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Ash Wednesday
The bushfires of 16 February 1983 had a devastating impact on many South Australians.
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Cheer-Up Society
The Cheer-Up Society comforted servicemen during two world wars after which its facilities became a migrant hostel in Elder Park.
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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…
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League of Loyal Women
The League of Loyal Women was formed in South Australia on the 20 July 1915 and was primarily designed to utilise…
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Marriage and divorce
Marriage and divorce rates have fluctuated according to social mores and legislative imposts.
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Schools’ Patriotic Fund
The Children’s Patriotic Fund and Schools’ Patriotic Fund were repsonsible for aiding the war effort on the homefront during the First and…
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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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Wattle Day League
The Wattle Day League was responsible for campaigning to establish ‘Wattle Day’, a national day of celebration, within Australia and…
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Alcohol was only one facet of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union’s social reform agenda.
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