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John Abel McPherson
John Abel McPherson was born on the 28th January 1860 in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of domestic servant Ann McPherson.…
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John Abel Smith (Carrington)
Of all the streets named on 23 May 1837 Carrington Street has been one of the more difficult to research.…
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John Anderson Hartley
John Anderson Hartley was a man who made a difference. For twenty-five years he dominated the educational development of South…
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John Brown
In what can only be described as an ignominious end, John Brown’s body ‘lies a moulding’ in an unmarked grave…
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John Flynn, OBE
John Flynn was born on 25th November 1880 at Moliagul, Victoria, the son of Thomas Eugene Flynn, a state school…
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John Harvey
John Harvey (1821–1899) emigrated from Scotland and arrived in South Australia in 1839. He drove a coach between Gawler and…
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John McDouall Stuart
On 26th November 1862 ten exhausted, gaunt and ragged men, on their limping, emaciated horses, arrived at a remote stock…
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John Miller Tregenza
John Miller Tregenza (1931–1999), historian, born in Port Lincoln, was educated at Nuriootpa and Adelaide, where he studied and briefly…
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John Morphett
John Morphett, namesake of the Adelaide suburb Morphettville, contributed widely to the cultural and economic support of early south Australia.
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John Riddoch Rymill
Penola-born polar explorer who won the British Polar Medal with silver bars for both the Arctic and Antarctic. After assuming…
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John Ridley
John Ridley was born on 26th May 1806 at West Boldon, Durham, England, the son of flourmiller John Ridley and…
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John Rundle
John Rundle is memorialised in Adelaide’s busiest street, which fortuitously reflects his popularity as the MP for Tavistock, in Devon.…
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John Walbanke Childers
With the passage of the Reform Bill the numbers of young, eligible and socially responsible MPs in the Commons had…
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John William Wainwright
John William Wainwright (1880–1948) was born in Naracoorte in the South East, studied accountancy at night and became South Australia’s…
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John Wright
Wright Street is in the south-west quadrant of the City of Adelaide and is named after John Wright, one of…
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Jonas Vanagas
Jonas Vanagas lived in Lobethal after migrating from Europe after the Second World War. He and his family settled in…
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Josef Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski
Josef Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski (1922–94) was born in Golub, Poland. An artist, his artistic production included painting, photography, film-making, theatre design,…
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Josiah Roberts
Josiah Roberts is one of the more elusive of all those named in the streets of Adelaide. He drifts across…
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Julia Warren Farr
Julia Farr was born on 14th August 1824 at Greensted Hall in Essex, one of seven children of Major Sir…
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Julian Edmund Tenison Woods
This creative priest who has left an enduring legacy to education, to science and to the history of the Catholic…
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Kate Cocks, MBE
‘Look out! Here comes Miss Cocks!’ was the catchword in Adelaide after the much publicized appointment on 1st December 1915…
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King William IV
The name of the central carriageway running north and south through the city of Adelaide was reserved for the King…
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Lady Constance Jean Bonython
Lady Constance Jean Bonython was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide in 1913 and the Lady Mayoress 1927-1930. The…






























