Stories
The stories that make us - tales from within the State Library collections.
Oh, you do make the most delightful tea!
Tea. Who hasn’t gasped for a cuppa at the end of a busy day? Tea is the world’s most consumed drink, besides water. Just saying...
The amazing inventions of the Both Brothers
The stories that make usWhen it comes to inventors, South Australians punch well above their weight, however many of their achievements are largely unknown outside the state, let alone...
Any time is holiday time
The stories that make usSummer is traditionally holiday season, when we pack up and drive, sail, fly or ride the rails to catch up with family and friends or...
Algie’s Romance, a 'lost' film
The stories that make usLibrarians love a research query challenge and finding the story behind the following four photographs in the Library’s digital collection has been keeping one of...
Please put Wendy on the tram...
The stories that make usAt the State Library, we are always busy sleuthing and looking for things in the collection, and on occasion, we find something other than the...
Vale Sister Janet Mead
State Library staff were saddened by the death of Sister Janet Mead after a short tussle with cancer at the age of 84. While known...
The two bullfrogs - A curious mechanical savings bank
The stories that make usWhat is that?? This rather grotesque-looking object is a mechanical savings bank in the shape of two frogs, the design for which was patented by...
20 years ahead of its time - Australia’s own green car
The stories that make usThese days talk of climate change and reducing greenhouse emissions is commonplace, but did you know that over twenty years ago Australia was busily developing...
Christmas away, when thoughts turn to home
The stories that make usThe COVID19 pandemic has been especially hard for millions across the world who have been separated from the people and places they cherish. This article...