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George Hannaford
George William Hannaford was born on 4 January 1852, the son of farmer George Williams Hannaford and his wife Ann…
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George Henry Farr
George Farr was born in London, England, on 2nd July 1819, the son of linen merchant George Farr and his…
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George Woodroffe Goyder, CMG
George Woodroffe Goyder was born in London, England, in 1826, the eldest son of physician and preacher David George Goyder…
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Germans in South Australia
Germans have been arriving in South Australia since the beginnings of the new colony in 1836
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Harriet Stirling, OBE
Detemined to do something to decrease infant mortality and to improve infant nutrition and hygiene, Harriet and her friends Dr…
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Hawker Vans
There is evidence that hawkers were active in Australia as early as the 1820s.
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Health
How healthy are South Australians? And what makes the differences?
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Higher education
Higher education has expanded to provide a range of benefits to all.
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Hindmarsh Square / Mukata
Hindmarsh Square, located in the north-east of Adelaide, was one of the six squares designed by Colonel William Light in…
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Historical Societies
While statewide historical societies formed in New South Wales in 1901, Victoria in 1909, Queensland in 1913 and Western Australia…
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History and Historians
Historians of South Australia have asked one question above all others: how is South Australia different?
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Horseracing
Reputed to be Australia’s third-largest industry, horseracing contributes to the national economy and state government revenues through direct employment and…
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Hungarians in South Australia
The first Hungarians arrived in South Australia after the failed 1848 revolution against the Hapsburg rulers of Austria
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Hurtle Square / Tangkaira
Located in the south-east of Adelaide on the Kaurna peoples land of Tandayangga (place of the Red Kangaroo Dreaming), Hurtle Square…
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Indonesians in South Australia
Indonesians had contact with Australia before white settlement
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Irish in South Australia
Irish immigrants have settled throughout the state of South Australia
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Italians in South Australia
Antonio Giannoni from Rimini was the first Italian to settle in South Australia
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Jetties
Integral to ease and safety for marine traffic and trade, jetties also have uses as promenades and for fishing
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Jewish People
Small in number over time, Adelaide’s Jews have contributed significantly to the professions, especially medicine, and are well represented in…
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John Anderson Hartley
John Anderson Hartley was a man who made a difference. For twenty-five years he dominated the educational development of South…
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John William Wainwright
John William Wainwright (1880–1948) was born in Naracoorte in the South East, studied accountancy at night and became South Australia’s…
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Julia Warren Farr
Julia Farr was born on 14th August 1824 at Greensted Hall in Essex, one of seven children of Major Sir…
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Kaurna language (Kaurna warra)
Kaurna, the original language of Adelaide and the Adelaide Plains, is once again being heard.
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Kaurna People
The original people of the Adelaide Plains are still here – and once again speaking the Kaurna language.
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Land
Aboriginal people were conservative and conservationist land managers; European settlers and their descendants expected land to be the backbone of society…
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Lebanese in South Australia
Lebanese immigrants began arriving in Australia in the late nineteenth century. They emigrated from what was then the province of…
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Letters Patent
South Australia’s founding document is once again the source of intense political and legal debate.
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Light Square/ Wauwi
Originally intended as a recreational garden oasis from the surrounding city, Light Square, however, developed a reputation for prostitution, drinking…
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Logic (Pinba)
Logic (Pinba), a convicted murderer, was described in the Advertiser of 12 December 1885 as ‘one of the most popular…