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Discover people who have shaped the face of South Australia

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  • Duryea Panorama
  • Light’s Plan of Adelaide 1837
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  • Eyre Peninsula, South Australia: A Bibliography

This month in South Australia’s history

The Adelaide-Glenelg Railway opens
The Adelaide-Glenelg Railway opens

The railway, which ended at Victoria Square, ran from 2 August 1873 until replaced by new electric trams in 1929.

Laying of the foundation stone
Laying of the foundation stone

The Governor, Sir Archibald Weigall, officiated and women laid violets at the ceremony.

New Jervois Bridge
New Jervois Bridge

The original Jervois Bridge is closed. It is subsequently demolished and replaced by a modern fixed span that opens three years later

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