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

This compass is believed to have been used by John William Billiatt on the successful 1861-1862 expedition with John McDouall Stuart across Australia, from Adelaide to Chambers Bay, east of the present site of Darwin.

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

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

This sample of jerky came from the successful expedition made by John McDouall Stuart across Australia from south to north in 1861 - 1862. 

Pannikin used by William Keckwick on expedition with John McDouall Stuart.

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

'A red letter day in the calendar of South Australia': welcoming home heroes

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.