Stories from the Archives from Foundation to Federation

Letters patent (State Records of South Australia)

Image credit: Letters Patent (State Records of South Australia)

State Records of South Australia, established in 1919, is the oldest government archives in Australia and holds some of the state鈥檚 most important historical documents. This exhibition will showcase a selection of those documents from the time of first European settlement to Federation in 1901. Through this unique collaboration, these iconic documents will be paired with material from the Special Collections of the 成人大片 to create vivid insights into the state鈥檚 history. This exhibition has been jointly curated by the Department of Historical and Classical Studies at the 成人大片, State Records and the 成人大片 Library.

To accompany the聽Stories from the Archives聽exhibition, members of the Department of Historical and Classical Studies will present a public lecture. See the for information.