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City of Adelaide unveils portrait of pioneering reconciliation advocate Aunty Shirley Peisley

Aunty Shirley Peisley's photograph will be displayed in the City of Adelaide council chambers for years to come.  (Supplied: City of Adelaide)

The City of Adelaide has 182 years of history, but today marks the first time an Aboriginal person has been honoured on its chamber walls.

A portrait of Ngarrindjeri and Boandik elder Aunty Shirley Peisley — taken by Aboriginal artist Ali Gumillya Baker — was unveiled at Adelaide Town Hall on Friday, as part of an initiative to include a series of portraits of prominent women in council chambers.

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