1. J150 Plaque, Mary Helen MacKillop

    An educationist and co-founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Mary MacKillop is now famous as Australia’s only Catholic saint.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  2. J150 Plaque, Mary Jane Warnes

    Deeply affected by the isolation and loneliness of her early married life, Mary Jane Warnes strived to improve conditions for her fellow countrywomen by founding the South Australian Country Women’s Association.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  3. J150 Plaque, May Mills

    Educationist and sports administrator May Mills believed 'the wholesome development of a nation' depended on sport.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  4. J150 Plaque, Murdoch Stanley McLeod

    A very industrious and conservative businessman, Murdoch McLeod was generous but modest and never flamboyant.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  5. J150 Plaque, Norman Tindale

    Norman Tindale was a prodigious anthropologist and polymath who chronicled Aboriginal culture, studied butterflies and moths, and broke Japanese wartime codes.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  6. J150 Plaque, Norman William Jolly

    A forestry scientist by profession, Norman Jolly was also an accomplished scholar known for his integrity and keen critical faculty.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  7. J150 Plaque, Paris Nesbit

    Barrister, intellectual and proud hedonist, Paris Nesbit was an early starter who allegedly read Milton at three and translated Goethe at ten.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  8. J150 Plaque, Percy Raymond Begg

    Literally born in a tent, Percy Begg became a pioneer orthodontist whose innovations benefit patients to this day.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  9. J150 Plaque, Peter Nelson and Marjorie Jackson Nelson

    A resolute cyclist, Peter Nelson was married to Marjorie Jackson Nelson and died of leukaemia at a young age. A phenomenally successful athlete in her own right, Marjorie Jackson Nelson went on to become a governor of South Australia.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  10. J150 Plaque, Peter Smith Dawson

    A singer of both bush ballads and classics, Dawson was the first to record ‘Waltzing Matilda’.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  11. J150 Plaque, Peter Waite

    A pastoralist who built an empire on sheep and cattle runs, Peter Waite was also a major philanthropist.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  12. J150 Plaque, Richard Bowyer Smith

    Richard Bowyer Smith and his brother Clarence could both rightfully claim distinction as the inventors of the stump-jump plough.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  13. J150 Plaque, Richard Moritz Schomburgk

    A botanist, horticulturist and the director of the Adelaide Botanic Garden, Richard Schomburgk was honoured locally as 'the people’s pet'.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  14. J150 Plaque, Robert Barr Smith

    Robert Barr Smith had a genius for business. He was also a generous philanthropist, though his modesty dictated that much of the funding was dispensed anonymously.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  15. J150 Plaque, Ronald Max'y Sharpe

    1986 marked the 150th anniversary of the colonisation of South Australia.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  16. J150 Plaque, Samuel Thomas Gill

    Artist Samuel Thomas Gill produced a lively visual record of early South Australia.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  17. J150 Plaque, Sir Archibald Grenfell Price

    Working with this vivacious geographer, historian and educationist was said to be ‘like hanging on the tail of a comet’.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  18. J150 Plaque, Sir Charles Todd

    Sir Charles Todd was a leader in the fields of meteorology, astronomy and communications, and is best remembered for masterminding the construction of the Overland Telegraph Line.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  19. J150 Plaque, Sir Claude Gibb

    An irascible yet open-minded engineer, industrialist and ideas man, Sir Claude Gibb was responsible for the design of the Centurion tank.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  20. J150 Plaque, Sir Douglas Mawson

    Sir Douglas Mawson became famous as an Antarctic explorer, but the geology of South Australia was his life’s work.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  21. J150 Plaque, Sir Edward Hayward

    Known as ‘Bill’, Sir Edward Hayward was a businessman, patron of the arts and the originator of the Adelaide Christmas pageant.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  22. J150 Plaque, Sir Edward Holden

    Motor car manufacturer and industrialist Sir Edward Holden gave his name to a car, albeit posthumously. 

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  23. J150 Plaque, Sir Edward Stirling

    Sir Edward Stirling was (among other things) a surgeon, scientist, educationist, curator, lecturer and parliamentarian; in short, a Renaissance Man.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  24. J150 Plaque, Sir Edwin Thomas Smith

    Sir Edwin Thomas Smith was a brewer, parliamentarian and, thanks to his philanthropy, Adelaide’s favourite millionaire.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  25. J150 Plaque, Sir George Brookman

    A wealthy businessman and quiet philanthropist, Sir George Brookman was a conservative who was described as ‘hard but fair’ by one of his descendants.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  26. J150 Plaque, Sir George Kingston

    By turns architect, engineer, surveyor and parliamentarian, Sir George Kingston was also Speaker of the House of Assembly for almost two decades.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  27. J150 Plaque, Sir Hans Heysen

    Sir Hans Heysen was a masterly artist, the immortaliser of the gum tree on canvas, and a dedicated conservationist.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  28. J150 Plaque, Sir Henry Ayers

    A businessman, banker and parliamentarian, Henry Ayers was astute, hard-headed and politically adroit.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  29. J150 Plaque, Sir Henry Newland

    Sir Henry Newland gained an international reputation as a pioneer plastic surgeon.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

  30. J150 Plaque, Sir Hugh Cairns

    A pioneering neurosurgeon, Cairns worked extensively in the field of head injuries and was one of the first to promote the use of crash helmets for motor cyclists.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia | North Terrace | 1980s

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