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State Records of South Australia

Contact Details
Street Address
26-28 Leigh Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Postal Address

GPO Box 1072, Adelaide 5001

Phone
(08) 8226-7750
Fax
(08) 8204-8777
Email
srsaGeneralEnquiries@saugov.sa.gov.au
Website
http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/
Archive Information
Officer in Charge
Manager
Enquiries to
Archivist, Reference and Access Services
Hours & Facilities

Research Centres at Leigh Street in the City, and adjacent to Gepps Cross repository. Open Tues to Fri  9:30am-3.30pm. First Sunday of each month 11.00am to 5.30pm (Gepps Cross Only). Closed public holidays. General reference assistance available. Copying services for books, journals, original records to A3, microfilms, photographs, maps and plans. Introductory brochure available.

Access

Minimum of 2 working days' advance notice of visit required Proof of identity required. Closed period of 30 years applies to most records. Access to records not normally available for research can be gained by written authority from Chief Executive Officer of originating agency.

Acquisition Focus

Official custodian for records of South Australian government, statutory authorities and local government bodies.

Quantity
67,926 m (ACA Australian Archival Statistics, 1998)
Major Holdings
  • Local government records.
  • Department of Lands: Immigrant Ships' Papers 1849-1885; Lists of assisted immigrants 1845-1886; Various c1835-1985; Various lands records, journals, correspondence 1834-1850.
  • Hospitals Department: Admission Registers 1840-1926 (2.5m); Various c1848-1982.
  • Destitute Persons Department: Registers of Admissions 1870-1924.
  • Attorney General's Department: Coroner's Reports from Police 1879-1910. Corporate Affairs (ASC): Various c1884-1991.
  • Engineering and Water Supply Department: Various c1860-1990.
  • Police Department: Various c1838-1980.
  • Governor's Office: Letters patent 1836; Governor Hindmarsh's Commission 1836.
  • Colonial Secretary's Office: Correspondence 1836-1856.
  • Colonisation Commissioners: Despatches 1836-1847.
Guides
  • Guide to Records Relating to Aboriginal People, 1836- (5 volumes)
  • Guide to Records Relating to Women, 1836- (5 volumes)
  • Guide to Records Relating to People of Non-English Speaking Backgrounds, 1836- .
  • Guide to Family History Sources (Ancestors in Archives) .
Last Updated
18 September 2007