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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…

Adelaide Street Names, Roberts Place, Sir Edwin Smith Avenue, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Mid 1800s
Jubilee 150 Plaques

An eclectic selection of significant contributors to South Australia to 1986

plaques

jubilee, plaques

1830s, 1980s
King William IV

The name of the central carriageway running north and south through the city of Adelaide was reserved for the King…

Adelaide Street Names, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1700s
King William Street

Celebration, commemoration and protest happen amid the grand buildings that line Adelaide’s main thoroughfare

main street

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
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…

1830s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Lady Mary Colton

Lady Mary Colton was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide from 1874-1875. Early life Mary Colton was born on…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Legal Profession

The evolving profession in South Australia retained some centuries-old practices.

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1980s
Light’s Plan of Adelaide, 1840

Plan of the City of Adelaide, in South Australia: with the acre allotments numbered, and a marginal reference to the…

plan

1830s, 1840s
Lord Brougham

Brougham Place in North Adelaide is named after Lord Brougham, otherwise known as Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and…

Adelaide Street Names, Brougham Place, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Mid 1800s
Lord Melbourne

William Lamb, the 2nd Viscount Melbourne – or Lord Melbourne as he was most commonly known – was Queen Victoria’s…

Adelaide Street Names, Melbourne Street, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1700s, Mid 1800s
Maria Hack (nee Barton)

John Barton Hack arrived in South Australia via Hobart and Launceston in early 1837. As a Quaker merchant of capital,…

Adelaide Street Names, Barton Terrace, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1700s, Mid 1800s
McLaren Wharf

Built between 1839 and 1840, McLaren Wharf was the first element of maritime infrastructure established at Port Adelaide.

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Methodist Church

Several of the brands of Methodism introduced to colonial South Australia merged in 1977 to become the Uniting Church.

1830s, 1840s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Mines and mining

South Australia’s rich mineral wealth is reflected in the state’s long mining history

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1940s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Montefiore Hill

Montefiore Hill, overlooking the city planned by Colonel William Light, was named after South Australian Colonization Commissioner Jacob Montefiore

1830s, 1840s, 1880s, 1930s
Morphett Street

Morphett Street, named after prominent South Australian colonist Sir John Morphett, was a street in Colonel Light’s Plan of Adelaide…

main street

1830s
Mrs Agnes Wright

Agnes Wright was Mayoress in 1859. Early Life Agnes Wright came to South Australia with her first husband, Henry Stuckey,…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Mrs Amelia Fuller

Amelia Fuller was twice the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor), from 1866-1869 and 1882-1883. Early…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Mrs Elizabeth Bundey

Elizabeth Bundey was Mayoress of Adelaide between 1883-1886. Early Life Elizabeth Bundey was born on 27 February 1822 in Wiltshire,…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Mrs Elizabeth Fisher

Mrs Elizabeth Fisher was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide from 1840-1842, and again from 1852-1854. Early Life Elizabeth Ann…

1790s, 1800-1810, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s
Mrs Elizabeth Glandfield

Elizabeth Glandfield was the Mayoress of Adelaide from 1859-1862. Elizabeth Ann née Hawkes married Edward Bootle Wilbraham Glandfield in Adelaide…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Mrs Frances Goode

Frances Goode was the Mayoress of Adelaide from 1863 to 1864. Frances Goode née Russell was born in 1838 in…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Mrs Jane Buik

Jane Buik was the Mayoress of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) between 1878-1879. Early Life Jane Clark Buik née Spankie…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Mrs Julia Lazarus

Julia Lazarus was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1855-1858. Julia Lazarus was the wife…

1800-1810, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Mrs Marianne Sabben

Marianne Sabben was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1858-1859. Marianne Sabben née Ballard was…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Mrs Sarah Allott

Sarah Allott was the Mayoress of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) between 1873-1874. Early Life Sarah Allott née Smith was…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Mrs Sarah English

Mrs Sarah English was the Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1862-1863. Sarah English…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Newmarket Hotel

The Newmarket hotel sits on Adelaide’s north western boundary which is the starting point drawn out by Colonial William Light…

building, pub

1830s, 1880s, 1920s
North Terrace East

North Terrace east is Adelaide’s premier cultural boulevard

main street

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
North Terrace West

Stretching from Adelaide’s first survey point to Parliament House, the character of this part of North Terrace continues to evolve

main street

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, early twenty–first century

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