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A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 8 October 1901 Sir Marcus Laurence Elwin "Mark" Oliphant was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He served as Governor of South Australia from 1971 to 1976. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 8 October 1861 George Marsden Waterhouse was sworn in as the 6th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Thomas Reynolds. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 7 October 2021 Frances Jennifer Adamson was sworn in as the 36th Governor of South Australia, succeeding Hieu Van Le, who retired in August. Brenda Wilson thus stepped down as Administrator. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 6 October 1980 Sir Edric Montague Bastyan died at the age of 77 in North Adelaide, South Australia. He served as the 25th Governor of South Australia from 1961 to 1968, and as the 20th Governor of Tasmania from 1968 to 1973. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli

#OnThisDay 2 October 2000 David Oliver Tonkin died at the age of 71 in Mengler Hill, South Australia. He served as the 38th Premier of South Australia from 1979 to 1982 as leader of the Liberal Party. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 2 October 1913 Dame Roma Alma Flinders Mitchell was born in North Adelaide, South Australia. She served as the 31st Governor of South Australia from 1991 to 1996. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 2 October 1877 Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois was sworn in as the 10th Governor of South Australia, succeeding Sir Anthony Musgrave, who retired in January. Samuel James Way thus stepped down as Administrator. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 30 September 1959 Sir Henry Newman Barwell died at the age of 82 in Unley Park, South Australia. He served as the 28th Premier of South Australia from 1920 to 1924 as leader of first the Liberal Union then the Liberal Federation. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #auspol

#OnThisDay 30 September 1857 Richard Davies Hanson was sworn in as the 4th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Robert Richard Torrens. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 27 September 1878 Sir William Morgan was sworn in as the 14th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Sir James Penn Boucaut. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 27 September 1863 Sir George John Robert Murray was born in Magill, South Australia. He served as Chief Justice of South Australia from 1916 to 1942, and as Administrator in 1920 and 1922, and from 1927 to 1928, and in 1934 and 1939. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa

#OnThisDay 26 September 1893 Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie was born in Brompton, London, England. He served as the 23rd Governor of South Australia from 1944 to 1952, and as the 8th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1952 to 1957. #OTD #history #sapol #nzpol #sapolitics #saparli

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A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 24 September 1868 John Hart was sworn in to a second non-consecutive term as the 10th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Henry Ayers. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 23 September 1832 Sir John Blackler Colton was born in Devon, England. He served as the 13th Premier of South Australia from 1876 to 1877, and 1884 to 1885. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #england #uk #unitedkingdom #politics

#OnThisDay 21 September 1926 Donald Allan "Don" Dunstan was born in Suva, Fiji. He served as the 35th Premier of South Australia from 1967 to 1968, and 1970 to 1979, as leader of the Labor Party. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #fiji #politics

#OnThisDay 20 September 1856 Henry Ayers was sworn in to a second non-consecutive term as the 8th Premier of South Australia, succeeding Francis Stacker Dutton. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics

#OnThisDay 19 September 1970 a referendum was held in South Australia, in which a majority voted NO to allowing Adelaide and Gawler shops to stay open till 9 PM on Fridays. #OTD #history #sapol #sapolitics #saparli #parlisa #politics