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Time
Within a year of settlement, Adelaide’s residents were synchronising their timepieces by a bell rung in North Terrace near West…
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Tunnels of Adelaide
Adelaide tunnel tales are a perennial favourite in the popular press, and are cheerfully perpetuated by tour operators and publicans everywhere.
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Ukrainians in South Australia
The first significant wave of Ukrainians arrived in Australia during the years 1911 – 1915.
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Unitarians
Originally a liberal religious faith without dogma or creeds, Unitarians now emphasise the importance of free inquiry, tolerance of religious…
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Victoria Square/ Tarntanyangga
Victoria Square, named after Princess Victoria (later Queen Victoria) in 1836, is the central and most significant of Adelaide’s squares.
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Vierge à l’offrande (Virgin of the Offering)
This bronze sculpture, titled Virgin of the Offering or Virgin of Alsace, is one of five casts of the work produced…
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Vietnamese in South Australia
Before 1975, the Vietnamese in Australia were either wives of ex-servicemen, students, or orphans who had come to Australia between…
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Viticulture
The growing of grape vines dates from the earliest years of European settlement in South Australia.
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Walter Charles Torode
North Adelaide-born Walter Charles Torode (1858–1937), after a carpentry apprenticeship at William King’s steam joinery works, made his reputation building…
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Walter Gill
When Walter Gill retired in 1923 after thirty-three years as South Australia’s third Conservator of Forests, he encapsulated his life…
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Wattle Day
1 September in Australia is Wattle Day, though not widely known, some have argued it should replace Australia Day.
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Wealth
In South Australia, the prime key to wealth has been land. From its inception as a European colony, ownership (or…
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West Terrace Cemetery
West Terrace Cemetery reflects the early population groups of Adelaide, and is a popular destination for tour groups.
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Wheat
The story of wheat is more than the story of a versatile food grain. In South Australia, the history of…
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Whitmore Square
Vibrant Whitmore Square continues to serve its diverse community in the southwest corner of Adelaide
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William Anstey Giles
William Anstey Giles came from pioneering stock. He was born in Adelaide on 29th June 1860, one of the 78…
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William Henry Willshire
William Henry Willshire, Adelaide born, joined the South Australian police in 1878 and in 1882 was posted to central Australia.
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Wirraninthi/Park 23
Wirrarninthi/Park 23 is the site of a Kaurna food and medicine trail, a playground for children, and sporting facilities.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Alcohol was only one facet of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union’s social reform agenda.
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Women’s Work Depot
The Women’s Work Depot sprang out of a First World War business, theTrench Comforts Shop, reforming in 1920 to sell…
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Workers’ Educational Association of South Australia
Institutions transplanted to Australia were not always successful but the WEA, brought from England, survived an early period of adaptation…
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Yorke Peninsula
Life on the ‘ill-shaped leg’ of Yorke Peninsula has revolved around mining, farming, fishing, shipping and tourism, while the region’s…
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Young Men’s Christian Association and Young Women’s Christian Association
Although their original evangelical impulse has diminished over time, the YMCA and the YWCA retain a liberal Christian ethos and…
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Zion Chapel
This independent evangelical congregation existed in the city of Adelaide from 1855 to 1922. As one of Adelaide’s self-styled Christian…
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