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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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Distance
Geographical position and distance have strongly shaped the European history of South Australia.
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Edward Bates Scott
Edward Bates Scott migrated to New South Wales in 1838 from England, he later settled in the Murray Region, establishing…
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Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre (1815–1901) was English-born and educated for a military career but decided to travel to Australia instead. Arriving…
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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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Electricity
Although amateur scientists had tinkered with it, electricity was not put to public use in South Australia until the arrival…
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Exploration
The early heroic phase of South Australia’s exploration by Europeans was plagued by difficulties.
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Eyre Peninsula
South Australia’s largest peninsula and best-defined region has a long history but to date no general historian.
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Federation
Throughout the 1890s South Australia was at the forefront of the Federation movement that created the Commonwealth of Australia from…
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FH Faulding & Co.
From a humble origin to major international status within the pharmaceutical industry
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Fishing
Especially in coastal and riverine areas, fishing has always played an important role in the cultural, material and social lives…
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Fleurieu Peninsula
From prehistoric times through the Aboriginal Dreaming to a modern region popular for settlement, farming, tourism and recreation.
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Franchise
The franchise has proved a lively issue in South Australia’s political history. Before representative government, wealthy men of property claimed…
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Francis Hardy Faulding
Francis Hardy Faulding, the founder of the pharmaceutical manufacturing company, F.H. Faulding & Co., was born in Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England.…
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Freemasonry
The first South Australian Freemasons lodge formed in England, before the colony of South Australia was settled.
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Gas
Domestic oil and gas exploration and discoveries have been vital for South Australia’s development
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George Hall
George Hall displayed considerable foresight when he founded one of South Australia’s first aerated waters companies in Marryatville in 1851.…
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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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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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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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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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Irish in South Australia
Irish immigrants have settled throughout the state of 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 in South Australia
Jews are descendants of a nomadic people who lived in the Middle East in ancient times, or adherents of the…
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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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