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Sisalkraft Factory Complex, 356 Torrens Road, Kilkenny. On Kaurna Country.
In 1956, the Former Sisalkraft Factory Complex was designed by architect Keith Neighbour and built for Sisalkraft Distributors SA Pty Ltd. The complex is an outstanding representative of a mid-twentieth century factory, exhibiting many of the key attributes typical of factories erected during the industrialisation of South Australia, c.1935-1965, notably its Modernist design elements and hard landscaping. The Sisalkraft Factory Complex is also an outstanding example of Postwar International architecture, observed through elements like its rectilinear shape, structural frame and curtain walls. Similarly, the Sisalkraft Factory Complex demonstrates a high degree of creative achievement through the holistic application of Modernist design elements across the complex as well as its distinctive rhomboid skylights and concrete parabolic arch.
The Council provisionally entered the Sisalkraft Factory Complex under criteria (d) and (e) of section 16 of the Heritage Places Act 1993.
This decision by Council triggers three months of community consultation. Read more here.
Picture of Sisalkraft Factory. Source DEW files.
Green Waterhole – Tank Cave Fossil Complex, Lot 550 Princes Highway Tantanoola. On the Country of the First Nations of the South East.
The Council provisionally entered the Green Waterhole – Tank Cave Fossil Complex under criteria (b), (c) and (g) and designated it as a place of palaeontological, geological and speleological significance.
The Green Waterhole - Tank Cave Fossil Complex contains the only known extensive underwater vertebrate fossil deposits in Australia.
This unique freshwater depositional environment has ensured the preservation of extinct species not found anywhere else, with several additional species new to science recovered and awaiting description. Please note that this place was previously listed as a State Heritage Place. It was identified some land parcels were missing and needed protection and a decision was made by Council to undertake the listing process again to include all land parcels.
This decision by Council triggers three months of community consultation. Read more here.
Picture of aerial view of Green Waterhole.
Graham and Barbara Dickson House, 4 Marola Ave, Rostrevor. On Kaurna Country.
The Graham and Barbara Dickson House is an outstanding representative of the Late Twentieth Century Adelaide Regional architectural style and has a special association with South Australian architect Robert Dickson. Robert Dickson was one of a small group of architects who established the Late Twentieth Century Adelaide Regional style creating a more relaxed and friendly form of modernism suited to South Australian conditions. Designed in 1958, it is one of Dickson’s earlier commissions and acted as an experimental ground from which many of the key attributes of the style emerged.
This listing received positive interest from the community and resulted in 24 submissions, all of which were in favour of State Heritage registration.
The Council confirmed this place as a State Heritage Place under criteria e) and g) of section 16 of the Heritage Places Act 1993.
Read more about this place here.
Picture of the rear elevation of the Graham and Barbara Dickson House.
Epworth Building, 33/33B Pirie Street, Adelaide. On Kaurna Country.
Epworth Building demonstrates a high degree of aesthetic accomplishment and is an outstanding representative of the ‘Inter-War Gothic’ architectural style.
Epworth Building also has a special association with the work of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the unified body representing one of the oldest and once-largest Christian denominations in South Australia.
Epworth Building was Methodism’s administrative headquarters for much of the twentieth century. Between 1927 and 1977, various key offices and departments were located in Epworth Building, including the Connexional Secretary and the President, as well as departments devoted to social services, including for women and children. The foreign and home mission offices were also situated in Epworth Building. Epworth building was also built to house the Methodist Book Depot and as a major commercial endeavour to raise revenue for the Church and its activities. It eventually became profitable after the Second World War.
Known for designing Gothic-inspired buildings, architect George Klewitz Soward drew heavily from the Gothic style in his design for Epworth Building. In doing so, Soward adapted what was a traditional style typically associated with schools and churches to a box-framed tall-building, then a cutting-edge and modern building type. Once completed in 1927, Epworth Building simultaneously conveyed its ecclesiastic associations and its modernity. This fusion of old and new resulted in an aesthetically pleasing and visually arresting building.
The Council confirmed this place as a State Heritage Place under criteria e) and g) of section 16 of the Heritage Places Act 1993.
Read more about this place here.
Picture of the Epworth Building.
Dr Orchard Childhood Home, 6 Barrelder Road, Torrens Park. On Kaurna Country.
