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71-499: The Adelaide Glaciarium (also known as Ice Palace Skating Rink ), located at 89–91 Hindley Street in the city of Adelaide , South Australia , was the first indoor ice-skating facility built in Australia. It is also the location of the first "hockey on the ice" match in the country, which was an adaptation of roller polo for the ice using ice skates . Contemporary ice hockey was never played at this venue but this ice skating rink,

142-571: A British parliamentarian and social reformist . The street was one of the first built in Adelaide and is of historical significance for a number of reasons. As well as housing the first meeting of Adelaide City Council , the oldest municipal body in Australia, in November 1840, Hindley Street was home to the first stone church in South Australia; it was also the location of the first movie shown in

213-507: A coat of arms . Conrad died in December 1918, and the business was taken over by W. H. Bruce , and expanded to Rundle Street , East End Market , and Port Adelaide . Hindley Street was also home to one of Adelaide's most beloved theatres, the Theatre Royal , designed by Melbourne architect George R. Johnson and opened in 1878 (to replace a previous theatre of the same name built on

284-575: A bad moral influence and a "courtesan painter". In 1885, he found an opportunity to restore his reputation. Joseph Halder, a businessman from Munich, conceived plans for a circular, panoramic painting depicting the Crucifixion of Christ and, recalling Piglhein's work at the Munich Exhibition, the commission was given to him. From 1885 to 1886, he made a trip to Jerusalem, where he made sketches for what would become his magnum opus. Under his direction

355-463: A ford near Hindmarsh , then to the place where Morphett Street ends and Hindley Street begins. Immigration Square was situated westward of the parklands, with most of Adelaide's business and trade being conducted westwards. The "trade" itself was dubious and the subject of much controversy at the time, with many residents outraged at the young girls who would travel down the street drunk due to alcohol trade. The first meeting of Adelaide City Council

426-462: A long vestibule connecting the street facing tower to the main building, and the main building at the rear which housed the Cyclorama in a "battle axe" style property. Tower Entrance – This was a 14-foot double-storey Victorian terrace with high Victorian dome that faced Hindley Street. Patrons would enter the Cyclorama through the large wrought iron gate entry in the domed tower. The tower rose to

497-478: A luxurious building which included air-conditioning, and accommodated an audience of 1,286 in stalls, dress circle , and lounge. It existed on the corner of Hindley and Victoria Street for many years until it was closed in 1972, then subsequently redeveloped in 1975 as a modern four-screen Greater Union cinema complex, called Hindley Cinemas 1–4. It was here that the film Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) had its world premiere. This cinema would not endure either; it

568-613: A new Art Deco design. This cinema operated until 1977, after which various businesses used the premises, until the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra moved in in 2001, creating the Grainger Studio (named after Percy Grainger ). As the 1910s approached, Hindley Street entered a state of despair. Adelaide's daily newspaper, The Advertiser , began reporting on public intoxication in the street as early as 1911. It would later become known for its state of debauchery well into

639-503: A range of sports and carnival activities for the evening where those attending were dressed in costume and fancy dress. The game was played in 4 quarters and Dr. Harrold scored 2 goals for the Scratch Team in the first quarter. In the last quarter the Rink team scored 2 goals to tie up the game and the game ended in a 2–2 draw. The Teams were as follows: Rink Scratch Team Hockey on

710-477: A variety of categories such as Best Costume, Most Original Costume, Best Poster Costume, Most Sustained Character and Most Grotesque Costume. Very regularly, exhibitions of various forms of skating were held by Professor James Brewer, such as fast skating, international skating and fancy skating. Sporting events were held at the carnivals in the following categories: Hockey on the ice, in the early 1900s in Adelaide

781-491: The Theatre Royal , art exhibitions, and the roller skating rink , who had very similar events to the Glaciarium, such as fancy dress carnivals. The regularly-played hockey on the ice matches were never placed in the "Sports" section of this newspaper. After closing down for the summer season, the Glaciarium re opened on 2 March 1905, featuring a skating exhibition by Professor Brewer. The 1905 ice skating season closed down for

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852-769: The Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School . Finding the small town atmosphere uncongenial, in 1871 he moved to Munich, where he became an associate of Wilhelm von Diez . Despite the attention given to his painting of the Crucifixion at the Munich exhibition and the positive critical reception accorded to his portraits of children, he was not very successful. At the suggestion of his agent, he turned to pastel portraits of women; favoring Spanish dancers, pierrettes and belles-of-the- ball with low décolletage . He then came into fashion, but also found himself being criticized as

