South Australian places
Almanacs and directories
- Last Updated Apr 23, 2013
Post Office directories and almanacs are a valuable source of information for family historians.
- Last Updated Apr 23, 2013
Post Office directories and almanacs are a valuable source of information for family historians.
Architecture in South Australia
- Last Updated Dec 11, 2012
This State Library of South Australia guide explores the architecture of SA, characterised by six chronological styles, starting with Old Colonial to 1840, Victorian to 1890, Federation to 1915, Interwar, Postwar and the Late Twentieth Century from 1960
- Last Updated Dec 11, 2012
This State Library of South Australia guide explores the architecture of SA, characterised by six chronological styles, starting with Old Colonial to 1840, Victorian to 1890, Federation to 1915, Interwar, Postwar and the Late Twentieth Century from 1960
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.
Lost Adelaide
- Last Updated May 12, 2013
Travel through history at your own pace. Discover Adelaide's lost buildings using your own smartphone. This self-guided walking tour uses locative technology to provide snapshots of the city.
- Last Updated May 12, 2013
Travel through history at your own pace. Discover Adelaide's lost buildings using your own smartphone. This self-guided walking tour uses locative technology to provide snapshots of the city.
Lost Adelaide: West End
- Last Updated May 14, 2013
Looks at some of the sites in Adelaide's West End and traces the history of the buildings on those sites and their uses.
- Last Updated May 14, 2013
Looks at some of the sites in Adelaide's West End and traces the history of the buildings on those sites and their uses.
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.
Murray Bridge: from retro to reality
- Last Updated Nov 9, 2012
In 2010 Murray Bridge is South Australia's Regional Centre for Culture (RCC). To celebrate this focus on the town, the State Library presents a unique view of its photographs using Flickr and Google Maps.
- Last Updated Nov 9, 2012
In 2010 Murray Bridge is South Australia's Regional Centre for Culture (RCC). To celebrate this focus on the town, the State Library presents a unique view of its photographs using Flickr and Google Maps.
SA Memory - Places
Link to the Places theme within SA Memory. Includes Regional South Australia, South Australia's natural environment, River Murray's towns and communities
Link to the Places theme within SA Memory. Includes Regional South Australia, South Australia's natural environment, River Murray's towns and communities
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.
