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Synagogue Place
Synagogue Place, named after the Synagogue built in 1850, has been the centre of the Jewish community in South Australia…
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Talking Our Way Home
Inspired by the handwritten letters of nineteenth and twentieth century migrants and the artist’s own experiences, Shaun Kirby’s installation functions…
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Talking Our Way Home
“Talking Our Way Home” is an art installation in and on the banks of the River Torrens in Elder Park/Tarndanya…
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Target Practice
Hossein Valamenesh reworked existing bricks and space in order to create this inlaid piece.
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The Athlete
Once dubbed ‘Adelaide’s most active statue’ the Athlete is now safely installed in the Lord Mayor’s Courtyard.
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The first reading of the proclamation
The December 1836 proclamation at Holdfast Bay is South Australia’s best known historical event, despite it often being misunderstood
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The Gardeners’ and Market Salesmen’s Association
On 24 November 1883, the East-End Market Hotel reflected the Australian surge in union participation in the 1880s, and increasing…
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The Great Stuart Demonstration
‘A red letter day in the calendar of South Australia’: welcoming home heroes
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The hulk ‘Fitzjames’
Between 1880 and 1891 the hulk Fitzjames, colloquially known as ‘Hell afloat’, served as a Reformatory for over 100 boys aged…
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The Immigrants
The Immigrants sculpture has been climbed on, sat on, stood next to and embraced by many people who have walked…
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The Lady Mayoress’ Chain
The Lady Mayoress’ chain was designed and crafted by Wayne MacIntosh, a lecturer in jewellery and silversmithing, who was particularly…
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The opening of Parliament 1857
Crowds gathered on 22 April 1857 to watch Governor Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell open South Australia’s first fully elected parliament.
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The Proclamation
South Australia’s first vice-regal proclamation was read at Holdfast Bay on 28 December 1836
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The Siege of Tobruk Cross
The Siege of Tobruk cross is one of six commemorative crosses that feature in the Crosses of Memory that form…
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The Smith Brothers’ Grave
The Smith brothers’ grave is situated in a prominent position adjoining the Bishop Short Memorial Garden alongside the century-old Chapel…
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The University of Adelaide
Reflecting the province’s progressive founding ideals, the University of Adelaide on North Terrace was South Australia’s first university, established in…
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Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy lectured and wrote on the wine business and olive growing, was a member of the Phylloxera Board, Wine…
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Thomas Quinton Stow
Thomas Quinton Stow was born on 7th July 1801 at Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, a descendant of an old farming family.…
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Torrens Building
Built in 1881, this heritage-listed building on Victoria Square has long captured the public’s imagination with tales of secret tunnels.
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Torrens Island internment camp
During the First World War hundreds of men – ‘enemy aliens’ – were interned on Torrens Island in the Port…
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Torrens Lake Fountain
The Torrens Lake Fountain commemorates the first time South Australia was visited by a reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II in…