923-451: The foothills in the east were developed, which meant the trade went east. A reporter on the street in 1913: "The place was a veritable cradle for big concerns. First Ware's Exchange Hotel – a little down from King William Street . It is a history in itself, with its sketches and lingering memories of the pioneering days. To walk through its big low-ceilinged rooms is to think at once of the drovers and farmers who once made merry there. To see

994-409: The 21st century, Hindley Street has been given new life by urban renewal and UniSA 's City West campus and a number of businesses, creating the city's West End precinct . The literary book retailer Imprints Booksellers was founded in 1984 at no. 80 by Graham Miller, father of Greg Mackie , with his wife Gayle Miller and her friend Patricia Sykes. Mackie first worked at the store on weekends when he

1065-480: The 21st century. Theatres, butchers and other business still thrived, despite the shifting of business away from Hindley Street. By 1912, there were several cinemas in the city, largely clustered around Hindley Street. The new Wondergraph picture theatre was built by the Greater Wondergraph Company from July 1912 at no. 27. Designed by Garlick & Jackman architects, the design of the building

1136-531: The 6 members of the winning team would receive a gold medal. The results of the Premiership match, held 12 August 1905, saw Harris, Scarfe & Co win by a goal. On 14 December 1907, the former Glaciarium was reopened after renovations saw the ice surface replaced with a rock asphalt surface for roller skating, and the building was renamed the Olympia Roller Skating Rink. After 91 Hindley Street

1207-504: The Cyclorama building was insured for £2,000, the engine and electric light plant was insured for £125. The panoramas inside the building were the picture of Waterloo that was insured for £500 and the picture of the Crimea War which was insured for £300. Both panoramas were lost to the fire that completely destroyed the building. On Wednesday 1 June 1904 the prospectus for the acquisition of the Cyclorama building on 89 Hindley Street, Adelaide

1278-553: The Georges of Tarn as well as a dramatic piece including the Nick Carter detective series. After demolition of the earlier picture theatre in 1938, a new cinema with an Art Deco design and nothing but the stage retained was constructed. South Australian silky oak was the timber used throughout the building, and the long carpeted foyer was under a dome that held a large chandelier and concealed rotating coloured lighting. The capacity of

1349-609: The Time of the Crucifixion . This image of Jerusalem was the subject of an allegation of copyright infringement by Fishburn Bros. of South Shields England, assignees of a German firm. The action began on Wednesday 9 March 1892 when it was brought before the Fall Court of Judges, seeking an injunction that restrained the Adelaide Cyclorama Group from using the picture and in the alternative claim be awarded £10,000 in damages. The claim

1420-611: The boundary by 30 inches. The eastern walls of the tower and vestibule were supported by the west walls of the Grand Coffee Palace building. This was later not found to be an issue after a Civil Court case due to Mr. William McLean having been the owner of both town acres at the time the buildings were erected. The architects for the Cyclorama buildings were English & Soward , a business that started in 1880 consisting of Adelaide ( Norwood )-born George Klewitz Soward and England born Australian migrant Thomas English . The cost of

1491-404: The building opened as a popular disco nightclub called Sinatras , lined with mirrored tiles, disco balls and plush red velvet lounges and indoor plants. Hindley Street Hindley Street is located in the north-west quarter of the centre of Adelaide , the capital of South Australia . It runs between King William Street and West Terrace . The street was named after Charles Hindley ,

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1562-505: The colony and the first cinema in the state. The West End Brewery operated in the street between 1859 and 1980. The street later became known for its atmosphere and active nightlife , including a somewhat seedy reputation, until in the 21st century it reinvented itself as a more upmarket precinct, dubbed the West End . Hindley Street is as one of Adelaide's most prominent streets, with an extensive and illustrious history. The street itself

1633-581: The country's first, provided the "test bed" facility for its successor, the Melbourne Glaciarium , the birthplace of ice hockey in Australia . In 1907 it became the Olympia Roller Skating Rink, and in December 1908 it was converted into a picture theatre , West's Olympia , by cinema chain owner T. J. West . This was the first permanent cinema in Adelaide , in 1939 replaced by a new building West's Theatre . The Cyclorama buildings were built on Town Acre 74 in Adelaide, South Australia. This town acre

1704-555: The cycloramas being exhibited. In December 1898, two additional stages were added and the famous canvas painting of the Battle of Waterloo during extensive alteration work. The Cyclorama was open daily at the following times: Lectures were held at the following times: General Admission prices were: The first exhibit the Adelaide Cyclorama Company Ltd showed at the Cyclorama was a picture of Jerusalem called Jerusalem at

