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Aboriginal Missions
Christianity was first introduced to the Kaurna of the Adelaide plains by two German Lutheran missionaries, Clamor Schürmann and Christian…
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Archaeology
Although originating with scientists and untrained laymen, archaeology has a distinguished record in South Australia.
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Captain Charles Sturt
Charles Napier Sturt was born in Bengal, India, on 28th April 1795, the son of judge Thomas Napier Lennox Sturt.…
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Cecil Thomas Madigan
Cecil Thomas Madigan was born on 15th October 1889 at Renmark, South Australia, the son of fruitgrower Thomas Madigan and…
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Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre (1815–1901) was English-born and educated for a military career but decided to travel to Australia instead. Arriving…
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Foundation
South Australia’s foundation – envisaged as the perfect ‘Wakefieldian’ colony – but was it?
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George Woodroffe Goyder, CMG
George Woodroffe Goyder was born in London, England, in 1826, the eldest son of physician and preacher David George Goyder…
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Invisible Farmer SA Collection
The Invisible Farmer collection is created from contributions from community museums, history groups and individuals throughout South Australia. It consists…
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Jimmy James, OAM
Jimmy James was born in the hot spinifex desert of Central Australia, at his father’s waterhole, west of Ernabella. He…
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Labour Settlements
Labour settlements were created during the 1890s to trial collective ownership, new farming technology and the high unemployment created by…
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Maritime Exploration
The rapid European maritime exploration of South Australia takes place in the early 19th century
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Market Gardens and Orchards
South Australian market gardens, nurseries, viticulture industry and orchardists have always required a creative use of water resources in cultivating…
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Ngadlu Padninthi Kamangka (We Walk Together) mural
Narisha Cash’s mural acknowledges and celebrates the Kaurna people as the traditional owners and custodians of Adelaide and the Adelaide…
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Prisons
Although South Australia was proclaimed a free settlement, colonial officials soon found they needed a gaol to house lawbreakers.
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Public Libraries
South Australia was unique among the Australian colonies in that the South Australian Literary and Scientific Association assembled a subscription…
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River Murray
The River Murray has been central to South Australia’s existence. Named in 1830 by Charles Sturt after Sir George Murray,…
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WAB, ACWW and FWIC badges
This group of badges is a memento of Isla Shilton’s extensive involvement in the Women’s Agricultural Bureau and with the Associated Country Women of…