This place that was nominated is the former family home of notable South Australian doctor, cricketer and military historian Dr Barbara Orchard (b. 1930 – present).
The house was owned by Dr Orchard’s father from 1935 to 1946, and subsequently by her mother until 1983. Dr Orchard lived in the house during her childhood, adolescence and early adulthood, a period of time covering her schooling, medical studies and early medical and sporting career, and then intermittently thereafter until 1983.
Dr Orchard played cricket at club, university, State and International (Test) levels, representing Australia against New Zealand and England in 1957 and 1958 respectively. She is a former President of the South Australian Women’s Cricket Association and played an important role in the establishment of the South Australian Women’s Memorial Playing Fields and its associated Trust, of which she is also trustee.
An assessment prepared by Heritage SA recommended against listing. It found that other places exist which better demonstrate Dr Orchard’s contribution to South Australian history, notably the South Australian Women’s Memorial Playing Fields, Corner Shepherds Hill and Ayliffes Roads, St Marys.
The Council considered the nomination and assessment report and determined that the threshold for listing was not met.
Picture of 6 Barrelder Road, Torrens Park.
Tour of Port Adelaide State Heritage Area
The South Australian Heritage Council undertook a guided walking tour focusing on the State Heritage Area of Port Adelaide and the immediate surrounds.
The Port Adelaide State Heritage Area contains the most substantial grouping of nineteenth century commercial and administrative buildings in South Australia.
Port Adelaide (the suburb) has 39 State Heritage Places of which 18 are located in the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area. Many of these were built for business, government and community functions to serve the flourishing Port and South Australia more generally.
In the Port Adelaide State Heritage Area, the State Heritage Places can be categorised as: Banks (3), Hotels (3), Shops (4), Warehouses (3), Government/Community Buildings (3) and Commercial (other) (2).
Picture - Port Adelaide from Birkenhead. Source Samuel White Sweet 1879
Port Adelaide played a major role in the economic development of South Australia as a major port.
In 1840 the customs house and harbour master’s residence were built. In 1860, a combined police station, courthouse and customs house was built. In 1876 the Port Adelaide Institute building was completed and in 1879 offices were constructed for the Marine Board.
In the late 1800’s businesses flourished at the Port and included agents, providores, farriers, ship chandlers, sailmakers and other trades. Associated warehouses were a common building type and included large wool stores adjacent to Port Dock.
Following the 1920s economic boom, there was a comprehensive program of wharf renewal and by the mid 1930’s the Port Adelaide waterfront was dominated by large transit sheds.
Port Adelaide underwent change again in the 1980’s with the development of containerisation and large-scale bulk handling in the years prior. This led to a reduction in waterside workers and a decline in the inner harbor as a shopping precinct.
The ready availability of land downstream for port expansion meant that land occupied by early buildings was not required for redevelopment, leading to the survival of the most substantial and contiguous grouping of nineteenth century commercial and administrative buildings in South Australia.
Picture of Commercial Road, Port Adelaide.
Picture of Customs House, Port Adelaide.
Picture of McLaren Wharf, Port Adelaide. Circa 1913. Source State Library of SA.
One of the stops was Hart’s Mill, the former Adelaide Milling Company mill site at Port Adelaide. It is the longest continuously serving flour milling enterprise in South Australia. This building was completed in 1855 under the direction of John Hart, a significant colonial figure who was three times Premier. It was designed to create an export market for the State's produce, and successfully shipped flour all over the world. Today - its engine house has been demolished and the internal floors and structure have been removed.
Picture: Harts Mill in 1991. Source DEW files.
While on the walking tour the Council noted with concern the vacancy rates of State Heritage buildings. While a building is unoccupied, it is often neglected leading to poor outcomes for heritage. The Council acknowledge that owners often require significant incentive to purchase or lease these buildings and carry out subsequent conservation works.
Many thanks to the Port Adelaide Branch of the National Trust for guiding the walking tour and imparting their knowledge, with particular thanks to Phil Winter and Brian Samuels.
Tour of the Torrens Island Quarantine Station
Following the Port Adelaide tour, the Council visited the Torrens Island Quarantine Station.
The Torrens Island Quarantine Station was established in 1855 as the first line of defence against the transmission of infectious diseases into the colony and is associated with human and animal quarantine practices in South Australia during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Developed over the course of a century, the Torrens Island Quarantine Station Complex is the only example of its class to exist in South Australia and retains a faithful representation of structures dating from the 1870s until the 1970s.
