The Victoriana Society would like to appear at your event!

Looking for something to bring your History Festival event to life? Members of the Victoriana Society will be available to appear in full period costume at About Time events during May.

About Time workshop for event organisers

Get ready for South Australia's History Festival! History SA invites you to a workshop for event organisers on Tuesday 7 December, 11.30 am - 3.00 pm.

What sort of stuff do you make?

Winter was a couple of days early in the Barossa when we made our way up to Moculta last Saturday. The sky was dark and the roads were running with rain. However, the Institute was already buzzing with people and music from the war years greeted us on entry. 

Walking in the rain at Gawler South

The rain had definitely set in when the group of hardy locals and visitors to Gawler met at the Gawler Railway Station on Friday. This area was first known as Basset Town.

History at the Movies

Were you at this funny, clever and wonderfully historic portrayal of Austalian identity? After watching these four Australian made films I could sense how I personally had grown as an Australian, despite a few cringe worthy moments.

Digging around Coober Pedy

Congratulations to Andrew and Tricia of Burnside Library for organising such a great program of events for SA History Week 2010. I was fortunate to hear Anne Johnson in the library on Thursday afternoon talking about the history of Coober Pedy and some of the characters that have lived and still live in the town. 

Gardyloo!

What a marvellous word is gardyloo. Apparently it comes from Scotland in the days when toilet waste and other slops were thrown from the upstairs windows into the streets. 

Dunluce House

An early 9.00am start for this tour of Dunluce House at Brighton. Sarah and Grant bought Dunluce House six years ago. They continue to work hard to retain the original splendour of this lovely baronial style home, at the same time enjoying it with their family and animals.

The beer may be gone from this pub, but the history remains

Enid gave a very informative talk in the National Archives (SA) rooms last Tuesday night showing just a small sample of the records available relating to the beer and wine industry in South Australia. I had no idea it was possible to trace particular breweries and wineries in so much detail and all in the one place.

History Week and Reconciliation Week

Following the annual Aboriginal Veterans’ Commemorative Service at the State War Memorial on North Terrace, History SA, Reconciliation SA and Veterans SA hosted a morning tea at the Drill Hall, Torrens Parade Ground.