IT was a time of change, growth, hippies, leather bikinis, and big hair. Here’s what life looked like in Adelaide and South Australia in the 1970s.

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aaah the old STA buses ... 1980's route 263 adelaide bus timetable - SO COMFY!

As viewed from the north, looking south. King William Street is running down the centre of the photograph. To the right of King William Street along North Terrace are some of Adelaide's most famous buildings - Parliament House (on the corner), Festival Centre (on the banks of the Torrens) and the stunning Adelaide Railway Station prior to redevelopment that basically hid the station from view.

PRG 280/1/12/207 Notice boards supplying platform information for train times and destinations at the Adelaide Railway Station. Visit the State Library of South Australia to view more photos of South Australia.

Rundle Street 1903. The Exeter Hotel hasn't changed a bit!

B 1800 Adelaide Steamship Company Limited building, Currie Street, Adelaide,south side. This company was incorporated in South Australia in 1875. This attractive building, with its archway and columns, exudes confidence. The building's frontage is 19 yards and its left side is 50 yards west of King William Street. Visit the State Library of South Australia to view more photos of South Australia

Adelaide in 1974. John Martin was taken over by David Jones, and the site was redeveloped. They still put the giant Santa on the DJ's store.

Down Town. Hindely Street, Adelaide. 1970s

All here is now in thrift shops. Adelaide 1974

SLSA B 3534 King William Street, Adelaide, South Australia. Looking south toward the Town Hall (left) and Post Office (right) clock towers. The intersection with Rundle and Hindley Streets is in the centre foreground. Visit www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/screens/opacmenu.html to view more photos of South Australia.

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B 9806 Now the home of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Visit the State Library of South Australia to view more photos of South Australia.

B 9246 Photographer: John Gazard. Looking West toward King William Street, a remarkably uncrowded Rundle Street (between Pulteney and King William Streets). Adelaide Arcade can be seen on the left. Rundle Street was named after John Rundle, a Director of the South Australia Company and member of the House of Commons. Visit the State Library of South Australia to view more photos of South Australia