State Records of SA
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We're the official custodian for archival records created by state & local government agencies within South Australia. Ask us how we can help you.
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined May 2010
It’s time once again for the #BarossaValleyVintageFestival. Take a trip through time with us every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗 https://t.co/MrC6VwZDod Reference: SRSA GRG7/70/211 #nostalgia #Adelaide
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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 🔗 https://t.co/MrC6Vx0bdL
#nostalgia #Adelaide
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#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 🔗 https://t.co/MrC6VwZDod 📷 @ SA Tourism Commission Reference: SRSA GRG7/70/559
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Throwback to John Martin’s Christmas Pageant in Adelaide, 1985! You can see more #ChristmasPageant photos at https://t.co/zisWcRWKHz Take a trip through time with us every month with images from @StateRecordsSA 🔗 https://t.co/u7S8dMkStW 📷 @tourismsa Ref: GRS 11929/1/18/66
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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 🔗 https://t.co/MrC6VwZDod
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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 🔗 https://t.co/MrC6VwZDod #nostalgia #Australia #Adelaide @ Royal Adelaide Show
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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 🔗 https://t.co/MrC6VwZDod #nostalgia
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In the meantime, there's lots of research you can do from home. Take a look at https://t.co/nyHa25TJ3L to get started!
archives.sa.gov.au
The official South Australian Government Archive. State Records holds permanent government records dating from 1836.
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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.
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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
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Our Railway Employees webpage features indexes recoding thousands of employees -
archives.sa.gov.au
Employee records for the South Australian Railways
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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!
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🚥 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 🔗 https://t.co/MrC6VwZDod #nostalgia #1960s
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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
Courts called on these jurors to determine whether women sentenced to death were pregnant or faking it to avoid execution
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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 🔗 https://t.co/kxQ6gSchzG
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A #FashionFriday from the 1910s that'll hit you for six! Reference: Education Centenary 1875 - 1975 teaching kit, GRS10434/1 number 27 https://t.co/a7f8TdbovS
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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
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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. https://t.co/3WmlsUkZmW
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#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
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This photo from the South Australian Railways photographic collection shows the construction of the Pine Creek Bridge on the Kapunda to North-West Bend Railway Line (Morgan Railway Line) in 1907 #ThrowbackThursday Ref: Sth Australian Railways Photographs, SRSA GRG42/168 item 10
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