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McLaren Wharf

Built between 1839 and 1840, McLaren Wharf was the first element of maritime infrastructure established at Port Adelaide.

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

South Australia’s rich mineral wealth is reflected in the state’s long mining history

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1940s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Miniature Staircase – Newmarket Hotel

This scale model of the spiral staircase in the Newmarket Hotel is just 600 millimetres high, but represents months of…

Birdwood Mill, craft, Exhibition, history, museum, School of Mines, woodwork

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910
Mitchell Building

The ‘University Building’ has served many functions since it opened in 1882

university building

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s
Montefiore Hill

Montefiore Hill, overlooking the city planned by Colonel William Light, was named after South Australian Colonization Commissioner Jacob Montefiore

1830s, 1840s, 1880s, 1930s
Mrs Ada Cain

Ada Cain was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1933-1935 Early Life and…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Mrs Agnes Wright

Agnes Wright was Mayoress in 1859. Early Life Agnes Wright came to South Australia with her first husband, Henry Stuckey,…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Mrs Amelia Fuller

Amelia Fuller was twice the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor), from 1866-1869 and 1882-1883. Early…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Mrs Anna Bartels

Anna Bartels was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) between 1871 and 1873. Early Life Anna…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910
Mrs Elizabeth Bundey

Elizabeth Bundey was Mayoress of Adelaide between 1883-1886. Early Life Elizabeth Bundey was born on 27 February 1822 in Wiltshire,…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Mrs Elizabeth Glandfield

Elizabeth Glandfield was the Mayoress of Adelaide from 1859-1862. Elizabeth Ann née Hawkes married Edward Bootle Wilbraham Glandfield in Adelaide…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Mrs Emily Scott

Benefactress, Emily Scott was Mayoress of Adelaide between 1877 and 1878. Early Life Emily Scott was born in 1840 at…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Mrs Frances Goode

Frances Goode was the Mayoress of Adelaide from 1863 to 1864. Frances Goode née Russell was born in 1838 in…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Mrs Harriet Bullock

Harriet Bullock was Mayoress from 1891-1892. Early Life Harriet Bowen, known to all as Hetty, was born in South Australia…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910
Mrs Irene Hawker

Irene Hawker was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1941 and 1943. Early…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Mrs Jane Buik

Jane Buik was the Mayoress of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) between 1878-1879. Early Life Jane Clark Buik née Spankie…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Mrs Jane Kerr Peacock

Jane Peacock was the Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (sister-in-law to the Mayor) from 1875-1877. Early Life and…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Mrs Jane Townsend

Jane Townsend was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1864-1866. Jane Hooper Townsend née Norris…

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Mrs Janet Simpson

Janet Simpson was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1913-1915. Early Life and Career…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Mrs Julia Lazarus

Julia Lazarus was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1855-1858. Julia Lazarus was the wife…

1800-1810, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Mrs Mahalia Philps

Mrs Mahalia Philps Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1954-1957. Early Life and…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Mrs Margaret Shaw

Margaret Shaw was Mayoress of Adelaide between 1888 and 1889. Early Life Margaret Shaw (also her maiden name) was born…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Mrs Marianne Sabben

Marianne Sabben was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1858-1859. Marianne Sabben née Ballard was…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Mrs Mary Mayfield

Mary Mayfield was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (sister of the Mayor) from 1907-1909. Mary Emily Mayfield nee…

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s
Mrs Sarah Allott

Sarah Allott was the Mayoress of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) between 1873-1874. Early Life Sarah Allott née Smith was…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Mrs Sarah English

Mrs Sarah English was the Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1862-1863. Sarah English…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Mrs Selina Cohen

Selina Cohen was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) between 1889-890, 1901-1904, 1909-1911, and Lady…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Mrs Zelinda Rosetta Isaacs

Zelinda Rosetta Isaacs was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide from 1915-1917. Early Life and Career Zelinda Rosetta Raphael…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, First World War
Museum of Economic Botany

The Museum of Economic Botany features exhibits outlining the practical and economic use of plant materials.

1880s
Newmarket Hotel

The Newmarket hotel sits on Adelaide’s north western boundary which is the starting point drawn out by Colonial William Light…

building, pub

1830s, 1880s, 1920s