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If walls could talk
A photographic exhibition by Alexandra McOrist
Discover aspects of life in rural South Australia told through a series of thought-provoking images of two farmhouses. Each photo entices you to look closer for the story woven within it from a newspaper or magazine of the time.
Built in the 1850s, these farmhouses were home to generations of the same settler families for over 160 years. Today they lie empty. While few personal belongings remain and nature is beginning to reclaim the buildings, you can still see aspects of personal domestic life.
This new exhibition is by Scotland-based photographer Alexandra McOrist. She is an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society and has attained an Excellence distinction with the International Federation of Artistic Photographers.
We've waited a long time to show this hauntingly beautiful exhibition, derailed due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic back in 2020.
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Captured flowers
...and the ladies that caught them
The capture of South Australia’s wildflowers and plants in paintings and sketches began early in the colony’s history. Flower painting was considered an acceptable genteel pastime for women and girls. Some however developed an interest in local flora which led them beyond their cultivated gardens. They followed their passion for native plants across bushland, mountains and desert. Along the way they became highly skilled flower painters and several developed into brilliant botanical artists, such as Fanny Elizabeth de Mole, Rosa Catherine Fiveash, and Matilda Wilson and her daughter Emily Annie Lanyard Wilson.
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Science eResources
Search anywhere anytime
Is science your passion? You might be interested in exploring NewsBank for its hot topics and special reports on science and health in the news or space exploration.
For the more serious science research you can’t go past the Natural Science Collection which provides peer-reviewed professional, international journal articles, and science magazines. Subjects include agriculture and environment, bio sciences, and earth, atmospheric and aqua science.
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No cash? No worries!
'Tap to donate' now available at the library
With a simple tap of your card you can help preserve and share the inspiring stories of South Australia's heritage for future generations.
You'll find tap points in the main library and Mortlock Chamber.
Thank you for your support.
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Make yourself at home tours
With our friendly Ambassadors
Immerse yourself in the state's heritage with a tour through our buildings and exhibitions. Learn about our services and hear stories of people and events that helped shape life in South Australia.
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Design your own footy team uniform
Family fun
We have been very impressed by the footy uniforms being designed and we'd love to see more!
There is still plenty of time to come to the library and explore the Our footy, our people, our stories exhibtion and be inspired to design your own guernsey.
Can’t make it to the library? Don't worry, you can download and print the activity sheet at home!
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Books in my life by Elizabeth Vines OAM
A Tuesday Talk by the Friends of the State Library
When: Tuesday 6 September 2022
Time: 11am to 12pm
Where: Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building
Cost: Free, bookings required
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Hear Elizabeth Vines as she talks about the books which have influenced her along the way, starting with The Little House when she was five. Elizabeth is a passionate advocate of heritage in Australia and Asia as a practicing architect, author, and teacher.
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Goyder's Line in Kodachrome
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Royal Geographical Society of SA Lecture Program
When: Wednesday 7 Sept 2022
Time: 12 to 1pm
Where: Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building
Cost: Free for RGSSA members, Non-members $10
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Join Roger Irvine as he shares how he discovered a fascinating collection of Kodachrome photographs. The photographs were taken by his uncle on and around the family farm, Coomooroo, north of Goyder's Line, in the early 1940s. Learn about the contents of the collection, as well as his surprising additional discovery that these appear to be the earliest documented Kodachrome photographs taken in Australia, and among the earliest worldwide.
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Post war migration hostels and work camps in South Australia
Genealogy Gems
Presented by Genealogy SA
When: Thursday 15 Sept 2022
Time: 1 to 2pm
Where: Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building
Cost: Free, bookings required
Hear Karen Agutter as she shares her experiences of searching out and understanding how government run migrant accommodation centres and camps operated. Using the South Australian centres as examples she will reflect on how we can tell the stories of the tens of thousands of refugees and migrants who passed through them.
Book now
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South Australia's Island treasures
Royal Geographical Society of SA Lecture Program
When: Thursday 15 Sept 2022
Time: 5 to 7pm
Where: Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building
Cost: Free for RGSSA members, Non-members $10
Learn about the treasures of South Australia's extraordinary array of offshore realms, from wave-swept granite islets to Kangaroo Island. Quentin Chester, writer and photographer, explores some of these treasures including plants, animals and the rich human history associated with lighthouses, self-styled castaways and quixotic farming ventures.
Book now
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Undertaking business
Live and Learn
When: Tuesday 20 September 2022
Time: 11am to 12pm
Where: Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building
Cost: Free, bookings required
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Discover the hidden world of the undertaker in 19th and early 20th century South Australia before it became the funeral industry we know today. In the 19th century undertaking was a sideline business for furniture makers, who had the means to construct and transport coffins.
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A place to call home: SA migrant hostel registers
Presented by National Archives of Australia - SA Selections
When: Tuesday 27 September 2022
Time: 12 to 1pm
Where: Hetzel Lecture Theatre, Institute Building
Cost: Free, bookings required
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Learn about the registers of post war migrants who spent time in hostels on arrival in South Australia. Find out how to access these records, the work that has gone into digitising them and some of the stories they reveal about those who spent time in the hostels.
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'Kookaburra sits on the telegraph wire...'
How Australian children connected with the Overland Telegraph
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Overland Telegraph Line.
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To commemorate this defining moment in Australian history, the State Library has explored an untold aspect of this story - the impact and influence of the Overland Telegraph on Australian children. Using items from the library collection, such as toys, books, games, photographs and the written archive, discover how telegraphy infused the lives, learning, expression, work and play of children.
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Our footy, our people, our stories
145 years of the SANFL
Things are heating up in the footy with the finals just around the corner. Visit the library to soak in 145 years of great moments and achievements of the South Australian National Football League, and some grand final highlights as well.
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Hans Heysen unpacked
An exhibition documenting the history of Sir Hans Heysen
Discover the story of Hans Heysen from his arrival in Australia at the age of six to his death in 1968, and plenty of the wonderful stories in-between.
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From his early career in Adelaide, to becoming one of the most highly regarded landscape artists of Australia, this touring exhibition takes you on a journey through the famous Adelaide Hills artist’s education, creative processes, family life and more!
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