State Records of SA

It’s time once again for the #BarossaValleyVintageFestival. Take a trip through time with us every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗 archives.sa.gov.au Reference: SRSA GRG7/70/211 #nostalgia #Adelaide

If you’ve gone through Mile End recently, you’ll know this building’s exterior hasn’t changed much, but the space around it certainly has! Take a trip through time with us every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗 archives.sa.gov.au #nostalgia #Adelaide

#Summer on the coast!  Henley was the first Life Saving Club in South Australia, established back in 1925.  Take a trip through time with us every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗 archives.sa.gov.au  📷 @ SA Tourism Commission  Reference: SRSA GRG7/70/559

Throwback to John Martin’s Christmas Pageant in Adelaide, 1985!  You can see more #ChristmasPageant photos at flickr.com/photos/state-r… Take a trip through time with us every month with images from  @StateRecordsSA 🔗 archives.sa.gov.au 📷 @tourismsa  Ref: GRS 11929/1/18/66

Sailing into the 60’s ⛵ Take a look at this snip of Lake Bonney in the state’s #Riverland.  The Yacht Club was set up 78 years ago and still has the wind in its sails!  📷 @tourismsa Take a trip through time every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗 archives.sa.gov.au

It’s showtime! 🎡🎠🐮  This month, we’re looking back to the 50’s.   Will you be heading to the show this year?   Take a trip through time with us every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗 archives.sa.gov.au  #nostalgia #Australia #Adelaide @ Royal Adelaide Show

Dipping into the past 💧🏊  The Adelaide City Baths stood behind Parliament House from 1861 until 1969. Take a trip through time with us every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗archives.sa.gov.au  #nostalgia

In the meantime, there's lots of research you can do from home. Take a look at archives.sa.gov.au to get started!

State Records Research Centre will be closed for buildings works from Tuesday 20 August and re-opening on Tuesday 10 September. Apologies for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

If you'd like to hear more about railway employee records held in the collections of ourselves as well as @naagovau and @SLSA, we'll be holding a joint talk with all three organisations on Tuesday 27 August - eventbrite.com.au/e/finding-fami…

Our Railway Employees webpage features indexes recoding thousands of employees - archives.sa.gov.au/finding-inform…

It's #FamilyHistoryMonth during August so keep an eye on this page for information about some of our family history favourites. Let's start with the biggest collection of historic employment records that we hold - South Australian Railways employee records!

🚥 Staying on track 🚂  This glimpse inside the signal room over 100 years ago shows the manual task of signalling the trains into and out of the station.   Take a trip through time with us every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗 archives.sa.gov.au  #nostalgia #1960s

@alice_neikirk @UON_research @uonlawschool @Dr_KMcLoughlin @HistorySA Congratulations Alice!

Very excited to see the research from my first visit to the State Records of South Australia as part of the 2024 History Council Fellowship appearing in the Smithsonian Magazine. @UON_research @uonlawschool @Dr_KMcLoughlin @StateRecordsSA @HistorySA smithsonianmag.com/history/how-al…

Researching your family history? 🔍  @StateRecordsSA has a guide to where to begin and the best places to look, including their own collection of images.   Learn more 🔗 archives.sa.gov.au/finding-inform…

A #FashionFriday from the 1910s that'll hit you for six! Reference: Education Centenary 1875 - 1975 teaching kit, GRS10434/1 number 27 flickr.com/photos/state-r…

On this day in 1975, the first feature film solely produced by the SA Film Corporation, Sunday Too Far Away, was released in Australian cinemas. Archived records of the @SA_Film Corporation are held with State Records. Ref: SRSA GRG121/27/15

If you'd like to hear about how archaeological research is helping us better understand the 19th century migrant experience in South Australia, take a listen to our #ResearchRoundtable held as part of #SouthAustraliaHistoryFestival. archives.sa.gov.au/finding-inform…

#HistoryMystery. An unnamed police constable and child posing in front of the Police Barracks on North Terrace, which was decommissioned in 1917. The constable's badge number is 34 - does anyone know who this man and child are? Ref: GRS 18459/1/2