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Adelaide’s first bishop, Augustus Short, designates Trinity Church his temporary cathedral while St. Peter’s Cathedral is under construction
The marble foundation stone of the ‘University Building’ was laid by Governor Sir William Jervois on 30 July 1879. The ceremony was attended by over two thousand people.
The sculpture was officially unveiled on 2 July with an address by Sir William Deane.
