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Singaporeans in South Australia
Singaporean migration to South Australia has occured from the early nineteenth century, however, when the Restriction Act 1901 was relaxed…
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Sir Edward Hayward
Edward Waterfield Hayward (known as ‘Bill’) was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 10th November 1903, the son of Arthur…
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Sir Mark Oliphant AC KBE
State Governor from 1971-1976, Sir Mark Oliphant was a man of conscience, not content with the purely ceremonial role of…
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Sir Robert Helpmann, CBE
Robert Helpmann was comprehensively described by Ninette de Valois, the head of the Vic-Wells Ballet, as ‘talented, enthusiastic, extremely intelligent,…
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Slovaks in South Australia
The first known Slovak to arrive in Australia was Brother Jakub Longa, a Jesuit, who was sent to Australia in 1888…
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Song of Australia
‘Song of Australia’ became the accepted national song in South Australia and, for a time, throughout Australia.
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South Australian Brewing Co. Ltd
Still brewing strong: Lion’s West End Brewery at Thebarton.
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South Australian Hotel
This hotel on North Terrace was first licenced as a public house in 1878 and was closed and demolished in…
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South Australian Liberal Party
South Australia’s major non-Labor political party has gone from a record period of governing to years in the political wilderness.
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South Australian National Party
The National Party: A changing party in a changing political, social and rural environment
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Stobie Poles
Unique to and ubiquitous throughout South Australia, the ugliness of stobie poles is periodically denounced, as also the mortal damage…
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Sturt Street School
Sturt Street Primary School, built in 1883, was the local primary school for families living in the South West of…
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Synagogue Place
Synagogue Place, named after the Synagogue built in 1850, has been the centre of the Jewish community in South Australia…
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Taiwanese in South Australia
The indigenous people of Taiwan make up roughly 2 per cent of the population.
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Tanzanians in South Australia
African and Asian Tanzanians have immigrated to Australia since 1973, when the White Australia Policy, was abolished.
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Target Practice
Hossein Valamenesh reworked existing bricks and space in order to create this inlaid piece.
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The Adelaide Club
Modelled on the gentlemen’s clubs that proliferated in London from the eighteenth century, the Adelaide Club resembles bodies established at…
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The Athlete
Once dubbed ‘Adelaide’s most active statue’ the Athlete is now safely installed in the Lord Mayor’s Courtyard.
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Theatre
South Australia’s theatrical beginnings were commercial and entrepreneurial: trade as much as art drove public houses and performance together.
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Theodor George Henry Strehlow
Theodor George Henry Strehlow (1908–1978) was brought up by his parents, Carl and Frieda Strehlow at the Hermannsburg Mission near…
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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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Uniting Church
The third-largest religious denomination in South Australia arose through a relatively recent amalgamation of long-standing churches, but their strong traditions…
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Uruguayans in South Australia
Uruguayans first came to Australia in significant numbers in the 1960s and 1970s.
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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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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War had a significant impact on South Australian political life, and the course and character of opposition aroused…
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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…