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Bicycles

From ‘boneshakers’ to penny-farthings to mountain bikes, bicycles have certainly changed since the 1860s.

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Bonython Family

Bonython Family is distinguished by a capacity for hard work, a leaning towards public service and significant benefaction to the…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Breweries and beer

How did Lion and Coopers come to be South Australia’s only major brewers of beer today?

breweries

beer, brewery, business

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd

South Australia has very close historic and daily links to the mining and processing activities of BHP Billiton.

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Central Market

The Central Market is a distinctively Adelaide institution, renowned for fine food and produce and a bustling cosmopolitan atmosphere

1860s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Chalmers Church Free Church of Scotland

The second oldest remaining church in Adelaide, Scots Church is still in use today.

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, early twentieth century
Charles Allan Seymour Hawker

Charles Hawker was born on 16th May 1894 at Bungaree Station, near Clare, South Australia, the son of station manager…

early twentieth century
Charles Duguid, OBE

Charles Duguid was born on 6th April 1884 at Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of primary school headmaster Charles Duguid…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Childhood

The history of childhood in South Australia has been characterised by the assimilation policies practised by the state and the…

assimilation, children, stolen generation

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century
Chinese

A small presence for much of the time, but growing in number and contribution to the community

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Chinese School

Over more than 40 years the Adelaide City Mission provided English-language teaching for Chinese men in the hope of facilitating…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Christian Churches

Its small number of independent evangelical congregations has dwindled to only the one remaining in rural South Australia.

1840s, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Christian Science

The First Church of Christ, Scientist, traditionally regarded as unorthodox, has a wider influence than its numerically small size suggests

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Church of Archangels Michael and Gabriel

The Church of Archangels Michael and Gabriel stands on the site of Adelaide’s oldest Greek Orthodox Church and remains an…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
CJ Dennis

Clarence Michael James Dennis was born at the Auburn Hotel, South Australia, on 7 September 1876. His father, James Dennis,…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Closer Settlement

Settlers believed that using land intensively maximised its value and civilised its occupants, and that holdings should be small to…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Colin Sidney Hayes

Colin Sidney Hayes (1924–1999) was an expert handler and judge of horses, and an astute businessman.

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Conscription

Universal military training, including ‘boy conscription’ for those as young as 12, was introduced via the Commonwealth Defence Act in…

RSL, vietnam war, World War One, World War Two

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Constance Muriel Davey, OBE

Constance Davey was born on 4th December 1882 at Nuriootpa, South Australia, the daughter of bank-manager Stephen Henry Davey and…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Coopers Brewery

Coopers Brewery has survived where many others have failed; it is now the only Australian-owned major brewing company.

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Copper Industry

Copper brought unexpected wealth to the new colony and was an economic mainstay for 70 years, with a resurgence since…

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century
Cornish

South Australian mineral discoveries of the 1840s (especially at Kapunda and Burra in the Mid North) and extension of the…

Cornish, Cornwall, Labor, Methodism, mining

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Defence Science and Industry

South Australia has been closely involved in the nation’s defence science and industry work for almost a century and continues…

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Distance

Geographical position and distance have strongly shaped the European history of South Australia.

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Dominic McGuire

Dominic Paul McGuire (1903–1978) was educated at Adelaide’s Christian Brothers College and the University of Adelaide. He married Frances Margaret…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Dr Ruby Davy

Ruby Claudia Emily Davy, a prodigiously talented child born to musical parents in Salisbury, South Australia, in 1883, was one…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Edward Bates Scott

Edward Bates Scott migrated to New South Wales in 1838 from England, he later settled in the Murray Region, establishing…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Elections

Elections to select members of parliament or local councillors are an important part of the democratic system. Who is allowed…

candidate, electoral, parliament, party, vote, voting

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Electricity

Although amateur scientists had tinkered with it, electricity was not put to public use in South Australia until the arrival…

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Essington Lewis, CH

An outstanding work ethic drove Essington Lewis to devote his whole life to developing industry in Australia, in particular the…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century

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Bicycles

Bicycles

From ‘boneshakers’ to penny-farthings to mountain bikes, bicycles have certainly changed since the 1860s.

Copper Industry

Copper Industry

Copper brought unexpected wealth to the new colony and was an economic mainstay for 70 years, with a resurgence since the 1980s at Olympic Dam

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