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This month in South Australia’s history

First South Australian Violet Day Held

Bunches of fresh violets were sold in Adelaide to raise funds to establish a permanent club for returned soldiers.

“A Day Out” is installed

Rundle Mall was given a makeover by the Adelaide City Council in the mid 1990s with the installation of new paving, lights, seating and trees. A set of bronze sculptured pigs by Marguerite Derricourt, ‘A Day Out’, was added on 3 July 1999.

Cathedral dedicated

Bishop Murphy died shortly before his Cathedral was completed