Stories
Explore fascinating stories from the collections of the State Library of South Australia.
We also have extended stories from the collection for you to read and explore.
Clara Serena: from Lobethal to the London Stage
The stories that make usWritten by Peter Kolomitsev, Audio Preservation It is often said that to make it in the music industry, wanna-be stars need to make it in...
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Occult powers at the East Adelaide Hotel
The stories that make usOne of the best things about this job is bringing together stories and collection material. This might be for our exhibitions, social media, our websites...
City's lone barmaid
The stories that make us"CITY'S LONE BARMAID Forty years ago this week, Adelaide stopped registering barmaids. Only one is still on the job, Miss Lily Dear, of the Oriental...
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A Penny Dreadful
The stories that make us'Penny dreadfuls' was the name given to a range of mass-produced, sensational fiction published in the 19 th and early 20 th centuries. Though not...
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Meet Keiffee the post-war koala toy
The story of Valerie’s koalaValerie was busy tidying her things and had to decide what she would do with Keifee the koala, her treasured childhood toy. Three generations of...