In response to heritage survey recommendations or nominations from the public, and acting on advice from the Heritage Branch, places deemed of State significance are entered in the SA Heritage Register by the Register Committee of the South Australian Heritage Council. These places must satisfy one or more of the criteria outlined in Section 16 of the Heritage Places Act 1993.
Places assessed of State Heritage significance are provisionally entered at first, to allow a period for any representations, and subsequently either confirmed or removed.
former Salisbury Explosives Factory (sometime Defence Science Technology Organisation) – Edinburgh Parks (100Kb PDF)
The complex has four zones identified as four individual State Heritage Places confirmed on 6 March 2008
This site played an important role in Australia’s defence efforts during World War Two and has since been associated with defence science projects including atomic testing at Maralinga and activities at the Woomera Rocket Range.
Edward Creek Railway Siding – off Oodnadatta Track (150Kb PDF)
confirmed as a State Heritage Place 6 March 2008
The siding is one of the largest and most intact railway complexes along the former Great Northern Railway.
Dick Clark’s Residence – Andamooka (100Kb PDF)
confirmed as a State Heritage Place 6 March 2006
This semi-dugout, built by a pioneer of the Andamooka Opal Fields, is a rare example of the early dwellings built in this harsh environment.
former Wolseley
Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (200Kb PDF) - east of Bordertown
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 27 September 2007
Of the four generally similar inland fuel depots built in South Australia during World War Two, Wolseley is the oldest, largest, most complex and best preserved.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
(150Kb PDF) - Koonibba via Ceduna
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 19 July 2007
This church, erected in 1910, is one of only two structures remaining on site from the early days of the Koonibba Mission.
Shady Grove Unitarian
Church and Cemetery (150Kb PDF) - near Hahndorf
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 24 May 2007
Shady Grove is the only surviving nineteenth century Unitarian Church in South Australia.
former Port Adelaide
and Le Fevre's Peninsula Co-op Society Store (150Kb
PDF) - Exeter
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 7 September 2006
This building is a rare and relatively intact example of an early, purpose-built co-operative store in South Australia.
former Schmidt
Farm Complex (150Kb PDF) - Hahndorf
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 7 September 2006
The Schmidt Farm complex is the most extensive farm group surviving in Hahndorf, and is closely associated with the history of German settlement in Australia.
St Andrew's
Anglican Church (250Kb PDF)
- Walkerville
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 23 February 2006
St Andrew’s Anglican Church was one of the first ten Anglican churches established in South Australia, and was completed in 1848. The oldest part of the existing building dates from 1857.
Slab Hut, built
by Ferdinand von Mueller, and House (150Kb PDF) - Bugle Ranges in the Adelaide Hills
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 23 February 2006
Built by (later) internationally-renowned botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in 1849, this cottage is one of the most intact examples of an early timber-slab dwelling in South Australia.
former Magazine
Keeper's Residence
(150Kb PDF) - Adelaide Park Lands
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 23 February 2006
This complex was built at the same time as (1883), and adjacent to, Adelaide’s Powder Magazines and is a rare example of on-site accommodation for a magazine keeper.
Mount Barker
Uniting Church (200Kb
PDF) - Mount Barker
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 28 October 2005
Formerly the Dunn Memorial Church, this building bears testament to the generosity and religious beliefs of John Dunn, one of South Australia’s most notable flour millers and benefactors.
Public Schools Club
Building (200Kb PDF) - East Terrace, Adelaide
confirmed as a State Heritage Place on 23 September 2004
Built in 1899 by William Henry Bragg, this was the family home of William H. and his son, William Lawrence Bragg, who became father and son joint recipients of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1915.
