Collections & Services
The Cultural Heritage Collection is held at the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters Cultural Heritage Centre
The Cultural Heritage Office conserves and facilitates access to the Civic Collection. The collection records the historic operations of the Council and includes:
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Civic collection |
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A selection of Civic and local history artefacts |
Mayoral reports |
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Civic photographic collection |
Oral histories |
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Council Minutes |
Rate assessments |
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Letter books |
Videos |
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Local history reference collection |
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Enquiries
Due to a high demand for our services we are currently not accepting new research requests.
Please find below a list of organisations & resources where commonly sought after historical records can be obtained.
If your enquiry relates to an urgent heritage matter please contact us via email: culturalheritage@npsp.sa.gov.au
Digitisation project
Exciting plans are underway to digitise the Civic Collection.
This project aims to improve public accessibility to the records and to preserve a copy for posterity.
If you are interested in helping with this project, and have a background in archives or collection management, calls for volunteers will be made when the project is launched. Keep an eye on our volunteer vacancies
Family history and other useful information
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Addresses (historical business and residential) |
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Ancestry.com |
A free library version of Ancestry.com is available at our three Council libraries Please phone your library to book a computer and mention that you would like to use Ancestry.com |
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Births, Deaths, Marriages |
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Cemeteries and Burials |
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Church Records |
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Family History Resources |
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Historians - find a professional historian to conduct your research |
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Hospitals |
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House Histories |
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Migration and Ship Passenger Lists |
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Newspapers |
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Photographs |
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Pioneer Records |
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Schools |
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War and Service Records |
Contact
Cultural Heritage Centre
T: 08 8334 0262
