Showcasing SA Heritage Places

• Welcome
• Overview
• Contents

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Welcome

Welcome to Showcasing SA Heritage Places, which highlights the individual stories of some of South Australia’s significant built and maritime heritage places.

Select a link from the Contents section below to discover a range of information sheets or interpretive products outlining the histories, character, features, associations and anecdotes that give some of the State’s heritage places and shipwrecks their unique and significant identities.

Overview

South Australia’s built and maritime heritage places are a diverse mix of buildings, structures and sites located across all regions of the State.  They provide tangible links to the events and people that have shaped South Australia’s history and development. 

The South Australian Heritage Register contains entries for more than 2000 places of State heritage significance, while the SA Shipwrecks Database records approximately 800 shipwrecks in South Australian coastal and inland waters.

Contents

The Highlights of the SA Heritage Register pages provide a range of information sheets showcasing selected State Heritage Places.  The information is currently presented as:

Latest Register Entries (since 2004)
Significant Anniversaries during 2008
Significant Anniversaries during 2007

Highlights of the SA Shipwrecks Database links to information sheets that tell the stories of selected South Australian shipwrecks.

Interpreting South Australia’s Built & Maritime Heritage provides links to a number of on-site, on-line and printed interpretation products and presents ‘virtual’ opportunities to enjoy some of South Australia’s important heritage places.

BOOKMARK THIS PAGE AND RETURN OFTEN – new information sheets are uploaded regularly and links will be established to highlight any new or upgraded interpretation projects.