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Essington Lewis, CH

An outstanding work ethic drove Essington Lewis to devote his whole life to developing industry in Australia, in particular the…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Flexmore Hudson

Flexmore Hudson (1913-1988) was a poet who sacrificed much of his own creativity to promote the work of fellow writers.…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Francis Hardy Faulding

Francis Hardy Faulding, the founder of the pharmaceutical manufacturing company, F.H. Faulding & Co., was born in Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England.…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, mid nineteenth century
Frank Tennyson Perry

Frank Tennyson Perry (1887–1965) was born in Gawler and educated at Prince Alfred College before joining his uncle’s engineering business…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Frederick May

John Frederick May was born in 1840 in Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England, the son of copper miner Henry May and his…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Genevieve Theseira-Haese

Genevieve Theseira-Haese is the former Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (2014-2018). She is the instigator of the HerStory…
George Cockburn Henderson

George Cockburn Henderson (1870–1914), historian, son of a Newcastle coal-miner, was educated at Sydney’s Fort Street School. Entering the University…

1900-1910, 1920s, 1940s
George Elton Mayo

George Elton Mayo was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 26th December 1880, the son of engineer George Gibbes Mayo…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
George Fife Angas

George Fife Angas was born on 1st May 1789 at Newcastle, England, the son of coachmaker Caleb Angas and his…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s
George Frederick Hassell

George Frederick Hassell was born on 22nd February 1869 at Leicester, England, the son of printer George Hassell and his…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
George French Angas

George French Angas was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 25th April 1822, the eldest son of George Fife…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s
George Hall

George Hall displayed considerable foresight when he founded one of South Australia’s first aerated waters companies in Marryatville in 1851.…

late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
George Hannaford

George William Hannaford was born on 4 January 1852, the son of farmer George Williams Hannaford and his wife Ann…

1860s, 1900-1910, late nineteenth century
George Henry Farr

George Farr was born in London, England, on 2nd July 1819, the son of linen merchant George Farr and his…

late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
George Woodroffe Goyder, CMG

George Woodroffe Goyder was born in London, England, in 1826, the eldest son of physician and preacher David George Goyder…

late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Gladys Elphick MBE

Gladys Elphick was born in Adelaide on the 27th August 1904, the daughter of William Williams and Gertrude Adams, and…

1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Gladys Ruth Gibson, CBE

Gladys Ruth Gibson was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 29th December 1901, the daughter of James Ambrose Gibson and…

1960s, mid twentieth century
Gladys Sym Choon

Gladys Sym Choon’s Chinese heritage and her business selling oriental goods were an exotic attraction at a time when the…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Gotthard Daniel Fritzsche

German-born and educated Lutheran pastor, Gotthard Daniel Fritzsche emigrated rather than conform to the King of Prussia’s attempt to enforce…
Governor John Hindmarsh

Sir John Hindmarsh (1785-1860) was the first Governor of South Australia. A naval officer through and through, John Hindmarsh began…
Harold Eustace Hill Ling

Harold Hill Ling was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 27th September 1907, the son of auditor Harry Hill…

mid twentieth century
Harold Hubert Salisbury

Harold Hubert Salisbury (1915–1991), a career policeman and winner of the Queen’s Police medal in 1970, was recruited from Yorkshire…

1970s, early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Harriet Stirling, OBE

Detemined to do something to decrease infant mortality and to improve infant nutrition and hygiene, Harriet and her friends Dr…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Helen Mary Mayo, OBE

Helen Mary Mayo was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 1st October 1878, the daughter of civil engineer George Gibbes…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
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…

1910s, 1920s
Henry Newman Barwell

Henry Newman Barwell (1877–1959) was called to the South Australian bar in 1899; successful advocacy for the defence in seven…

1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s, early twentieth century
Hooper Josse Brewster Jones

Hooper Brewster Jones was a man who had a passion not only for music but for plain speaking. On one…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Ian Mudie

Ian Mudie (1911–1976) was a poet and publisher, and fiercely nationalistic. He was involved in his youth with the ill-fated…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
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
Jack Kaines

Kaines was an inveterate collector. No matter the size of object, he collected it. All of which ended up in…