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Adelaide Club
The Adelaide Club is an exclusive Gentlemen's club (traditional), gentlemen's club situated on North Terrace, Adelaide, North Terrace in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. Founded in 1863, the club comprises members of the Adelaide Establishment. South Australian Club (1838–1843) An earlier club with similar aims and membership was the South Australian Club, founded in 1838, which purchased the Victoria Hotel from William Williams (brewer), William Williams on Hindley Street, Adelaide, Hindley Street for their premises. Members included Charles Sturt, Sturt, John Morphett, Morphett and James Hurtle Fisher, Fisher. Membership was by ballot; joining fee 10 gns., membership 2 gns. ''per annum''. It folded in 1843 after failing financially. History and description The club's headquarters are at the club house at 165 North Terrace, Adelaide, North Terrace in the Adelaide city centre, city centre. The club house was built in the same year as the club's establishment in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Establishment
The Adelaide Establishment is the name given to the group of landowners and industrialists who have played a considerable role in the history of South Australia since its Foundation of South Australia, foundation in 1836. Based primarily in South Australia's capital Adelaide, the Adelaide Establishment has been referred to as economically, politically and socially conservative and seeking to preserve a rigid social hierarchy and laissez-faire economic system.Jaensch (1986), p. 251. While the power of the Adelaide Establishment has waned over the decades, members continue to play a role in the running of Adelaide and South Australia. The name "Adelaide Establishment" is derived from the term "The Establishment", denoted to mean a network of prominent, well-connected people who exercise power. History Following the founding of Adelaide in 1836, wealthy immigrants from England, some of whom were related by blood or marriage, were allowed to appropriate the best land for themselves, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre; the demonym ''Adelaidean'' is used to denote the city and the residents of Adelaide. The Native title in Australia#Traditional owner, traditional owners of the Adelaide region are the Kaurna, with the name referring to the area of the city centre and surrounding Adelaide Park Lands, Park Lands, in the Kaurna language. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north of the Fleurieu Peninsula, between the Gulf St Vincent in the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges in the east. Its metropolitan area extends from the coast to the Adelaide Hills, foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, and stretches from Gawler in the north to Sellicks Beach in the south. Named in ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Blyth
Sir Arthur Blyth (19 March 1823 – 7 December 1891) was Premier of South Australia three times; 1864–65, 1871–72 and 1873–75. Early life The son of William Blyth and his wife, Sarah Wilkins, he was born at Birmingham, England on 21 March 1823. His formative years were spent in Birmingham, and he was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and arrived with his parents in South Australia in 1839 on the "Ariadne" at the age of 16. His father, who was appointed a Justice of the Peace and became a Councillor of the City Corporation in 1840, and afterwards one of the City Commissioners,The Late Mr. Neville Blyth ''South Australian Register'' Monday 17 February 1890 p5 accessed 16 November 2011 established an ironmongery business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Barr Smith
Robert Barr Smith (4 February 1824 – 20 November 1915) was an Australian businessman and philanthropist in Adelaide, South Australia. He was a partner in Elder Smith and Company from 1863 (now Elders Limited). Early life and education Smith was born at Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of the Rev. Dr Robert Smith, a Church of Scotland minister, and his wife Marjory, ''née'' Barr. He studied for a time at the University of Glasgow. Career Barr Smith went into business after university and afterwards emigrated to Melbourne, where he was a member of the firm of Hamilton, Smith and Company in 1854. In 1855 he joined Elder and Company at Adelaide and became a partner in the business which from 1863 was known as Elder Smith and Company, now Elders Limited. Barr Smith also took up land and became a large owner in South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. When the Wallaroo and Moonta copper mines got into difficulties, Elder Smith and Company made lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Ayers
Sir Henry Ayers (now pron. "airs") (1 May 1821 – 11 June 1897) was the eighth Premier of South Australia, serving a record five times between 1863 and 1873. His lasting memorial was in the name Ayers Rock, now better-known as Uluru, which was named in 1873 by the explorer William Gosse. Overview Ayers was born at Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, the son of William Ayers, of the Portsmouth dockyard, and Elizabeth, née Breakes. Educated at the Beneficial Society's School (Portsea) he entered a law office in 1832. Less than a month after his marriage in 1840, he emigrated with his wife, Anne (née Potts), to South Australia, as a carpenter, with free passages. Until 1845, he worked as a law clerk, and was then appointed secretary of the South Australian Mining Association, which owned the copper mine at Burra Burra. Henry Roach was chief Captain, responsible for day-to-day operations, from 1847 to 1867. Within a year the mine employed over 1000 men. For ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Howard Angas
John Howard Angas (5 October 1823 – 17 May 1904) was an Australian pioneer, politician and philanthropist. Early life and education John Howard Angas was the second son of George Fife Angas and his wife Rosetta née French. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. There were six siblings including Sarah Lindsay Evans, temperance activist, and George French Angas, artist. When around four years old, John was boarded out with a couple in Hutton, Essex where his parents were living. He later attended the University of London for short time. When 18 years of age, Angas was told by his father that he must prepare himself to go to South Australia to take charge of his father's land in the Barossa Valley. As part of his preparation he learned German language, German, so that he might be able to converse with the German people, German settlers and studied land surveying. Career He left England on 15 April 1843 and was still only in his twentieth year when he arrived in South Australia. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Fife Angas
