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The earliest part of the house to be built was the east wing of the present building. It was completed and occupied in May 1840. Government House is thus probably the second oldest continuously occupied house in the State, after Walkley cottage in St Mark's College, Pennington Terrace, North Adelaide, which was first occupied in mid-1839. When ...
Government House, Adelaide, residence of the Governor of South Australia; Government House, Brisbane, residence of the Governor of Queensland; Government House, Darwin, residence of the Administrator of the Northern Territory; Government House, Hobart, residence of the Governor of Tasmania; Government House, Melbourne, residence of the Governor ...
Old Parliament House - the original South Australian Parliament building; Parliament House. The Adelaide Festival Centre and Elder Park are behind Parliament House, between North Terrace and the River Torrens – also accessible from King William Road (King William Road) Government House, the official residence of the governor of South Australia
The memorial is located in front of the main entrance to Government House, one of the most prominent buildings in Adelaide, on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road. It was constructed with a budget of £2,500 raised through public donations, and was designed by the London-based sculptor Adrian Jones. While the statue itself was not ...
Parliament House, Adelaide. The first completed western wing is to the left, adjacent to the Old Parliament House. Parliament House, on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road in the Adelaide city centre, is the seat of the Parliament of South Australia. It was built to replace the adjacent and overcrowded Parliament House, now ...
In 1980, the Liberal party won government on a platform of fiscal conservatism and the premier David Tonkin, deeming Adelaide road capacities sufficient for future needs, committed his government to selling off the land acquired for the MATS plan ensuring that even when needs or public opinion changed, the construction of most MATS proposed ...
The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government or the SA Government, is the executive branch of the state of South Australia. It is modelled on the Westminster system , meaning that the highest ranking members of the executive are drawn from an elected state parliament .
1952–1955: Robert George – In 1954 the Government commenced renovation of both viceregal residences. The original acetylene gas lighting at Marble Hill was replaced, at considerable expense, with electricity. [6] Sir Robert and Lady George's possessions were moved to Marble Hill while Government House was being renovated.