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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 .
Ivaritji was born in Port Adelaide, South Australia, in the late 1840s to Ityamai-itpina, a leader of the Kaurna people, and his wife Tankaira of Clare, South Australia. Her childhood name was "Itja mau". [4] She had a younger brother, Wima; an older brother, James Phillips; and several other siblings who died at a young age. [5] [6]
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.
1913: Federal Referendum on Trade and Commerce: South Australia votes Yes (51.32%). 1914: South Australian troops join their Australian comrades in Europe to fight in World War I. 1914: Torrens Island Internment Camp opens. 1915: Liquor bars close at 6 pm following referendum, creating the six o'clock swill. 1915: Torrens Island Internment Camp ...
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.
The South Australia Act 1834 imposed various financial obligations on the colonists that had to be met before the province could be created. [29] In order to meet one of these obligations, pertaining to the sale of land, George Fife Angas created the South Australian Company, along with his banker, Raikes Currie. Both Angas and Currie ...
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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), [6] 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. [3]