Prior to its proclamation as a British settlement in 1836, the area around Adelaide was inhabited by the indigenous Kaurna Aboriginal nation ( pronounced " Garner " or " Gowna ").

Prior to the 1900 season, the league changed its name to the American League and moved several franchises to larger, strategic locations.

Prior to achieving its independence, Cuba was a colony of Spain.

Prior to its takeover the company was headquartered in a facility in Northwest unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States that now serves as HP's United States headquarters.

Prior to the suspension, Peace Corps had more than 100 volunteers throughout the country, and the program is gradually increasing its numbers again.

Prior to Verdi's body's being driven from the cemetery to the official memorial service and its final resting place at the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti, Arturo Toscanini conducted a chorus of 820 singers in " Va, pensiero ".

Prior to the implementation of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Act 1996 enacted by the British Parliament, Hong Kong represented its interests abroad through the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices ( HKETOs ) and via a special office in the British Embassies or High Commissions, but the latter has ceased after the sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred to the PRC and became a special administrative region ( SAR ) of the PRC in 1997.

Prior to embarking for England, Hamlet hides Polonius's body, ultimately revealing its location to the King.

Prior to 1983, the town was in an eponymous seat of its own.

Prior to the invasion of neutral Belgium by German forces, Hergé published humoristic drawings in L ' Ouest, a paper run by future collaborator Raymond de Becker and which strongly advocated that Belgium not join the war alongside its World War One allies France and Britain.

Prior to 1990 Saudi Arabia played an important role in restraining the many Islamist groups that received its aid.

Prior to its conception, laparoscopy was a surgical approach with very few applications, mainly for purposes of diagnosis and performance of simple procedures in gynecologic applications.

Prior to its expansion under Philip II, the ancient kingdom of Macedonia, to which the modern region owes its name, lay entirely within the current Greek province of Macedonia.

Prior to its acquisition by Chevron, Unocal settled a similar human rights lawsuit for a reported multi-million dollar amount.

Prior to 1991, the Soviet economy was the second largest in the world, but during its last years it was afflicted by shortages of goods in grocery stores, huge budget deficits, and explosive growth in money supply leading to inflation.

Prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone and its eventual decipherment, there had been no understanding of the Ancient Egyptian language and script since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire.

Prior to his work on the saxophone, Sax made several improvements to the bass clarinet by improving its keywork and acoustics and extending its lower range.

Prior to its dissolution in 1991, the USSR had the second largest economy in the world after the United States.

Prior to its creation as the Territory of the Saar Basin by the League of Nations after World War I, the Saarland ( or simply " the Saar ", as is frequently referred to ) did not exist as a unified entity.

Prior to its formal accession to the United Nations, Switzerland had maintained an observer role at the UN's General Assembly and its Economic and Social Council.

Prior to the Omride period the site appears to have been the center of an extensive wine and oil production area, which may have accounted for its choice as the new capital.

Prior to its affiliation with The Greens – European Free Alliance, the SNP had previously been allied with the European Progressive Democrats ( until 1984 ), Rainbow Group ( 1989 – 1994 ) and European Radical Alliance ( 1994 – 1999 ).

Prior to its disestablishment, Republic Airlines ( 1979-1986 ) had its headquarters in Building C. At one time Mesaba Airlines had its headquarters in the Fort Snelling UT.

Prior to its disestablishment, Midway Airlines had its headquarters in Morrisville.

Prior to its disestablishment, Sabena had its head office in the Sabena House in Zaventem.

Prior to its disestablishment, Sobelair had its head office in Building 45 on the grounds of the airport and in Zaventem.

Prior to the disestablishment of the Church in Wales in 1920, the Anglican church in Britain operated under the jurisdiction of the Church of England throughout Wales and England.

Prior to its disestablishment, At one point Cantor Fitzgerald had an office in Chiyoda.

Prior to its disestablishment, Data East had its headquarters in Suginami.

Prior to disestablishment, Second Fleet oversaw approximately 126 ships, 4500 aircraft, and 90, 000 personnel homeported at U. S. Navy installations along the East Coast.

