People
Barbara Hanrahan
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Adelaide artist and writer Barbara Hanrahan's prints and books, explored the lives of the everyday, especially focusing on women. Find out what the State Library of South Australia holds in it's collection about this South Australian artist.
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Adelaide artist and writer Barbara Hanrahan's prints and books, explored the lives of the everyday, especially focusing on women. Find out what the State Library of South Australia holds in it's collection about this South Australian artist.
Barbara Hardy
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Dr Barbara Hardy AO has led an exemplary public life of advocacy and science devoted to the environment. Her environmental activism has focussed on communicating ideas, lobbying decision makers, raising funds and educating the community.
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Dr Barbara Hardy AO has led an exemplary public life of advocacy and science devoted to the environment. Her environmental activism has focussed on communicating ideas, lobbying decision makers, raising funds and educating the community.
Benefactors and donated collections
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
A look at the major benefactors of the State Library of South Australia
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
A look at the major benefactors of the State Library of South Australia
Catherine Helen Spence
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
A guide to Catherine Helen Spence featuring writings about her and a chronological bibliography of her works.
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
A guide to Catherine Helen Spence featuring writings about her and a chronological bibliography of her works.
Darkness in the City of Light
- Last Updated May 12, 2013
Walk through what was once the underbelly of the City of Churches. Full of dubious characters, 'lurk merchants' and others just down on their luck.
- Last Updated May 12, 2013
Walk through what was once the underbelly of the City of Churches. Full of dubious characters, 'lurk merchants' and others just down on their luck.
Douglas Mawson
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Sir Douglas Mawson made three expeditions to Antarctica including the AAE 1911-14 and BANZARE 1929-31. Explore these through the collections of the State Library of South Australia.
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Sir Douglas Mawson made three expeditions to Antarctica including the AAE 1911-14 and BANZARE 1929-31. Explore these through the collections of the State Library of South Australia.
John McDouall Stuart
- Last Updated Nov 30, 2012
Explore the resources in the collections of the State Library of South Australia about South Australia's most famous explorer, who successfully crossed the continent from south to north, through the centre, and returned alive.
- Last Updated Nov 30, 2012
Explore the resources in the collections of the State Library of South Australia about South Australia's most famous explorer, who successfully crossed the continent from south to north, through the centre, and returned alive.
Mary MacKillop (Saint Mary of the Cross)
- Last Updated Apr 9, 2013
This LibGuide provides references to articles in newspapers and periodicals and other material available within the State Library with reference to key external resources.
- Last Updated Apr 9, 2013
This LibGuide provides references to articles in newspapers and periodicals and other material available within the State Library with reference to key external resources.
Matthew Flinders and Nicolas Baudin in South Australian waters
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
In 1802 two expeditions of discovery were off the coast of southern Australia, both charged with charting the 'unknown coast'. They famously met off the coast at what Flinders would name Encounter Bay.
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
In 1802 two expeditions of discovery were off the coast of southern Australia, both charged with charting the 'unknown coast'. They famously met off the coast at what Flinders would name Encounter Bay.
Rare books and special collections
- Last Updated Apr 18, 2013
The State Library has a significant collection of rare books and manuscripts from all over the world. They have been donated or purchased over many years, often with the assistance of the Friends of the State Library of South Australia.
- Last Updated Apr 18, 2013
The State Library has a significant collection of rare books and manuscripts from all over the world. They have been donated or purchased over many years, often with the assistance of the Friends of the State Library of South Australia.
SA Memory website : People
Link to the SA Memory website which includes articles and various people of interest to South Australia
Link to the SA Memory website which includes articles and various people of interest to South Australia
Sir George Grey
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Information about the life of former South Australian Governor George Grey.
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Information about the life of former South Australian Governor George Grey.
South Australian Women
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Thanks to the struggle of the state's women, South Australia was one of the first places in the world to grant the vote to women. This guide covers a wide range of women's history in SA, from suffrage to prostitution and the women who changed the state.
- Last Updated Oct 9, 2012
Thanks to the struggle of the state's women, South Australia was one of the first places in the world to grant the vote to women. This guide covers a wide range of women's history in SA, from suffrage to prostitution and the women who changed the state.
Walking tours for mobile devices
- Last Updated May 12, 2013
Located on Adelaide's cultural boulevard, North Terrace, the State Library of South Australia offers self-guided walking tours highlighting historical aspects of the city, allowing you to travel through time at your own pace.
- Last Updated May 12, 2013
Located on Adelaide's cultural boulevard, North Terrace, the State Library of South Australia offers self-guided walking tours highlighting historical aspects of the city, allowing you to travel through time at your own pace.
