1. Image: Dame Ruby Litchfield Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Dame Ruby Litchfield

    Befitting a dedicated community worker and charity organizer, Dame Ruby Litchfield’s simple philosophy was ‘To live and let live’.

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

  2. Image: Daniel Moriarty Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Daniel Moriarty

    Daniel Moriarty has been acclaimed as the greatest footballer between the two World Wars.

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

  3. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of David Dallwitz

    J150 Plaque, David Dallwitz

    Musician and artist with a wide range both sonically and visually.

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

  4. Image: David Fowler Plaque

    J150 Plaque, David Fowler

    Merchant David Fowler built a successful grocery business, famous for jams, confectionery and preserved fruit.

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

  5. Image: David Shearer Plaque

    J150 Plaque, David Shearer

    Though a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, David Shearer also designed an early car, constructed an observatory, and was a keen artist.

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

  6. Image: David Unaipon Plaque

    J150 Plaque, David Unaipon

    David Unaipon was an Aboriginal leader, writer, gatherer of legends, and inventor who was referred to in the press as 'the Black Leonardo'.

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

  7. Image: Donald Allan Dunstan Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Don Dunstan

    As premier, Dunstan’s agenda of social and political reform transformed South Australia.

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

  8. Image: Doris Taylor Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Doris Taylor

    Doris Taylor was the founder and organizer of Meals on Wheels, despite spending most of her life in a wheelchair.

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

  9. Image: Edmund William Wright Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Edmund Wright

    Some of Adelaide’s finest nineteenth-century buildings were designed by Edmund William Wright.

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

  10. Image: Eldred Norman Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Eldred Norman

    A racing car designer and driver, Eldred Norman was interested in all things mechanical.

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

  11. Image: Essington Lewis Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Essington Lewis

    Essington Lewis was a hard-working industrialist who substantially developed and expanded B.H.P., and was Director-General of Munitions during the Second World War.

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

  12. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of Francis Hardy Faulding

    J150 Plaque, Francis Hardy Faulding

    Faulding was a manufacturing chemist, prominent businessman, city councillor and church benefactor.

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

  13. Image: Frederick May Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Frederick May

    Frederick May was an engineer and manufacturer, and the archetypal 'quiet achiever' who missed out on major fame and success.

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

  14. Image: George Elton Mayo Plaque

    J150 Plaque, George Elton Mayo

    George Elton Mayo was an extraordinarily versatile pioneer in human relations, management studies and psychoanalysis.

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

  15. Image: George Fife Angas Plaque

    J150 Plaque, George Fife Angas

    This merchant, banker, landowner and philanthropist was generous but shrewd, and often tagged with the phrase ‘philanthropy plus ten per cent’.

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

  16. Image: George Frederick Hassell Plaque

    J150 Plaque, George Frederick Hassell

    A printer and publisher, George Frederick Hassell was devoted to the immaculate ’embellishment of books’.

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

  17. Image: George French Angas Plaque

    J150 Plaque, George French Angas

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

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

  18. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of George Hall

    J150 Plaque, George Hall

    In the days before Coca-Cola and Pepsi, George Hall was a forward-thinking manufacturer of soft drinks.

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

  19. Image: George Hannaford Plaque

    J150 Plaque, George Hannaford

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

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

  20. Image: George Goyder Plaque

    J150 Plaque, George Woodroffe Goyder

    A surveyor and conservationist, and incredibly prolific letter-writer, Goyder is mainly remembered for his famous ‘line of rainfall’.

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

  21. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque, Gladys Elphick

    J150 Plaque, Gladys Elphick

    Known to all as ‘Aunty Glad’, Elphick was a tireless worker for Aboriginal welfare.

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

  22. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of Gladys Ruth Gibson

    J150 Plaque, Gladys Ruth Gibson

    Gladys Ruth Gibson was an educationist and president of the National Council of Women – and by all accounts a loyal friend and loving family member.

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

  23. Image: Harold Eustace Hill-Ling Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Harold Eustace Hill Ling

    Harold Eustace Hill Ling was a joint patent-holder of that indisputable Australian icon, the Hills Hoist, and was responsible for expanding and diversifying Hills Industries Limited.

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

  24. Image: Helen Mary Mayo Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Helen Mary Mayo

    Medical practitioner Helen Mayo combined energy and a strong social conscience in her promotion of child health services.

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

  25. Image: Henry John Butler Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Henry John 'Harry' Butler

    Harry Butler was a charismatic young aviator with a barnstorming style.

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

  26. Image: Hooper Josse Brewster Jones

    J150 Plaque, Hooper Josse Brewster Jones

    The music of unconventional musician and composer Hooper Josse Brewster Jones was as distinctive as his name.

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

  27. Image: James Arthur Prescott Plaque

    J150 Plaque, James Arthur Prescott

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

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

  28. Image: James Martin Plaque

    J150 Plaque, James Martin

    A man of many parts, James Martin was an inventor, politician, philanthropist, engineer and ‘The Father of Gawler’.

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

  29. Image: Jimmy James Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Jimmy James

    A masterly Aboriginal police tracker, Jimmy James saved lives, gathered evidence and attained legendary status.

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

  30. Image: Jochim Matthias Wendt

    J150 Plaque, Joachim Matthias Wendt

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

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

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