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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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Abraham Tobias Boas
Abraham Boas was born on 25th November 1842 in Amsterdam, Holland, the son of Rabbi Tobias Boas and Eva Salomon…
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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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Adelaide Workers’ Homes Inc.
Providing housing for ‘industrious and deserving’ workers since 1899
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Adelaide Workmen’s Homes
Cottages built for workers through a bequest from businessman and philanthropist Sir Thomas Elder
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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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August Wilhelm Pelzer
Landscape gardener and horticulturalist August Wilhelm Pelzer was appointed by the Adelaide City Council as ‘City Gardener’ in August 1899.…
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Aurora Hotel
The Aurora Hotel – its demolition was a watershed in heritage conservation in Adelaide with statewide repercussions
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Beehive Corner
Built in 1896, Beehive Corner with its Neo-Gothic facade has been a famous meeting spot since the early 20th century.
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Brookman Building
Developing technical education via a School of Mines and Industries leading to SAIT and then UniSA
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Brown Street
Brown Street, running from South Terrace to Grote Street, morphed into Morphett Street in 1967 but the area retains its out-of-the-way feel
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