Gilles Street, Adelaide
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Gilles Street is a street in the south-eastern sector of the centre
of Adelaide
, South Australia
. It runs east-west between East Terrace
and King William Street
, crossing Hutt Street
and Pulteney Street
. It was named after Osmond Gilles
, an early treasurer of the colony of South Australia on 23 May 1837.
Adelaide city centre
The Adelaide city centre is the innermost locality of Greater Adelaide, known by locals simply as "The City" or "Town". The locality is split into two key geographical distinctions: the city "square mile", bordered by North, East, South and West Terraces; and that part of the Adelaide Parklands...
of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
. It runs east-west between East Terrace
East Terrace, Adelaide
East Terrace marks the eastern edge of the city centre of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is one of the main north-south thoroughfares through the east side of the city...
and King William Street
King William Street, Adelaide
King William Street is the part of a major arterial road that traverses the CBD and centre of Adelaide . It was named by the Street Naming Committee on 23 May 1837 after King William IV, the then reigning monarch, who died within a month...
, crossing Hutt Street
Hutt Street, Adelaide
Hutt Street is a main road on the eastern boundary of the central business district of Adelaide, South Australia. It runs north-south, from Pirie Street, and can be considered a branch of East Terrace...
and Pulteney Street
Pulteney Street, Adelaide
Pulteney Street is a main road which runs north-south through the middle of the eastern half of the Adelaide city centre, in Adelaide, South Australia...
. It was named after Osmond Gilles
Osmond Gilles
Osmond Gilles was a settler, pastoralist, mine owner and South Australia’s first colonial treasurer.After several years of working in Hamburg, Germany as a merchant, Gilles migrated to the new Australian colony on the HMS Buffalo in 1836 and acted as the Colonial Treasurer...
, an early treasurer of the colony of South Australia on 23 May 1837.