Local History

Get lost in our area’s past with the City of PAE’s Local History Collection, located at Port Adelaide Library.

Look through our collection of books and photographs, family history, Birth, Deaths and Marriages indexes, cemetery records and maps. We also have dedicated Local History Officers on hand to assist you with all of your local history queries.

Want to know more about your family history? We hold regular one on one sessions with a Local History team member. For more information or to book a session, stop by Port Adelaide Library or call 8405 6580.

Local History resources include:

Published and unpublished resources relevant to the area
Published histories of other South Australia localities
Port Adelaide Rate Assessment 1875 – 1902
Enfield Rate Assessment Books (microfiche) 1868 – 1993
Birth, Death, and Marriage indexes for SA
Birth, Death and Marriage certificates for Port Adelaide District
Cemetery records
Messenger newspapers
Government Gazettes 1843 – 1998 (some exceptions)
Police Gazettes 1862 – 1947
Passenger lists 1836 – 1851

Local History resources are available in various formats:

Photographs – available online via our library catalogue and our new Flickr page
Books
Ephemera
Video
DVD
Original papers
Newspapers
Oral histories
Maps
CD books

Online Resources

Histories

Maps

Port Adelaide Plans 1940

Mayors Reports

The Compass

Photos

For further information on this topic, or if you have any questions, please call our helpful Customer Services team on 8405 6600 or email us at service@cityofpae.sa.gov.au.