Lithograph of a drawing of the 45 year old Bishop Augustus Short by Sir George Richmond 1847 [B 7939/2]
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Transcribing Tales: The diary of Augustus Short, first Bishop of Adelaide

13 January 2019

Augustus Short (1802-1883) was consecrated in Westminster Abbey on 29 June (St Peter's Day) 1847 as the first Anglican Bishop of Adelaide. Two months...

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Frederick Leopold 'Leo' Terrell [PRG 1331/21/1]
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Transcribing Tales: From ironworker to everyman soldier to star of the screen

8 January 2019

In 1914 Frederick Leopold 'Leo' Terrell was a foundry worker in Port Pirie and Broken Hill, holding tenuously onto work while economic times became...

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Newsbank eResource
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A new eResource - NewsBank

13 December 2018

The State Library is pleased to provide our customers with access to NewsBank for six months, until the end of June 2019. NewsBank is a database of...

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Yi Quan in Liao Zhai Zhi Yi, Pu Songling (1640-1715), Coloured drawing 1851-1908. Image courtesy of Shandong Provincial Library
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Exclusive to Adelaide Treasures from China on show at the State Library

6 September 2018

State Library of South Australia opens major international exhibition. From the home of Confucius, Shandong Province, comes an exhibition steeped in 3...

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Members of a concert party group in Adelaide, c1922 [PRG 280/1/28/267]
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Explore the performing arts in South Australia during wartime

2 March 2018

World War One, and its aftermath changed the world forever. How it influenced the performing arts in South Australia is the focus of a new exhibition...

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