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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…
Govenor John Hindmarsh

Captain John Hindmarsh, who was eventually knighted by Queen Victoria, became the first vice-regal representative of the British Crown to…

Adelaide Street Names, colonial government

Early 1800s, Late 1700s, Mid 1800s
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
Henry Waymouth

As one of the directors of George Fife Angas’ South Australian Company, Henry Waymouth was an automatic selection for inclusion…

Adelaide Street Names

Early 1800s, Late 1700s, Mid 1800s
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…
Jacob Montefiore

The name Jacob Montefiore is synonymous with Montefiore Hill in North Adelaide, upon which the highly recognisable statue of Colonel…

Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Mid 1800s
James Arthur Prescott, CBE

James Arthur Prescott was born on 9th October 1890 at Bolton, Lancashire, England, the son of textile engineer Joseph Arthur…

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
James Hurtle Fisher

James Hurtle Fisher was a London solicitor active in the colonizing movement. He became a member of the South Australian…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s
James Martin

Inventor, politician, philanthropist and founder of a famous engineering firm, James Martin was outstanding among the remarkable individuals who established…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
James Pennington

James Pennington is one of the lesser-known figures after whom a street has been named in Adelaide. His inclusion was…

Adelaide Street Names, Pennington Terrace, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Mid 1800s
Jean, Lady Bonython, OBE

Lady Bonython once said, when addressing a meeting of the ladies committee of the Queen Victoria Maternity Hospital, ‘I do…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Jennifer Cashmore

Jennifer Cashmore was a trailblazer in South Australian politics. After a short career in journalism and advertising copywriting she moved…

1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s, 2020s
Jessie Mary Cooper

Jessie Mary Cooper (née McAndrew) (1914–1993) was the first woman elected to South Australia’s parliament. Sydney-born, she graduated from the…

1850s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Jimmy James, OAM

Jimmy James was born in the hot spinifex desert of Central Australia, at his father’s waterhole, west of Ernabella. He…

1970s, 1980s, mid twentieth century
Joachim Matthias Wendt

Joachim Matthias Wendt was Danish, born in Dägeling, Holstein, on 26th June 1830, the son of Joachim Matthias Wendt, a…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Johannes Menge

Johannes Menge (1788–1852) was born in Steinau, Germany, received little formal education but acquired much mineralogical expertise travelling throughout Europe.…

1790s, early nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century