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Armistice Day 1918

Huge crowds gathered on the streets of Adelaide on 11 November 1918 to celebrate the armistice of the First World…

Adelaide, armistice, First World War, peace

1910s
First aerial ascent

American aeronaut Thomas Gale made South Australia’s first successful aerial ascent in June 1871

flying, hot air ballooning

Adelaide, ballooning, flight, North Terrace

1870s
Henley-on-Torrens Regatta

In 1910 thousands of people lined the Torrens to see the carnival of lavishly decorated boats in the first Henley-on-Torrens…

boating, regatta

Adelaide, boating, celebration, community, Henley-on-Torrens, history, regatta, rowing, Torrens

1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Street Naming Committee

Colonial factions struggled over the names to bestow on Adelaide’s streets

government committee

Adelaide, map, streets, survey

1830s

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Armistice Day 1918

Armistice Day 1918

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Ash Wednesday

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First World War

First World War

The tragedy of war was compounded by disturbance on the homefront in wartime and post-war reconstruction activities.

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