Adelaide Club
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The Adelaide Club is an exclusive gentlemen's club in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. Founded in 1863, the club is comprised of elite members of the Adelaide Establishment.
The Club's headquarters are at the Club House on North Terrace in the city-centre. The Club House was built in the same year as the club's establishment, and has been continually occupied since 1864. Facilities include a library and guest rooms, in addition to function rooms.
It once yielded such great powers that it could veto appointments to the Supreme Court of South Australia.[citation needed]
The Club has been criticised for restrictive membership which prohibits women and, allegedly, certain minorities. Prominent Jewish businessman Albert Bensimon charged that the Adelaide Club was anti-Semitic after he was rejected twice for membership.[citation needed]
