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This month in South Australia’s history

Dedication of the Mo statue on Hindley Street

The Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide unveiled a statue of Rene on the street of his birth, to commemorate his influence on the development of Australian art and entertainment

Trades Hall is opened

The foundation stone for Trades Hall was laid on Eight Hours Day, 2 September 1895 and the completed building was officially opened on 4 March 1896. From 1896 the completed Trades Hall housed offices of the UTLC, numerous individual unions, the United Labor Party and workers welfare organisations. In 1964 the South Australian Parliament legislated to enable the sale of the building and in 1972 a new building was opened on South Terrace.

Elected to Parliament

Jessie Cooper was voted into parliament on the election held 7 March 1959