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Port Adelaide Institute Reading Room c 1902 recorded in Fifty years
of the Port Adelaide Institute by F E Meleng
A fascinating way to look
at local history photos
We have now added relevant photographs owned by the
State Library of South Australia to our Local History Flickr
collection, accessible through Council’s website. These
additional images expand our online collection to over
3100 photos.
The images capture more than a century of history dating
back to 1836. The collection includes a sketch of Colonel
William Light exploring the Port River, and plenty of other
images showcasing land marks, buildings and events from
the late 19th century to the present day.
Using our Flickr page you can scroll through our complete
collection or view them in categories of selected images
as they are filed in albums including churches, hotels and
significant people. You can view individual images in a
larger format and then browse related images.
Council is keen to keep the site updated and dynamic, and
welcomes any information you can give, simply by making
a comment in the text box provided. Visit
photos/paelocalhistory/sets/ to browse through the images.
Our web application located at
sa.gov.au/history/ allows you to view our historical
photographs placed at the location they were taken,
displayed on top of aerial maps from 1936, 1949,
1968 and 2010 together.
The aerial mapping tool enables you to view in fascinating
detail the breadth of the city’s urban sprawl and recent
infrastructure renewal. The overlay of historic photographs
provides a locational context and features some of the
earliest known photos of the port, trade and business
pioneers. These sites allow you to view and enjoy these
elements of our local history.
Free hearing check
If you suspect your hearing isn’t what it used to be,
have a free 15-minute hearing check to help determine
if your hearing has declined. You have nothing to lose
and everything to gain.
Hearing checks will be provided for adults by Adelaide
Digital Hearing Solutions at the Greenacres Library,
2 Fosters Road, Greenacres.
Visit for more information
about this service. The checks will be available from
10am-4pm on Wednesday 10 June. Bookings are not
required, simply pop into the library for your free test
or contact the library on 8405 6540.
Wireless printing available
Would you like more options and flexibility with the
libraries’ computing and printing facilities? Try our
wireless printing.
Libraries for many years have offered public computing
facilities including printing. Our libraries now offer the
added option of wireless printing. No longer do you need
to book a computer to get printing done: just use your own
mobile device and our wireless network in the library.
Or send the printing from home and go to your chosen
branch to pay for and release your printing.
Find the link to the Port Adelaide Enfield Public Library
Service catalogue at then
read the instructions and start using this service.