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A police officer sends a clown away from a blocked street in 1994.
1/43A police officer sends a clown away from a blocked street in 1994.
March 1991, and the Adelaide Crows’ first AFL match begins. They played Hawthorn at Football Park...
2/43March 1991, and the Adelaide Crows’ first AFL match begins. They played Hawthorn at Football Park...
... and won their first match, by 86 points. Hawthorn went on to win the Grand Final over West Coast.
3/43... and won their first match, by 86 points. Hawthorn went on to win the Grand Final over West Coast.
Crows forward Tony Modra takes the mark of the year in 1993.
4/43Crows forward Tony Modra takes the mark of the year in 1993.
The first AFL match of Port Adelaide - acting Power captain Brayden Lyle leads Port out against Fremantle in February 1997 in the Ansett Cup.
5/43The first AFL match of Port Adelaide - acting Power captain Brayden Lyle leads Port out against Fremantle in February 1997 in the Ansett Cup.
Port celebrates its first AFL win, over Geelong, 129 to 90.
6/43Port celebrates its first AFL win, over Geelong, 129 to 90.
Young patients at Adelaide Children’s Hospital (now the Women’s and Children’s Hospital) in 1993.
7/43Young patients at Adelaide Children’s Hospital (now the Women’s and Children’s Hospital) in 1993.
Workers fix the dog fence near Coober Pedy in 1992.
8/43Workers fix the dog fence near Coober Pedy in 1992.
A clown entertains/terrifies children during the 1993 John Martin’s Christmas Pageant.
9/43A clown entertains/terrifies children during the 1993 John Martin’s Christmas Pageant.
Thousands fill the city for a tickertape welcome-home parade for the Australian Olympic team in 1996.
10/43Thousands fill the city for a tickertape welcome-home parade for the Australian Olympic team in 1996.
Matthew Liptak lies injured on the ground as a fight develops nearby during a Crows-Geelong match in 1996.
11/43Matthew Liptak lies injured on the ground as a fight develops nearby during a Crows-Geelong match in 1996.
Crowd surfing at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre as Foo Fighters play the Summersault festival, 1996. As a side note, this would have been for The Colour And The Shape tour, an album the Foo Fighters have not yet bettered. Editor’s note: Forgive the editorialising by our resident music fan...
12/43Crowd surfing at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre as Foo Fighters play the Summersault festival, 1996. As a side note, this would have been for The Colour And The Shape tour, an album the Foo Fighters have not yet bettered. Editor’s note: Forgive the editorialising by our resident music fan...
Former State Bank managing director Tim Marcus Clark carries a box of documents into the Supreme Court in 1996 to defend court against by the State Government and SA Asset Management Corporation.
13/43Former State Bank managing director Tim Marcus Clark carries a box of documents into the Supreme Court in 1996 to defend court against by the State Government and SA Asset Management Corporation.
Crowds of people and security surround Michael Jackson as he leaves the Hyatt Hotel in Adelaide in 1996. Presumably the face-mask is for Adelaide’s heavy smog and not an identification deterrent.
14/43Crowds of people and security surround Michael Jackson as he leaves the Hyatt Hotel in Adelaide in 1996. Presumably the face-mask is for Adelaide’s heavy smog and not an identification deterrent.
Christmas shoppers in Rundle Mall, 1993. Note the trees.
15/43Christmas shoppers in Rundle Mall, 1993. Note the trees.
Does he regret this photo? Then-Foreign Minister Alexander Downer wears a fishnet stocking and a high-heeled shoe to promote The Rocky Horror Picture Show - and to raise money for charities through Variety.
16/43Does he regret this photo? Then-Foreign Minister Alexander Downer wears a fishnet stocking and a high-heeled shoe to promote The Rocky Horror Picture Show - and to raise money for charities through Variety.
In the mid-90s, this T-shirt was EVERYWHERE.
17/43In the mid-90s, this T-shirt was EVERYWHERE.
The first few seconds of 2000 - this photo was taken just after midnight on January 1, 2000 looking over Adelaide.
18/43The first few seconds of 2000 - this photo was taken just after midnight on January 1, 2000 looking over Adelaide.
More 90s fashion - power suits from Italian label Max Mara in 1996.
19/43More 90s fashion - power suits from Italian label Max Mara in 1996.
Crows coach Graham Cornes with a small child at Crows training, 1993.
20/43Crows coach Graham Cornes with a small child at Crows training, 1993.
In 1999, Adelaide was horrified and shocked by the Bodies in the Barrels case, otherwise known as the Snowtown serial killings. This is the Snowtown bank vault, as pictured in May 1999, where police found eight victims inside six barrels. Four other victims were found elsewhere.
21/43In 1999, Adelaide was horrified and shocked by the Bodies in the Barrels case, otherwise known as the Snowtown serial killings. This is the Snowtown bank vault, as pictured in May 1999, where police found eight victims inside six barrels. Four other victims were found elsewhere.
The main street of Victor Harbor in 1992.
22/43The main street of Victor Harbor in 1992.
Protesters hold an anti-poker machine rally at Parliament House in Adelaide 1992. They were eventually introduced to pubs and clubs in 1994. The pokies, not the protesters.
