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Lord Florey bust

Adelaide-born Lord Florey won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 for his part in making the infection-fighting penicillin available

bust

bust, prize, scientist, sculpture

1890s, 1920s, 1940s, 1960s
Lunatic Asylum

The Adelaide Lunatic Asylum was located on North Terrace at Hackney, at the location where the National Wine Centre now…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Luther Robert Scammell

Luther Robert Scammell was born at Hindmarsh, South Australia, on 20th March 1858, the son of pharmacist Luther Scammell and…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Lyell Alexander McEwin

Lyell Alexander McEwin (1897–1988) received a frugal Mid North upbringing which taught him the motto, ‘waste not, want not’, that…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Magarey Medal

An award for the ‘fairest and most brilliant player’ in South Australia’s major Australian Rules football competition

1890s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Mahomet Allum

Mahomet Allum was described in glowing testimonials as ‘the wonder man’ and by his adversaries as a ‘quack’. One of…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Margaret Graham, RRC

Margaret Graham, a nurse at the Adelaide Hospital, gained notoriety in 1895 when she supported a group of senior nurses…

1890s, early twentieth century
Margaret Preston

Margaret Rose Preston was born on 29th April 1875 at Port Adelaide, South Australia, the daughter of marine engineer David…

1870s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Mary Jane Warnes, MBE

Although financial hardship was seldom the personal problem for Mary Warnes that it was for many of her contemporaries, she…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Mary Lee

Mary Lee (née Walsh) was born on 14th February 1821 in County Monaghan, Ireland, to landed Protestant parents. Well-educated, she…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910
Mary Lee bust

‘My aim is to leave the world better for women’ – Mary Lee was an activist, suffragist and unionist

bust

bust, sculpture, union, wages, women, work

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1990s
May Mills, OBE

May Mills was born on 19th July 1890 on her family’s sheep property ‘Millbrae’, near Kanmantoo, South Australia. She was…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
MC ‘Thistle’ Anderson

MC ‘Thistle’ Anderson (b. 1879) was best known for her 1905 attack on self-satisfied Edwardian Adelaide through her pamphlet Arcadian…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
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
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 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 Ellen Brown

Ellen Jane Brown was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (sister of the Mayor) from 1894-1898. Early Life Ellen…

1890s
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

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‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

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‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

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‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Mark Niehus’ four-part series cemented his status as a prominent poet and artist in Adelaide.

Matthew Flinders Memorial

Matthew Flinders Memorial

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Installed in the 1860s as Port Adelaide’s first fixed navigational beacon, and later used at South Neptune Island, the Port Adelaide Lighthouse today functions as an iconic museum display in the heart of the Port.

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