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Government House, located in Adelaide on the corner of North Terrace and King William Road, is the official residence of the governor of South Australia.^[1]

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Adelaide city centre

Adelaide city centre (Tarndanya) is the inner city locality of Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.

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Adelaide Hills

The Adelaide Hills region is located in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia.

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Adelaide Plains

The Adelaide Plains (Kaurna name Tarndanya) is a plain in South Australia lying between the coast (Gulf St Vincent) on the west and the Mount Lofty Ranges on the east.

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Australian Aboriginal flag

The Australian Aboriginal flag is the official flag of Aboriginal Australians.

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.

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Belair National Park (formerly known as the National Park and as Belair Recreation Park) is a protected area in Belair, South Australia, southeast of Adelaide city centre; it covers an area of. Government House, Adelaide and Belair National Park are south Australian Heritage Register.

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Black Sunday bushfires

The Black Sunday bushfires were a series of bushfires that broke out across South Australia on 2 January 1955.

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Flag of Australia

The national flag of Australia is based on the British Blue Ensign—a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist quarter—augmented with a large white seven-pointed star (the Commonwealth Star) and a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars (one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars).

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Flag of South Australia

The current state flag of South Australia, was officially adopted in 1904.

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Flagpole

A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag.

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Frances Adamson

Frances Jennifer Adamson (born 20 April 1961) is an Australian public servant and diplomat who is the 36th Governor of South Australia, in office since 7 October 2021.

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Frederick Robe

Major-General Frederick Holt Robe CB (1801 – 4 April 1871) was the fourth Governor of South Australia, from 25 October 1845 to 2 August 1848.

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George Gawler

Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler, KH, (21 July 1795 – 7 May 1869) was the second Governor of South Australia, at the same time serving as Resident Commissioner, from 17 October 1838 until 15 May 1841.

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George Grey

Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer.

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George Strickland Kingston

Sir George Strickland Kingston (23 August 1807 – 26 November 1880) was the Deputy Surveyor to William Light, engaged to survey the new colony of South Australia.

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Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth

A Government House is any residence used by governors-general, governors and lieutenant-governors in the Commonwealth and the British Empire.

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Governor of South Australia

The governor of South Australia is the representative in South Australia of the monarch, currently King Charles III.

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HMS Buffalo (1813)

HMS Buffalo was a storeship of the Royal Navy, originally built and launched at Sulkea, opposite Calcutta, in 1813 as the merchant vessel Hindostan.

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John Hindmarsh

Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH (baptised 22 May 1785 – 29 July 1860) was a naval officer and the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838.

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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. Government House, Adelaide and Jubilee 150 Walkway are Adelaide Park Lands.

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King William Street, Adelaide

King William Street is the part of a major arterial road that traverses the CBD and centre of Adelaide, continuing as King William Road to the north of North Terrace and south of Greenhill Road; between South Terrace and Greenhill Road it is called Peacock Road.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel.

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List of official residences of Australia

Below is a list of official residences of Australia. Government House, Adelaide and list of official residences of Australia are Government Houses of Australia.

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Marble Hill, South Australia

Marble Hill was the Vice-Regal summer residence for the Governor of South Australia for seventy-five years, from 1880 to 1955. Government House, Adelaide and Marble Hill, South Australia are houses in Adelaide and south Australian Heritage Register.

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Margaret Worth

Margaret G. Worth (born 1944) is an Australian artist, who has worked as a painter, screen printer and sculptor.

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Migration Museum, Adelaide

The Migration Museum is a social history museum located in Adelaide, South Australia. Government House, Adelaide and Migration Museum, Adelaide are Adelaide Park Lands.

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Mount Davies Road

Mount Davies Road is a remote unsealed outback track which runs from Mount Davies (Pipalyatjara) in the far north-west corner of South Australia to Anne's Corner on the Anne Beadell Highway 397 kilometres to the south-east.

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National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week is intended to celebrate Indigenous history and culture in Australia and foster reconciliation discussion and activities.

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National War Memorial (South Australia)

The National War Memorial (South Australia) is a monument on the north edge of the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia that commemorates South Australians who served in the First World War and those who gave their lives. Government House, Adelaide and National War Memorial (South Australia) are Adelaide Park Lands and south Australian Heritage Register.

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North Adelaide

North Adelaide is a predominantly residential precinct and suburb of the City of Adelaide in South Australia, situated north of the River Torrens and within the Adelaide Park Lands.

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North Terrace, Adelaide

North Terrace is one of the four terraces that bound the central business and residential district of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.

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Norton Summit, South Australia

Norton Summit (formerly Norton's Summit) is a town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, located approximately 12 km east of the city of Adelaide.

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Old Government House, South Australia

Old Government House is a historic building located in Belair National Park, South Australia, and was South Australia's first official vice-regal summer residence of the Governor of South Australia from 1860 to 1880, and was used by governors Richard Graves MacDonnell (1855–62), Dominick Daly (1862-68) and William Jervois (1877–80). Government House, Adelaide and Old Government House, South Australia are Government Houses of Australia, Government of South Australia, houses in Adelaide, south Australian Heritage Register and south Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate.

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Register of the National Estate

The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007.

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South African War Memorial (South Australia)

The South African War Memorial (also known as the Boer War Memorial or, prior to 1931, the National War Memorial) is an equestrian memorial dedicated to the South Australians who served in the Second Boer War of 11 October 1899 to 31 May 1902. Government House, Adelaide and South African War Memorial (South Australia) are Adelaide Park Lands, south Australian Heritage Register and south Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate.

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South Australian Heritage Register

The South Australian Heritage Register, also known as the SA Heritage Register, is a statutory register of historic places in South Australia.

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St. Mark's College (University of Adelaide)

St Mark's College is an Australian university co-residential college in North Adelaide, South Australia.

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State Library of South Australia

The State Library of South Australia, or SLSA, formerly known as the Public Library of South Australia, located on North Terrace, Adelaide, is the official library of the Australian state of South Australia. Government House, Adelaide and state Library of South Australia are south Australian Heritage Register.

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Summer house

A summer house or summerhouse is a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather.

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Thatching

Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge (Cladium mariscus), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof.

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Torrens Parade Ground

Torrens Parade Ground, which includes the former Torrens Training Depot and Drill Hall, is a former military facility located in Adelaide, South Australia. Government House, Adelaide and Torrens Parade Ground are Adelaide Park Lands, south Australian Heritage Register and south Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate.

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