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Central Market

I'm afraid that's before my time Margaret but I would love to try one of those cakes! There was...
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HMS Buffalo

Sounds like a fascinating family history Melanie, I'm afraid we don't have any further information...
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Cecil Thomas Madigan

You can send them to us at the History Trust Brenda - https://history.sa.gov.au/contact/

This month in South Australia’s history

Charles Duguid, OBE

Charles Duguid was a medical practitioner and champion of the underdog who spent many of his 102 years as a worker for Aboriginal advancement.

Image: Several Victorian-era buildings line a dirt street criss-crossed by railway tracks. A handful of people and cars of 1920s vintage are visible on the street and adjacent sidewalk

Railway Hotel (Port Adelaide)

The two-storey historic building located at 247 St. Vincent Street was the second in Port Adelaide to bear the name ‘Railway Hotel’.

Image: A photographic head-and-shoulders portrait of a middle-aged woman in Victorian attire

Julia Warren Farr

The plight of the girls in the Destitute Asylum spurred on social worker Julia Farr.

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