One of the buildings that the Council members visited was the old bathing block:
• Built in 1916 and used for the personal disinfection of each contact entering quarantine.
• It was fitted with baths for the first-class passengers, and showers for the second and steerage classes, however in practice the baths were reserved for women and the showers for men.
• The central large space was partitioned into individual cubicles, with separate ‘foul’ and clean corridors, entrances, and exits to prevent cross contamination.
• Contacts were disinfected using carbolic acid and hot water.
The Maritime Museum offer guided tour of quarantine station. You can find more information and book your tour here.
Picture of the Quarantine Station. Source: National Archives of Australia.
Seven places to visit in Port Adelaide
The South Australian Maritime Musuem
Located at 126 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide, the Maritime Museum preserves the oldest nautical collection in Australia. The collection ranges from the Port Adelaide Lighthouse that was first lit in 1869 to a plaque that explorer Matthew Flinders left at Memory Cove in 1802 to mark the loss of eight seafarers.
This winter if you visit the SA Maritime Museum you get free entry to the National Motor Museum!
More information here.
National Railway Museum Port Adelaide
Located at 76 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide, the National Railway Museum is Australia’s largest undercover railway museum with over 100 exhibits representing State, Commonwealth and private rail operators.
It is open daily from 10am to 4:30pm.
More information here.
City of Adelaide Clipper Ship
This clipper ship was built in Sunderland, England and was launched in 1864.
It carried passengers to Adelaide, South Australia and it is estimated 250,000 Australians can trace their ancestry to the City of Adelaide!
Open from 10am to 3pm, the Clipper Ship is located at Dock 2, Honey Street, Port Adelaide. More information here.
Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
This marine park is home to around 30 resident bottlenose dolphins, with another 400 transient dolphins that visit at various times. These wild dolphins come here to feed, play, socialise and nurse their calves.
Inside the Sanctuary you will find a 10,000 year-old mangrove forest, as well as seagrass, saltmarsh, tidal flats and tidal creeks, which all provide habitat and food for the dolphins. The Sanctuary is a part of South Australia’s largest port and has a number of Aboriginal and European cultural and historical places of interest.
Find out more here.
Port Adelaide Visitor Information Centre
Visit this 1860 heritage listed building which originally housed the customs, courts, police station and jail cells.
There are several beautifully presented exhibition rooms in the Visitor Information Centre and it also offers free bike hire and a lot of useful information about making the most out of your visit to the Port.
Find out more here.
Port Adelaide Lighthouse
This icon stands at the end of Commercial Road. It was first lit in 1869 having been prefabricated in England from iron plates and shipped to Adelaide in pieces.
Find out more here.
Alberton Oval
Home of the Port Adelaide Football Club, this venue is worth a visit.
Alberton has been home to the club since 15 May,1880.
Today you can grab a drink or bite to eat at “The Precinct at Alberton”. Check its webpage for opening hours. Read more on the history of the oval here.
Seven places to eat in Port Adelaide
The history and heritage continue with places to eat at the Port:
Birkenhead Tavern is situated on the banks of the Port River, opposite the Port Adelaide Docks. It opened in 1878. More information here.
The Lighthouse Wharf Hotel is located at the end of Commercial Road, next to the Lighthouse!
More information here.
The Port Anchor Hotel is located at 15 Church Place, Port Adelaide. It was opened in 1876. More information here.
Port Admiral Hotel is located at 55 Commerical Road in the heart of the Port. More information here.
Dockside Tavern is located at 130 Lipson Street, Port Adelaide. It was opened in 1850. More information here.
Pirate Life Brewing is located at 18 Baker Street, Port Adelaide. Enjoy a brewery tour, a meal or one of the more than 20 beers on tap. More information here.
The Newmarket Hotel is located on the corner of Commercial Road and Dale Street. It was built in 1879 and designed by Adelaide architect G.C.E. Joachimi. More information here.
Retirement of a heritage stalwart
Hamish Angas has retired from Heritage South Australia after a long and illustrious career working to conserve our heritage places.
Hamish started work in State Government in May 1987 as an archivist for State Records. He began in the Heritage branch on 3 July 1989.
