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<p>King William Street, the north–south thoroughfare bisecting the City of Adelaide, is named after King William IV. The name was chosen on 23 May 1837 by a Street Naming Committee made up of the governor and eleven prominent colonists.
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The Bank of Australasia can be seen on the right - this opened on 14 January 1839.</div>
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State Government Photographer</div>
circa 1875 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1875-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
The History Trust of South Australian,  South Australian Government <br> Photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/media/preview/5395?maxsize=1000">[1]</a> <br> Object record <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/getitem/5395">[2]</a>