Home › Topics › 1880s

‘Afghan’ jacket

The jacket was given to Mr Frederick Budge of Farina, South Australia, by a Muslim (‘Afghan’) trader he knew who…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s
‘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…

1840s, 1850s, 1880s
181 Sturt Street

181 Sturt Street was the home of Mahomet Allum, an Afghani herbalist and healer. It was later the office for…

1880s, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Adelaide Arcade

Adelaide Arcade was opened in 1885 and was hailed as the most modern shopping precinct in the Southern Hemisphere.

1880s
Adelaide City Baths

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

1860s, 1880s, early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Adelaide City Council

The Adelaide City Council has a history spanning over 170 years of service to its citizens.

council

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

One of South Australia’s earliest buildings and home to over 300 000 people from 1841 to 1988, Adelaide Gaol is one…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Adelaide General Post Office

The classically styled freestone Adelaide General Post Office housed both the post and telegraph offices which connected South Australia with…

public history building

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

Adelaide Miethke was born on 8th June 1881 at Manoora, South Australia, the daughter of Prussian-born schoolteacher Carl Rudolph Miethke…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Adelaide Mosque

For over a century the Adelaide Mosque has provided a centre for prayer, community and celebration.

mosque

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Adelaide Steamship Company

The Adelaide Steamship Company was Australia’s largest shipping company and one of South Australia’s most successful business ventures.

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Adolf John Schulz

Adolf John Schulz was a significant early twentieth-century educationist who made important contributions to the development of the University Training…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Agriculture

South Australian agriculture began in 1837 with activity in Adelaide Plains, the Fleurieu Peninsula, Barossa Valley and Clare.

1830s, 1840s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Alexander Tolmer

By any account, Alexander Tolmer was a colourful character whose thirst for action and adventure was matched only by his…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Alfred Muller Simpson

Like his father before him, Alfred Muller Simpson began his working life as a tinsmith. During his apprenticeship in his…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Americans in South Australia

The first Americans who arrived in South Australia were whalers and seal hunters.

1880s, late twentieth century, Second World War
Anglican Church

An important shaper of South Australian society, particularly in religious circles, education, welfare, the professions and politics.

religious, institution, Christian

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

Archibald Watson (1849–1940), anatomist, eldest son of Sydney Watson, a wealthy Victorian pastoralist of Scots-Indian descent, became involved in ‘blackbirding’…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson, CMG

Arnold Edwin Victor Richardson was born in Thebarton, South Australia, on 12th September 1883, the son of ironfounder George Edwin…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Augustus Short

Augustus Short (1802–83) was South Australia’s first Anglican bishop. Born in Devon, he was educated at Westminster School, London, and…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
B Seppelt & Sons

At the height of its activity in the 1890s, the wine company of B Seppelt & Sons was the largest in…

1820s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1930s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Bank of Adelaide

This building at 81 King William Street was home to the Bank of Adelaide from its opening in 1880. A…

1880s
Beaches

With their carnivals and regattas, bathing-beauty competitions, amusements, sea and sand, beaches were one of the key gathering places for South…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Boarding Out Society

The origins of foster care for disadvantaged children

1860s, 1870s, 1880s
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…

plan

cottages, rubbish, sanitation

1880s
Botanic Hotel and Chambers

This land was originally inhabited by Mr W Harcus in the 1860s, specifically where the Botanic Hotel now stands. The…

1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Botanic Park

Botanic Park has blossomed as a place for informal family gatherings and a venue for public events

park

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s, 2020s, Aboriginal Country pre-contact
Boyle Travers Finniss

Boyle Travers Finniss (1807–1893), South Australia’s first premier, was born at sea off the Cape of Good Hope and educated…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1880s
British Hotel (Port Adelaide)

Port Adelaide’s British Hotel is the longest continuously licensed hostelry in the Port, and also the only remaining pub on…

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

Developing technical education via a School of Mines and Industries leading to SAIT and then UniSA

university hall

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910

Featured Collection-item

‘Afghan’ jacket

‘Afghan’ jacket

Featured Collection-item

Allinga Menu

Allinga Menu

Featured Collection-item

apron

apron

Most popular Collection Items

Topic suggestion

Unable to find what you’re looking for? Know of a piece of history we’re missing? Suggest a new topic below for inclusion in SA History Hub.