Managing the ‘renaissance’ of the Queen’s Theatre (Gilles Arcade, Adelaide) from an urban ruin to a useful space for hire in the 1990s was one of his biggest achievements. This was also a personal achievement, as Hamish studied the history of the Queen’s Theatre (amongst other Adelaide theatre buildings) as part of his Bachelor of Architecture degree. It is also his favourite heritage building.
Hamish was also very involved in gaining recognition for the Burra and Moonta Mines sites. These were National Heritage Listed in 2017.
Hamish’s job evolved from being an assessment officer researching potential places for State heritage listing to finishing his career as a policy officer providing heritage advice to the Minister and the DEW Executive.
His last working day was Thursday 27 February 2025. Hamish enjoyed some well earnt paid leave until his retirement in mid-April 2025.
Hamish will be missed by his colleagues at Heritage SA and his wisdom and knowledge will be very difficult to replace.
Picture of Hamish Angas at the Queen's Theatre in 1995.
Mission Accomplished: Run for PTSD Ends at Torrens Training Depot
On May 24th, Sam Burford completed a remarkable 1,042km run from Melbourne to Adelaide following the route of the Great Ocean Road and concluding at Torrens Training Depot.
Averaging 45km per day over 23.5 days and climbing more than 10,000 metres in elevation, the challenge was as physically demanding as it was purposeful. As an Australian Army Combat Veteran and former paratrooper, Sam dedicated this effort to raising awareness and support for combat veterans, first responders, and frontline workers living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) through the Aussie Frontline Foundation.
This newly established charity seeks to provide mental health support, resources, and rehabilitation for those who have given everything in the line of duty.
“Every step is a tribute to those who have served, suffered, and sacrificed. It's a brutal challenge, but nothing compared to what these men and women go through every day. This is for them.”
– Sam Burford
In addition to raising nearly $50,000 for his cause, Sam has brought significant attention to the importance of mental health support for those on the front lines. His run concluded at the historic Torrens Training Depot, where South Australia's Metropolitan Fire Service constructed a symbolic arch from aerial platforms raised from the back of fire trucks in a gesture of solidarity.
Congratulations to Keith Conlon OAM
On Thursday 5th June, Keith Conlon OAM was awarded the Key to the City of Adelaide by the Lord Mayor Jane Lomax-Smith.
This award recognises Keith’s unwavering commitment to promote Adelaide’s heritage and history.
In Keith, you can’t find a better advocate for the heritage and history of Adelaide, indeed for the whole of South Australia.
Keith has been accurately telling the stories of our places for over fifty years. Probably best known for his role on the long-running Channel 9 series ‘Postcards’, Keith also spent six years as Chair of the South Australian Heritage Council where he championed listings worthy of entry in the South Australian Heritage Register. In this role he was instrumental in promoting the heritage system and making it accessible to the people.
Passionate about the Adelaide Park Lands, Keith organises a community bike ride each Wednesday (weather permitting). The journey takes cyclists through the Park Lands accompanied by Keith’s stories of why the Park Lands are so special.
Affectionately known as “Mr South Australia” Keith Conlon is a most worthy recipient of the Key to the City!
Congratulations Keith from the South Australian Heritage Council and the staff at Heritage SA.
Picture of Keith Conlon with Lord Mayor Jane Lomax Smith and the Key to the City!
Emeritus Professor Alison Mackinnon AM
It is with sadness we note that Alison died peacefully at home on 22 April 2025. Alison was a former member of the South Australian Heritage Council.
She was appointed Professor of History and Gender Studies in 1997. She was the Foundation Director of the Hawke Research Institute from 1997 to December 2005.
In November 2000 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Umeå, Sweden.
On January 26th 2009 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). From August to November 2000 she was a Visiting Fellow at the Humanities Research Centre, ANU and she returned to the Hawke Research Centre as a Visiting Fellow in August and September 2006. She was a Research Fellow at the Research School for Social Sciences, ANU, Canberra, in 1993-94, where she coordinated the gender strand of the 'Reshaping Australian Institutions project: towards and beyond 2001'. She is a past president of the Australian New Zealand History of Education Society.
Alison was born 22nd January 1941 and died on 22nd April 2025. Our condolences are with Alison's family.
Geoff Wallbridge
In another loss for heritage in SA, it is with sadness we note the passing of Geoff Wallbridge who passed away peacefully on 29 May 2025.
