Berri Barmera Local Heritage Collection, South Australia

Identity area

Identifier

daa/534

Authorized form of name

Berri Barmera Local Heritage Collection, South Australia

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Formerly Berri and Districts Local Heritage Collection, South Australia

Type

  • Municipal

Contact area

Type

Address

Street address

Berri Library PO Box 594, Kay Avenue, Berri

Locality

Berri

Region

South Australia

Country name

Postal code

5343

Telephone

Berri Library: 08 8595 2666; Barmera Library: 08 8588 2872

Fax

Note

Description area

History

Both Berri and Barmera libraries in the Riverland region of South Australia hold local history collections, although the Berri Barmera Local Heritage Collection at the Berri Library and Information Centre is the more comprehensive.

This collection was opened in 1996 with the support of the District Council of Berri and the local community, the collection has continued to grow, containing today, many photographs, pamphlets, books, un-published works and numerous other items. For further information, see the website.

Geographical and cultural context

Berri and Barmera are primarily agricultural and viticultural towns in the Riverland region of South Australia.

Berri is 238 kilometres north-east of Adelaide on the north bank of the Murray River. Barmera is on the Sturt Highway A20, 220 kilometres north-east of Adelaide and is located on Lake Bonney Riverland, a freshwater lake.

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

Collection contains books, photographs, ephemera pertaining to Riverland District, particularly Berri Barmera Council area.

Buildings

Holdings

Some examples include:

  • Local photographs – many of them digitised as part of the Berri Centenary Project in 2010/11.
  • Local and South Australiana published works
  • Genealogy resources: includes books, CDRoms and Original Death Certificates for the District of Murray
  • Vertical files of local information, eg on Loveday Internment Camp, old tourist information, early reminiscences
  • Indexed Local Newspaper cuttings from 1937 onward
  • Local video footage and oral histories
  • Local organisation newsletters, magazines, records.

Finding aids, guides and publications

You can search the published items held in the collection by using the online catalogue (see http://www.berribarmeralibrary.org.au/local-history/#)

Access area

Opening times

For opening hours of the Berri and Barmera libraries, see http://www.berribarmeralibrary.org.au/opening-hours/

Access conditions and requirements

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

General reference services are available.

Reproduction services

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Local Studies (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Berri Library PO Box 594, Kay Avenue, Berri
Berri, South Australia 5343