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Founder of the Australian Inland Mission and Royal Flying Doctor Service, Flynn was a practical and restless innovator.
Historical Person | By Ron White | North Terrace | early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Merchant David Fowler built a successful grocery business, famous for jams, confectionery and preserved fruit.
Historical Person | By John Walker | North Terrace | 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
Electrical merchant Alfred Gerard was also a concerned humanitarian, and a worker for Aboriginal welfare.
Historical Person | By Jason Hollamby | North Terrace, Rundle Street east | early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Irascible yet open-minded engineer, industrialist, and ideas man Sir Claude Gibb was responsible for the design of the Centurion tank.
Historical Person | By Gwenyth Moxham | North Terrace | early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Gladys Gibson was an educationist, president of the National Council of Women, and by all accounts a loyal friend and loving family member.
Historical Person | By Joan Brewer (research by Philippa Fletcher) | North Terrace | 1960s, mid twentieth century
Surgeon William Anstey Giles came from pioneering stock, but was a pioneer himself in medical literature.
Historical Person | By Ian L.D. Forbes | North Terrace | early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Artist Samuel Thomas Gill produced a lively visual record of early South Australia.
Historical Person | By Jane Hylton | Hindley Street, North Terrace | 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s
A conscientious and gifted forestry administrator, Walter Gill was also an enthusiastic nature photographer.
Historical Person | By Dr David Jones | North Terrace | early twentieth century, late nineteenth century
Short-lived explorer and surveyor William Christie Gosse was the first European to set eyes on Uluru.
Historical Person | By Anthony Laube | North Terrace | 1850s, 1860s, 1870s
A surveyor and conservationist, and incredibly prolific letter-writer, Goyder is mainly remembered for his famous ‘line of rainfall’.
Historical Person | By Nic Klaassen | North Terrace | late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Margaret Graham was an outspoken and forthright nursing sister and army matron with a strong sense of justice.
Historical Person | By Joan Durdin | North Terrace | 1890s, early twentieth century
In the days before Coca-Cola and Pepsi, George Hall was a forward-thinking manufacturer of soft drinks.
Historical Person | By Anna Stirling Pope | North Terrace | late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
Imposing mine Superintendent Henry Richard Hancock substantially reorganized and developed the “Monster Mine” at Moonta.
Historical Person | By Ros Paterson | North Terrace | early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid nineteenth century
George William Hannaford was born on 4 January 1852, the son of farmer George Williams Hannaford and his wife Ann (née Cornish) of ‘Hatchlands’ in Hartley Vale, near Gumeracha, South Australia.
Historical Person | By Dr David Jones | North Terrace | 1860s, 1900-1910, late nineteenth century
A manufacturer of agricultural machinery, Alfred Hannaford was also an inventor who devised a pickling machine.
Historical Person | By John Miels | North Terrace | early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Though stern and strict, educationist (and first Inspector-General of Schools) John Anderson Hartley favoured progressive and innovative ideas.
Historical Person | By Anna Stirling Pope | North Terrace, Parklands | late nineteenth century
A printer and publisher, Hassell was devoted to the immaculate ‘embellishment of books’.
Historical Person | By Valmai Hankel | North Terrace, Northwest corner | early twentieth century, late nineteenth century, mid twentieth century
Horribly wounded twice in World War One, the tenacious Hawker went on to be a pastoralist and parliamentarian.
Historical Person | By Rob Linn | North Terrace | early twentieth century
Hayes is remembered as possibly the greatest racehorse trainer and thoroughbred breeder in the history of Australian racing.
Historical Person | By Dennis Markham | North Terrace | late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
His versatility as actor, dancer, producer and choreographer, coupled with flamboyance and wit, made Sir Robert Helpmann a household name.
Historical Person | By Meg Denton | North Terrace, Parklands | early twentieth century, late twentieth century, mid twentieth century
George Henderson figured prominently in South Australia’s cultural, educational and social life.
Historical Person | By Wilfrid Prest | North Terrace | 1900-1910, 1920s, 1940s
Sir Hans Heysen was a masterly artist, the immortaliser of the gum tree on canvas, and a dedicated conservationist.
Historical Person | By Peter Heysen | North Terrace | 1960s, early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Motor car manufacturer and industrialist Sir Edward Holden gave his name to a car, albeit posthumously.
Historical Person | By June Donovan | North Terrace, Southeast corner | early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
Howard was a nurseryman and great promoter of subterranean clover. His discoveries have benefited farmers’ pastures throughout South Australia.
A pastoralist and mine-owner once accused of fraud, Hughes stated shortly before his death: ‘I have been a sinner all my life’.
Historical Person | By Patricia Sumerling | North Terrace | 1840s, mid nineteenth century
A phenomenally successful athlete, Marjorie Jackson Nelson went on to become a governor of South Australia
Historical Person | By Prof John Daly | North Terrace | 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000-2010, 2010s
Jacobs was a businessman, but also a warm and generous philanthropist with no interest in personal wealth.
Historical Person | By The Hon S.J. Jacobs | North Terrace | 1970s, early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
A masterly Aboriginal police tracker, James saved lives, gathered evidence and attained legendary status.
Historical Person | By Robert Holmes | North Terrace | 1970s, 1980s, mid twentieth century
A forestry scientist by profession, Norman Jolly was also an accomplished scholar known for his integrity and keen critical faculty.
Historical Person | By Dr David Jones | North Terrace | early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
The music of unconventional musician and composer Hooper Josse Brewster Jones was as distinctive as his name.
Historical Person | By Joyce Gibberd | North Terrace | early twentieth century, mid twentieth century
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