23/43Protesters hold an anti-poker machine rally at Parliament House in Adelaide 1992. They were eventually introduced to pubs and clubs in 1994. The pokies, not the protesters.
A 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt celebrates after winning the 1998 Australian hardcourt title at Memorial Drive in Adelaide, defeating superstar Andre Agassi. It was the first most of us had heard of Lleyton - but certainly not the last.
24/43A 16-year-old Lleyton Hewitt celebrates after winning the 1998 Australian hardcourt title at Memorial Drive in Adelaide, defeating superstar Andre Agassi. It was the first most of us had heard of Lleyton - but certainly not the last.
It was 1992, and the brave new world of laser skirmish came to Adelaide and nothing was the same again.
25/43It was 1992, and the brave new world of laser skirmish came to Adelaide and nothing was the same again.
Lawn is laid in down North Terrace as part of the 1998 Proclamation Day celebrations, because, well, why not.
26/43Lawn is laid in down North Terrace as part of the 1998 Proclamation Day celebrations, because, well, why not.
SA Variety Club Bash entrants cross the finish line in Clare’s main street in 1993.
27/43SA Variety Club Bash entrants cross the finish line in Clare’s main street in 1993.
Presented without comment ... a bullet hole in a Coke vending machine on the ground floor at Holden Hill Police Station, 1994.
28/43Presented without comment ... a bullet hole in a Coke vending machine on the ground floor at Holden Hill Police Station, 1994.
Famed Australian cricketer Sir Donald Bradman at home in Adelaide in 1998.
29/43Famed Australian cricketer Sir Donald Bradman at home in Adelaide in 1998.
Construction workers look down on the ore crusher deep inside the Olympic Dam mine in 1997.
30/43Construction workers look down on the ore crusher deep inside the Olympic Dam mine in 1997.
Two motorists scuffle on King William Road after a minor accident between their two cars in 1999.
31/43Two motorists scuffle on King William Road after a minor accident between their two cars in 1999.
People boat on Valley Lake in Mount Gambier in 1998.
32/43People boat on Valley Lake in Mount Gambier in 1998.
Thousands of fans line King William Street for a parade to celebrate the Crows’ 1997 AFL Premiership.
33/43Thousands of fans line King William Street for a parade to celebrate the Crows’ 1997 AFL Premiership.
The Britannia Hotel on Kensington Road - 1992. Note the overly large cigarette advertising that may or may not be a direct message to people driving on the Britannia roundabout.
34/43The Britannia Hotel on Kensington Road - 1992. Note the overly large cigarette advertising that may or may not be a direct message to people driving on the Britannia roundabout.
Fireworks over Adelaide on New Year’s Eve, 1999, to welcome 2000.
35/43Fireworks over Adelaide on New Year’s Eve, 1999, to welcome 2000.
1999 - Armed STAR officers rushed into Adelaide District Court when a former policeman took a court stenographer hostage with a large knife, after he was sentenced to six years’ jail for armed robbery.
36/431999 - Armed STAR officers rushed into Adelaide District Court when a former policeman took a court stenographer hostage with a large knife, after he was sentenced to six years’ jail for armed robbery.
The aftermath of the parcel bomb explosion at the National Crime Authority office in Waymouth St in 1994, killing Det Sgt Geoffrey Bowen and blowing out the 12th-storey window and wall.
37/43The aftermath of the parcel bomb explosion at the National Crime Authority office in Waymouth St in 1994, killing Det Sgt Geoffrey Bowen and blowing out the 12th-storey window and wall.
If there’s one thing Adelaide’s missing, it’s chickens trying to lure motorists into carcarparks. This is 1994.
38/43If there’s one thing Adelaide’s missing, it’s chickens trying to lure motorists into carcarparks. This is 1994.
Indigenous protesters camp on North Terrace, outside Government House, in 1999.
39/43Indigenous protesters camp on North Terrace, outside Government House, in 1999.
More 90s fashion, and in 1991 and 92, this was one of the best things to wear if you wanted to fit in.
40/43More 90s fashion, and in 1991 and 92, this was one of the best things to wear if you wanted to fit in.
Classic early-90s high school formal fashion. Here, Pembroke student Nikki Harrison models the perfect outfit for a slow dance to Color Me Badd.
41/43Classic early-90s high school formal fashion. Here, Pembroke student Nikki Harrison models the perfect outfit for a slow dance to Color Me Badd.
In 1991, the Pearce home at Parafield Gardens exploded. Inside was found the bound bodies of Meredith Pearce and three of her children - Kerry, Adam and Travis who had all been murdered. Husband and father Stuart Pearce, the main suspect, went missing and is still at large. Another son was spared because he was spending the night at a friend’s home.
42/43In 1991, the Pearce home at Parafield Gardens exploded. Inside was found the bound bodies of Meredith Pearce and three of her children - Kerry, Adam and Travis who had all been murdered. Husband and father Stuart Pearce, the main suspect, went missing and is still at large. Another son was spared because he was spending the night at a friend’s home.
Police examine the grounds outside the unit of Corinna Marr, who was murdered inside in 1997. Her murder has not been solved.
43/43Police examine the grounds outside the unit of Corinna Marr, who was murdered inside in 1997. Her murder has not been solved.
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