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Baptist church missions collections from Yuendumu
7 July 2022
To celebrate NAIDOC Week 2022, we’re taking a look at the Baptist Church missions collections from Yuendumu. In October last year Jamie Hampton, State...
- Media release
Our footy, our people, our stories: 145 years of SANFL
27 May 2022
An exciting new exhibition, Our footy, our people, our stories, which explores 145 years of great moments and achievements of the South Australian...
- Article
Election material galore!
2 May 2022
Earlier this year we put out a call for your help to collect state election promotional material. We had a wonderful response and received an amazing...
- Announcement
Vale Robert Linn
22 March 2022
Staff at the State Library were very saddened to hear of the recent passing of note historian Rob Linn. Held in high regard amongst the South...
- Media release
Aboriginal Reference Group meets for the first time
10 March 2022
The State Library of South Australia and State Records of South Australia welcomed the first meeting of the Aboriginal Reference Group on Monday 7...
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Want to know what to do with your festival ephemera?
10 March 2022
The Adelaide Fringe and Adelaide Festival are the biggest events in our state's calendar and attract artists and audiences from around the world. The...
- Media release
Winners Announced for 2022 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature
7 March 2022
Tara June Winch, an Australian (Wiradjuri) writer based in France, has been awarded the coveted Premier’s Award at this year’s Adelaide Festival...
- Media release
Lust for Lifestyle explores modern living in South Australia, 1950-1965
1 March 2022
Lust for lifestyle: Modern Adelaide Homes 1950-1965 is an exhibition at the State Library of South Australia exploring the allure of modern living in...
- Article
It’s election time and we need your help
21 February 2022
On Saturday 19 March 2022, South Australians will head to the polls for the state election – and in the coming weeks the influx of promotional...
- Announcement
Collection moves now finished
15 February 2022
The collection moves of the past few weeks have now finished. The entire General Reference Collection and surrounding spaces are again accessible to...
- Announcement
South Australia’s rich football history on display
10 February 2022
The State Library of South Australia is pleased to be hosting an exhibition of South Australia’s rich football history from 3 June - 16 October 2022...
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1950s Christmas photo recreated
28 January 2022
From a generous donation to recreating history! As we wrap Christmas at the Mortlock up for another year, one of the many highlights was the...