market itself no longer operates.

Colonial Sugar Refinery, Glanville

The Colonial Sugar Refinery (CSR) complex was constructed in 1891 on the Glanville side of the Port River, immediately opposite Port Adelaide. During a century of operation, it manufactured refined sugar, treacle and golden syrup, primarily for markets in South Australia and Western Australia. The refinery was virtually destroyed by fire in 1926, but largely rebuilt within six months. During the latter half of the twentieth century, its buildings became an iconic aspect of the Port’s waterfront landscape and were popular subjects for contemporary artists and photographers.

Topic suggestion

Unable to find what you’re looking for? Know of a piece of history we’re missing? Suggest a new topic below for inclusion in SA History Hub.