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Flinders Street
From ‘City of Churches’ to the ‘City of Cars’, Flinders Street reflects changes in Adelaide
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Harold Eustace Hill Ling
Harold Hill Ling was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 27th September 1907, the son of auditor Harry Hill…
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Henry John (Harry) Butler, AFC
Harry Butler was a charismatic young daredevil whose barnstorming style was the first introduction for thousands of South Australians to…
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Improved sewerage system for Adelaide
In 1881 Adelaide became the first Australian capital city to be connected to a water-borne sewerage system.
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Industrialisation
For three decades or so from the late 1930s, largely coinciding with the premiership of Tom Playford, rapid industrialisation transformed…
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J150 Plaque, Alfred Edward Gerard
Electrical merchant Alfred Edward Gerard was also a concerned humanitarian, and a worker for Aboriginal welfare.
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J150 Plaque, Alfred Hannaford
A manufacturer of agricultural machinery, Alfred Hannaford was also an inventor who devised a pickling machine.
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J150 Plaque, Alfred Muller Simpson
Not content with being the nation’s biggest metal goods manufacturer, Alfred Muller Simpson was prominent in public life too.
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J150 Plaque, Amos William Howard
Howard was a nurseryman and great promoter of subterranean clover. His discoveries have benefited farmers’ pastures throughout South Australia.
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J150 Plaque, Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson
1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided…
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J150 Plaque, Constance Muriel Davey
Though hampered by a physical disability, Davey became a psychologist and educationist who worked untiringly for social justice.
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J150 Plaque, Frederick May
Frederick May was an engineer and manufacturer, and the archetypal ‘quiet achiever’ who missed out on major fame and success.
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J150 Plaque, Harold Eustace Hill Ling
Harold Eustace Hill Ling was a joint patent-holder of that indisputable Australian icon, the Hills Hoist, and was responsible for…
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J150 Plaque, Henry John ‘Harry’ Butler
Harry Butler was a charismatic young aviator with a barnstorming style.
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J150 Plaque, James Martin
A man of many parts, James Martin was an inventor, politician, philanthropist, engineer and ‘The Father of Gawler’.
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J150 Plaque, John Flynn
Founder of the Australian Inland Mission and Royal Flying Doctor Service, Flynn was a practical and restless innovator.
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J150 Plaque, John McConnell Black
Remembered as an eminent botanist, Black was also an accomplished linguist, who reprimanded his grandchildren in French and his dog…
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J150 Plaque, John Ridley
1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided…
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J150 Plaque, John Stokes Bagshaw
‘If worth doing, do it well’ was the motto of John Bagshaw, pioneering designer and manufacturer of agricultural machinery.
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J150 Plaque, Lord Florey
Hundreds of millions of people have lived longer and healthier lives, thanks to medical scientist, Nobel Prize winner and penicillin…
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J150 Plaque, Luther Robert Scammell
Manufacturing chemist Luther Scammell prepared compounds, saved a struggling business, and coined the name ‘Solyptol’.
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J150 Plaque, Richard Bowyer Smith
Richard Bowyer Smith and his brother Clarence could both rightfully claim distinction as the inventors of the stump-jump plough.
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J150 Plaque, Richard Moritz Schomburgk
A botanist, horticulturist and the director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden, Richard Schomburgk was honoured locally as ‘the people’s pet’.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Claude Gibb
An irascible yet open-minded engineer, industrialist and ideas man, Sir Claude Gibb was responsible for the design of the Centurion tank.
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J150 Plaque, Sir Douglas Mawson
Sir Douglas Mawson became famous as an Antarctic explorer, but the geology of South Australia was his life’s work.
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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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