South Australia Archives and Libraries

Adelaide City Archives
Adelaide City Council Archives GPO Box 2252 Adelaide SA 5001 Phone: (+61) 8 8203 7439 Fax: (+61) 8 8203 7336 Email: [mailto:cityarchives@adelaidecitycouncil.com cityarchives@adelaidecitycouncil.com]


 * Monday to Friday: 8.45am to 5.00pm
 * The Adelaide City Council, the oldest municipality in Australia, was founded in 1840. The documentary heritage of the City is preserved in the Archives, Civic Collection, and Oral History collections.The City Archives was established in 1978 when Council appointed the first archivist. Initially the Archives were located in the Adelaide Town Hall before moving to purpose-built archival standard accommodation within the Corporation-owned Topham Car Park in 1986.

State Archives of South Australia - Family History Links
By clicking on the above link, you will be able to access the following:

Discovering Our Past

 * Australasian Government Family History Sources * South Australian Family History Sources * Other Family History Sources

Australasian Government Family History Sources

 * Archives around Australia * Archives New Zealand * Archives Office of Tasmania * National Archives of Australia * Northern Territory Archives Service * Public Record Office of Victoria * Queensland State Archives * State Records Authority of New South Wales * State Records Office of Western Australia * Territory Records Office, Australian Capital Territory

South Australian Family History Sources

 * Adelaide City Council Archives * Adoption and Family Information Services of South Australia * Anglicare SA * Births, Deaths and Marriages in South Australia * Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide Archives * Convent of Mercy, Adelaide * Family History of South Australia * Family History, State Library of South Australia * Land Services Group * Lutheran Church of Australia Archives * Public Trustee of South Australia * South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc. * South Australian Maritime Museum * South Australian Migration Museum * South Australiana Collection, State Library of South Australia

The State Library of South Australia
Family history The State Library Family History Collection specialises in South Australian resources. It is also strong in material relating to England and Ireland and includes a selection of interstate and other overseas resources. The Family History Collection is in the Spence Wing on Level 1.

A staff member is stationed in the area weekdays from 10am to 5pm. Outside these hours, assistance is available at the information desk. While we can show you how to use the resources, we are not able to conduct searches on your behalf. Family history starter guide Family history collection - Fact Sheets Electronic family history resources

New guides under development The State Library of South Australia is currently reviewing the way Family History services are represented on our website. Based upon customer requirements and licensing restrictions for our databases (which unfortunately means we cannot provide access offsite), we will be presenting a number of new guides over the next few months using the Libguides application available from Springshare. In the meantime, check out our new guides:

Family History starter guide Births, Deaths and Marriages Immigration to South Australia Australian Convict Records For more information please call (08) 8207 7250