The National Archives of Australia Adelaide
Office
The National Archives of Australia is the offical repository
for records generated by the Commonwealth Government. Each
captial city in Australia has a branch office. The branch
offices usually hold records generated within that state
or territory. The Adelaide office reading room is at the State Library on North Terrace. The website remains at: naa.gov.au.
The records in the collection date mostly from Federation
in 1901. In the case of SA a number of colonial records
are held as these were handed over to the Commonwealth.
These include:
| Customs |
Customs records from 1841 (D5063)
Buildings associated with coastal ports.
Very few records relating to custom posts on the NSW/VIC
borders survive.
Distilling and beer making records from late 1880s.
See Fact sheets: 26,
92,
93,
94
and 98. |
| Defence |
Coastal fortifications in Adelaide, HMCS Protector
log books and Defence records from mid 1880s.
See
Fact sheet: 91. |
| Naturalisation |
Pre-1904 naturalisation certificates and memorials.
Fact sheet: 87. |
| Maritime |
Shipping registrations; Crew engaement, discharge
and desertion; lighthouse records. |
| Meteorology |
Adelaide Observatory records. |
| Post Office |
Correspondence files. |
The Defence series includes Boer War 5th Contingent, World
War 2 pay files (Fact sheet 132)
and enlistments, but not World War 1 records. World War I
& II internee, alien and POW records (Fact sheets 106
and 107).
Some published material on microform is also available.
Genealogical inquiries on records in the collection can be
submitted online using an inquiry form. The Archives provides
reference assistance free of charge but they are unable to
undertake in-depth research on your behalf. [Charges apply
to copying services.]
They also maintain an extensive collection of fact sheets
which can be accessed via their web
site.
In 2001, 90% of the collection was inappropriately removed
from the Adelaide Office and relocated interstate, mainly
in Sydney. In late 2009, it was announced that the remainder
of the collection will be relocated and the office closed.
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