1775-417: The direction of Laura Kroetsch and then Jo Dyer . In 2015, the store was raided by South Australia Police , after a complaint had been lodged that they had been selling unwrapped copies of the new edition of the cult novel American Psycho , by Bret Easton Ellis . The novel, first published in 1991, had been classified as R18+ under national censorship legislation since its release, which meant that it

1846-513: The evening of 5 August 1905, the teams D&W Murray's would play a match of hockey on the ice against team Harris, Scarfe & Co as part of the Warehouseman's Hockey Association. The winning team of the match would play the Clutterbucks for the premiership and gold medal. Professor James Brewer, billed as "The World's Greatest Skater", would appear on the same night in the fancy skating. Each of

1917-405: The fire had taken good hold of the building and immediately told another on duty officer Constable Deacon to get the fire brigade to the building, who received this call at 2:44am. Passing by on his bicycle was Detective Jones, who rode to the fire alarm located on Hindley Streetand smashed the glass to sound it. The fire reportedly had a strong hold on the building though the account was made that it

1988-487: The first permanent picture theatre in Adelaide, was established at 91 Hindley Street, in a building converted from a roller-skating rink (originally built as a cyclorama , then used as an ice rink known as the Adelaide Glaciarium ). The new cinema, built in the era of silent films , had raked seating with a capacity of 3,000 patrons. It was demolished in 1938, with the new West's Theatre opening in 1939, in

2059-514: The gate entry as the partially dressed pair were exiting the Cyclorama building, unaware of the building being on fire and only coming out to see what the commotion was about – only being aroused by Constable John Sweeny's loud call of "Fire!". The fire finally burned out at 4:00am and the Trocodero was a smoldering ruin. The manager of the Adelaide branch of the Commercial Bank, Edward Jones, said

2130-449: The height of 75 feet (23 m) and the dome itself was 10 feet (just over 3 metres) in diameter. The room under the dome was used for patrons as a viewing gallery where a camera obscura displayed a reflection of the surrounding country on the inside wall. The room on top of the terrace was an octagonal construction. Vestibule – This long entrance hallway was a 95 feet (29 m) long and 14 feet (4.3 m) wide passage that connected

2201-500: The ice is a term used for the stick and ball game played on an ice surface and the use of the phrase can be traced back to at least 1853 to describe a game played at Windsor Castle in England. The earliest known record of a Bandy club in England is from 1813 by the name of Bury Fen Bandy Club, who were responsible for the creation of the majority of the rules when bandy was later codified in 1882. The rules of bandy have many similarities to

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2272-700: The landscape painters Josef Block , Johann Adalbert Heine (1850-1905) and Josef Krieger (1848-1914) created the scenes, while Piglhein executed the figures. The work was displayed in Munich, Berlin and Vienna, where it was destroyed by a fire in 1892. Ten photographs of the work were taken on opening day. At least 15 copies of the work were made (some of which were made by his assistants, who were not under Piglhein's contractual obligations to produce but one panorama). Extant panoramas are located in Einsiedeln , Switzerland and Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Québec, Canada. In 1886, he

2343-548: The market in February 2024. The bookstore had acquired a reputation for its expertise in recommending books to customers, of whom they have a faithful following, including writer Walter Marsh, who published a book about media mogul Rupert Murdoch 's youth called Young Rupert . Hindley Street Music Hall, a large live music venue, opened in August 2022, after the site of the HQ nightclub complex

2414-526: The oldest municipal body in Australia, was held in Hindley Street on 4 November 1840. The first stone church in South Australia was built in Hindley Street. On 21 April 1856, the Port Adelaide Railway was officially opened and thus took most of the traffic away from Hindley Street. This shaped Adelaide's changing geography, leading to the formation of what it is today–the suburbs away to

2485-470: The photographs – quaint and laughable – of old George Coppin, the first lessee... when it was built in 1839 is to recall a good comedian of the early years". On 20 September 1855, an episode of violence erupted on Hindley Street. It was during the Legislative Council election , which saw a mob attempting to interfere with the voting at West Adelaide. Later that same day a much larger riot developed in

2556-458: The project was £5000. The original buildings were located at 89 Hindley Street, Adelaide, South Australia and opened to the public as a cyclorama at 8:00pm on Friday 28 November 1890. The building was also referred to as the Trocadero even though it was more widely known as the Cyclorama. The Cyclorama consisted of a street-facing two-storey Victorian terrace building with high Victorian dome,

