The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is the national research and collecting institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present. It holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of print, moving image, sound recordings and photographic materials relating to…
The City Archives of the Adelaide City Council was established in 1978. The documentary heritage of the City is preserved in the Archives, Civic Collection, and Oral History collections. The Archives holds about 5,000 shelf metres of records and these exist in a wide variety of physical formats: volumes, files, documents, photographs, maps, plans, microfilms,…
The Colebrook Tji Tji Tjuta was formed when a group of former residents of the Colebrook Children’s Home came together following the closure of the Colebrook Home in 1981. The Colebrook Tji Tji Tjuta manages records of Colebrook Home The Colebrook Tji Tji Tjuta played a key role in the campaign to form a permanent…
The Salvation Army Heritage Centre, Archives and Museum at Nailsworth in South Australia, formerly held records related to the Salvation Army Girls Home, Fullarton (1901 – 1986), the Salvation Army Boys Home, Eden Park (Mount Barker) (1900 – 1982) and the Salvation Army Boys Home, Kent Town (1929 – 1972). In 2012 this Centre closed…
The Territorial Social Programme branch of The Salvation Army formerly managed the records of the Salvation Army Girls Home, Fullarton (1901 – 1986) and the Salvation Army Boys Home, Eden Park (Mount Barker) (1900 – 1982). In 2012 it changed its name to the Salvation Army Australian Southern Territory Territorial Headquarters. All surviving records relating…
Uniting Communities came into being in 2012. It was previously known as UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide Inc. Uniting Communities manages the records of the Methodist Children’s Home(s) and Lentara, including all the cottage homes at the Magill site. It also manages the surviving records of the Kate Cocks Memorial Babies’ Home.
Umeewarra Nguraritja is an association of former residents of the Umeewarra Mission Children’s Home. They manage records of the Umeewarra Mission, Children’s Home (1937 – 1995). Access Conditions Access is restricted to former residents of the Home. Proof of identity must be presented.
Sisters of the Resurrection is a Polish Order of Catholic nuns that was established in Rome in 1891. In Melbourne an order of the Sisters of the Resurrection was established in 1952 and ran ‘Resurrection House’ in Essendon from 1952 to 1971. Between 1956 and 1978, the Resurrection Sisters ran St Stanislaus House in Royal…
The Adelaide Catholic Archdiocesan Archives holds records created by the successive bishops and archbishops of Adelaide and their associated parishes, diocesan offices and agencies. The Archives holds administrative, historical and photographic records related to Homes run by the Catholic Church. It also holds all issues of The Southern Cross newspaper, 1889 to present. No personal…
The Salesians of Don Bosco Province Centre Archives holds records related to the work of Salesians across Australia and New Zealand. The collection includes records relating to Boys Town Engadine (NSW), and St John’s Boys Town at Brooklyn Park (SA). Access Conditions The Salesians of Don Bosco Province Centre Archives is located in Ascot Vale,…
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