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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 Claude Gibb, KBE

Claude Dixon Gibb was a man whose prodigious energy, flair for publicity and wide experience brought him many honours and…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
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 Henry Newland, CBE, DSO

Henry Simpson Newland was born at Kensington, South Australia, on 24th November 1873, the son of pastoralist Simpson Newland of…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Sir Kenneth Wills, KBE, MC

Kenneth Agnew Wills was born in Adelaide on 3rd March 1896. His father, R.J.H. Wills, was a partner in the…

1890s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Sir Mark Oliphant bust

The bust of Sir Mark Oliphant on North Terrace honours an eminent scientist and the state’s first South Australian-born governor.

1900-1910, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Second World War
Sir Ross Smith’s landing site

When Sir Ross Smith finally arrived in Adelaide after his epic flight from England to Australia, more than 20,000 people…

1910s, 1920s
South African War Memorial

The mounted trooper reining in his horse commemorates South Australians who served in the South African War (1899-1902).

War Memorial

bushman, horse, nurse, sculpture, statue, war

1890s, 1900-1910, 1930s, 2000-2010
The Second World War

This major international conflict officially began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on 3 September 1939. It lasted for six years,…

1930s, 1940s
The Siege of Tobruk Cross

The Siege of Tobruk cross is one of six commemorative crosses that feature in the Crosses of Memory that form…

Second World War
The Smith Brothers’ Grave

The Smith brothers’ grave is situated in a prominent position adjoining the Bishop Short Memorial Garden alongside the century-old Chapel…

1920s
Torrens Island internment camp

During the First World War hundreds of men – ‘enemy aliens’ – were interned on Torrens Island in the Port…

1910s
Toy Train

A collectable toy with a moving story.

mid twentieth century
Untitled

Many passers-by fail to recognise Donald Judd’s minimalist sculpture as a work of art.

public art

1970s
Vickers Vimy

The Vickers Vimy was flown by Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith on their epic flight from England to Australia in 1919,…

1910s
Victor York Richardson, OBE

Vic Richardson remains South Australia’s greatest all-round sportsman. Educated at Kyre (now Scotch) College, he became an entertaining personality and…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Vierge à l’offrande (Virgin of the Offering)

This bronze sculpture, titled Virgin of the Offering or Virgin of Alsace, is one of five casts of the work produced…

public art

1920s, early twentieth century
Vietnam War

The Vietnam War had a significant impact on South Australian political life, and the course and character of opposition aroused…

conflict, war

anti-war, vietnam war, war

late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Violet Day

Before the poppy became the recognised flower for war memorials the violet, in South Australia, was the ‘symbol of perpetual…

commemoration

1910s, 1920s
Violet Verses

The publication ‘Violet Verses’ was released on 29 June in 1917 as part of the third Adelaide Violet Day, organised by the…

1910s
War Horse Memorial

Remembering the role of horses in war.

memorial

horse, memorial, trough, war

1910s, 1920s, 1960s, early twenty–first century
War Memorial

Architect Louis Laybourne-Smith and sculptor George Rayner Hoff created a memorial that conveys the impact of the First World War

commemoration, memorial, sculptor

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 2000-2010
War Memorial Fountain

South Australia became the first state in Australia to build a memorial for the First World War.

Other

memorial, WWI

1930s
Wattle Day League

The Wattle Day League was responsible for campaigning to establish ‘Wattle Day’, a national day of celebration, within Australia and…

charitable organisations

community, military, soldiers, support, volunteers, wattle, wattle day

1900-1910, 1910s, First World War
West Terrace Cemetery

West Terrace Cemetery reflects the early population groups of Adelaide, and is a popular destination for tour groups.

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Whitmore Square

Vibrant Whitmore Square continues to serve its diverse community in the southwest corner of Adelaide

city square

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century, Second World War
William Charles Douglas Veale, CBE, MC, DCM

William Veale was born on 16th May 1895 at Eaglehawk, near Bendigo, Victoria, the son of John Veale and his…

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Women’s Work Depot

The Women’s Work Depot sprang out of a First World War business, theTrench Comforts Shop, reforming in 1920 to sell…

cooperative

women, work, WWI

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, early twentieth century

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