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Breweries and beer
How did Lion and Coopers come to be South Australia’s only major brewers of beer today?
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Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd
South Australia has very close historic and daily links to the mining and processing activities of BHP Billiton.
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Bronze Sculpture No. 714
Bronze Sculpture No. 714 is the culmination of forty years of research into the mechanical aspects of industrial equipment.
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Central Market
The Central Market is a distinctively Adelaide institution, renowned for fine food and produce and a bustling cosmopolitan atmosphere
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Charles Duguid, OBE
Charles Duguid was born on 6th April 1884 at Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of primary school headmaster Charles Duguid…
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Childhood
The history of childhood in South Australia has been characterised by the assimilation policies practised by the state and the…
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Chinese
A small presence for much of the time, but growing in number and contribution to the community
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Christian Churches
Its small number of independent evangelical congregations has dwindled to only the one remaining in rural South Australia.
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Christian Science
The First Church of Christ, Scientist, traditionally regarded as unorthodox, has a wider influence than its numerically small size suggests
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Christmas Pageant
One of the largest pageants in the world, come one, come all to Adelaide’s famous Christmas Pageant!
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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…
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City Sign
The artwork, commissioned in 1973 and opened in 1977 was created by sculptor Otto Hajek.
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Clara Bartholomaeus
In researching First World War knitting I came across the story of Clara Bartholomaeus, the secretary of the Soldiers Aid…
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Closer Settlement
Settlers believed that using land intensively maximised its value and civilised its occupants, and that holdings should be small to…
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Colin Sidney Hayes
Colin Sidney Hayes (1924–1999) was an expert handler and judge of horses, and an astute businessman.
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Conscription
Universal military training, including ‘boy conscription’ for those as young as 12, was introduced via the Commonwealth Defence Act in…
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Coopers Brewery
Coopers Brewery has survived where many others have failed; it is now the only Australian-owned major brewing company.
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Copper Industry
Copper brought unexpected wealth to the new colony and was an economic mainstay for 70 years, with a resurgence since…
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Cornish
South Australian mineral discoveries of the 1840s (especially at Kapunda and Burra in the Mid North) and extension of the…
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Dame Ruby Litchfield, DBE
Dame Ruby Litchfield epitomised the saying that if you want something done, ask a busy person. She was the first…
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David Dallwitz, AO
David Friedrich Dallwitz was born at Freeling, South Australia, on 25 October 1914, the son of clerk Joseph Ernst Dallwitz…
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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…
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Democratic Labor Party (DLP)
With little electoral support and no success in winning seats, the DLP’s role in South Australian politics was brief and…
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Distance
Geographical position and distance have strongly shaped the European history of South Australia.
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Dominic McGuire
Dominic Paul McGuire (1903–1978) was educated at Adelaide’s Christian Brothers College and the University of Adelaide. He married Frances Margaret…
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Donald Allan Dunstan AC QC
Don Dunstan was born in Suva, Fiji, on 21st September 1926, the son of Francis Vivian Dunstan, a manager for…
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Dual
Dual is the first of many works by Greg Johns where the circle plays a central role.
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Elder, Smith and Co’s Bonded and Free Stores
The Bond Store building once used to store goods is now the South Australian Maritime Museum.
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Elections
Elections to select members of parliament or local councillors are an important part of the democratic system. Who is allowed…
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