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Johannes Menge

Johannes Menge (1788–1852) was born in Steinau, Germany, received little formal education but acquired much mineralogical expertise travelling throughout Europe.…

1790s, early nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
John Harvey

John Harvey (1821–1899) emigrated from Scotland and arrived in South Australia in 1839. He drove a coach between Gawler and…

mid nineteenth century
John Miller Tregenza

John Miller Tregenza (1931–1999), historian, born in Port Lincoln, was educated at Nuriootpa and Adelaide, where he studied and briefly…

late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century
Julia Warren Farr

Julia Farr was born on 14th August 1824 at Greensted Hall in Essex, one of seven children of Major Sir…

late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Kaurna language (Kaurna warra)

Kaurna, the original language of Adelaide and the Adelaide Plains, is once again being heard.

Aboriginal languages, Kaurna, language

Aboriginal Country pre-contact, early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century
Kaurna People

The original people of the Adelaide Plains are still here – and once again speaking the Kaurna language.

Aboriginal Country pre-contact, early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Land

Aboriginal people were conservative and conservationist land managers; European settlers and their descendants expected land to be the backbone of society…

Aboriginal Country pre-contact, early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Letters Patent

South Australia’s founding document is once again the source of intense political and legal debate.

Aboriginal rights, British settlement, foundation, Letters Patent

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Light Square/ Wauwi

Originally intended as a recreational garden oasis from the surrounding city, Light Square, however, developed a reputation for prostitution, drinking…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Logic (Pinba)

Logic (Pinba), a convicted murderer, was described in the Advertiser of 12 December 1885 as ‘one of the most popular…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Marriage and divorce

Marriage and divorce rates have fluctuated according to social mores and legislative imposts.

community, divorce, family, family law, marriage

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Mary MacKillop

Mary Helen MacKillop was born at Fitzroy, Victoria, on 15th January 1842, the first of eight children of Scottish immigrants,…

1900-1910, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Matthew Moorhouse

Matthew Moorhouse, a medical practitioner, arrived in South Australia from Staffordshire, England, in June 1839 to take up appointment as…

early nineteenth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Methodist Church

Several of the brands of Methodism introduced to colonial South Australia merged in 1977 to become the Uniting Church.

1830s, 1840s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Mid North

As the Mid North has developed and prospered in accordance with the opportunities and restraints of transport and technology, so…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Nursing

On-the-job experience was the only training for the earliest nurses, but the profession is now part of the higher education…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Overlanders

The one viable alternative to importing live stock by sea was the droving of stock overland from New South Wales,…

early nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Penfolds

From medicinal benefits to international stature, some of Dr Penfold’s wines have acquired legendary status.

wineries

wine, winemakers

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Philanthropy

‘South Australia’, wrote the early twentieth-century author of The Cyclopedia of South Australia, ‘owes its existence to a movement which…

benevolence, gifts, philanthropy

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Pirie Street

Pirie Street has been home to cottages, churches, commerce and clubs

City & Town Streets

1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Playford Family

A Baptist minister and Waterloo veteran with a dragoon’s pension, South Australia’s first Thomas Playford arrived in 1844 to claim…

development, family, government, industry, parliament, politics

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Police

Arising by accident rather than design, South Australia’s Police Force has maintained a high reputation

1830s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Poltpalingada Booboorowie

From the 1880s Tommy Walker, or Poltpalingada Booboorowie, was a leading figure among the community of Aboriginal people who lived…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Population

South Australia’s demography is in many ways the most distinctive of all Australia’s states, but the wealth of historical population…

society

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Prisons

Although South Australia was proclaimed a free settlement, colonial officials soon found they needed a gaol to house lawbreakers.

correction, crime, criminal, Gaol, prisoner, yatala

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Public Libraries

South Australia was unique among the Australian colonies in that the South Australian Literary and Scientific Association assembled a subscription…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Pubs

JM Freeland characterises Australian pubs as among ‘the most socially significant, historically valuable, architecturally interesting and colourful features of Australian…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Regions/Regionalism

Regions/Regionalism, meaning extensive and distinctive areas and human attachments to them, these are words to conjure with in the South Australian…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Retail Trade

In the early years of European settlement the distinction between retail trade, wholesale trade and importing in South Australia was…

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Richard Hanson

Richard Davies Hanson (1805–1876), a London-born, Nonconformist lawyer, developed an interest in settling South Australia in association with Edward Gibbon…

mid nineteenth century

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