This month in South Australia’s history

War Memorial

The South African War Memorial is erected near the entrance to Government House, and becomes the focus of Remembrance services until the construction of the National War Memorial at Kintore Avenue in the 1930s

The Regent Theatre opens

The most opulent theatre on Rundle Street was the Regent Theatre, built in 1927–28 by J Reid-Taylor to the design of Cedric, Ballantyne & Associates of Melbourne and English, Soward & Jackson of Adelaide. Described as a ‘palace of art’ when it opened on 29 June 1928, the Regent’s lavish interior featured marble stairs, portraits, tapestries and sculpture. A large Wurlitzer organ played at movie screenings until 1967. In that year the stalls and downstairs foyer were converted into an arcade and the stage space used as part of a second cinema. Remains of the Regent Theatre can still be seen upstairs at the Rundle Mall end of today’s Regent Arcade.

The Adelaide Convention Centre opens

The Adelaide Convention Centre opened on 15 June 1987 and was the first purpose-built convention centre in Australia.