Prior to its disestablishment, Air Aruba had its headquarters in the Brown Invest Building in Oranjestad.

Prior to its disestablishment Afrijet Airlines had its head office in the NAHCO Building on the grounds of the airport.

Prior to its disestablishment, Air Liberté was headquartered in Rungis.

Prior to its disestablishment, Ransome Airlines had its headquarters on the grounds of Northeast Philadelphia Airport.

Prior to the formation's disestablishment, 1TAF units helped organise the medical treatment and repatriation of thousands of Australian prisoners-of-war.

Prior to the flood, speculators had purchased the abandoned reservoir, made less than well-engineered repairs to the old dam, raised the lake level, built cottages and a clubhouse, and created the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.

Prior to the South African tour, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and a planned tour of Germany in the fall of 1980 was canceled.

Prior to the separation of the colony of Victoria from New South Wales in 1951, the area was called the Port Phillip District of New South Wales.

Prior to 1979, the symbol < span style =" font-size: 112 %"></ span > ( script small l, U + 2113 ), came into common use in some countries ; for example, it was recommended by South African Bureau of Standards publication M33 and Canada in the 1970s.

Prior to the referendum representatives of Southern Rhodesia visited Cape Town where the Prime Minister of South Africa, Jan Smuts, eventually offered terms he considered reasonable and which the United Kingdom government found acceptable.

Prior to European occupation, waters of the GAB discharged through mound springs, many in arid South Australia.

Prior to Mozambique's independence in 1975, thousands of tourists from South Africa and Rhodesia ( now Zimbabwe ) frequented the city and its scenic beaches, high-quality hotels, restaurants, casinos and brothels.

Prior to being signed up by Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli, he made ends meet by working as a rat catcher's assistant near his South Central home.

Prior to the late 1930s, Sevier County's population, economy, and society — which relied primarily on subsistence agriculture — held little significance vis-à-vis any other county in the rural South.

The North Aisle contains a memorial to Abbot Clement ( 1163 ) and an effigy to an unknown Prior, while the South Aisle contains an effigy of Abbot Lawrence of Bradford ( 1246 ).

Prior to World War II, the County was still primarily agricultural ; it had escaped the boll weevil infestation that destroyed cotton crops in Mississippi and other parts of the South.

Prior to the American Civil War, the center of activity focused upon " Calhoun's Landing ," named for the cotton and sugar planter Meredith Calhoun, a native of South Carolina.

Prior to the 1960s civil rights movement, decent affordable housing for African Americans professionals in South Florida was difficult to find.

Prior to 1995, Itasca's School District 10 had one PreK-5 elementary school on each side of town: Franzen School on the North Side and Washington School on the South Side.

Prior to the American Civil War, it was known as " Calhoun's Landing ," named for the cotton and sugar planter Meredith Calhoun, a native of South Carolina.

Prior to the 2010 census, the unincorporated community of Woodbridge was split between the CDP's of North Woodbridge and South Woodbridge.

Prior to the 2010 census, the unincorporated community of Woodbridge was split between the CDP's of South Woodbridge and North Woodbridge.

Surrounding the shores of Lower and Upper Prior Lake, the city lies south of the Minnesota River in an area known as South of the River and establishes the urban fringe of the south-southwest portion of Minneapolis-St. Paul, the sixteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States.

Prior to that date, all lands north of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road were part of South Brunswick Township and all lands south of Plainsboro Road and Dey Road were part of Cranbury Township.

Prior to 1986, Chestnut Ridge was an unincorporated area within the town of Ramapo often referred to as " South Spring Valley " ( its fire district ), as many postal addresses carried the Spring Valley designation.

Prior to South Columbus High School was Tabor City High School, which closed in 1992.

Prior to colonial explorers, native Indians traveled the " Glade Path ", an important trail crossing the future township North to South.

Prior to the establishment of Northampton County in 1752, the area was part of Bucks County and the land currently occupied by South Whitehall was known as " the back part of Macungie " on the " Heidelberg District.

Prior to July 2010, public school students in grades K-8, attended Memorial School in South Hackensack, as part of a sending / receiving relationship with the South Hackensack School District.