Ian Reddy Local History Room
Contact Details
171 Montacute Road, Newton SA 5074
(Corner Montacute Road and Anderson Court)
PO Box 1, Campbelltown SA 5074
P: (08) 8366 9299
E: library@campbelltown.sa.gov.au
Opening Hours
| Monday | 1pm - 3pm |
| Wednesday | 2pm - 4pm |
| Friday | 3pm - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 2pm |
| Sunday | 2pm - 4pm |
| Public Holidays | CLOSED |
The Campbelltown Local History room functions as the hub of our local history collection. You'll find a wealth of information about Campbelltown's people, places and events, in photographs, pamphlets, maps, documents, books, scrapbooks, school year books, newspaper clippings and physical artefacts.
Local History materials are for reference only and cannot be borrowed.
In late August 2020, the Local History room in the Campbelltown Library was renamed as the Ian Reddy Local History Room to honour the memory of Ian Reddy. Ian was a local history volunteer and resident and the 2015 Campbelltown Citizen of the Year Award Winner.
Ian passed away in 2018 in his 80th year. He was a familiar face in the Local History Room having helped countless community members with their local history enquiries over the years.
Campbelltown Local History Images
Historical images (mostly prior to 1955) of the City of Campbelltown and its surrounding areas are now searchable from home via the Campbelltown Library catalogue. Check back occasionally, as new images are added weekly.
Athelstone | Campbelltown | Hectorville | Magill | Newton | Paradise | Rostrevor | Tranmere
Hint: Limit your search to Images by going to the top of the drop down menu that says ‘Campbelltown Library’ and scrolling up to select ‘Images’.
Ancestry Library
Ancestry Library Edition is a genealogy research tool created for the library market. It provides patrons with instant access to a wide range of unique resources for genealogical and historical research. With more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases.
How to access Ancestry Library
- Visit the Library to access the collection over our WiFi or on a Public Computer - NOTE the collection is not accessible outside of the Library.
- Go to the Ancestry Library website
Need help?
- Ancestry.com Quick User Guide
- Research help can be sought from the Digital Diggers local history group
- View resources in the Local History Room or make an appointment with the local history officer
Trove
Use Tove to find and get over 535,800,250 Australian and online resources including books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more.
Need help?
- Historical research help can be sought from the Digital Diggers local history group
- View resources in the Local History Room or make an appointment with the local history officer
