Berri Barmera Local Heritage Collection, South Australia

Zona de identificação

Identificador

daa/534

Forma autorizada do nome

Forma(s) paralela(s) de nome

Outra(s) forma(s) do nome

Formerly Berri and Districts Local Heritage Collection, South Australia

Tipo

Municipal

Zona de contacto

Tipo

Endereço

Berri Library PO Box 594, Kay Avenue, Berri

Localidade

Berri

Região

South Australia

Nome do país

Código Postal

5343

Telefone

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

Fax

Email

berrilibrary@bbc.sa.gov.au; barmeralibrary@bbc.sa.gov.au

URL

https://www.berribarmeralibrary.org.au/local-history/

Nota

área de descrição

história

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.

contexto cultural e geográfico

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.

Mandatos/Fontes de autoridade

estrutura administrativa

Políticas de gestão e entrada de documentos

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

Prédios

Acervos documentais

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.

Instrumentos de pesquisa, guias e publicações

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

área de acesso

horário de funcionamento

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