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Edward Gibbon Wakefield (20 March 1796 – 16 May 1862) was a British criminal who became a politician in colonial Canada and New Zealand.He is considered a key figure in the establishment of the colonies of South Australia and New Zealand (where he later served as a member of parliament).
John Jackson Oakden (1818 – 31 March 1884), pastoralist, was an English explorer of South Australia, part of the European exploration of Australia, and a pioneer runholder of the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Mount Oakden near Penwortham, South Australia. View of the eastern face.
The Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association, is a not for profit history organisation in South Australia. Established in 1984, [1] the Kangaroo Island Pioneer Association (K.I.P.A.) is committed to determining, preserving and promoting Kangaroo Island’s rich pioneer history. It seeks to honour the presence and achievements of the pioneers in the ...
50th Meeting ... Adelaide, South Australia. 1980 – Conference President – Prof. Sir Geoffrey Malcolm Badger; 51st Meeting ... Brisbane, Queensland. 1981 – Conference President – Dr Graham Wesley Butler; 52nd Meeting ... Sydney, New South Wales. 1982 – Conference President – Sir Zelman Cowen; 53rd Meeting ...
He was the first Surveyor-General of the new British Province of South Australia, known for choosing the site of the colony's capital, Adelaide, and for designing the layout of its streets, six city squares, gardens and the figure-eight Adelaide Park Lands, in a plan later sometimes referred to as Light's Vision.
The Astronomical Society of South Australia have also named the observatory that houses their 20-inch Jubilee Telescope, the Sir Charles Todd Observatory. [5] Each year the Telecommunications Society of Australia invites a prominent member of the telecommunications industry to present the Charles Todd Oration and awards a medal to the industry ...
John was born in Woodville, South Australia, the son of John Thomas Creswell (ca.1815 – 24 August 1874) and Mary Ann (née Smith), [1] a pioneer of Port Adelaide, and was educated at St. Peter's College, Adelaide.
Richard William Pearse (3 December 1877 – 29 July 1953) was a New Zealand farmer and inventor who performed pioneering aviation experiments. Witnesses interviewed many years afterward describe observing Pearse flying and landing a powered heavier-than-air machine on 31 March 1903, nine months before the Wright brothers flew.