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This fountain is outside the University of SA Brookman Building.
Historical Thing | By South Australian School for Vision Impaired (SASVI) | North Terrace
The University of Adelaide is a commanding presence on North Terrace. It began in 1874 when South Australia was less than 40 years old, with a population of about 200,000 people.
Historical Place | By South Australian School for Vision Impaired (SASVI) | North Terrace
Adelaide tunnel tales are a perennial favourite in the popular press, and are cheerfully perpetuated by tour operators and publicans everywhere.
Historical Thing | By Deb Morgan | 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s, early twentieth century, early twenty–first century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
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