| 1/1/1940, Mon | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 1/26/1940, Fri | Australia Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- 1999 Parades, special events
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| 3/11/1940, Mon | Adelaide Cup Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- One of largest horse races in Australia, public holiday. Changed from May to March in 2007.
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| 3/17/1940, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/22/1940, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/23/1940, Sat | Easter Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/24/1940, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 3/25/1940, Mon | Easter Monday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 4/25/1940, Thu | Anzac Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Commemoration March
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| 6/10/1940, Mon | Queen's Birthday/Volunteer's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 9/6/1940, Fri | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/7/1940, Sat | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/8/1940, Sun | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/9/1940, Mon | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/10/1940, Tue | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/11/1940, Wed | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/12/1940, Thu | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/13/1940, Fri | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 9/14/1940, Sat | Royal Adelaide Show |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- State Fair-over 635,000 people
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| 10/7/1940, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/24/1940, Tue | Christmas Eve |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/25/1940, Wed | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/26/1940, Thu | Boxing Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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| 12/31/1940, Tue | New Year's Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
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