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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ENVIRONMENT & HISTORY HISTORICAL SOCIETIES IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA Indexed by Subject Conservation of Natural & Cultural Heritage Education & Research Engineering, Transport & Technology || Exploration Maritime & River Transport || Military || Multicultural Professional || Recreation || Social History Indexed by Region & LGA Metropolitan Adelaide || Outer Adelaide Yorke Peninsula & Lower North || Murray Lands The South East || Eyre Peninsula & the West Coast The North || The Outback Beyond South Australian borders NOTES This list is not exhaustive, but includes organisations which are particularly concerned with the history of local areas, the preservation of specific locations, buildings and historic sites, or the operation of historical museums. The list is organised according to Local Government Area (LGA). Over the past few years many councils, both municipal and rural, have amalgamated. The list below shows LGA names current at June 1998. Where amalgamations have occurred, the former LGA names are shown in parentheses. An alternative view of these listings of community groups, in an alphabetical consolidated form, may be found in the: Index of Community Groups These listings may also be accessed through the: Clickable Map of Local Government Regions of SA To amend your group's entry in this directory, email details to: Littoral Productions. Links to external sites (shown in italics) will open in a new browser window. External sites are not necessarily endorsed by Littoral Productions.

 

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL & CULTURAL HERITAGE

The Conservation Council of SA Inc   120 Wakefield St, Adelaide SA 5000 Ph: (08) 8223 5155

National Parks Heritage Committee   Email

National Trust of SA   Level 2, 27 Leigh Street, Adelaide SA 5000   Email

State Records of South Australia (SA Dept of Administration & Information Services)
Public Search Room, 222 Marion Road, Netley SA 5037

EDUCATION & RESEARCH

Australian & New Zealand History of Education Society (SA Branch)
University of South Australia, Magill Campus, 15 Lorne Avenue, Magill SA 5072

Historical Society of South Australia Inc

History of Science, Ideas & Technology Group   59 Jeffcott Street, North Adelaide SA 5006

History Teachers Association of SA   SA Institute of Teachers, 163a Greenhill Road, Parkside SA 5063

History Trust of South Australia

Museums Australia (SA Branch)   59 King William Street, Adelaide SA 5000

 

ENGINEERING, TRANSPORT & TECHNOLOGY

Adelaide Bus Preservation Group   51a Robsart Street, Parkside SA 5063

Australian Electric Transport Museum   GPO Box 2012, Adelaide SA 5001

Australian Railway Historical Society (SA Division)   74 Woodville Road, Woodville SA 5011
(Postal): PO Box 960, Mount Barker SA 5251   Ph: 8391 1223
Australian Society of Section Car Operators Inc   PO Box 609, North Adelaide SA 5006
Ph: (Mob) 0418 807 954

Civil Aviation Historical Society (SA - NT Division)   23 Balham Avenue, Kingswood SA 5062

Department of Road Transport Heritage Group
C/o Transport SA, 33 Warwick Street, Walkerville SA 5081

Engineering Heritage Branch, The Institute of Engineers (SA Division),
11 Bagot Street, North Adelaide SA 5006

Ghan Railway Preservation Society SA Inc   23 McKenzie Street, Coromandel Valley SA 5051

Institution of Surveyors, Australia (SA Division) Historical Subcommittee
GPO Box 1349, Adelaide SA 5001

Port Dock Station Railway Museum Lipson Street, Port Adelaide SA 5015   Ph: 8341 1690
PO Box 624, Port Adelaide SA 5015
Port Dock Station Railway Museum Association   PO Box 3153, Port Adelaide SA 5015

Steamranger   GPO Box 507, Adelaide SA 5001

West Beach Aviation Group   3 Hallam Street, Myrtle Bank SA 5064

West Torrens Railway & Aviation Museum   12 Marion Road, Brooklyn Park SA 5032


Regional groups :

Adelaide Hills Motor Restorers Club   PO Box 65, LIttlehampton, SA 5250

Barossa Valley Machinery Preservation Society   21 Dean Street, Angaston SA 5353

Booleroo Steam & Traction Preservation Society Inc   PO Box 7, Caltowie SA 5490

Fleurieu Antique Rural Machinery Society   36 Corriedale Hill Drive, Happy Valley SA 5159

Gawler Machinery Restorers Club   10 Hemaford Grove, Gawler East SA 5118

Green Triangle Machinery Restorers Club   12 Amos Street, Mount Gambier SA 5290

Maitland Auto Preservation Society Inc   1 Elizabeth Street, Maitland SA 5573

Northern Automotive Restoration Club (SA) Inc   21 Cockburn Road, Jamestown SA 5491

Northern Yorke Peninsula Rail Preservation Society   PO Box 302, Kadina SA 5554

Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc   Railway Terrace, Quorn SA 5433

Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society   PO Box 133, Peterborough SA 5422

 

EXPLORATION

John McDouall Stuart Society   PO Box 719 Happy Valley SA 5159

Royal Geographical Society of SA Inc.
c/o State Library of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide 5000   Ph: 8207 7266
GPO Box 419, Adelaide SA 5001

