The South African War Memorial statue

South African War Memorial

The South African War Memorial is a life-sized, 3.4 metre tall bronze statue of a mounted infantryman located on the corner of King William Street and North Terrace and is a memorial to all those who fought and fell in the Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902).

The Boer War was the first war in which South Australians fought overseas, and at least 59 men were killed in action, 16 men died in connection with the war and 4 died in training or on their return.

In 1901, Joseph Johnson proposed an equestrian statue to be erected to mark the Australian involvement in the war and a committee which included Sir George Brookman MLC (chair), Premier Jenkins, Adelaide's Mayor and the Bishop of Adelaide began the commissioning and fundraising processes.

With the help of local South Australian citizens and school children, donations soon amounted to £2,500.

Captain Adrian Jones was recommended as the sculptor, with South Australian Boer War veteran George Henry Goodall serving as consultant on the dress and attitudes of the piece.

The statue was unveiled on 6 June 1904 and was the first war memorial erected in Adelaide.

Almost one million visitors make their way through the Art Gallery of South Australia's doors each year, treated to multiple wings housing an impressive selection of more than 40,000 artworks.

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Bonython Hall is a centrepiece of the University of Adelaide campus and is hard to miss when walking down North Terrace.

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Leigh Street sits between Hindley and Currie Street, just west of Rundle Mall. Packed full of character and heritage, by day it's a thoroughfare with cafes and coffee spots and by night it's a popular haunt for its bar scene.

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The 'Girl on a Slide' sculpture was created by artist John Dowie and first called Rundle Mall home in 1977.

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