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John Ridley

John Ridley was born on 26th May 1806 at West Boldon, Durham, England, the son of flourmiller John Ridley and…

1840s, 1850s
John Stokes Bagshaw

Born in Chetwynd, Shropshire, England, on 15th August 1808, John Stokes Bagshaw was the son of farmers, Edward and Margaret…

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Jonas Vanagas

Jonas Vanagas lived in Lobethal after migrating from Europe after the Second World War. He and his family settled in…

1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, Second World War
Jubilee 150 Plaques

An eclectic selection of significant contributors to South Australia to 1986

plaques

jubilee, plaques

1830s, 1980s
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
Julian Edmund Tenison Woods

This creative priest who has left an enduring legacy to education, to science and to the history of the Catholic…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s
Juliet Mary Clampett

Juliet Clampett was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1973-1975. Early Life and…

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, Second World War
Kate Cocks, MBE

‘Look out! Here comes Miss Cocks!’ was the catchword in Adelaide after the much publicized appointment on 1st December 1915…

1900-1910, 1910s, 1930s, 1950s
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
Kindergartens

Based on the philosophy and understanding of child development of the German educator and philosopher Friedrich Froebel, kindergartens in South…

children, education

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
King Edward VII Memorial

Creating and installing King Edward VII’s statute took eight months longer than the period of his reign

statue

king, sculpture, statue

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s
King William Street

Celebration, commemoration and protest happen amid the grand buildings that line Adelaide’s main thoroughfare

main street

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Kingston Map

Kingston Map, c. 1842. To her most Gracious Majesty Adelaide, the Queen Dowager, this map of Adelaide, South Australia, shewing…

map

1840s
Knot

The shining steel and simple form of Knot typifies the work of sculptor Herbert (Bert) Flugelman.

sculpture

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Lady Constance Jean Bonython

Lady Constance Jean Bonython was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide in 1913 and the Lady Mayoress 1927-1930. The…

1830s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Lady Deborah Moulden

Lady Deborah Moulden was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1919-1921. Lady Hackett…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Lady Deborah Vernon Moulden

Lady Deborah Vernon Moulden was Lady Mayoress (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1919-1921. Early Life and Career Deborah Vernon…

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Lady Eileen McLeay

Lady Eileen McLeay was Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Lord Mayor) between 1946 and 1950.…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Lady Elizabeth Smith

Lady Elizabeth Smith was twice the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor), from 1879-1882 and 1886-1888.…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Lady June Porter

The quintessential lady, exuding warmth and embracing life and all it has to offer, Lady June Porter was Lady Mayoress…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Lady Margaret Rymill

Lady Margaret Rymill was Lady Mayoress, Married to the Lord Mayor, from 1950-1953. Early Life Lady Margaret Rymill was born…

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010
Lady Mary Colton

Lady Mary Colton was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide from 1874-1875. Early life Mary Colton was born on…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Laffer Memorial Rose Garden and Sun Dial

1970s
Lavington Bonython fountain

Affectionately known as the ‘Bonython bath’, this fountain stood outside the South Australian Museum from 1965 to 2005

fountain

fountain, memorial, sculpture

1870s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1960s
Lawrence Allen Wells, OBE

Lawrence Allen Wells was born on 30th April 1860 at Yallum Station, near Penola, South Australia, the son of squatter…

1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Life of Stars

Lindy Lee’s stainless steel sculpture is perforated with over 80, 000 individual holes.

public art

2010s, early twenty–first century
Light Horse Memorial

Remembering South Australian Light Horsemen who served in Egypt and Palestine and at Gallipoli

obelisk

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, Boer War, early twenty–first 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
Light’s Plan of Adelaide, 1840

Plan of the City of Adelaide, in South Australia: with the acre allotments numbered, and a marginal reference to the…

plan

1830s, 1840s

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Adelaide Laetitia Miethke, OBE

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Alexander Hore-Ruthven

Alexander Hore-Ruthven

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Andrew Tennant

Andrew Tennant

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

Catherine Helen Spence

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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