1. Image: John Abel McPherson Plaque

    J150 Plaque, John Abel McPherson

    A union official and social reformer who was not a socialist, John McPherson became the first leader of South Australia's Parliamentary Labor Party.

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

  2. Image: John Anderson Hartley Plaque

    J150 Plaque, John Anderson Hartley

    Though stern and strict, educationist (and first Inspector-General of Schools) John Anderson Hartley favoured progressive and innovative ideas.

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

  3. Image: John Bishop OBE Plaque

    J150 Plaque, John Bishop

    Instigator and first Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival, John Bishop was a musician, teacher and visionary.

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

  4. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of John Flynn

    J150 Plaque, John Flynn

    Founder of the Australian Inland Mission and Royal Flying Doctor Service, Flynn was a practical and restless innovator. 

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

  5. Image: John McConnell Black

    J150 Plaque, John McConnell Black

    Remembered as an eminent botanist, Black was also an accomplished linguist, who reprimanded his grandchildren in French and his dog in Spanish.

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

  6. Image: John McDouall Stuart Plaque

    J150 Plaque, John McDouall Stuart

    Explorer and surveyor John McDouall Stuart was celebrated as a hero for leading the first European expedition to cross Australia from south to north.

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

  7. Image: John Ridley Plaque

    J150 Plaque, John Ridley

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

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

  8. Image: John Stokes Bagshaw Plaque

    J150 Plaque, John Stokes Bagshaw

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

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

  9. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of George and Julia Farr

    J150 Plaque, Julia and George Farr

    A clergyman and headmaster, George Henry Farr was a champion of gentlemanly behaviour, honesty and good sportsmanship. The plight of the girls in the Destitute Asylum spurred on his social worker wife, Julia Warren Farr.

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

  10. Image: Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Julian Edmund Tenison Woods

    Julian Woods was the co-founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph, and a creative priest, educationist and scientist.

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

  11. Image: Kate Cocks Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Kate Cocks

    Kate Cocks was both a welfare worker and the first woman police constable in the British Empire.

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

  12. Image: Lawrence Allen Wells Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Lawrence Allen Wells

    Explorer and surveyor Lawrence Wells survived gruelling expeditions but died after being struck by a railcar.

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

  13. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of Lillian Daphne de Lissa

    J150 Plaque, Lillian Daphne de Lissa

    Hard working, widely read and exceptionally charming, Lillian Daphne de Lissa was an exotically named intellectual and kindergarten pioneer.

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

  14. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of Lord Florey

    J150 Plaque, Lord Florey

    Hundreds of millions of people have lived longer and healthier lives, thanks to medical scientist, Nobel Prize winner and penicillin pioneer Lord Florey.

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

  15. Image: Luther Robert Scammell Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Luther Robert Scammell

    Manufacturing chemist Luther Scammell prepared compounds, saved a struggling business, and coined the name ‘Solyptol’.

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

  16. Image: Margaret Graham Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Margaret Graham

    Margaret Graham was an outspoken and forthright nursing sister and army matron, with a strong sense of justice.

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

  17. Image: Margaret Rose Preston Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Margaret Preston

    A highly influential painter and printmaker, Margaret Preston was once described as ‘a natural enemy of the dull’.

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

  18. Image: Mary Helen MacKillop Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Mary Helen MacKillop

    An educationist and co-founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Mary MacKillop is now famous as Australia’s only Catholic saint.

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

  19. Image: Mary Jane Warnes Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Mary Jane Warnes

    Deeply affected by the isolation and loneliness of her early married life, Mary Jane Warnes strived to improve conditions for her fellow countrywomen by founding the South Australian Country Women’s Association.

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

  20. Image: Mary Lee Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Mary Lee

    Suffragist and social reformer Mary Lee was jubilant when, in 1894, South Australia became the first Australian colony to grant women the vote.

    Historical Thing | By History Trust of South Australia

  21. Image: May Mills Plaque

    J150 Plaque, May Mills

    Educationist and sports administrator May Mills believed 'the wholesome development of a nation' depended on sport.

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

  22. Image: Murdoch Stanley McLeod Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Murdoch Stanley McLeod

    A very industrious and conservative businessman, Murdoch McLeod was generous but modest and never flamboyant.

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

  23. Image: Norman Tindale Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Norman Tindale

    Norman Tindale was a prodigious anthropologist and polymath who chronicled Aboriginal culture, studied butterflies and moths, and broke Japanese wartime codes.

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

  24. Image: Norman William Jolly Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Norman William Jolly

    A forestry scientist by profession, Norman Jolly was also an accomplished scholar known for his integrity and keen critical faculty.

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

  25. Image: Paris Nesbit Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Paris Nesbit

    Barrister, intellectual and proud hedonist, Paris Nesbit was an early starter who allegedly read Milton at three and translated Goethe at ten.

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

  26. Image: Percy Raymond Begg Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Percy Raymond Begg

    Literally born in a tent, Percy Begg became a pioneer orthodontist whose innovations benefit patients to this day.

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

  27. Image: Peter and Marjorie Jackson Nelson Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Peter Nelson and Marjorie Jackson Nelson

    A resolute cyclist, Peter Nelson was married to Marjorie Jackson Nelson and died of leukaemia at a young age. A phenomenally successful athlete in her own right, Marjorie Jackson Nelson went on to become a governor of South Australia.

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

  28. Jubilee 150 walkway plaque of Peter Smith Dawson

    J150 Plaque, Peter Smith Dawson

    A singer of both bush ballads and classics, Dawson was the first to record ‘Waltzing Matilda’.

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

  29. Image: Peter Waite Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Peter Waite

    A pastoralist who built an empire on sheep and cattle runs, Peter Waite was also a major philanthropist.

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

  30. Image: Richard B Smith Plaque

    J150 Plaque, Richard Bowyer Smith

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

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

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