The Promise/The Fulfilment - Adelaide, SA
S 34° 55.285 E 138° 35.935
54H E 280665 N 6133039
At the front of the Old Parliament House for South Australia are two grey marble tablets, for the completion of the building in 1936.
Waymark Code: WMYZ13
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 08/13/2018
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On two separate grey marble tablets on the North Terrace side of the Old Parliament House of South Australia is the following inscriptions:
The PROMISE
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"His Majesty's subjects
of the Province of South Australia
are to receive a Constitution
of Self Government
as soon as the Colony shall be
in a state fit to enjoy
that inestimable advantage."
Edward Gibson Mansfield
Founder of South Australia 1834
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The FULFILMENT
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This House of Parliament
was completed
as an expression of faith
in the Parliamentary Institutions.
In appreciation of the benefits wrought
by eighty years of self government,
and in commemoration of
the Centenary of the State.
Unveiled by His Excellency the Governor
Major General Sir Winston Dugan K.C.M.G., C.B., D.S.G.
23rd December 1936
Address: North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, 5000
Visited: 1554, Saturday, 26 May, 2018