In 1982, Geoff was a founder of Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec (WGA) who provide engineering solutions for big infrastructure projects, many of which have been built in Adelaide.
WGA said that Geoff was a mentor, innovator, and leader who embodied the values of integrity, humility and collaboration. He was known for his pragmatic approach to engineering, his deep care for people, and his ability to inspire those around him.
Our condolences are with Geoff’s family.
News from the April newsletter:
Former Hindmarsh Town Hall Complex (facades), 4 Milner Street, Hindmarsh. On Kaurna Country.
The Former Hindmarsh Town Hall Complex (façades) is an outstanding example of Art Deco architecture in South Australia. Designed by South Australian architect Chris A, Smith in 1936 to visually unify an existing civic building with a substantial extension, the Former Hindmarsh Town Hall Complex (façades) articulates many key attributes of the style, including vertical emphasis; dominant symmetrical features; rendered Portland cement facades; decoration suggesting, but stylised away from, historical precedents; a skyline featuring receding steps; emphatic vertical fin-like elements; and parallel line, zig-zag and fern motifs.
The Council provisionally entered the Former Hindmarsh Town Hall Complex (Façades) in the South Australian Heritage Register as a State Heritage Place, as it is deemed to fulfil criterion (e) for State heritage listing under section 16(1) of the Heritage Places Act 1993.
This decision by Council triggers three months of community consultation with the closing date for submissions being 11 July 2025. You can read more about this place and have your say on whether you think it ought to confirmed as a State Heritage Place here
Picture of Former Hindmarsh Town Hall Complex facades
Former A.A. Stenross & Company Boatyard, 97 Lincoln Highway, Port Lincoln
Serving as a commercial enterprise between 1930 and 1980 and maintained as a museum, the Former A. A. Stenross & Company Boatyard is the only known substantially intact vernacular boatyard remaining in South Australia, demonstrating the process of wooden boatbuilding. The practice of boatbuilding changed radically after the Second World War and while wooden boats are still built commercially in South Australia is small numbers, few, if any are wholly hand-made using the vernacular materials, processes and technologies demonstrated by the Former A. A. Stenross & Company Boatyard.
The Council provisionally entered the Former A. A. Stenross & Company Boatyard in the South Australian Heritage Register as a State Heritage Place, as it is deemed to fulfil criteria (b) and (d) for State heritage listing under section 16(1) of the Heritage Places Act 1993.
This decision by Council triggers three months of community consultation with the closing date for submissions being 11 July 2025. You can read more about this place and have your say on whether you think it ought to confirmed as a State Heritage Place here.
Picture of A A Stenross Boatyard Slipways with sheds
All Soul’s Anglican Church, Lot 910 Stephen Terrace, St Peters. Kaurna Country.
All Souls’ Anglican Church, designed by architect Alfred Wells and built in 1915-1916, is an outstanding representative of Federation Romanesque architecture in South Australia.
All Souls’ demonstrates many of the style’s principal characteristics, notably its massing and simplicity and features including a tower, polygonal apse, polychrome work, round-headed openings, Marseille terracotta tile-clad roof, arcades, and stained-glass windows. Additionally, the stained-glass windows in All Souls’ Anglican Church demonstrate a high degree of aesthetic merit. Combined, these windows achieve a well-considered and harmonious ensemble achieving a sense of jewel-like beauty. The five John Henry Dearle designed Morris & Co. windows, notably War and Peace, seven William Bustard designed RS Exton & Co. windows and the Trinity, Crucifixion and Charity windows relocated from St Paul’s Anglican Church demonstrate excellence, achieving a high degree of aesthetic accomplishment.
The Council confirmed the entry of All Souls’ Anglican Church in the South Australian Heritage Register as a State Heritage Place, pursuant to sections 18(4) & 18(5) of the Heritage Places Act 1993 as it satisfies criterion (e) under section 16(1) of the Act.
Click below for a sketch of the 1915 proposal for the new All Souls’ Church, St Peters. Source: Rowney, p.48.
Christ Church Uniting (Church), 26 King William Road, Wayville. On Kaurna Country.
Designed by Colin Norton of Brown Falconer and opened in 1983, Christ Church Uniting (church) is an outstanding, innovative example of late twentieth-century ecclesiastical Modern Movement architecture in South Australia.