Society for Underwater Historical Research   PO Box 18, North Adelaide SA 5006

 

MARITIME & RIVER TRANSPORT

Australasian Maritime Historical Society (SA Branch)   PO Box 89, Lobethal SA 5241   Ph: 8389 4292

Cape Horners Australia Inc   63 Hurtle Square, Adelaide SA 5000

Regional groups :

Cobdogla Steam Friends   PO Box 208, Berri SA 5343

Friends of the Oscar W Society Inc   PO Box 527, Goolwa SA 5214

Friends of the PS Industry   PO Box 673 Renmark SA 5341

Mannum Dock Museum Board   PO, Mannum SA 5238

Port of Goolwa & Inland Rivers Historical Society   13 Goyder Street, Goolwa SA 5214

Port of Morgan Historic Museum & Heritage Society  

 

MILITARY

Eighteen Thirty Six Royal Marines   17 Waverley Drive, Willunga SA 5172

Military Historical Society of Australia (SA Branch)   PO Box 550, Mitcham SA 5062

Naval Historical Society of Australia (SA Chapter)  

SA Light Horse Historical Association   4 Lauder Avenue, Sefton Park SA 5083


Regional groups :

Barossa Light Horse Historical Association   Mr. R. Swarbrick, PMB Cockatoo Valley SA 5351

Fort Glanville Historical Association   359 Military Road, Semaphore Park SA 5019   Ph: 8242 1978

 

MULTICULTURAL

Cornish Association of SA   RMB 50 Woolcock Road, Scott Creek, SA 5153

Folk Federation of SA   GPO Box 525, Adelaide SA 5001

German Descendants Group   SA German Association Inc, , 223 Flinders Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Italian Historical Society   398b Payneham Road, Glynde SA 5070

State Aboriginal Heritage Committee
Dept. of Environment, Heritage & Aboriginal Affairs, GPO Box 1563, Adelaide SA 5001

 

PROFESSIONAL

Australian Theatre Historical Society (SA Representative)   2a Thirza Avenue, Mitchell Park SA 5043

Glenside Hospital Historical Society
Psychology Dept, Glenside Hospital, PO Box 17, Eastwood SA 5063

Royal Adelaide Hospital Heritage & History Committee   RAH, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

SA Dental Service Heritage & History Committee
Adelaide Dental Hospital, Frome Road, Adelaide SA 5000

SA Gas Company Historical Group   GPO Box 1199, Adelaide SA 5001
SAGASCO Historical Museum   Chief Street, Brompton SA 5007
(Postal): PO Box 133, Hindmarsh SA 5007   Ph: 8242 1978

SA Medical Heritage Society   50 Penno Parade North, Belair SA 5052

SA Metropolitan Fire Service Historical Society
Librarian, SA Fire Brigade Headquarters, Wakefield Street, Adelaide SA 5000

SA Police Historical Society Inc.   GPO Box 1539, Adelaide SA 5001

St. John's Ambulance Historical Society   PO Box 23, Eastwood SA 5063

 

RECREATION

Adelaide Historical Bottle Club   PO Box 344, Hindmarsh SA 5007

Postal Stationery & Postal History Society of Australia Inc   GPO Box 4, Adelaide SA 5001

SA Horse Driving Society   249 Victoria Road. Largs Bay SA 5016

Sporting Car Club of SA Inc   51 King William Road, Unley SA 5061

Victoriana Society of SA   365 Burton Road, Burton Park SA 5110

 

SOCIAL HISTORY

Anthropological Society of SA
C/o Anthropology Section, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

Australian Garden Historical Society (SA Branch)   Botanic Gardens, North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

Australian Society for the Study of Labour History   37 Thomas Street, Coydon SA 5008

Australian Society of Archivists Inc (SA Branch)   Box 8182, Hindley Street PO, Adelaide SA 5000

Carl Linger Memorial Committee Inc   1/4 New Street, Plympton SA 5038

Harefield Society Australia   19 Davenport Terrace, Hilton SA 5033

Heritage Arms Society Inc   PO Box 552, Eastwood SA 5063

Historical Society of South Australia Inc   PO Box 519, Kent Town SA 5071

Lutheran Church of Australia - Archives Office   101 Archer Street, North Adelaide SA 5006

National Trust of SA   Level 2, 27 Leigh Street, Adelaide SA 5000   Ph: 8212 1133   Email

Oral History Association of Australia (SA Branch)   122 Kintore Avenue, Adelaide SA 5000

Pioneers Association of SA   23 Leigh Street, Adelaide SA 5000

Queen Adelaide Society   44 Ridgeland Street, Teringie SA 5072

SA Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc   201 Unley Road, Unley SA 5061
(Postal): GPO Box 592, Adelaide SA 5001   Ph: 8272 4222

SA Women's History Task Force   Dr. Susan Magarey, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005

Uniting Church Historical Society   26 Booth Avenue, Morphett Vale SA 5162