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  • Estcourt House patient 1970
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This month in South Australia’s history

Cathedral dedicated
Cathedral dedicated

Bishop Murphy died shortly before his Cathedral was completed

The Grosvener Hotel opens
The Grosvener Hotel opens

Opened in July 1920 and designed by Albert Selmar Conrad, the four-storeyed Grosvenor with its 368 bedrooms (each with a wash basin) and marble façade rivalled the South Australian Hotel.

100th Anniversary Commemorations
100th Anniversary Commemorations

The anniversary of the first South Australian Violet Day was marked with an Illuminart show at the Torrens Parade Ground.

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