2627-543: The rules in the sport of football (soccer). Before bandy was codified, ice hockey first had its rules published on 27 February 1877 in the Montreal newspaper, The Gazette . It was likened to field hockey and even continued to use the word ball within the set of rules. Ice hockey would spread across Canada and the northern part of the United States of America but bandy would spread across Northern European countries. What

2698-552: The same place, after the election was closed. At that time the colony of South Australia was ruled by a governor appointed by the British Government, and the elections were a move towards self-government for the colony. A new brewery was built on Town Acre 66 on the south side of Hindley Street, midway between Morphett Street and West Terrace , in 1859, known as the West End Brewery . The highly successful brewery

2769-669: The shop to Jason Lake and Katherine Woehlert, who had been working there for some time. At the time, the Rudd government was offering stimulus packages; however the GFC occurred the following year, causing losses. Later, online bookselling and Amazon offered serious competition, along with book superstores such as Borders in Rundle Mall (which closed in mid-2011). Imprints ran the Adelaide Writers' Week book tent for ten years from 2011, under

2840-564: The site in 1868). On 19 October 1896 the first public moving picture demonstration in South Australia was hosted by Wybert Reeve at the Theatre Royal. (By the following evening the cinématographe Lumière had been moved to a more suitable venue at the Beehive Corner ). The building was demolished in 1962 and a carpark built on the site by department store Miller Anderson & Co. , an Adelaide department store. The Grand Coffee Palace

2911-553: The street drove the Adelaide City Council to introduce a 3am lockout, in which all business (predominantly nightclubs) must refuse entry after 3am. Hindley Street located in the north-west quarter of the centre of Adelaide . It runs between King William Street and West Terrace . Two pedestrianised streets which run between Hindley and Currie Streets are notable for their historical value, restaurants, bars, and specialist shops: Leigh Street and Peel Street. In

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2982-527: The strip. It was by this time Adelaide's unofficial "nightlife" street, and had also acquired a somewhat seedy reputation. In 1982, West End Brewery moved to Thebarton and the building was demolished. In the 1990s, it gained a reputation for being Adelaide's red light district . In the early 2000s, the street experienced somewhat of a decline, with several shops closing and left vacant or boarded up, and consequent lack of daytime foot traffic. Late-night alcohol-fuelled violence and drunken behaviour along

3053-432: The summer on 14 October 1905. There were 3 sessions available during the day: Pricing for sessions depended on time of day: Ice skate hire was available: Among the skating sessions there was a variety of events held at the Glaciarium. On 21 July 1905, basketball on ice was tried for the first time in front of the laughter of a crowd. Fancy Dress carnivals were held often and attracted many people, awards were held for

3124-409: The term continued to be used from that point onward. The first match for this adapted form of roller polo , hockey on the ice, was played during a carnival in the Glaciarium at 9:00pm on 12 October 1904. A match was organised between a Rink team and a Scratch team, picked from the visitors to the rink. It was described by a reporter as being like football on ice skates. The match itself was part of

3195-571: The theatre at the time. The theatre demolished to make way for the State Theatre in 1957, which closed in May 1977. The Metro Theatre was one of Adelaide's earliest cinemas, and a noted example of Art Deco architecture , was designed by American theatre architect Thomas W. Lamb in association with local architect F. Kenneth Milne . Built on the site of Conrad's butcher shop on the northeast corner of Victoria Street, it opened on 6 October 1939,

3266-506: The theatre was 1,447 people. West's Theatre opened on 1 December 1939, with the feature Pygmalion . "Senora West" was the only woman projectionist in the world at the time. West's Theatre closed on 28 February 1977 and the last movie played was Snow White and the Seven Dwarves . In May 1978 the building reopened as a Jade Palace Chinese restaurant but quickly failed and went into liquidation by December that same year. In June 1979

3337-429: The tower entrance building on Hindley Street and ran south to the large Cyclorama building at the rear of the property. It contained 2 arched recesses on the wall adjoining the Grand Coffee Palace which was a 'party wall'. The floor of the vestibule was asphalt and the hallway was well lit with electrical lighting. There were waiting rooms for ladies and gentlemen lining the hallway. Main building – The building itself

3408-403: The western half of Town Acre 74 in the same year and the tower entrance and vestibule wall adjoined the Grand Coffee Palace walls. The adjoining wall of the octagonal-walled viewing gallery encroached on the boundary of the half acre the Grand Coffee Palace was built on by enough to see the property boundary line 2 inches inside the adjoining wall of the viewing room. The eaves of the dome surpassed

