page_title: Timeline of South Australian history
section_title: 1980s
hierarchical_section_title: Timeline of South Australian history / 1900s / 1980s
caption_attribution_description: English: Jubilee 150 Walkway - Jubilee 150 logo
context_page_description: This is a Timeline of South Australian history.
context_section_description: 1980: Thirty-five homes destroyed in an Adelaide Hills bushfire.
  1981: Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, visits Adelaide.
  1982: State Election: The Labor Party, led by John Bannon, wins government.
  1982: International air services begin at Adelaide Airport.
  1983: The Ash Wednesday fires claim 28 lives throughout the state.
  1983: The Prince and Princess of Wales visit Adelaide.
  1983: Wendy Chapman elected the first woman Lord Mayor of Adelaide.
  1984: South Australia officially adopts the current Coat of Arms.
  1984: Keswick Railway Terminal opens.
  1984: Federal Referendum - South Australia votes:
  No (50.02%) on Terms of Senators
  No (54.06%) on Interchange of Powers
  1985: State Election: The Labor Party, led by John Bannon, holds onto government.
  1985: The Adelaide Casino opens in the Adelaide railway station as part of the multimillion-dollar Adelaide Station and Environs Redevelopment (ASER).
  1985: The first Australian Grand Prix held on the Adelaide Street Circuit.
  1986: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Adelaide.
  1986: Pope John Paul II visits Adelaide and holds Mass to a gathering of hundreds of thousands in the East Parklands.
  1986: The South Australian Maritime Museum opens.
  1986: South Australia celebrates its sesqui-centenary as "Jubilee 150".
  1987: The Collins class submarine contract awarded to the Australian Submarine Corporation at Outer Harbor.
  1987: The Adelaide Convention Centre opens on North Terrace.
  1988: The Prince and Princess of Wales visit Adelaide.
  1988: Federal Referendum - South Australia votes:
  No (73.24%) on Parliamentary Terms
  Yes (69.39%) on Fair Elections
  No (70.15%) on Local Government
  Yes (73.99%) on Rights and Freedoms.
  1989: State Election: The Labor Party, led by John Bannon, holds onto government.
  1989: The Bicentennial Conservatory, referred to as "The Crystal Pasty", opens at the Botanic Gardens.
caption: 1986: South Australia celebrates its 150th Anniversary.
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