Contact principal
'Kandahar', 329 Marion Road, North Plympton Postal address: PO Box 43, Marleston SA 5033Adelaide, South Australia 5037
Zone d'identification
Identifiant
daa/317
Forme autorisée du nom
West Torrens Historical Society Inc, Adelaide
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Type
- Community
Zone du contact
Secretary
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Adresse
Adresse physique
'Kandahar', 329 Marion Road, North Plympton
Postal address: PO Box 43, Marleston SA 5033
Postal address: PO Box 43, Marleston SA 5033
Localité
Adelaide
Région
South Australia
Nom du pays
Code postal
5037
Téléphone
08 8356 9768
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Courriel
Note
Zone de description
Historique
The West Torrens Historical Society was founded in March 1976 and incorporated in September 1987. It is a voluntary non-profit organisation which records, collects and researches matters of historical interest relating to the people, businesses, events, land and buildings within the City of West Torrens.
The Society also strives to generate interest in local history among residents of the area by holding open meetings during which guest speakers make presentations on a wide range of subjects.
Contexte géographique et culturel
North Plympton is a suburb of Adelaide, in the City of West Torrens.
Textes de référence
Structure administrative
Officer in charge: President
Gestion des archives courantes et intermédiaires et politiques de collecte
Historical material relating to the people, businesses, events, land and buildings within the City of West Torrens.
Bâtiments
The headquarters of the society is located in the local heritage-listed house "Kandahar", built in about 1900 in North Plympton.
Fonds
Records, documents, photographs, images, maps, newspaper articles, recorded and transcribed interviews, books and small items of memorabilia relating to the City of West Torrens.
Instruments de recherche, guides et publications
“A Pictorial History of West Torrens” by D.M. Marles, OAM.
“West Torrens Suburb Names Old and New”
“Gateway City – The reunited community of Thebarton and West Torrens” by Peter Donovan
“Between the City and The Sea” by Peter Donovan
West Torrens Historian (newsletter of the society) is published each April, August and December. For the latest copies, see http://users.chariot.net.au/~wths/historian.html.
“West Torrens Suburb Names Old and New”
“Gateway City – The reunited community of Thebarton and West Torrens” by Peter Donovan
“Between the City and The Sea” by Peter Donovan
West Torrens Historian (newsletter of the society) is published each April, August and December. For the latest copies, see http://users.chariot.net.au/~wths/historian.html.
Zone de l'accès
Heures d'ouverture
Open by appointment: contact the society about arrangements.
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Accessibilité
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Services d'aide à la recherche
The society, with the co-operation of the City of West Torrens Hamra Centre Library, has been digitising its records. Hundreds of society's files - photographs, images, documents, transcribed interviews and newspaper reports - are already accessible on the Hamra Centre Library's website. See http://users.chariot.net.au/~wths/research.html for more details.
Contact the society about undertaking research.
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Espaces publics
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Points d'accès
- Local Studies (Thematic area)