3479-671: Was a decorator. Upon graduating from the Gymnasium, he studied with the sculptor Julius Lippelt . After Lippelt's death from tuberculosis, Piglhein went to the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts , but had to leave after two years for an alleged lack of talent. The sculptor Johannes Schilling saw that he had some potential, however, and took him into his studio. After a short stay in Italy, Piglhein decided to take up painting instead and, on Schilling's recommendation, began studies with Ferdinand Pauwels at

3550-399: Was a single span timber construction and was half covered in glass panels, to let natural light in during the day, and half iron sheet. The building had incandescent lighting for the evening viewing sessions The interior of the building originally had an elevated platform at its center with spiral stairs winding around it to give access to the top viewing platform, from where visitors would view

3621-462: Was being called hockey on the ice in the Adelaide Glaciarium was played while skating on the ice and hitting a sphere with a hooked roller polo stick, while on ice skates. The score for each team involved a tally of both goals and points and was an adaptation of the already popular activity of roller polo, on ice. The first hockey on the ice match between employees representing local businesses

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3692-575: Was being lauded well before construction, and on the invitation-only event on the night before its official opening night on Friday 5 September 1913, "every seat was occupied by the audience, which went into raptures over the fine appointments of the theatre and the pictures which were shown". The main feature was The Crossing Policeman . The theatre was later extensively remodelled as the Civic Theatre in 1932, sold to S.A. Theatres in 1939, who sold it in August to Greater Union , who were leasing

3763-703: Was bought by Live Nation Australia and a purpose-built split-level live music space created. " Hindley Street ", a song by Australian band Powderfinger on its album Internationalist , was written about the street. Hindley Street is mentioned in the song "Carrington Cabaret" by Redgum on their 1978 album If You Don't Fight You Lose . The street features in the 2023 film Emotion Is Dead , written and directed by Pete Williams . [REDACTED] Australian Roads portal 34°55′24″S 138°35′39″E  /  34.9233°S 138.5941°E  / -34.9233; 138.5941 Bruno Piglhein His father

3834-529: Was built in 1891. Rebuilt in 1907, it later became the Plaza Hotel. " Coffee palaces " were a type of residential hotel, that provided family-style meals as well as accommodation, but without liquor licences . In 1903, the Austral Stores, a complex of 12 shops, large warehouse and residential accommodation, was built to the designs of noted local architect Albert Selmar Conrad at 104-120 Hindley Street. It

3905-429: Was closed in 1991 and demolished in 2005, with an apartment building built on the site. As of 2022 a KFC outlet occupies the ground floor, with student accommodation above it. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Hindley Street became known for its diversity: coffee lounges, restaurants, pubs, ice and roller skating rinks, late-night chemist, theatres, cinemas, "alternative" bookshops and retail outlets were available along

3976-440: Was issued. The following day in an interview, H. Newman Reid discussed the dimensions of the building, internal layout, seating capacity and ice surface dimensions and how the present Cyclorama building is well adapted for the purposes of the proposed Glaciariam project. The building itself was 130 by 115 feet (40 by 35 m) and 47 feet (14 m) in height and the plan was an ice floor surface of 155 by 84 feet (47 by 26 m)

4047-581: Was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register in 1983 as "an excellent example of Edwardian free style ". Its facade is "one of the best examples of the architecture of the Federation period in Adelaide and in South Australia". In 1908 alterations were made, including the addition of a large dining room, and became Grant's Coffee Palace, later West's Coffee Palace. The building remains to this day. In December 1908, West's Olympia

4118-467: Was named in honour of British politician Charles Hindley . The doings of the population of Adelaide were directly connected to the street, and when the city was first developed after the colonisation of South Australia in 1836, permission was given to cut down trees in favour of constructing buildings and paving streets–the west end of Hindley Street being one of the first locations to receive such development. The first newspaper in South Australia

4189-424: Was of brick construction and was 130 by 115 feet (40 by 35 m) with large walls 47 feet (14 m) high The building itself was 130 by 115 feet (40 by 35 m) and 47 feet (14 m) in height and the plan was an ice floor surface of 155 by 84 feet (47 by 26 m) was possible after an orchestra stand, platform and seating for 580 guests inside. and only a single point of entry via a long vestibule. The roof

