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‘Afghan’ jacket
The jacket was given to Mr Frederick Budge of Farina, South Australia, by a Muslim (‘Afghan’) trader he knew who…
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‘Great Fires’ of Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide has been ravaged by fire several times in its history, but three blazes in particular, in 1847, 1857 and…
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181 Sturt Street
181 Sturt Street was the home of Mahomet Allum, an Afghani herbalist and healer. It was later the office for…
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Adelaide Arcade
Adelaide Arcade was opened in 1885 and was hailed as the most modern shopping precinct in the Southern Hemisphere.
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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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Adelaide General Post Office
The classically styled freestone Adelaide General Post Office housed both the post and telegraph offices which connected South Australia with…
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Adelaide Mosque
For over a century the Adelaide Mosque has provided a centre for prayer, community and celebration.
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Adelaide Steamship Company
The Adelaide Steamship Company was Australia’s largest shipping company and one of South Australia’s most successful business ventures.
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Americans in South Australia
The first Americans who arrived in South Australia were whalers and seal hunters.
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Anglican Church
An important shaper of South Australian society, particularly in religious circles, education, welfare, the professions and politics.
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Archibald Watson
Archibald Watson (1849–1940), anatomist, eldest son of Sydney Watson, a wealthy Victorian pastoralist of Scots-Indian descent, became involved in ‘blackbirding’…
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Bank of Adelaide
This building at 81 King William Street was home to the Bank of Adelaide from its opening in 1880. A…
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Book Plan of South Adelaide
Book Plan of South Adelaide. Courtesy of the State Library of South Australia, SLSA: B1578746 Prior to the development of…
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Botanic Hotel and Chambers
This land was originally inhabited by Mr W Harcus in the 1860s, specifically where the Botanic Hotel now stands. The…
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