Collections & Services
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The Cultural Heritage Collection is held at the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters Cultural Heritage Centre
The Cultural Heritage Office conserves and facilitates access to the Civic Collection. The collection records the historic operations of the Council and includes:
Civic collection |
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A selection of Civic and local history artefacts |
Mayoral reports |
Civic photographic collection |
Oral histories |
Council Minutes |
Rate assessments |
Letter books |
Videos |
Local history reference collection |
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Enquiries
Due to a high demand for our services we are currently not accepting new research requests.
Please find below a list of organisations & resources where commonly sought after historical records can be obtained.
If your enquiry relates to an urgent heritage matter please contact us via email: culturalheritage@npsp.sa.gov.au
Digitisation project
Exciting plans are underway to digitise the Civic Collection.
This project aims to improve public accessibility to the records and to preserve a copy for posterity.
If you are interested in helping with this project, and have a background in archives or collection management, calls for volunteers will be made when the project is launched. Keep an eye on our volunteer vacancies
Family history and other useful information
Addresses (historical business and residential) |
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Ancestry.com |
A free library version of Ancestry.com is available at our three Council libraries Please phone your library to book a computer and mention that you would like to use Ancestry.com |
Births, Deaths, Marriages |
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Cemeteries and Burials |
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Church Records |
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Family History Resources |
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Historians - find a professional historian to conduct your research |
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Hospitals |
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House Histories |
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Migration and Ship Passenger Lists |
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Newspapers |
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Photographs |
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Pioneer Records |
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Schools |
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War and Service Records |
Contact
Cultural Heritage Centre
T: 08 8334 0262