South Australia
Key resources
The following multi-volume works give biographical details for South Australians prior to 1885:
Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885
Biographical Index of South Australians 1836-1885. Bicentennial bulletin
South Australians 1836-1885
Family History South Australia
This website has a lot of useful information for those researching South Australian family history. It includes searchable online indexes for passenger lists, marriages, deaths, cemeteries, naturalisations and more.
Archives and Libraries
National Archives of Australia - Adelaide reading room
The National Archives houses Commonwealth government records such as military, immigration and naturalisation papers. Records date from Federation in 1901 although, for some government departments, earlier material dating back to the mid-1850s is held. Over 18 million records have been digitised and are searchable by selecting RecordSearch from their home page. Other material can be viewed in their State and Territory Reading rooms.
State Library of South Australia
The State Library of South Australia website includes the following useful sections for family historians:
- Manning Index of South Australian History
- South Australiana Database
- Library Fact Sheets
- Family History Service
State Records of South Australia
Societies
South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc.Journals
The following journals are available in the Genealogy Centre on the 1st floor:
- The South Australian genealogist: quarterly journal of the South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc.
- South Australian interest group newsletter / Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.
- Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia (Online)
- Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia
Other resources
To find other material at the State Library try searching our online catalogue using the keywords 'south australia' and 'genealogy'.
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