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Alfred Edward Gerard

Alfred Edward Gerard was born on 11th August 1877 at Aberdeen, near Burra, South Australia, the son of labourer William…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Charles Witto-Witto Cawthorne

In 1907 Charles Witto-Witto Cawthorne wrote, ‘Scarcely a week passes but what we hear is said by people of all…

1860s, 1880s, 1890s, 1910s, 1920s
Fire Cracker Box

Packaging and remnats from firecrackers stocked at Gordon Sym Choon’s Union Street shop.

1960s, 1970s
Francis Hardy Faulding

Francis Hardy Faulding, the founder of the pharmaceutical manufacturing company, F.H. Faulding & Co., was born in Swinefleet, Yorkshire, England.…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, mid nineteenth century
Frome Road and Rundle Street Mural

Originally painted by Carol Ruff and Barbary O’Brien in 1984 and modified by Driller Jet Armstrong in 1998.

Andrew Parish, Andrew Petrusevics, art, Barbary O’Brien, Brettski, Carol Ruff, Daubism, David Bromley, DJ Driller, Driller Jet Armstrong, mural, public art, street art, surreal art

1980s, 1990s
Gladys Sym Choon

Gladys Sym Choon’s Chinese heritage and her business selling oriental goods were an exotic attraction at a time when the…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Joachim Matthias Wendt

Joachim Matthias Wendt was Danish, born in Dägeling, Holstein, on 26th June 1830, the son of Joachim Matthias Wendt, a…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Mike Maka Mural

Mike Maka’s mural features a tired rhinocerous carrying the city of Adelaide on its back.

art, Mike Maka, mural, public art, rhinoceros, street art, Urban Cow Studio

2010s
Proud Parade

Adelaide’s very first Gay Pride March took place on Saturday 15 September 1973.

1970s
Rundle Lantern

The Rundle Lantern is 100% green-powered and the light show is carbon neutral.

art, collaboration, Lantern, night shows, public art, Rundle, Rundle Lantern, Rundle Street, technology

2000-2010
Steam

The steam engine became part of daily life, thanks to its industrial applications, powering modes of transport and agricultural machinery,…

agriculture, boats, engines, ships, steam, trains, transport

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Survey Chain

Survey chain used by Isaac Guley in surveying the City of Adelaide with Colonel Light.

1830s
Sym Choon Collection

A collection of objects related to the Sym Choon family, reflecting their lives as first generation Australians with Chinese heritage.

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s

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Alexander Hore-Ruthven

Alexander Hore-Ruthven

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Andrew Tennant (1835–1913) was the son of a Scottish shepherd who had come to South Australia as an assisted migrant […]

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Catherine Helen Spence

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

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