City of Mitcham
Contact
- Street address
- Mitcham Community Centre, Room 5, 242 Belair Road, Lower Mitcham 5062
- Postal address
- Box 21, Kingswood 5062
- Phone
- (08) 8271-1832
- Fax
- (08) 8272-9939
- Website
- http://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au
About
- Officer in charge
- Local History Officer
- Hours & facilities
- Open Wed 9am-6pm or by appointment. General reference assistance and copying services available. Referral to paid researchers available. Introductory brochure available.
- Access
- Short interview with staff required. One week's advance notice of visit and proof of identity required.
- Acquisition focus
- Paper-based documentation, including photographs, relating to the City of Mitcham.
- Quantity
- 20m (30% in-house).
- Major holdings
- Mitcham Historical Society Collection: Photos and Documentation 1860s-1990s (4m).
- O.L. Wilson Collection: Photographs 1928-1984 (1m).
- Bernd Stoecker Collection: Display photos 1986-1988 (4m).
- City of Mitcham: Council Minutes 1970s-1990s (1m); Assessment Books; Cemetery Records (Microfiche).
- Guides
- Ragless, Maggy, (compiler); Discover More About Mitcham - bibliography, in-house guide.
- Ragless, Maggy, (compiler); What is in the Mitcham Local History collection - subject and suburb listing, in-house guide.
- References
- City of Mitcham Your Community and Community News 1986- (items in most issues).
Last updated: 2010-10-11