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Adelaide is a planned city founded in 1836 and the ... A group in Britain led by Edward Gibbon Wakefield were looking to start a colony based on free settlement ...
Gas street lighting was implemented in 1867, the University of Adelaide was founded in 1874, ... organised and directed by Adelaide-based Michael Turtur.
The City of Adelaide Plan adopted by the City Council. 1976: 5AA began broadcasting. The Liberal Movement is founded in Adelaide. Rundle Mall, Australia's first pedestrian mall, opened between King William and Pulteney streets. 1977: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Adelaide, with the Queen opening the Adelaide Festival Centre. Late ...
1837: First regional town, Gawler, is founded north of Adelaide. 1837: Adelaide's first hospital opens on North Terrace. 1838: The first Australian police force is formed in Adelaide, the South Australia Police. 1838: Overlanders Joseph Hawdon and Charles Bonney arrive in Adelaide from New South Wales with 300 head of cattle.
Adelaide in 1839. South Australia was founded as a free-colony, without convicts. The Province of South Australia was established in 1836 as a privately financed settlement based on the theory of "systematic colonisation" developed by Edward Gibbon Wakefield. Convict labour was banned in the hope of making the colony more attractive to ...
Thomas also published the weekly Adelaide Chronicle and South Australian Literary Record (10 December 1839 – 18 May 1842). John Stephens, who had in 1843 founded The Adelaide Observer, in 1845 purchased The Register. [9] Anthony Forster became part owner in 1848; With the death of Stephens in 1850, his share was taken over by John Taylor. [10]
Established in 1840, with its first meeting held on 4 November 1840, [42] the City of Adelaide Municipal Corporation was the first municipal authority in Australia. At its time of establishment, Adelaide's (and Australia's) first mayor, James Hurtle Fisher, was elected. [43]
The City of Adelaide has been involved in the Sister Cities program since 1972. As of 2023 it has long-term international partnership arrangements with five cities, known as sister cities, based on formal agreements between Adelaide and each city. This allows collaboration in the cultural, educational, business, and technical spheres.