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Formation
  
1863 (1863)

Adelaide Club

Location
  
165 North Terrace Adelaide, South Australia

The Adelaide Club is an exclusive gentlemen's club in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. Founded in 1863, the club comprises members of the Adelaide establishment.

The Club's headquarters are at the Club House on North Terrace in the city-centre. The Club House was built in the same year as the club's establishment, and has been continually occupied since 1864. Facilities include a library, mixed accommodation for members and reciprocal club members, dining rooms, billiards room, function rooms and office facilities.

The equivalent elite club for women, the Queen Adelaide Club, is located a short distance to the east along North Terrace.

Members have included:

  • John Baker
  • Arthur Blyth
  • George Fife Angas
  • John Howard Angas
  • Henry Ayers
  • Robert Barr Smith
  • Alexander Downer
  • Thomas Elder
  • James Hurtle Fisher
  • Edward Angus Hamilton
  • Walter Watson Hughes
  • George Mayo
  • John Morphett
  • References

    Adelaide Club Wikipedia