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North Terrace West
Stretching from Adelaide’s first survey point to Parliament House, the character of this part of North Terrace continues to evolve
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Responsible Government
South Australia gained a comparatively radical and democratic Constitution on 24 October 1856.
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Sir Robert Richard Torrens
Robert Richard Chute Torrens was born on 31st May 1812 in Cork, Ireland, the son of Robert Torrens, of the…
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St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral
Built in a striking Gothic Revival style, St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral is the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Metropolitan Archdiocese…
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The opening of Parliament 1857
Crowds gathered on 22 April 1857 to watch Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell open South Australia’s first fully elected parliament.