Episode 2 of 4
Passage of the Adelaide University Act
- When
- 6 November 1874
- Where
- South Australian Parliament
The South Australian parliament passed The Adelaide University Act of 1874, formally establishing the University of Adelaide on 6 November 1874.
The Act named the university after Queen Adelaide and defined its purpose as promoting sound learning in the Province of South Australia. It mandated that the institution be secular and open to all classes and denominations of Her Majesty's subjects, superseding earlier colonial educational structures.
Sources
- University of Adelaide Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-09
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