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Distance

Geographical position and distance have strongly shaped the European history of South Australia.

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Dutch in South Australia

Dutch migration to South Australia was limited before the Second World War. Approximately 120,000 Dutch nationals immigrated to Australia between 1947…
Dutton Family

Founders of ‘Anlaby’ station, featured in McLeod’s Daughters, the Dutton brothers contributed to early mining ventures and pastoralism in the states…

1820s, 1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1990s
Earthquakes

South Australia’s geology and topography can accentuate the concerns by some about earthquakes in the state, but most are tiny…
Elder Family

Elder Family of Scots merchants and ship owners saw the infant South Australia as an opportunity to expand their business…

exploration, industry, pastoralism

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Elections

Elections to select members of parliament or local councillors are an important part of the democratic system. Who is allowed…

candidate, electoral, parliament, party, vote, voting

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

Although amateur scientists had tinkered with it, electricity was not put to public use in South Australia until the arrival…

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

The South Australian government involved itself in the labour market from the outset. Edward Gibbon Wakefield’s plan aimed to secure…
Engineers

To convert the vision of Colonel William Light into the infrastructure of today has taken the expertise and ingenuity of…
English in South Australia

Since 1836 the majority of immigrants to South Australia have come from England.
Epic Flight Centenary

Remembering an epic flight 100 years on.

airplane, aviation, Centenary, flight

1910s
Estonians in South Australia

Estonian-born people were not shown separately in Australian census data until 1933
Estonians in South Australia

Geographic Origins The Republic of Estonia lies on the Baltic Sea in north-eastern Europe. It is bordered by Latvia to…

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century, Second World War
Exhibitions

Exhibitions have been major occasions in the lives of many South Australians.

art, Centenary, Exhibition, exhibits, gallery, jubilee, technology

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Exploration

The early heroic phase of South Australia’s exploration by Europeans was plagued by difficulties.

early nineteenth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Feminism

Feminism is a politics concerned with advocating rights and opportunities for women; especially any extension of women’s social, economic and…

movement

feminism, Feminist, votes for women, women, women’s rights

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Fijians in South Australia

A Fijian presence in Australia has been evident since the late nineteenth century.
Filipinos in South Australia

Small numbers of Filipinos began arriving in South Australia after the Second World War but during the 1970s the number…
Film

In October 1896, within one year of the Lumière brothers’ first public screening of film in Paris, the first public…

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Fishing

Especially in coastal and riverine areas, fishing has always played an important role in the cultural, material and social lives…

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
Floods

Paradoxically, the only parts of South Australia to experience occasional serious disruption of by flooding are the far distant sparsely…

1840s, 1860s, 1870s, 1890s, 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, 1970s, 2010s
Forestry

With few areas of high rainfall, South Australia lacks abundant native forests.

environment, forestry, industry

early twentieth century, Great Depression, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Foundation

South Australia’s foundation – envisaged as the perfect ‘Wakefieldian’ colony – but was it?

1830s
Franchise

The franchise has proved a lively issue in South Australia’s political history. Before representative government, wealthy men of property claimed…

civil rights, politics, women’s rights

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Freemasonry

The first South Australian Freemasons lodge formed in England, before the colony of South Australia was settled.

1830s, 1840s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
French in South Australia

The first French people came to Australia as convicts or as free settlers who had fled France in the wake…
Furrows and Lands

Naturally, traditional farming practices were brought to Australia by the early European settlers.
Gardens

Even if one does not have a ‘green thumb’, gardening has the benefits of growing one’s own produce or contributing…

community, gardens, outdoors
Gas

Domestic oil and gas exploration and discoveries have been vital for South Australia’s development

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Germans

The German born community have left a strong cultural legacy in South Australia, evident in many areas today.

Barossa Valley, farming, Germany, Hahndorf, migration, World War I, World War II

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century

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Afghans

Afghans

A transcontinental train, ‘The Ghan’, now commemorates the Afghan cameleers and their beasts who helped to pioneer the Outback

Bicycles

Bicycles

From ‘boneshakers’ to penny-farthings to mountain bikes, bicycles have certainly changed since the 1860s.

Copper Industry

Copper Industry

Copper brought unexpected wealth to the new colony and was an economic mainstay for 70 years, with a resurgence since the 1980s at Olympic Dam

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