Historical

Historical - Sights & Sounds

Local places of historical importance including locations, events, festival, open days, re-enactments and rallies.


◉ Adelaide Gaol
Adelaide Gaol
18 Gaol Rd, Thebarton
Adelaide Gaol is a major part of Adelaide's heritage. Adelaide Gaol's history extends from the time of the early settler's right through to today. As one of the oldest public building in Adelaide, the Adelai ..

+61 434 115 952 - Adelaide Gaol Preservation SocieAdelaide Gaol
18 Gaol Rd,
◉ Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle
12 Yester Avenue Brighton
Circa 1910 | A Baronial mansion over 13 main rooms, and a dozen original fireplaces. Dunluce Castle land was purchased from the Catholic Church just after the turn of the century by Reverend Alexander Macull ..

0432 541 157Dunluce Castle
12 Yester Avenue
◉ Fort Largs
Fort Largs
5 Strathfield Terrace, Taperoo
Fort Largs was built as a coastal battery installment in 1885, responsible for Adelaide's coastal defence. Fort Largs has served multiple roles throughout its history, including as a military stronghold, a ..

+61 8 7111 0622Fort Largs
5 Strathfield Terrace,
◉ Heysen | The Cedars
Heysen | The Cedars
68 Heysen Rd, Hahndorf
The studio's of Hans and Nora Heysen in the The Cedars are Australia's oldest artist's studio's. Some 200 original works of art can be seen in changing displays in the studios and the house. All visitors ..

+61 8 8388 7277Heysen | The Cedars
68 Heysen Rd,
◉ National Trust of Australia
National Trust of Australia
Canberra
The National Trusts are Australia's leading conservation organisations. Our mission, which started with the conservation of historic Sydney architecture, has grown to include natural, Indigenous and cultural he ..

National Trust of Australia
◉ Palace Letters: Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace
Palace Letters: Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace
Australia
Tuesday 14th of July 2020 sees the release of the Palace letters between Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace that led to Gough Whitlam's sacking in 1975 and dismissal of the Whitlam government. Hundreds of p ..

Palace Letters: Sir John Kerr and Buckingham Palace