Media: DATA CD - (298 pages)
Author: A. Murray
Year: (1851) 2010
ISBN: 9781920978532
Publisher: Archive Digital Books Australasia

This rare early almanac and directory gives a fascinating insight into the South Australia of 1851. But it also contains a great deal useful information for the researcher, not just local, family and social history.

Just a sampling of the subjects touched upon in it nearly 300 pages

• Government
• The Emigration Act and emigration
• Industries
• Agriculture
• Social and cultural institutions
• Religion
• Sport
• Education
• Land and settlement
• Newspapers
• Ports and railways
• Shipping
• Mining
  ... and much more

An important part of this volume is the directory, which is divided into three sections: Adelaide and Suburban, Albert Town and Port, and Country. The many advertisements included make for fascinating and informative reading.

High quality scanned images of the whole of the original book. It has been bookmarked for easy navigation, and pages can be searched, browsed, enlarged and printed out if required.