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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 ...
1834: South Australia Act 1834 (the "Foundation Act") passed on 15 August 1834, providing a legal framework and funds for the British colonisation of South Australia. 1834: The South Australian Lodge of Friendship No. 613 was founded 22 October. The Lodge held its first meeting at 7 John Street, Adelphi, London. [1]
List of Australian heads of government by time in office; List of premiers of New South Wales by time in office; List of premiers of Queensland by time in office; List of premiers of Tasmania by time in office; List of premiers of Victoria by time in office; List of premiers of Western Australia by time in office; List of chief ministers of the ...
The history of South Australia includes the history of the Australian state of South Australia since Federation in 1901, and the area's preceding Indigenous and British colonial societies. Aboriginal Australians of various nations or tribes have lived in South Australia for at least thirty thousand years, while British colonists arrived in the ...
The portion of New South Wales north of South Australia and east of 138° east was transferred to Queensland. [32] 6 July 1863 The region of New South Wales north of South Australia was transferred to South Australia. [33] 30 May 1872 All islands lying within 60 miles (97 km) of Queensland were annexed to the colony by letters patent. [34]
The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. [1] [2] Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world.
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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 "respectable" families and ...