South Australia - The Colony
- Centenary of South Australia
- Christmas in South Australia
- Comments on the Colony
- The Constitution and Allied Matters
- Miscellany
- Old Colonists' Association and Allied Matters
- Personal Reminiscences
Centenary of South Australia
This subject is discussed in the Chronicle,
16 May 1929, page 58e,
Advertiser,
11 January 1929, page 16f,
12 January 1934, page 18f,
while suggested celebratory events and projects are canvassed on all but a daily basis for several weeks from
22 February 1934, page 14h.
"Milestones in South Australia's Progress - Preparing for the Centenary" is in the Advertiser,
26 December 1931, page 13h.
"Early Pioneers - Memorial Statue Advocated" is in the Advertiser,
10 May 1929, page 16d,
"Hall to be Erected" on
17 September 1929, page 17a.
Information on Centennial Hall is in The Mail,
2 March 1935, page 12c.
"Changing Face of Adelaide for Centenary" is in The Mail,
20 May 1933, page 2b.
"Women and the Centenary" is in The News,
1 February 1934, page 8d,
21 November 1935, page 10c,
3 January 1936, page 4c.
"How SA Can Mark Its Centenary" is in The News,
21 February 1934, page 4e.
"Our State Centenary Means a Full Time Job" is in The News,
18 October 1934, page 10d; also see
26 and 29 October 1934, pages 6e and 4e,
6 November 1934, page 4e.
"The Centenary" is discussed in the Advertiser,
11 February 1935, page 10d,
29 and 30 March 1935, pages 22h and 18g,
12 and 17 April 1935, pages 24h and 20f,
The Mail,
7 July 1934, page 16,
23 March 1935, page 8f,
10 August 1935, page 2a.
An appeal for cooperation and financial assistance from the Acting Premier, George Ritchie, is in The News,
8 May 1935, page 5d.
"Air Plans for State's Centenary" is in The News,
10 August 1935, page 5a,
6 September 1935, page 4a.
"Citizenship and Centenary" is in the Advertiser,
9 September 1935, page 14f.
A Centennial Exhibition Supplement is in the Advertiser,
20 March 1936.
"Centenary Spirit" is in the Advertiser,
19 November 1935, page 18e.
"City Council and the Centenary" on
16 April 1936, page 16e.
"SA on Outskirts of Centenary Carnival" is in The News,
9 July 1936, page 6g,
"Daily Pageant Rehearsals" on
15 July 1936, page 8c.
A centenary competition - "Model of Buffalo" - is traversed in the Advertiser,
18 and 27 July 1936, page 23b and 21b,
1 August 1936, page 23b,
3 October 1936, page 25b.
"The Centenary Crescendo" is in the Advertiser,
4 September 1936, page 28c,
"The Floral Festival" on
21 September 1936, page 16c.
A prizewinning centenary ode by Miss Margaret L. Kiek is reproduced in the Advertiser,
24 September 1936, page 18f and
a play "William Light, The Founder" on
11 August 1936, page 16g;
its first performance is reported on
9 November 1936, page 18e.
"Children and Centenary" is in the Advertiser,
28 August 1936, page 24d.
"Centenary Year Ends" is in the Advertiser,
1 January 1937, page 0a.
Old Colonists' Association and Allied Matters
An Old Colonists' Festival is reported in the Observer,
8 March 1851, page 3e,
Register,
19 and 28 March 1851, pages 3d and 2c:
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Let all our cares and griefs be drowned!
With joy let every bosom bound!
Voices and instruments resound
It is our festal day!
A realm embracing every sky
O'er which broad day doth never die
From every shore sends forth the cry,
"Victoria, our Queen!"
God save Victoria! God save the Queen!
Shout 'mid Australia's festive scene,
God save the Queen.
(Also see Register, 2 May 1851, page 3b.)
"This festival owes its birth to a proposal made by Mr Edward Giles, surveyor, of Noarlunga, through the medium of these columns" - See Adelaide Times,
28 March 1851, page 3c and
31 March 1852, page 3f and
SA Gazette & Mining Journal,
29 March 1851, page 3c.
An anniversary dinner of Old Colonists is reported in the Register,
29 March 1852, page 3c.
An "Old Colonists Festival" and dinner are reported in the Register,
29 December 1871, pages 4e, 5e and 6b; also see
Advertiser,
17 November 1910, page 9h.
The need for an Old Colonists' Association is canvassed in the Register,
25 March 1882, page 6b,
Chronicle,
1 April 1882, page 6b,
2 December 1882, page 22c,
20 January 1883, pages 5a-7d,
Express,
12 January 1883, page 3c,
Register,
24 October 1882 (supp.), page 1d; also see
2, 15 and 18 December 1882, pages 5d, 7b and 6e,
12, 13, 17, 18, January 1883, pages 5b-6c, 6b and 6e,
21 February 1883, pages 4d-6b,
Observer,
13 January 1883, page 30a,
Register,
24 January 1883, pages 5b-6c, 6b, 6e, 6d and 1c (supp.),
27 and 28 January 1883, page 6c and 7a,
21 February 1883, page 6b,
22 and 27 February 1883, pages 7c and 6e,
14 March 1883 (supp.), page 1d,
28 December 1883, page 5a:
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A noble monument they leave behind,
Those brave old men. They meekly pass away.
We miss the gentle hearts, the sturdy mind;
But still their work grows mightier day by day.
Who made the desert bloom, the solitude
Grow tuneful with the voices of men? Twas they,
Those brave old hearts - that noble brotherhood
Who one by one now meekly pass away.
(Also see Register,
12 December 1901, page 4e,
16 January 1906, page 6e,
1 December 1906, page 7g.)
Further information is in the Advertiser,
24 November 1882, page 5a,
12 January 1883, pages 4d-6a,
15 and 21 February 1883, pages 5b and 4f-5c,
Register,
27 November 1886, page 6e,
9 December 1886, page 5b,
Express,
29 September 1886, page 7e,
27 November 1886, pages 2e-3e,
20 April 1887, page 4e,
Observer,
26 December 1896, page 16a,
27 December 1900, page 16c,
21 December 1901, page 34d.
"Old Colonist Relics" is in the Observer,
1 January 1887, page 38g.
A presentation to S.J. Skipper is reported in the Register,
24 August 1901, page 3g.
"Mark Twain's Views on SA" is in the Register,
30 August 1924, page 5e.
A letter from the Secretary of the Old Colonists' Association is in the Advertiser,
16 January 1906, page 6e; also see
The News,
12 and 15 January 1935, pages 4d and 4d.
