The Museum of Australian Democracy and National Archives Australia have produced a website which contains digital access to key documents associated with the foundation of Australia. South Australian documents included on the website are the South Australia Acts of 1834 and 1842 and the Constitution (Female Suffrage) Act 1895 (SA) - the first Act in the world to give voting rights to women.
This is a guide to sources relating to aspects of South Australian history held in the State Library of South Australia or accessible on the internet. The guide comprises selected books, pamphlets, journal and newspaper articles and online resources held by or available through the State Library. Further research material can be found in the library catalogue or in various electronic resources. Not all of the material listed here is on open access shelving and some material will need to be retrieved from storage.
The cyclopedia of South Australia in two volumes: an historical and commercial review, descriptive and biographical facts, figures and illustrations: an epitome of progress. Edited by H.T. Burgess. Hampstead Gardens, S.A.:Austaprint, 1978
Gibbs, R. M. Under the Burning Sun: a history of colonial South Australia, 1836-1900, Adelaide: Peacock Publications for Southern Heritage, 2013
Gibbs, R.M. A History of South Australia: from colonial days to the present, Mitcham, S. A.: Southern Heritage, 1999
Morrison, Frederic.W. The Aldine history of South Australia, illustrated: embracing sketches and portraits of her noted people: the rise and progress of her varied enterprises: and illustrations of her boundless wealth: together with maps of latest survey. Sydney; Adelaide: The Aldine Publishing Company, 1890.
This title is also available online on World Vital Records which can be accessed by users in the library or by South Australian residents using the Home Access to eResources service.
Turning points: chapters in South Australian history, edited by Robert Foster and Paul Sendziuk. Kent Town, S. Aust.: Wakefield Press, 2012
The Wakefield companion to South Australian history. Editor, Wilfrid Prest. Kent Town, S. Aust.:Wakefield Press, 2001
More material can be found by searching the library catalogue. A search on south australia history will lead to many results so try narrowing your search by subject using relevant words such as south australia history 1836 1900; or south australia history 20th century, for example.
2011 marked 175 years since the establishment of South Australia as a colony. The Bound for South Australia 1836 website has a Chronology of Events from 1829 to 1836 leading to the establishment of the province. The website also contains details of the first nine ships which left England bound for South Australia.