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Scandinavians in South Australia

The first known Scandinavian Association was founded in Adelaide in 1883.
Scandinavians in South Australia

Geographic Origins Scandinavia is a region in northern Europe. It includes Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Community Activities A number of…

1890s, early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Science

Before and after the arrival of Europeans, Aboriginal peoples had a well-developed cultural understanding and practical knowledge of plants, animal…

science

biology, chemistry, physics, science

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
Scots

Many influential South Australians were Scottish-born or of Scottish descent, amongst them Mary MacKillop and Walter Watson Hughes.
Scots in South Australia

Most of the Scots who immigrated to South Australia during the nineteenth century were from the overcrowded industrial cities of…
Serbians in South Australia

Serbians migrated to South Australia from the 1940s – 1990s to escape various forms of prosecution and have since established…

migration, Serbian

1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1990s, early twentieth century, Second World War
Singaporeans in South Australia

Singaporean migration to South Australia has occured from the early nineteenth century, however, when the Restriction Act 1901 was relaxed…

early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Six o’clock Swill

From 1915 to 1967 bars and hotels in South Australia closed at 6pm in the evening.

nightlife

early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
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
Slovenians in South Australia

The first Slovenians arrived in South Australia in 1946. They emigrated as Displaced Persons from camps in Italy, Austria and…

1940s, early twenty–first century, mid twentieth century
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
Spiritualism

Spiritualism began as a nineteenth-century radical cause and survives to the present as a spiritual option.

religion, Spiritualism

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
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
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
Suffrage 125

The History Trust of South Australia is coordinating a series of programs and events to mark the 125th anniversary of…

1890s
Taiwanese in South Australia

The indigenous people of Taiwan make up roughly 2 per cent of the population.

late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Tanzanians in South Australia

African and Asian Tanzanians have immigrated to Australia since 1973, when the White Australia Policy, was abolished.

early twenty–first century, late twentieth century
Telegraph

The first Australian telegraph line, built in 1853–54 from Melbourne to Williamstown, demonstrated the power of this technology to speed…
Telephone

The telephone quickly became an indispensable asset to both the business world and the general public.
Temperance

The temperance movement saw the abolition of alcohol as a cure for society’s ills – and also believed it was…

temperance halls, temperance hotels, temperance societies

alcohol, reform, temperance

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

The Great Depression was an international economic crisis that effected capitalist countries including Australia. The generally accepted peak of the…

Great Depression, poverty

1920s, 1930s
The Proclamation

South Australia’s first vice-regal proclamation was read at Holdfast Bay on 28 December 1836

proclamation documents

British settlement

1830s
The Second World War

This major international conflict officially began when Nazi Germany invaded Poland on 3 September 1939. It lasted for six years,…

1930s, 1940s
Theatre

South Australia’s theatrical beginnings were commercial and entrepreneurial: trade as much as art drove public houses and performance together.

artist, arts, designer, festival, performance, performers, playwriting, theatrical

early nineteenth century, early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Time

Within a year of settlement, Adelaide’s residents were synchronising their timepieces by a bell rung in North Terrace near West…

early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, late twentieth century, mid nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Torrens Title

The Torrens title system for land ownership was inaugurated in South Australia has led the world in the computerisation of…

1830s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Tourism

The South Australian Tourism Commission, established in 1993, focuses on marketing South Australia as a tourist destination to interstate and…

1880s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010
Transport

The evolution of public and private transport reflects the economic and social development Adelaide, particularly, and of South Australia generally
Turkish in South Australia

Geographic Origins The Republic of Turkey lies in south-eastern Europe and western Asia. It is bordered by the Sea of…
Ukrainians in South Australia

The first significant wave of Ukrainians arrived in Australia during the years 1911 – 1915.

early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid 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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