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Land
Aboriginal people were conservative and conservationist land managers; European settlers and their descendants expected land to be the backbone of society…
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League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters (so named from 1939), earlier entitled the Women’s Non-Party Political Association, was established in South…
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Letters Patent
South Australia’s founding document is once again the source of intense political and legal debate.
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Lord Mayor’s Charitable Committee
The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Committee ran from 2000-2003, fulfilling the public role normally taken up by a Lady Mayoress.
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Magazines
The first South Australian magazine to focus on local content was the South Australian Magazine, first published in 1841. Other magazines published…
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Maralinga
The main site for joint Australian–British nuclear weapons tests in Australia lies 800 kilometres north-west of Adelaide on the southern…
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Mid North
As the Mid North has developed and prospered in accordance with the opportunities and restraints of transport and technology, so…
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Mrs Adela (Ada) Solomon
Adela Solomon was the Mayoress of Adelaide between 1869-1871. Early Life Adela (Ada) Solomon was born in December 1841, in…
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Mrs Angela Condous
Angela Condous was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1987-1993. Early Life and…
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Mrs Elizabeth Glover
Mrs Elizabeth Glover was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide from 1917-1919, Lady Mayoress from 1923-1925, and again in…
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Mrs Ellen Brown
Ellen Jane Brown was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (sister of the Mayor) from 1894-1898. Early Life Ellen…
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Mrs Emily Yarwood
Mrs Emily Yarwood was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) from 2010-2014. Early Life…
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Mrs Freida Walker
Mrs Freida Walker was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1943 and 1946.…
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