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J150 Plaque, George Fife Angas
This merchant, banker, landowner and philanthropist was generous but shrewd, and often tagged with the phrase ‘philanthropy plus ten per…
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J150 Plaque, George Frederick Hassell
A printer and publisher, George Frederick Hassell was devoted to the immaculate ’embellishment of books’.
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J150 Plaque, George French Angas
Equal parts naturalist and artist, George French Angas depicted the South Australian landscape, Aboriginal inhabitants, and flora and fauna with…
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J150 Plaque, George Hall
In the days before Coca-Cola and Pepsi, George Hall was a forward-thinking manufacturer of soft drinks.
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J150 Plaque, George Hannaford
1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided…
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J150 Plaque, George Woodroffe Goyder
A surveyor and conservationist, and incredibly prolific letter-writer, Goyder is mainly remembered for his famous ‘line of rainfall’.
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J150 Plaque, Gladys Elphick
Known to all as ‘Aunty Glad’, Elphick was a tireless worker for Aboriginal welfare.
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J150 Plaque, Gladys Ruth Gibson
Gladys Ruth Gibson was an educationist and president of the National Council of Women – and by all accounts a…
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J150 Plaque, Harold Eustace Hill Ling
Harold Eustace Hill Ling was a joint patent-holder of that indisputable Australian icon, the Hills Hoist, and was responsible for…
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J150 Plaque, Helen Mary Mayo
Medical practitioner Helen Mayo combined energy and a strong social conscience in her promotion of child health services.
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J150 Plaque, Henry John ‘Harry’ Butler
Harry Butler was a charismatic young aviator with a barnstorming style.
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J150 Plaque, Hooper Josse Brewster Jones
The music of unconventional musician and composer Hooper Josse Brewster Jones was as distinctive as his name.
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J150 Plaque, James Arthur Prescott
1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided…
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J150 Plaque, James Martin
A man of many parts, James Martin was an inventor, politician, philanthropist, engineer and ‘The Father of Gawler’.
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J150 Plaque, Jimmy James
A masterly Aboriginal police tracker, Jimmy James saved lives, gathered evidence and attained legendary status.
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J150 Plaque, Joachim Matthias Wendt
1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided…
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J150 Plaque, John Abel McPherson
A union official and social reformer who was not a socialist, John McPherson became the first leader of South Australia’s Parliamentary Labor…
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J150 Plaque, John Anderson Hartley
Though stern and strict, educationist (and first Inspector-General of Schools) John Anderson Hartley favoured progressive and innovative ideas.
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J150 Plaque, John Bishop
Instigator and first Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival, John Bishop was a musician, teacher and visionary.
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J150 Plaque, John Flynn
Founder of the Australian Inland Mission and Royal Flying Doctor Service, Flynn was a practical and restless innovator.
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J150 Plaque, John McConnell Black
Remembered as an eminent botanist, Black was also an accomplished linguist, who reprimanded his grandchildren in French and his dog…
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J150 Plaque, John McDouall Stuart
Explorer and surveyor John McDouall Stuart was celebrated as a hero for leading the first European expedition to cross Australia…
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J150 Plaque, John Ridley
1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia. To commemorate the sesquicentenary, the Jubilee 150 Board decided…
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J150 Plaque, John Stokes Bagshaw
‘If worth doing, do it well’ was the motto of John Bagshaw, pioneering designer and manufacturer of agricultural machinery.
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J150 Plaque, Julia and George Farr
A clergyman and headmaster, George Henry Farr was a champion of gentlemanly behaviour, honesty and good sportsmanship. The plight of…
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J150 Plaque, Julian Edmund Tenison Woods
Julian Woods was the co-founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and a creative priest, educationist and scientist.
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J150 Plaque, Kate Cocks
Kate Cocks was both a welfare worker and the first woman police constable in the British Empire.
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J150 Plaque, Lawrence Allen Wells
Explorer and surveyor Lawrence Wells survived gruelling expeditions but died after being struck by a railcar.
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J150 Plaque, Lillian Daphne de Lissa
Hard working, widely read and exceptionally charming, Lillian Daphne de Lissa was an exotically named intellectual and kindergarten pioneer.
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J150 Plaque, Lord Florey
Hundreds of millions of people have lived longer and healthier lives, thanks to medical scientist, Nobel Prize winner and penicillin…
