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Old Parliament House

The site of countless debates, Old Parliament House dates from 1855

parliamentary building

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

This paint box is believed to have belonged to soldier, public servant and explorer, Captain Charles Sturt.

1800-1810, 1830s, 1840s
Police

Arising by accident rather than design, South Australia’s Police Force has maintained a high reputation

1830s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Port Adelaide Ferries

Originally an informal service provided by a ragtag assortment of ‘watermen’ and their rowboats, Port Adelaide’s ferries evolved into the preferred link between…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian Church has a long history in South Australia, owing much to the early Scotish community.

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

The city of Adelaide was named after Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV, who reigned when the South Australia Act…

1830s, Early 1880s, Mid 1800s
Radicalism

Radicalism has been inherent in South Australian history from its founding as a free settlement. Based upon the English radical…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 1970s
Refugees

In general refugees have enriched and diversified South Australia’s religions, universities and schools, food, the arts, newspapers, clubs and sports.

1830s, 1840s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Richard Bowyer Smith

Richard Bowyer Smith was born in London, England, in 1837, the son of carpenter Owen Smith and his wife Mary…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
River Torrens

The River Torrens has dominated the development of Adelaide and its metropolis, often in subtle or little recognised ways

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

George Strickland Kingston was born in Bandon, Cork, Ireland, in August 1807, the son of timber merchant and landowner George…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s
Sir George Strickland Kingston

Kingston Terrace in North Adelaide is named after Colonel William Light’s deputy, George Strickland Kingston who, on appointment as Deputy…

Adelaide Street Names, Kingston Terrace, Street Naming Committee

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1880s
Sir John George Shaw Lefevre

A prima facie case can be made for the inclusion of the name of John George Shaw Lefevre on the…

Adelaide Street Names, Lefevre Terrace, Street Naming Committee

1830s, 1870s, Early 1800s, Mid 1800s
Sir John Morphett

At the first big promotional rally in Exeter Hall in London on 30 June 1834, John Morphett stood before more…

Adelaide Street Names, Morphett Street, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1800s, Mid 1800s
Sir Richard Davies Hanson

Sir Richard Davies Hanson was knighted by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in 1869 towards the end of a long…

Adelaide Street Names, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1800s, Mid 1800s
Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton

Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton was dogged, committed, determined and some say sanctimonious in everything he did. Immediately after he personally…

Adelaide Street Names, Buxton Terrace

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1700s
Sir William Molesworth

Sir William Molesworth was the youngest man memorialised in the streets of Adelaide, and in a touch of serendipity the…

Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Mid 1800s
South Terrace

Mansions at one end and cottages at the other, with businesses, welfare, medical and educational institutions in between, all overlooking…

City & Town Streets

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

The Stanhope press brought to Holdfast Bay in 1836 was used to print the Proclamation of South Australia.

1830s
Street Naming Committee

Colonial factions struggled over the names to bestow on Adelaide’s streets

government committee

Adelaide, map, streets, survey

1830s
Survey Chain

Survey chain used by Isaac Guley in surveying the City of Adelaide with Colonel Light.

1830s
The first reading of the proclamation

The December 1836 proclamation at Holdfast Bay is South Australia’s best known historical event, despite it often being misunderstood

proclamation documents

European settlement, migration, proclamation

1830s
The Proclamation

South Australia’s first vice-regal proclamation was read at Holdfast Bay on 28 December 1836

proclamation documents

British settlement

1830s
Thomas Bewes Strangways

Strangways Terrace in North Adelaide is named after Thomas Bewes Strangways, one of the junior members of the Street Naming…

Adelaide Street Names, Strangways Terrace, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Mid 1800s
Thomas Quinton Stow

Thomas Quinton Stow was born on 7th July 1801 at Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, a descendant of an old farming family.…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s
Torrens Title

The Torrens title system for land ownership was inaugurated in South Australia has led the world in the computerisation of…

1830s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Wattle Day

1 September in Australia is Wattle Day, though not widely known, some have argued it should replace Australia Day.

national day

First World War, identity

1830s, 1900-1910, 1910s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
West Parklands

A temporary camping ground for the early European settlers, the West Parklands developed to host most notably a cemetery and a…

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

A major cemetery, a palace and an observatory have graced West Terrace along with its parklands border

City & Town Streets

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 2000-2010, 2010s
William Alexander Mackinnon

Mackinnon Parade, North Adelaide, was named after William Alexander Mackinnon MP, the Tory member for Dunwich (1830) and later a…

Adelaide Street Names, Mackinnon Parade, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Mid 1800s

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Adelaide

The city of Adelaide refers here to the area within the outer boundary of the parklands; that is, the ‘square mile’ of the commercial centre, plus North Adelaide, the city’s first suburb.

Adelaide Brewery

Adelaide Brewery

Adelaide Brewery was an early colonial enterprise. While brewing has long ceased there, the building survives in a different guise.

Adelaide City Baths

Adelaide City Baths

Adelaide’s City Baths were a prominent and important social institution for more than a century from their opening in 1861

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