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Elder Family of Scots merchants and ship owners saw the infant South Australia as an opportunity to expand their business interests. Alexander Lang Elder (1815–1885), the pioneer, arrived in 1839 and established a trading business.
Historical Subject | By Carol Fort | North Terrace | 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
My tribe (Kharoti) came to australia and brought camels in 1860.
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Sir Douglas Mawson became famous as an Antarctic explorer, but the geology of South Australia was his life’s work.
Historical Person | By Dr Simon Cameron | North Terrace | early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
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