A TIMELINE OF ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA
By Tim Lambert
19th Century Adelaide
1836 William Light selects Adelaide as the site for the capital of a new colony
1838 John Hindmarsh becomes the first governor of the new colony. The foundation stone of Holy Trinity Church is laid.
1840 Adelaide is incorporated. (Its the first city in Australia to be incorporated). The Royal Adelaide Hospital is founded. Adelaide has a population of 2,000.
1841 Old Adelaide Goal is built
1846 Ayers House is built
1850 Adelaide is growing very rapidly. It now has a population of 14,000
1855 Government House is built
1857 The Botanic Gardens opens in Adelaide
1858 St Francis Xavier Cathedral is dedicated
1863 Adelaide gains a gas supply
1866 Adelaide Town Hall is built
1871 Adelaide Oval is established
1872 Adelaide General Post Office is built
1874 Adelaide University is founded
1878 St peters Cathedral is consecrated. Edmund Wright House is built.
1881 The Art Gallery of South Australia is established
1889 The West Wing of Parliament House is built
20th Century Adelaide
1900 Adelaide has a population of 162,000. Adelaide gains an electricity supply.
1904 A statue of John McDouall Stuart is erected
1906 A statue of William Light is unveiled in Adelaide
1921 Adelaide airport is founded
1931 The War Memorial is built
1939 The East Wing of Parliament House is built
1966 Flinders University opens
1976 Rundle Mall opens in Adelaide
1980 Adelaide Festival Centre is finished
1986 The Migration Museum opens. The South Australia Maritime Museum opens
1987 Adelaide Convention Centre opens
1989 Tandanya Cultural Institute opens
2012 The population of Adelaide is about 1.3 million