An austere but tolerant Lutheran migrant leader, August Kavel contributed significantly to South Australia’s rich legacy of German culture.

 South Australia’s first premier was born at sea off the Cape of Good Hope and educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. 

A soldier and explorer, Captain Charles Sturt was first to chart the River Murray.

Remembered as the founder of the City of Adelaide, Light was South Australia’s first surveyor-general.

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

Some of Adelaide’s finest nineteenth-century buildings were designed by this architect.

Edward Gibbon Wakefield was born into a family of English Quaker reformers.

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

Fisher became the first Mayor of Adelaide in 1840 and the first resident South Australian to be knighted in 1860

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

John Morphett, namesake of the Adelaide suburb Morphettville, contributed widely to the cultural and economic support of early south Australia.

‘If worth doing, do it well’ was the motto of John Bagshaw, pioneering designer and manufacturer of agricultural machinery.

Richard Bowyer Smith and his brother Clarence could both rightfully claim distinction as the inventors of the stump-jump plough. 

By turns architect, engineer, surveyor and parliamentarian, Sir George Kingston was also Speaker of the House of Assembly for almost two decades.

Founder of the Congregational Church in South Australia, Thomas Stow was a strenuous minister and a dedicated opponent of state aid to religion.

William Randell was a pioneer of River Murray paddle-steamers, and was responsible for both designing and piloting them. 

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.

Marianne Sabben was Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1858-1859.

Agnes Wright was Mayoress in 1859.

Elizabeth Glandfield was the Mayoress of Adelaide from 1859-1862.

Mrs Sarah English was the Lady Mayoress of the City of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) from 1862-1863.

Frances Goode was the Mayoress of Adelaide from 1863 to 1864.

Amelia Fuller is remembered for her charity work, particularly her long period of time with the Young Womens Christian Association. 

Sarah Allott was the Mayoress of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) between 1873-1874.

Lady Mary Colton was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide from 1874-1875. 

Jane Buik was the Mayoress of Adelaide (married to the Mayor) between 1878-1879.

Elizabeth Bundey was Mayoress of Adelaide between 1883-1886.

Lady Constance Jean Bonython was the Mayoress of the City of Adelaide in 1913 and the Lady Mayoress from 1927-1930.