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J150 Plaque, Thomas Quinton Stow

Founder of the Congregational Church in South Australia, Thomas Stow was a strenuous minister and a dedicated opponent of state aid…

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, Tom Elder Barr Smith

A proverbial chip off the old block, Tom Elder Barr Smith was an astute businessman and generous philanthropist.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, Tom Price

As the first Labor premier of South Australia, Tom Price established a minimum wage and electrified the tramways.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, Victor York Richardson

The term ‘all-round sportsman’ might have been coined for Victor York Richardson, who excelled at cricket, football, baseball, lacrosse, tennis and…

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, Walter Gill

A conscientious and gifted forestry administrator, Walter Gill was also an enthusiastic nature photographer.

plaques

J150

1980s
J150 Plaque, Walter Hervey Bagot

Bagot was an architect whose work, including Bonython Hall and the Barr Smith Library, displays his preference for classical and…

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, William Anstey Giles

Surgeon William Anstey Giles came from pioneering stock, but was a pioneer himself in medical literature.

plaques

J150

1980s
J150 Plaque, William Charles Douglas Veale

Soldier, engineer and Adelaide Town Clerk William Veale is celebrated for revitalising the city’s parklands.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, William Christie Gosse

Short-lived explorer and surveyor William Christie Gosse was the first European to set eyes on Uluru.

plaques

J150

1980s
J150 Plaque, William Light

Remembered as the founder of the City of Adelaide, Light was South Australia’s first surveyor-general.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, William Mortlock

William Mortlock was a pastoralist and a generous and popular, if not necessarily brilliant, parliamentarian.

plaques
J150 Plaque, William Muirden

William Muirden founded the Muirden College for Business Training, and was known for his well-balanced and harmonious nature.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque, William Richard Randell

William Randell was a pioneer of River Murray paddle-steamers, and was responsible for both designing and piloting them.

plaques

1980s
J150 Plaque,Lady Jean Bonython

Lady Bonython grew from ‘Baby Mayoress’ into a community worker and supporter of numerous charities, especially those benefiting women and…

plaques

1980s
Jervois Bridge

For over half a century Port Adelaide’s Jervois Bridge was the only link by which pedestrians and wheeled vehicles could transit…

1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
JH & GF Angas Memorial

The Angas Memorial was completed in 1915 as a tribute to the memory of George Fife Angas and John Howard…

memorial
John Jefferson Bray Memorial Fountain

The John Jefferson Bray Memorial Fountain commemorates the life of a senior judge, scholar and poet

court, judge, poet

1910s, 1930s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1990s
John McDouall Stuart statue

The statue of inland explorer John McDouall Stuart at the corner of Victoria Square and Flinders Street, Adelaide, commemorates his place…

statue

explorer, sculpture, statue

1830s, 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1960s
Jubilee 150 Plaques

An eclectic selection of significant contributors to South Australia to 1986

plaques

jubilee, plaques

1830s, 1980s
King Edward VII Memorial

Creating and installing King Edward VII’s statute took eight months longer than the period of his reign

statue

king, sculpture, statue

1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s
Knot

The shining steel and simple form of Knot typifies the work of sculptor Herbert (Bert) Flugelman.

sculpture

1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Laffer Memorial Rose Garden and Sun Dial

1970s
Lavington Bonython fountain

Affectionately known as the ‘Bonython bath’, this fountain stood outside the South Australian Museum from 1965 to 2005

fountain

fountain, memorial, sculpture

1870s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1920s, 1930s, 1960s
Life of Stars

Lindy Lee’s stainless steel sculpture is perforated with over 80, 000 individual holes.

public art

2010s, early twenty–first century
Light Horse Memorial

Remembering South Australian Light Horsemen who served in Egypt and Palestine and at Gallipoli

obelisk

1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, Boer War, early twenty–first century
Lord Florey bust

Adelaide-born Lord Florey won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 for his part in making the infection-fighting penicillin available

bust

bust, prize, scientist, sculpture

1890s, 1920s, 1940s, 1960s
Lunatic Asylum

The Adelaide Lunatic Asylum was located on North Terrace at Hackney, at the location where the National Wine Centre now…

1870s, 1880s, 1890s, 1900-1910, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s
Madley Theatre Glass Mosaic

The principal of the Adelaide Teachers College commissioned this work for the college’s Kintore Avenue building.

public art

1960s, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Magarey Medal

An award for the ‘fairest and most brilliant player’ in South Australia’s major Australian Rules football competition

1890s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Mandorla

This bronze sculpture by Marea Gazzard was commissioned by the Adelaide Station and Environs Redevelopment (ASER) Property Trust in 1992.

public art

1990s, late twentieth century

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‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

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‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

‘The Apron’ by Karen Genoff

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14 Pieces

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‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

‘Street Art Poetry Project’ Location 3

Mark Niehus’ four-part series cemented his status as a prominent poet and artist in Adelaide.

Matthew Flinders Memorial

Matthew Flinders Memorial

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Port Adelaide Lighthouse

Installed in the 1860s as Port Adelaide’s first fixed navigational beacon, and later used at South Neptune Island, the Port Adelaide Lighthouse today functions as an iconic museum display in the heart of the Port.

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