City of Salisbury Libraries, Local and Family History, Adelaide

City of Salisbury Libraries, Local and Family History, Adelaide

• Municipal

Officer in charge: Local History Officer

History of the area of the City of Salisbury, adjoining council areas, Adelaide and South Australia in that order.

Local history resources include:

• Books: The collection covers a wide range of historical, biographical and factual information, ranging from Salisbury (South Australia) to general Australian history.
• Cemetery records for Salisbury
• Newspapers: Salisbury-Elizabeth Times; Messenger News Review; Para Gazette
• Oral histories
• Photographs
• Business records: records from, or about local groups and business: These records show the development of business in Salisbury.
• Council information and leaflets, past and present.
• Council records
• Historical items and artefacts.
  See https://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/community/libraries/local-and-family-history/local-history-resources.
  The Salisbury West Library holds family history resources - see https://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/community/libraries/local-and-family-history/family-history-resources

Salisbury Community Hub open Monday 8.30am-10pm;
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am-5.30pm;
Thursday 8.30am-7pm
Saturday 9.30am-3.30pm; Sunday 11am-2pm.
Closed on public holidays. (See https://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/community/libraries/branches-hours-locations/salisbury-community-hub)

General reference assistance provided to visitors
Local and/or family history searches of the collection are available for a fee. For more information, contact the Local History Officer on 08 8406 8207.

Copying services for books, journals, original records to A3, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans.

Revised 10 February 2024

• local history (Thematic area)