Responding to the emergence of informal worship styles in Protestant denominations during the 1970s, Christ Church Uniting (church) established a precedent for many churches that followed through its flexible-use chapel and associated community facilities, which blurred the boundaries between sacred and secular space. Christ Church Uniting (church) has a special association with the Uniting Church, which formed in 1977 and has been South Australia’s third-largest religious denomination since then.
Built to serve both as a local parish church and as a chapel for the former Parkin-Wesley Theological College, Christ Church Uniting (church) was the first bespoke worship complex completed by the Uniting Church in South Australia and embodies the progressive values of the organisation in its built form.
The Council confirmed the entry of the Christ Church Uniting (church) in the South Australian Heritage Register as a State Heritage Place, pursuant to sections 18(4) & 18(5) of the Heritage Places Act 1993 as it satisfies criteria (e) and (g) under section 16(1) of the Act.
Picture of Christ Church Uniting
Picture of Sanctury stained glass by Cedar Prest Christ Church Uniting
Summary of State Heritage Place
Former American River Methodist Church, 24 Ryberg Road, American River. On Ngarrindjeri, Ramindjeri, Kaurna and Narungga Country.
The former American River Methodist Church, built in 1965-1966, is an outstanding example of late twentieth-century ecclesiastical Modern Movement architecture in South Australia. Drawing on vernacular traditions while remaining architecturally minimalist, South Australian architect Eric von Schramek's innovative and economical design employed a distinctive splayed pyramidal roof to set the building apart as a place of worship, while the selection of familiar, domestic materials and construction systems grounded the church into its local context.
Built by Kingscote-based W. K. Zealand & Co, the American River Methodist Church was considered to be an ‘economical building’ at the time of its completion, costing only $12,000. The church opened on 9 January 1966.
News reports described the church roof and verandah as resembling ‘early pioneers’ houses,’ while the natural white colour of the Asbestoslite shingles and the copper cross were said to make the church a landmark ‘visible from far away on land and sea.’ In c.1966, the American River Methodist Church received a merit award from the Timber Development Association of South Australia, Incorporated ‘for the graceful, practical and beautiful use of timber.
The Council confirmed the entry of the Former American River Methodist Church in the South Australian Heritage Register as a State Heritage Place, pursuant to sections 18(4) & 18(5) of the Heritage Places Act 1993 as it satisfies criterion (e) under section 16(1) of the Act.
Picture of Former American River Methodist Church
Summary of State Heritage Place
Former Elizabeth South Methodist Church Hall, Lot 94 Harvey Road, Elizabeth Grove. On Kaurna Country.
The former Elizabeth South Methodist Church Hall demonstrates the important role various religious denominations played in forming communities at the Elizabeth new town, developed by the South Australian Housing Trust (SAHT) north of Adelaide from 1955. Elizabeth was built to support the industrialisation of the South Australian economy and was achieved in large part through the settlement of migrants, mainly from Britain and deliberately recruited by the SAHT. Community and the establishment of a ‘stable social unit’ was essential to the SAHT’s plan, and churches were encouraged to establish at Elizabeth before or soon after residents moved in.
Opened in 1956 and associated with Elizabeth South, the first of ten neighbourhood units ultimately built at Elizabeth, the former Elizabeth South Methodist Church Hall was both the first church and the first community hall to open at Elizabeth. As well as serving as a place of worship and religious fellowship, the former Elizabeth South Methodist Church Hall was a focal point for community activities during Elizabeth’s establishment phase, including community meetings, social gatherings, film entertainment, and various indoor and outdoor sporting competitions. The former Elizabeth South Methodist Church Hall offered not only a place where new migrants could worship, but one where new migrants, including those who were non-churchgoers, could meet new people, form friendships and contribute to building a community.
The Council confirmed the entry of the Former Elizabeth South Methodist Church Hall in the South Australian Heritage Register as a State Heritage Place, pursuant to sections 18(4) & 18(5) of the Heritage Places Act 1993 as it satisfies criterion (a) under section 16(1) of the Act.
Picture of Elizabeth South Methodist Church Hall 1957
Summary of State Heritage Place
Jean Flynn Presbyterian Church, 106 Goodman Road, Elizabeth South. On Kaurna Country.
