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Germans

The German born community have left a strong cultural legacy in South Australia, evident in many areas today.

Barossa Valley, farming, Germany, Hahndorf, migration, World War I, World War II

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century
Giordano Collection

A collection held by the Migration Museum documenting the life of Antonio Giordano.

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Historical Societies

While statewide historical societies formed in New South Wales in 1901, Victoria in 1909, Queensland in 1913 and Western Australia…

historical societies

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
HMCS Protector

Built between 1882 and 1884, South Australia’s only colonial warship was a veteran of three major conflicts and still exists today as…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 2010s, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century
Identity Card.

Working permit for the Polish resistance movement.
Ivor Henry Thomas Hele

Ivor Henry Thomas Hele (1912–1993) was born in the Adelaide suburb of Edwardstown. An official war artist in North Africa,…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
J150 Plaque, Charles Allan Seymour Hawker

Horribly wounded twice in World War One, the tenacious Hawker went on to be a pastoralist and parliamentarian.

plaques

J150

1980s
J150 Plaque, Essington Lewis

Essington Lewis was a hard-working industrialist who substantially developed and expanded B.H.P., and was Director-General of Munitions during the Second…

plaques

J150

1980s
J150 Plaque, Margaret Graham

Margaret Graham was an outspoken and forthright nursing sister and army matron, with a strong sense of justice.

plaques

J150

1980s
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’.

plaques

1980s
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.

plaques

J150

1980s
J150 Plaque, Sir Edward Holden

Motor car manufacturer and industrialist Sir Edward Holden gave his name to a car, albeit posthumously.

plaques

J150

1980s
J150 Plaque, Sir Henry Newland

Sir Henry Newland gained an international reputation as a pioneer plastic surgeon.

plaques

1980s
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…

plaques

1980s
Jewish People

Small in number over time, Adelaide’s Jews have contributed significantly to the professions, especially medicine, and are well represented in…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Kangaroo Island

This island’s uniqueness is its major feature – there is nowhere else quite like it
Korean War

Over 400 South Australians served in the Korean War (1950–53) alongside other Commonwealth and United States forces

1950s
League of Loyal Women

The League of Loyal Women was formed in South Australia on the 20 July 1915 and was primarily designed to utilise…

community, fund, league, loyal, military, patriotic, school, soldiers, support, volunteers, women

1900-1910, 1910s, First World War
Light Horse Memorial

Remembering South Australian Light Horsemen who served in Egypt and Palestine and at Gallipoli

obelisk

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, Boer War, early twenty–first century
Maralinga

The main site for joint Australian–British nuclear weapons tests in Australia lies 800 kilometres north-west of Adelaide on the southern…

early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Margaret Graham, RRC

Margaret Graham, a nurse at the Adelaide Hospital, gained notoriety in 1895 when she supported a group of senior nurses…

1890s, early twentieth century
Miniature Furniture Set

Miniature furniture brought across the seas for Australian children.

1900-1910
National Defence League

The National Defence League was to be a co-coordinating centre for voluntary civilian effort
Naval Memorial

The Naval Memorial is an anchor mounted on a granite slab in the Parklands adjacent to Sir Edwin Smith Avenue.

memorial
No. 21 | Dam Busters Memorial

The South Australian Dam Busters memorial was dedicated on 17th May 2008 in dedication to the three South Australian Airmen…

memorial
Perry Engineering Co.

Samuel Perry was an Adelaide born manufacturer whose business made munitions during the Second World War.

defence, engineering, fabrication, Manufacture, mining, munitions

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Peter John Badcoe VC

Peter John Badcoe was born on 11th January 1934 at Malvern, South Australia, the son of public servant Leslie Allen…

1950s, 1960s
Royal Australian Air Force Memorial

The Royal Australian Air Force Memorial is located off of Victoria Drive and was dedicated in recognition to those who have served…

memorial
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
Simpson and his Donkey

The iconic figure of of ‘Simpson and his Donkey’ looks over War Memorial Drive from the Angas Garden.

bronze statue

2010s

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Afghans

Afghans

A transcontinental train, ‘The Ghan’, now commemorates the Afghan cameleers and their beasts who helped to pioneer the Outback

Bicycles

Bicycles

From ‘boneshakers’ to penny-farthings to mountain bikes, bicycles have certainly changed since the 1860s.

Copper Industry

Copper Industry

Copper brought unexpected wealth to the new colony and was an economic mainstay for 70 years, with a resurgence since the 1980s at Olympic Dam

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