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Sir Ross Smith’s landing site

When Sir Ross Smith finally arrived in Adelaide after his epic flight from England to Australia, more than 20,000 people…

1910s, 1920s
Sir Samuel James Way, Bart, PC

Samuel James Way was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on 11th April 1836, the son of a poor Bible Christian…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Sir Samuel Way Memorial Statue

A statue of Sir Samuel Way reflects his towering presence in legal, political and cultural circles in the last decades…

statue

court, philanthropy, sculpture, statue

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Sir Thomas Playford

Thomas Playford was Premier of South Australia from 1938 to 1965. He led his party to victory in eight successive…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Sir William Mitchell, KCMG

William Mitchell was born in Inveravon, Scotland, in March 1861, the son of hill-farmer Peter Mitchell and his wife Margaret…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
South Terrace

Mansions at one end and cottages at the other, with businesses, welfare, medical and educational institutions in between, all overlooking…

City & Town Streets

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

South Australian workers have usually been less militant than their interstate counterparts.

employment, industry, workers, workers’ rights

1840s, 1890s, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Second World War
Susan Grace Benny

Susan Grace Benny (1872–1944), known as Grace, was the first woman local government councillor in Australia. Her achievements are honoured…

1870s, 1890s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Teddy Bear

A well-worn teddy who’s not afraid to show the stuff he’s made of.

1910s, 1920s
The Gardeners’ and Market Salesmen’s Association

On 24 November 1883, the East-End Market Hotel reflected the Australian surge in union participation in the 1880s, and increasing…

crops, east end, East End Market, East-End Market Hotel, East-End Market Picnic, gardeners, harvest, Mr Pascoe, Mr Wigzell, produce, salesmen, tradesmen, union, unions

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Tom Elder Barr Smith

A gentle man and a gentleman, Tom Barr Smith is often described as ‘a chip off the old block’ —…

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Torrens Island internment camp

During the First World War hundreds of men – ‘enemy aliens’ – were interned on Torrens Island in the Port…

1910s
United Trades and Labor Council

Carpenters, tailors, bakers, carriers, cordwainers and coachmakers had formed unions within ten years of European settlement of South Australia, and…

employment, industry, workers’ rights, workplace

1890s, 1910s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
Vickers Vimy

The Vickers Vimy was flown by Sir Ross and Sir Keith Smith on their epic flight from England to Australia in 1919,…

1910s
Victor York Richardson, OBE

Vic Richardson remains South Australia’s greatest all-round sportsman. Educated at Kyre (now Scotch) College, he became an entertaining personality and…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Violet Day

Before the poppy became the recognised flower for war memorials the violet, in South Australia, was the ‘symbol of perpetual…

commemoration

1910s, 1920s
Violet Verses

The publication ‘Violet Verses’ was released on 29 June in 1917 as part of the third Adelaide Violet Day, organised by the…

1910s
Walter Hervey Bagot

Walter Hervey Bagot was born at North Adelaide on 17th March 1880, the son of pastoralist John Bagot and his…

1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
War Horse Memorial

Remembering the role of horses in war.

memorial

horse, memorial, trough, war

1910s, 1920s, 1960s, early twenty–first century
War Memorial

Architect Louis Laybourne-Smith and sculptor George Rayner Hoff created a memorial that conveys the impact of the First World War

commemoration, memorial, sculptor

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 2000-2010
Wattle Day

1 September in Australia is Wattle Day, though not widely known, some have argued it should replace Australia Day.

national day

First World War, identity

1830s, 1900-1910, 1910s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Wattle Day League

The Wattle Day League was responsible for campaigning to establish ‘Wattle Day’, a national day of celebration, within Australia and…

charitable organisations

community, military, soldiers, support, volunteers, wattle, wattle day

1900-1910, 1910s, First World War
Weman Building

Once home to one of colonial Port Adelaide’s highly regarded sail-making and ship’s chandlery businesses, the Weman Building has been faithfully…

private building

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
West Parklands

A temporary camping ground for the early European settlers, the West Parklands developed to host most notably a cemetery and a…

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

A major cemetery, a palace and an observatory have graced West Terrace along with its parklands border

City & Town Streets

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 2000-2010, 2010s
William Gosse Hay

William Gosse Hay (1875–1945) was a victim of his times. Son of a wealthy pastoralist, his early ‘exile’ to Trinity…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
William Muirden

In the late nineteenth century many young people were able to enter the urban work force by becoming skilled in…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s
William Richard Randell

William Randell was born on 2nd May l824 at Sidbury, Devon, England, the son of William Beavis Randell and his…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
William Russell Pty. Ltd.

The large, three-storey historic stone building at 221-223 St. Vincent Street in Port Adelaide is one of the last vestiges…

ship, sunderland

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s

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Adelaide Brewery

Adelaide Brewery

Adelaide Brewery was an early colonial enterprise. While brewing has long ceased there, the building survives in a different guise.

Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange

Adelaide Fruit and Produce Exchange

The striking facade from Adelaide’s private produce market in the north east corner of the city remains a city landmark, though the market itself no longer operates.

Migration Museum

Migration Museum

Opened in 1986 the Migration Museum in Adelaide was a world first.

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