State Records of South Australia - Passenger Lists

General Disposal Schedule No 20, 4th edition, is now available applies to all records, irrespective of format or media, created or received by any Local Government Authority in South Australia. General Disposal Schedule No 20 Edition 4 Released

State Records has reviewed and updated both GDS 21 and the digitisation of official records and management of source documents guideline, applicable to both state and local government agencies. Revised GDS 21 and Digitisation Guideline

State Records has released a Records Management assessment survey that must be completed by all state and local government agencies. Online Records Management Assessment Survey

State Records has reviewed and updated its information sheet on Microsoft SharePoint and EDRMS. Microsoft SharePoint and EDRMS

A range of research advice sheets have been produced by State Records to assist customers with their research and with accessing records in our archival collection. Researching and Accessing Archival Records

To keep researchers up-to-date with new record transfers to our custody State Records has produced its November listing of transfers. Recent Transfers of Records to Archival Custody

Registration and enrolment is now open for all 2010 Operational courses offered by State Records. Operational Training and Education Courses 2010

Principles and associated obligations agencies, bound by the State Records Act, 1997, must consider to ensure that the records of agencies are adequately managed throughout the contracting process. Contracting and Official Records Guideline

State Records has reviewed and updated the Intention to Destroy Records Report form. Request for Approval to Destroy Temporary Records

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Departures from Port Adelaide

GRG 41/10 Manifest of shipping departing from Port Adelaide, July 1841-May 1844 (order records for viewing at a Research Centre through ArchivesSearch, indexed by GRG 56/68/53, available on Research Centre shelves)

GRG 41/35 Lists of outgoing passengers departing from Port Adelaide for overseas ports, 1888-1893, 1896-1940 (order records using ArchivesSearch, no index available)

GRG 41/37 Lists of outgoing passengers departing from Port Adelaide for interstate ports, 1911, 1914, 1918-1924 (order records using ArchivesSearch, no index available).

Departures from other Ports

GRG 41/38 Lists of outgoing passengers bound for overseas from Port Pirie, 1931-1939, Port Lincoln, 1936, Port Germein, 1934 and Wallaroo, 1939 (order records for viewing at a Research Centre through ArchivesSearch, no index available)

GRG 41/40 Outwards passenger lists for ships departing from Sydney and Melbourne 1888 - 1900 (order records for viewing at a Research Centre through ArchivesSearch, no index available.) This series contains ten lists only. These passengers did not arrive or depart from Adelaide. How these lists came to be in South Australia is not known.

Note: Names of departing passengers were often published in the newspapers of the day. Newspapers are held by the State Library of South Australia.

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Departures from Port Adelaide

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