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Home Finding Information Discover our Collection Police, Courts and Gaols

Police, Courts and Gaols

Courts

Guide to records of various Courts in South Australia, including the Supreme Court, local and country courts, and Police Court.

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Divorce

Divorce records cases up to 1975 were recorded by the Supreme Court of South Australia.

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Gaols and Prisons

Guide to records of various gaols and prisons in South Australia, including Adelaide Gaol and Yatala Labour Prison.

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Inquests and Police Reports to the Coroner

Cases relating to deaths where an inquest might have been necessary. Includes fires.

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Police

Guide to records of police stations and the Police Commissioner's Office.

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Sheriff's Office Correspondence

Indexes to the major correspondence series of the Sheriff's Office, later Prisons Department.

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State Records holds many records relating to immigration to South Australia from 1836 onwards,

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