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Alexander Hore-Ruthven

1st Earl of Gowrie and one time Governor of South Australia

Andrew Tennant

Andrew Tennant (1835–1913) was the son of a Scottish shepherd who had come to South Australia as an assisted migrant […]

Augusta Zadow

German-born Augusta Zadow was South Australia’s first female inspector of factories when appointed in February 1895, charged with inspecting the working conditions of women and children and overseeing their safety under the new 1894 Factories Act. She was a founding member of the Working Women’s Trade Union and a United Trades and Labor Council delegate. She worked tirelessly for the needy, establishing the Distressed Women and Children’s Fund during the early 1890s depression. A leading member of the Women’s Suffrage League, her public talks in support of female franchise played a significant role in assisting South Australia to become the first Australian colony to grant women’s suffrage in 1894.