Images clockwise from top left: (1) 'Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens', 1850, National Gallery of Australia (2) Map of Adelaide, 1837, Colonel William Light (3) Highbury Quarry, 2007, near Anstey Hill Recreation Park (4) Anne McCusker and the University of Adelaide Civil Engineering Class of 1967
Explore the history of engineering decisions that underpin our modern world. In six talks over the course of an afternoon, we will hear about SA’s first female engineer, digital preservation, innovations in stone masonry, maritime history, adaptive reuse, and show how engineering decisions shaped the City of Adelaide.
Presented by Engineering Heritage South Australia