This article details the History of Adelaide from the first human activity in the region to the 20th century. Adelaide is a planned city founded in 1836 and the capital of South Australia.
Read more about History Of Adelaide: Aboriginal Settlement, European Interest, European Settlement, 1850-1900, Twenty-first Century
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