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Adelaide City
Family Friendly Companion Card accepted Bookings Essential Full Toilet Facilities Partial Wheelchair Access

Jack and the Beanstalk at Ayers House Museum

Special event, Children's events
Tour a nineteenth-century mansion looking for story clues. Then go up to the nursery and hear a traditional English tale of cunning and courage...
When: Sat 1 May, 10.30am (approx. 75 mins)
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Adult: $15.00 Concession: $13.00 Member: $10.00 Child: $8.00 Family: $25.00
Yorke Peninsula
Open Doors Family Friendly Bookings Essential Wheelchair Access Full Toilet Facilities

Ardrossan's Jump into History 1873-2021: Ploughing through the Years

Special event
Join a guided walking tour around Ardrossan to take in our old buildings and discover their modern usage. From leadlight windows, a private residence...
When: Sat 8 May, 1.30-3.30pm & Sun 23 May, 10am-12pm
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Adult: $5.00 Child: $2.00
Adelaide City
Family Friendly Partial Wheelchair Access Toilets

Adelaide Gaol History Day

Self-guided tour, Special event
Adelaide Gaol’s annual History Day is back with $5.00 entry and activities for the whole family. History Day will showcase a special exhibition...
When: Sun 2 May, 10am-4pm
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Per Person: $5.00
Yorke Peninsula
Family Friendly Companion Card accepted Partial Wheelchair Access Toilets

A Century of Change in Health: 1861–1961

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The century between 1861 and 1961 in all areas of health and wellbeing saw changes which affected the Cornish mining community. See displays...
When: 15-22 May: History Centre 10am-4pm; Moonta Mines Museum 11am-4pm; Moonta Mines Tourist Train departs at 10.30am, 11.30am, 1pm & 2pm
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Adult: History Centre $5; Moonta Mines Museum $8; Tourist Train $12 Child: History Centre $5; Moonta Mines Museum $4; Tourist Train $5
Adelaide East
Bookings Essential Wheelchair Access Full Toilet Facilities

Silent Movie: On Our Selection (1920)

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Join us for a screening of the classic Australian silent film ‘On Our Selection’. Follow Steele Rudd’s adventures of Dad and Dave as they...
When: Wed 19 May, 2-3.30pm
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Free
Kangaroo Island
Family Friendly Wheelchair Access Full Toilet Facilities

Film: Fighting to Farm

Special event, Digital history
Screening of the new film Fighting to Farm and student documentaries of local identities. Fighting to Farm chronicles the remarkable tale...
When: Sun 9 & 16 May, 10am-1pm
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Free
Yorke Peninsula
Family Friendly Companion Card accepted Bookings Essential Wheelchair Access Full Toilet Facilities

Classic Movies at Port Broughton

Special event
Come join us for FREE movies at the Port Broughton Theatre. See classics that inspired, moved us and transported us into another time with incredible...
When: Sun 30 May: Oddball (rated G), 11am; Last Cab to Darwin (rated M), 2pm
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Free
Adelaide City
Family Friendly Bookings Essential Wheelchair Access Toilets

Modern Media of 1951: Your Morning Paper

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Join us for a 1951 promotional film about the early days of Adelaide's The Advertiser. View historical books and artefacts; and hear a panel...
When: Sat 22 May, 2-3.30pm
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Per Person: $10.00
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