Jean Flynn Presbyterian Church demonstrates the important role various religious denominations played in forming communities at the Elizabeth new town, developed by the South Australian Housing Trust (SAHT) north of Adelaide from 1955. Elizabeth was built to support the industrialisation of the South Australian economy and was achieved in large part through the settlement of migrants, many from Britain and deliberately recruited by the SAHT. Community and the establishment of a ‘stable social unit’ was essential to the SAHT’s plan, and churches were encouraged to establish at Elizabeth before or soon after residents moved in.
Built in 1957 and associated with Elizabeth South, the first of ten neighbourhood units built at Elizabeth, Jean Flynn Presbyterian Church was the third church to open and is the second-oldest remaining. As well as serving as a place of worship and religious fellowship, Jean Flynn Presbyterian Church was a focal point for community activities during Elizabeth’s establishment phase, including community meetings, social gatherings, amateur theatre, organised sporting competitions, and kindergarten. Jean Flynn Presbyterian Church offered not only a place where new migrants could worship, but also one where new migrants, including those who were non-churchgoers, could meet new people, form friendships and contribute to building community.
The Council confirmed the entry of the Jean Flynn Presbyterian Church in the South Australian Heritage Register as a State Heritage Place, pursuant to sections 18(4) & 18(5) of the Heritage Places Act 1993 as it satisfies criterion (a) under section 16(1) of the Act.
Picture of the newly completed Jean Flynn Presbyterian Church 1957
Summary of State Heritage Place
Munro Karst, 407, Hynam Caves Road, Mount Light. On First Nations of the South East Country.
Located on the Hynam Range, in the Naracoorte area of the South East region of South Australia, the location of Munro Karst is significant as the Hynam Range is probably the oldest of a series of Pleistocene coastal ridges that extend from Naracoorte to the modern coast.
These ridges have been heavily degraded by natural erosion and land use since European colonisation but preserve a record of landscape evolution, ancient sea levels, regional uplift, and glacial to interglacial climate cycles over the last two million years.
Preserved within the Munro Karst is a large, mostly intact limestone cave system that is rare on the Hynam Range and is potentially older than any others in the region, including those within the World Heritage listed Naracoorte Caves.
The Council confirmed the entry of the Munro Karst in the South Australian Heritage Register as a State Heritage Place, pursuant to sections 18(4) & 18(5) of the Heritage Places Act 1993 as it satisfies criterion (c) under section 16(1) of the Act.
Picture of Munro karst calcite decorations on tree roots
Summary of State Heritage Place
Torrens Island Quarantine Station Collection of Objects, Torrens Island Quarantine Station Complex.
The Torrens Island Quarantine Station Collection is intrinsically related to the practice of human and animal quarantine at the Torrens Island Quarantine Station during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The collection is predominantly comprised of objects dating from the 1910s when the Commonwealth government took over the management of the station through to the closure of animal quarantine in the 1990s. From grave markers to animal specimen boxes, the wide-ranging collection demonstrates several aspects of the quarantine experience in South Australia such as administration, daily experiences of patients and staff, disinfection processes, disease management, and the fatal effects of infectious diseases prior to the advent of mass immunisations.
The Council confirmed the Torrens Island Quarantine Station Collection as a collection of 43 objects intrinsically related to the heritage significance of the Torrens Island Quarantine Station, 114 Trunkway, Torrens Island pursuant to section 14(2)(b) of the Heritage Places Act 1993.
Picture of beds at Torrens Island Quarantine Station
Picture of blanket used in the 1878 Accommodation Cottage
Summary of State Heritage Object
Wilkawillina Archaeocyatha Site, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park. On Adnyamathanha Country.
This site includes sedimentary rocks ranging in age from early and early-middle Cambrian approximately 530-509Ma (Million years ago).
The Wilkawillina Archaeocyatha Site is named after the Archaeocyatha marine fossils found in high concentrations in the area. The site is considered by palaeontologists as among the most complete and well-studied Archaeocyatha fossil locations in Australia. Archaeocyatha deposits have been identified in the geological formations throughout Wilkawillina and the abundant fossils allow researchers to determine the age of stratigraphical layers at high precision.
The Council approved retaining the designation of Wilkawillina Archaeocyatha Site 14377, Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park, Flinders Ranges in the South Australian Heritage Register as a place of palaeontological significance pursuant to section 14(7)(a) of the Heritage Places Act 1993.
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