The jacket was given to Mr Frederick Budge of Farina, South Australia, by a Muslim (‘Afghan’) trader he knew who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca, at some time in the 1890s. 

Menu produced for the Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd. SS Allinga for Christmas 1901. 

Huge crowds gathered on the streets of Adelaide on 11 November 1918 to celebrate the armistice of the First World War.

In January 1931, during the Great Depression, more than 1000 unemployed men clashed with police in protest at the replacement of beef with mutton on their ration tickets

From sporting events to flower festivals and patriotic displays presented by thousands of children, South Australia's Centenary Celebrations emphasised the positive.

One of the largest pageants in the world, come one, come all to Adelaide’s famous Christmas Pageant!

The tragedy of war was compounded by disturbance on the homefront in wartime and post-war reconstruction activities.

Every year between 1938 and 1975 Adelaidians showed pride in their city by beautifying it with mass displays of flowers on National Flower Day.

In 1910 thousands of people lined the Torrens to see the carnival of lavishly decorated boats in the first Henley-on-Torrens Regatta

Miniature furniture brought across the seas for Australian children. 

Wooden post used to mark the point where the boundaries of South Australia the Northern Territory and Queensland meet.

A well-worn teddy who's not afraid to show the stuff he's made of. 

Before the poppy became the recognised flower for war memorials the violet, in South Australia, was the 'symbol of perpetual remembrance'.

The publication 'Violet Verses' was released on 29 June in 1917 as part of the third Adelaide Violet Day, organised by the Cheer-Up society as a fundraiser for the war effort. 

1 September in Australia is Wattle Day, though not widely known, some have argued it should replace Australia Day.