Place:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Date:

c. 1878

Historical Information:

This image is part of the Colonial Office photographic collection held at The National Archives UK.

King William Street, the north-south thoroughfare bisecting the City of Adelaide, is named after King William IV. The name was chosen on 23 May 1837 by a Street Naming Committee made up of the governor and eleven prominent colonists. [Adelaidia]

Description:

Showing King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia. Original photo published c. 1878.

From the collection of:

The National Archives UK Flickr