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Sir Mellis Napier, KCMG

Thomas John Mellis Napier was born at Dunbar, Scotland, on 24th October 1882, the son of medical practitioner Alexander Disney…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Sir Richard Baker KCMG

Richard Chaffey Baker was a leading conservative politician who played a significant part in the formulation of the Australian Constitution…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Sir Richard Davies Hanson

Sir Richard Davies Hanson was knighted by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in 1869 towards the end of a long…

Adelaide Street Names, Street Naming Committee

1830s, Early 1800s, Late 1800s, Mid 1800s
Sir Robert Chapman

Robert William Chapman was born at Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England, on 27th December 1866, the son of currier Charles Chapman…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s
Sir Robert Helpmann, CBE

Robert Helpmann was comprehensively described by Ninette de Valois, the head of the Vic-Wells Ballet, as ‘talented, enthusiastic, extremely intelligent,…

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Sir Robert Richard Torrens

Robert Richard Chute Torrens was born on 31st May 1812 in Cork, Ireland, the son of Robert Torrens, of the…

1840s, 1850s, 1860s
Sir Roland Jacobs

Roland Ellis Jacobs was born at North Adelaide on 28th February 1891, the son of company director Samuel Joshua Jacobs…

1970s, early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Sir Ross Smith Memorial

The Sir Ross Smith Memorial commemorates the achievements of aviator Sir Ross Smith and the first flight from England to…

monuments and memorials

1920s
Sir Ross Smith’s landing site

When Sir Ross Smith finally arrived in Adelaide after his epic flight from England to Australia, more than 20,000 people…

1910s, 1920s
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 Hutt

William Hutt MA MP (later Sir William) is arguably one of the most neglected figures in the South Australian colonial…

Adelaide Street Names, Hutt Street, Street Naming Committee

Early 1800s, Late 1880s, Mid 1800s
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

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