Home › Topics › Other

Bill’s Fountain – State Library of South Australia

This fountain is a memorial to William Faulding Scammell, AO, CBE who was Chancellor of Adelaide University from 1991 to 1998.

Other

fountain, library

2000-2010
Mars Bar

Adelaide’s longest running gay venue, located at 120 Gouger Street and known, until recently, as the Mars Bar, first opened…

Other

1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s, mid twentieth century
War Memorial Fountain

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

Other

memorial, WWI

1930s

Featured Thing

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Featured Thing

‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

Featured Thing

14 Pieces

Filters

Most popular Things

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Mark Niehus’ four-part series cemented his status as a prominent poet and artist in Adelaide.

Matthew Flinders Memorial

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Installed in the 1860s as Port Adelaide’s first fixed navigational beacon, and later used at South Neptune Island, the Port Adelaide Lighthouse today functions as an iconic museum display in the heart of the Port.

Topic suggestion

Unable to find what you’re looking for? Know of a piece of history we’re missing? Suggest a new topic below for inclusion in SA History Hub.

Other

Bill’s Fountain – State Library of South Australia

Mars Bar

War Memorial Fountain

Featured Thing

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Featured Thing

‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

Featured Thing

14 Pieces

Most popular Things

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Matthew Flinders Memorial

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Topic suggestion