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Sir John Morphett

At the first big promotional rally in Exeter Hall in London on 30 June 1834, John Morphett stood before more…

Adelaide Street Names, Morphett Street, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1800s, Mid 1800s
Sir John Pirie

Sir John Pirie was a wealthy British shipping magnate at the time the South Australian Colonization Bill passed in the…

Adelaide Street Names

Early 1800s, Late 1700s, Mid 1800s
Sir Richard Davies Hanson

Sir Richard Davies Hanson was knighted by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in 1869 towards the end of a long…

Adelaide Street Names, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1800s, Mid 1800s
Sir Rowland Hill

Hill Street, North Adelaide is named after Sir Rowland Hill, who was knighted in later life for his contribution to…

Hill Street, Street Naming Committee

Early 1800s, Late 1700s, Mid 1800s

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Abraham Tobias Boas

Abraham Tobias Boas

Featured Person

Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

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Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm

Admiral Sir Pulteney Malcolm

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Abraham Tobias Boas

Abraham Tobias Boas

Abraham Boas was born on 25th November 1842 in Amsterdam, Holland, the son of Rabbi Tobias Boas and Eva Salomon […]

Adolf John Schulz

Adolf John Schulz

Adolf John Schulz was a significant early twentieth-century educationist who made important contributions to the development of the University Training […]

Alexander Hore-Ruthven

Alexander Hore-Ruthven

1st Earl of Gowrie and one time Governor of South Australia

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