Burra Community Library, South Australia

Burra Community Library, South Australia

• Burra School Community Library

• Educational
• Community

The Auhl Local History Room within Burra Community Library holds an archival collection of Local and Family History resources. People wishing to research their Family History are asked to contact us prior to your visit to allow us to access resources.

The Regional Council of Goyder is a local government area located in the mid north region of South Australia. The area is reliant on agriculture as a mainstay of its economy, with manufacturing and tourism also becoming prominent. The council seat is at Burra with a branch office in Eudunda.

Local history of Burra and District.

Ian Auhl Local History room collection includes, for example:

• Indexes and copies of articles, 1840-1870 (3m)
• Photographs, 1840s-
• Burra Record 1877-1977
• Burra Community School: School registers 1877-
• Burra District Council: Cemetery registers 1840- ; Bibliography of Obituaries 1877-1977
• Registers: Births, 1848-1906; Deaths, 1848-1967; Marriages, 1848-1916
• Index of Marriages and Births from Burra Record from 1876-1977.

Note that information about local cemetery records is available at https://www.goyder.sa.gov.au/services/cemeteries/cemetery-records

School Term Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8.30am-6pm.
School Holiday Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 11am-1pm and 2-6pm.
Closed public holidays

People wishing to research their Family History are asked to contact us prior to your visit to allow us to access resources.

Please write, email or phone your enquiry to the Library with as much detail as possible to facilitate your research.
A $10.00 fee is charged for more extensive research assistance for people from outside the Regional Council of Goyder.

Revised 20 June 2024

• Genealogical (Thematic area)
• Local Studies (Thematic area)