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Processed luncheon meat is known as "fritz" in South Australia, whereas in other states it is referred to as devon, stras or polony. Another uniquely South Australian word is "Stobie pole", which is the pole used to support power and telephone lines. It was invented in South Australia by James Stobie in 1924.
First Aboriginal Australian woman to marry a colonist in South Australia, and first Aboriginal woman to be granted Aboriginal reserve land Kudnarto ( c. 1832 – 11 February 1855), also known as Mary Ann Adams , was an Aboriginal Australian woman of the Kaurna and Ngadjuri peoples who lived in the colony of South Australia .
Cowan, his parents and four other siblings immigrated to South Australia (SA), arriving in Adelaide on 3 August 1852. [3] The family initially settled in North Adelaide where Cowan attended the North Adelaide Grammar School. When he reached the age of 14, he left to assist with his father's businesses in Two Wells (39 km north of Adelaide). [4]
Morgan was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council in August 1867, and was chief secretary in the second James Boucaut government from June 1875 to March 1876. . He was chief secretary again in the fourth Boucaut ministry from October 1877 to September 1878, and when Boucaut became a judge, Morgan reconstructed the ministry and on 27 September 1878 became premier and chief secretary.
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.With a total land area of 984,321 square kilometres (380,048 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which includes some of the most arid parts of the continent, and with 1.8 million people.
In January 1843 Hart sailed to England in command of the South Australian Company's ageing barque Sarah and Elizabeth, delivering it to London for sale. Aboard as a passenger was the explorer John Hill , from whom Hart had just purchased Section 2112 at Port Adelaide, in partnership with Jacob Hagen .
Early Experiences of Life in South Australia (1st ed.). Adelaide: Offices of The Advertiser, Chronicle, and Express. Bull, John Wrathall (1884). Early Experiences of Life in South Australia (2nd ed.). Adelaide: E.S. Wigg & Son. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015
Thomas Playford IV was an Australian politician from the state of South Australia. He served as Premier of South Australia and leader of the Liberal and Country League (LCL) from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965. Though controversial, it was the longest term of any elected government leader in Australian history. His tenure as premier was ...