George Fife Angas (1 May 1789 – 15 May 1879) was an English businessman and banker who, while residing in England, played a significant part in the formation and establishment of the British colonisation of South Australia, Province of South Australia. He established the South Australian Company and was its founding chairman of the board of directors. In later life he migrated to the colony and served as a member of the first South Australian Legislative Council. His financial contribution of some £40,000 was instrumental to the creation of South Australia. Early life Angas was born at Newcastle upon Tyne, England, fifth son of coachbuilder and ship owner Caleb Angas of Newcastle (1743–1831) and his second wife Sarah Angas née Lindsay (1749–1802). After his mother's death, Angas continued his education at a boarding school and at age 15, became an apprentice coachbuilder under his father's direction. He started the ''Benevolent Society of Coachbuilders in Newcastle'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Trust Of South Australia
The History Trust of South Australia, sometimes referred to as History SA, was created as a statutory corporation by the ''History Trust of South Australia Act 1981'', to safeguard South Australia’s heritage and to encourage research and public presentations of South Australian history. It operates three museums in the state: the Migration Museum, the National Motor Museum and the South Australian Maritime Museum. It runs the month-long South Australia's History Festival (previously SA History Week) annually, and manages the ''Adelaidia'' and ''SA History Hub'' websites. It also manages, in collaboration with the State Library of South Australia, the Centre of Democracy. History, governance and funding The Trust was established as a body corporate under the David Tonkin government in 1981 by the ''History Trust of South Australia Act 1981''. This Act repealed the ''Constitutional Museum Act 1978'', but does not affect the operation of the ''South Australian Museum Act 1976' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Adelaide Club
The Queen Adelaide Club is an exclusive women's club, similar to a gentlemen's club, in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. History The club is named for Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, after whom the city of Adelaide was named. Founded in 1909, the club was set up by women of the Adelaide Establishment "who wanted a social centre with a certain standard of living and were prepared to pay for it".Queen Adelaide Club > Club history Accessed 30 January 2013. The club is located at the corner of North Terrace and Stephens Place in the city centre, a short distance east along North Terrace from its previously all-male equivalent, the Adelaide Club, established in 1864. Unlike the purpose-built Adelaide Club building, the Queen Adelaide Club occupies late 19th and early 20th Century buildings which had originally been residences and doctors' consulting rooms. When first established, the club offered residential accommodation. Description The Queen Adelaide Club is affilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Messenger
''City Messenger'' is a weekly suburban newspaper in Adelaide, part of the Messenger Newspapers group. The ''City'' covers the Adelaide CBD and surrounding suburbs and has recently experimented with targeting public transport commuters, similar to mX, also owned by News Limited. The newspaper generally reports on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of Adelaide, North Adelaide, Medindie and Hackney. It also covers the City of Adelaide, Town of Walkerville, City of Prospect and City of Norwood Payneham St Peters The City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters is a metropolitan local government area of South Australia. It covers the inner eastern suburbs of Adelaide. It is divided into five wards: Torrens, Payneham, West Norwood/Kent Town, Kensington (each ele ... councils. The paper also features South Australia's only remaining anonymous columnist, the shadowy Ray Light. It has a circulation of 27,999 and a readership of 56,000. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billiards
Cue sports are a wide variety of games of skill played with a cue stick, which is used to strike billiard balls and thereby cause them to move around a cloth-covered table bounded by elastic bumpers known as . Cue sports, a category of stick sports, may collectively be referred to as billiards, though this term has more specific connotations in some English dialects. There are three major subdivisions of games within cue sports: * Carom billiards, played on tables without , typically ten feet in length, including straight rail, balkline, one-cushion carom, three-cushion billiards, artistic billiards, and four-ball * Pocket billiards (or pool), played on six-pocket tables of seven, eight, nine, or ten-foot length, including among others eight-ball (the world's most widely played cue sport), nine-ball (the dominant professional game), ten-ball, straight pool (the formerly dominant pro game), one-pocket, and bank pool *Snooker, English billiards, and Russian pyra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Register Of The National Estate
The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritage List were created and by 2007 the Register had been replaced by these and various state and territory heritage registers. Places listed on the Register remain in a non-statutory archive and are still able to be viewed via the National Heritage Database. History The register was initially compiled between 1976 and 2003 by the Australian Heritage Commission, after which the register was maintained by the Australian Heritage Council. 13,000 places were listed. The expression "national estate" was first used by the British architect Clough Williams-Ellis, and reached Australia in the 1970s.Heritage of Australia, pp. 9–13 It was incorporated into the ''Australian Heritage Commission Act 1975'' and was used to describe a colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
