Although originating with scientists and untrained laymen, archaeology has a distinguished record in South Australia. 

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

Climate was and still is an important factor in how and where South Australia first settled. 

A physician by training, Charles Everard became a landholder, a farmer and a prominent colonist.

Equal parts naturalist and artist, George French Angas depicted the South Australian landscape, Aboriginal inhabitants, and flora and fauna with meticulous accuracy.

A collection of nearly 400 objects related to the foundation and settlement of the British colony of South Australia. 

The father of Mount Barker, John Dunn lived a long and successful life as a miller, merchant and philanthropist in South Australia.

A statue to honour Matthew Flinders, the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia, was a long time coming in Adelaide

Narisha Cash's mural acknowledges and celebrates the Kaurna people as the traditional owners and custodians of Adelaide and the Adelaide plains. 

This paint box is believed to have belonged to soldier, public servant and explorer, Captain Charles Sturt.

The South Australian Tourism Commission, established in 1993, focuses on marketing South Australia as a tourist destination to interstate and overseas markets.

Mrs Elizabeth Fisher was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide from 1840-1842, and again from 1852-1854.

Julia Lazarus was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1855-1858.