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King William IV

The name of the central carriageway running north and south through the city of Adelaide was reserved for the King…

Adelaide Street Names, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1700s
Queen Adelaide

The city of Adelaide was named after Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV, who reigned when the South Australia Act…

1830s, Early 1880s, Mid 1800s
Queen Victoria

The young Queen Victoria was crowned at a time when Britain might have chosen either revolution or electoral change. Fortunately…

early nineteenth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century

Abraham Tobias Boas

Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

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