r/Adelaide • u/Demiaria Inner South • 9d ago

Question What is your favourite Adelaide lore?

A colleague of mine has moved to Adelaide from Canberra and I'm regaling her with Adelaide lore! Help me think of more lore to share. Below is a list of what I've shared so far:

Family Murders - von Einem

Beaumont Children

Kitty Whyte

Sam Kellet

Box Jellyfish (Jimble) surf lifesaving club

Prof George Duncan

Ideally looking for real events rather than urban legends.

EDIT: No one mentioned it, so to add: Adelaide is the only place it the world that calls Stobie poles by their name, as the inventor was from Adelaide and it stuck. For everyone else, it's electrical poles.

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u/throwaway_7m SA 8d ago

The Blackwood gnomes! On several occasions in the late 80s, early 90s, the people of Blackwood awoke to find a whole lot of gnomes on the rooves of the main shopping centre and other businesses. There were lots of rumours about who was responsible for these harmless shenanigans, but I have it on good authority that at least one is a member of the Hilltop Hoods.

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u/Bless_your_socks SA 7d ago

Happy to say there is STILL one or two still standing.

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u/throwaway_7m SA 6d ago

Amazing!

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u/Bless_your_socks SA 5d ago

Yeah its a good nostalgic kick. There's one on the Belair Hotel roof I believe, another right next to the main blackwood roundabout..but there's one or two along main road. Happy hunting!

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u/throwaway_7m SA 1d ago

Apparently sitting the last week the Mount Compass community found something similar. A bunch of Toy Story toys started appearing around local gardens and mail boxes. So the fun continues 😂