Jubilee 150 Walkway
The Jubilee 150 Walkway, also variously known as the Jubilee 150 Commemorative Walk, the Jubilee 150 Walk, Jubilee 150 Plaques, the Jubilee Walk, or simply J150, is a series of (initially) 150 bronze plaques set into the pavement of North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia from King William Street to Pulteney Street.
History
Jubilee 150 Walkway was officially opened on 21 December 1986. It was commissioned as part of the celebrations commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of the British Province of South Australia on 28 December 1836.[1][2]
Overview
The plaques, initially 150 in number, contained the names of 170 people who made major contributions to the colony and later state of South Australia.[a] The Adelaide City Council has since added four plaques,[b] embellished with the City of Adelaide coat of arms rather than the Jubilee 150 logo, so now comprises 154 plaques containing the names of 174 people, plus two "bookends".
The plaques are mostly arranged in alphabetic order,[c] and stretch from King William Road to Pulteney Street along the north side of North Terrace. The walkway starts at the South African War Memorial, and passes in front of Government House, the National War Memorial, the State Library, the Museum, the Art Gallery and the University complex.
List
Gallery
The start of the walkway plaques near King William Road
Looking east from near King William Road in 2017
Looking east from near the statue of Dame Roma Mitchell in 2013
Looking east from near King William Road in 2009
Looking west from near the statue of Dame Roma Mitchell back towards King William Road in 2013
Looking west from the statue of Dame Roma Mitchell back towards King William Road in 2009
Napier and Ligertwood buildings, with last plaque in foreground.
Notes
- ↑ Eight of the plaques include the names of more than one person:
- Sir William and Sir Lawrence Bragg
- Julia Warren Farr and George Henry Farr
- WWI VC recipients: Blackburn, Davey, Inwood, Jensen, Leak, Sullivan, Weathers, Woods
- WWII VC & GC recipients: Derrick, Gosse, Kibby, Matthews
- Peter Nelson and Marjorie Jackson-Nelson
- Sir Keith and Sir Ross Smith
- Pioneer vignerons: Johann Gramp, Richard Hamilton, Joseph Seppelt, Samuel Smith
- Pioneer vignerons: Thomas Hardy, Christopher Penfold, Mary Penfold, John Reynell
- ↑ The four additional plaques commemorate:
- ↑ The exceptions to strict alphabetic order are:
- The 13 South Australians awarded the V.C. and the G.C. in the two World Wars and the Vietnam War appear in front of the War Memorial;
- Mary Lee's plaque appears between the plaques for Stow and Strange;
- Torrens and Traeger are interchanged;
- The eight pioneer vignerons are grouped on two plaques between Veale and Waite.
References
- ↑ Elton, Jude; O'Neil, Bernard. "Jubilee 150 Plaques". Adelaidia. History Trust of South Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ↑ Jubilee 150 Commemorative Walk (PDF). Corporation of the City of Adelaide. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2016.