4260-472: Was on 15 May 1905. The match was between G. & R. Wills & Co. and D. & W. Murray, Limited which was assembled from a group of novices. On Wednesday 24 May 1905, the first match of the series of matches held under the auspices Warehouseman's Association was played between a team representing G. & R. Wills & Co. and a team representing James Marshall & Co. This game was played in front of 800 people. The first announcement of this Association

4331-649: Was on 19 May 1905. The teams playing under the endorsement Warehouseman's Association were groups of men (Messrs.) who were employees of the following local companies: The Warehouseman's Association began with 6 teams being affiliated with the association, each team consisting of 6 players. On Wednesday 5 July 1905, teams representing Australia and England played a Hockey on the Ice match at the Adelaide Glaciarium. The players on each team were as follows: Australia – Parker, Clutterbuck, Hosking, Nightingale, Butler, Part England – Swanson, Barker, Poole, Knight, Watts, Osendale In

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4402-457: Was only allowed to be sold in plastic to persons over 18. Restrictions on people's movements during the COVID-19 pandemic caused business in Adelaide's CBD to decline from mid-2020. In December 2021, Woehlert was diagnosed with breast cancer , just as they were preparing for the 2022 Writers Week. They managed that one, but found that they were running out of energy to run the shop, and put it on

4473-597: Was originally purchased by English born John Barton Hack , who was an early settler in Adelaide , at the beginning of the first land sales in Adelaide in March 1837 as part of a 60-acre lot purchase. On the eastern half of the Town Acre 74 property the proprietor, Mr. William McLean, built the Grand Coffee Palace in 1890. Immediately to the west of the Grand Coffee Palace, he erected the Cyclorama Entrance tower and vestibule on

4544-411: Was possible after an orchestra stand, platform and seating for 580 guests inside. The remodelled Cyclorama building opened as the Glaciarium on the evening of Tuesday 6 September 1904. A common newspaper to find regular advertisements for events was The Advertiser . Advertisements would always be under the "Amusements" section, as would game and event reports. The "Amusements" section was shared with

4615-514: Was printed in premises on Hindley Street, in June 1837. For many years, the street was the centre of trade and finance for Adelaide, and it was expected to hold that position as time passed. This was because Adelaide was a very young city at the time, with the majority of settlers coming from the west with the water sourced from the River Torrens . Immigrants who landed at Port Adelaide would travel to

4686-486: Was purchased by T.J. West (who acquired a chain of cinemas in the era of silent films , known as West's Pictures), West's Olympia was opened as Adelaide's first permanent picture theatre on Saturday 5 December 1908. West's Olympia retained the original buildings from the cyclorama , but underwent renovations where seating accommodation was increased. It had raked seating with a capacity of 3,000 patrons. The first films on opening night included scenic films of Lake Como and

4757-415: Was remarkable that the flames did not reach greater height considering the interior was inflammable, likely due to the lack of wind that morning. Following instructing Constable Deacon to summon the fire brigade, Constable John Sweeny ran to Rosina Street and Solomon Street to wake people and alert them to the fire. He then headed back to the Cyclorama where he met Caretaker Mr. Hugentobler and Mrs. G. Gould at

4828-426: Was still a university student, but six months later bought into the business. From 1984 until 2003 Mackie was director and co-proprietor (with Gayle Miller ), of Imprints. It moved to its current (as of March 2024 ) location no. 107 Hindley Street in 1999, around the time that many arts organisations were moving into the vicinity, including Adelaide Festival offices above the shop. In 2007, Mackie and Miller sold

4899-474: Was taken over by the South Australian Brewing, Malting, Wine and Spirit Company , an amalgamation of three brewers, in 1888. In August 1863, Leopold Conrad opened his butcher's shop at 88-90 Hindley Street, on the corner of Victoria Street, where it operated for decades. By 1899, the building had been enlarged, with a second storey and ornamental lacework on the upstairs verandah, which included

4970-552: Was that the Jerusalem exhibition in the Adelaide Cyclorama was a copy of the panoramic painting by Bruno Piglhein depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. On Saturday 11 March 1899 at approximately 2:40am the Adelaide Cyclorama was found to be on fire by Police Constable John Sweeny who was on duty patrolling Currie Street East and noticed a fire coming from the Cyclorama building. He ran down to Hindley Street where he saw that

5041-402: Was the popular sport of roller polo adapted to an ice surface and using ice skates, also known elsewhere around the world as "ice polo". Each team had 6 players. In the 10 October 1904 edition of The Advertiser , the first match to be played at the month old Adelaide Glaciarium was advertised for the first time as a polo match. The following day, it was advertised as a hockey match and

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