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Sir Samuel Davenport, KCMG

Samuel Davenport was born at Shirburn, Oxfordshire, England, on 5th March 1818, the son of banker George Davenport and his…

late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Sir Samuel James Way, Bart, PC

Samuel James Way was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on 11th April 1836, the son of a poor Bible Christian…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Sir Samuel Way Memorial Statue

A statue of Sir Samuel Way reflects his towering presence in legal, political and cultural circles in the last decades…

statue

court, philanthropy, sculpture, statue

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s
Sir Sidney Kidman

Sidney Kidman was born near Athelstone, South Australia, on 9th May 1857, the son of farmer George Kidman and his…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Sir Thomas Elder GCMG

Thomas Elder was born in 1818 in Kirkaldy, Scotland, the son of merchant George Elder and his wife Joanna (née…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Sir Thomas Playford

Thomas Playford was Premier of South Australia from 1938 to 1965. He led his party to victory in eight successive…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s
Sir Walter Watson Hughes

Shortly before his death on New Year’s Day, 1887, Walter Watson Hughes wrote to his nephew, ‘I have been a…

1840s, mid nineteenth century
Sir Walter Watson Hughes statue

The bronze figure of Sir Walter Watson Hughes by Francis Williamson stands on a massive block of red granite.

statue

mine, sculpture, statue, university

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1900-1910, 2000-2010
Sir William Mitchell, KCMG

William Mitchell was born in Inveravon, Scotland, in March 1861, the son of hill-farmer Peter Mitchell and his wife Margaret…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Slovaks in South Australia

The first known Slovak to arrive in Australia was Brother Jakub Longa, a Jesuit, who was sent to Australia in 1888…

1880s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Smithfield Migrant Hostel

Smithfield, when the migrant hostel opened, was an isolated rural area. It took about an hour by train to get…

migrant hostel

1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Smoking Cap

Smoking cap owned and worn by John McDouall Stuart.

1850s
Social structure

Social structure and class are more than income and wealth and involve status, religion and ethnicity too

class, community, people, social structure, workers

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
South African War Memorial

The mounted trooper reining in his horse commemorates South Australians who served in the South African War (1899-1902).

War Memorial

bushman, horse, nurse, sculpture, statue, war

1890s, 1900-1910, 1930s, 2000-2010
South Australian Aviation Museum

The South Australian Aviation Museum is a purpose-built premises that houses historical aircraft, images and a library that are dedicated to…

museum

1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
South Australian Brewing Co. Ltd

Still brewing strong: Lion’s West End Brewery at Thebarton.

breweries

alcohol, beer, brewery

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
South Australian Hotel

This hotel on North Terrace was first licenced as a public house in 1878 and was closed and demolished in…

hotels

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
South Australian Jam Company

On 28 September 1869, Mr T Collins held a meeting at the East-End Market Hotel to gauge interest among fruitgrowers…

East End Market, Flowery Vale, Jam, jelly, Kensington, Mt Lofty, preserves, produce, Richard Vaughan

1860s, 1870s
South Terrace

Mansions at one end and cottages at the other, with businesses, welfare, medical and educational institutions in between, all overlooking…

City & Town Streets

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

Balancing and still among the bustle of Rundle Mall, Spheres is among Adelaide’s favourite public artworks

sculpture

balls, sculpture, spheres

1970s
St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral

Built in a striking Gothic Revival style, St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral is the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Metropolitan Archdiocese…

1850s
Stag Hotel

This impressive landmark hotel of the Queen Anne style, rebuilt in 1903, was first licensed in 1849. The hotel conveys…

1840s, 1880s, 1900-1910, 2010s
Standing Work No. 3

Johnnie Dady’s cast iron work began as a cardboard approximation of a piano.

public art

2000-2010, early twenty–first century
Stanhope Press

The Stanhope press brought to Holdfast Bay in 1836 was used to print the Proclamation of South Australia.

1830s
State Herbarium

Tram Barn A, which once housed part of the tram fleet, is now the State Herbarium, housing over one million…

1900-1910
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
Steam Tug Yelta

Once an integral component of Port Adelaide’s fleet of working vessels, this sole-surviving example of an operational South Australian steam tug…

1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Street Naming Committee

Colonial factions struggled over the names to bestow on Adelaide’s streets

government committee

Adelaide, map, streets, survey

1830s
Strikes

South Australian workers have usually been less militant than their interstate counterparts.

employment, industry, workers, workers’ rights

1840s, 1890s, 1910s, 1920s, 1940s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Second World War
Sturt Street School

Sturt Street Primary School, built in 1883, was the local primary school for families living in the South West of…

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

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