William Ranson Mortlock

William Ranson Mortlock was born in about 1821 at Moat House, Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, the son of William Mortlock and…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Yerrakartarta

At the time of its installation in 1995, Yerrakartarta was the largest public commission of Aboriginal artwork in Australia.

public art

1990s, Aboriginal Country pre-contact, late twentieth century

Abraham Tobias Boas

Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

In October 1905, at a public gathering in Adelaide to celebrate Catherine Spence’s eightieth birthday, South Australia’s Chief Justice, Sir […]

Edward John Eyre (1815–1901) was English-born and educated for a military career but decided to travel to Australia instead. Arriving […]

George Elton Mayo was born in Adelaide, South Australia, on 26th December 1880, the son of engineer George Gibbes Mayo […]

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