The Journal
The annual Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia was first published in 1975. In 1978 and 1980 two issues were published.
In 2023 Insights into South Australian History volume 3: Selected articles from the Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia Nos 1–50 was produced instead. Regular editions of the Journal resumed in 2025.
If you are interested in submitting an article or other material for inclusion in the Journal, please contact the editor, Brenton Griffin, at editorhssa@outlook.com
Please consult Style Guide 2026 and the Information for Contributors 2026.
Authors will be asked to complete an Authors Agreement prior to publication.
Previous Issues
Past journals to 1993 have been scanned and can be accessed here: https://historicalsocietysa.com/past-journal-issues/
Hard copies of the current and some previous Journals are available for $55 including postage. Use the ‘Contact Us’ tab to email the secretary with your request.
Some back issues are available from Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, 196 North Terrace Adelaide. Email or phone them with your request.
Since the first issue in 1975 all essays were indexed in the Australian Public Affairs Information Service (APAIS). APAIS was maintained by the National Library of Australia and closed in December 2013. It is now available from RMIT Publishing as Informit APAFT (Australian Public Affairs Full Text). Follow this link.
The Journal may also be accessed from various other library and associated websites, including the State Library of South Australia.
The Journals are also available as full-text on the Informit site via a State Library title search and no. 43, 2015 to no. 50, 2022 on the National Library of Australia site. Access may depend on academic licences and other factors, so a Google search is recommended to find these.
Links to the Tables of Contents for recent issues and a Subject Index for Journals 1 to 42 are given below. The Subject Index contains bookmarks to take you to each subject heading. The text can also be searched for key words: use Find or Search in the Edit menu. To use these functions, you need to download a copy of the PDF onto your own computer.
Click on the above title to access an index to articles which have appeared in the Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia from 1975 to 2014 (Nos 1 to 42) compiled by Brian Samuels (PDF 305 kB).
Tables of Content are also available for:
The Newsletter
Click on the above title to access an index to articles which have appeared in the Newsletter of the Historical Society of South Australia from 1974 to 1992 (Nos 1 to 100) compiled by Kevin Hanigan & Sandra Morton, and edited by Brian Samuels (PDF 727 kB).
For your interest, past newsletters of the Historical Society can be found below.
1975
HSSA002 feb75 HSSA003 apr 1975 HSSA004 jun75 HSSA005 aug 1975 HSSA006 oct 1975
We are missing a copy of newsletter No. 7. If you have one, please let us know.
1976
HSSA012 jan 1977 HSSA013 mar77 HSSA014 MAY77 HSSA015 jul77 HSSA016 sep77 HSSA017 Oct77
1977
HSSA012 jan 1977 HSSA013 mar77 HSSA014 MAY77 HSSA015 jul77 HSSA016 sep77 HSSA017 Oct77
1978
HSSA018 Jan78 HSSA019-MAR78 HSSA020-MAY78 HSSA021-JUL78 HSSA022-SEP78
1979
HSSA023-JAN79 HSSA24 MAR79 HSSA025 MAY79 HSSA026 JUL79 HSSA027 SEP79 HSSA028 NOV79
1980
hssa029 JAN80 HSSA030 MAR80 HSSA31-MAY80 HSSA32-JUL80 HSSA33-SEP80 HSSA34-NOV80
1981
HSSA35-JAN81 HSSA036 mar81 HSSA037 may81 HSSA038 jul81 HSSA039 sep81 HSSA040 nov81
1982
HSSA41-FEB82 HSSA42-APR82 HSSA43-JUN82 HSSA044 aug 1982 HSSA44 SUPLEMENTARY HSSA045 OCT82
1983
HSSA046 JAN83 HSSA047 MAR83 HSSA048 MAY83 HSSA049 JUL 83 HSSA050 SEP83 HSSA051 NOV83
1984
HSSA52-FEB84 HSSA53-APR84 HSSA054 JUN84 HSSA055 AUG84 HSSA056 OCT84
1985
HSSA57-JAN85 HSSA58-MAR85 HSSA59-MAY85 HSSA60-JUL85 HSSA61-SEP85
1986
HSSA62-JAN86 HSSA63-MAR86 HSSA64-MAY86 HSSA65-JUL86 HSSA66-SEP86 HSSA67-NOV86
1987
HSSA68-JAN87 HSSA69-MAR87 HSSA70-MAY87 HSSA71-JUL87 HSSA72-SEP87 HSSA73-NOV87
1988
HSSA74-JAN88 HSSA75-MAR88 HSSA76-MAY-88 HSSA77-JUL88 HSSA78-SEP88 HSSA79-NOV88
1989
HSSA80-JAN89 HSSA81-MAR89 HSSA82-MAY89 SSA83-L89 HSSA84-SEP89 HSSA85-NOV89
1990
HSSA86-JAN90 HSSA87-MAR90 HSSA88-MAY90 HSSA89-JUL90 HSSA90-SEP90 HSSA91-NOV90
1991
HSSA92-JAN91 HSSA93-MAR91 HSSA94-MAY91 HSSA95-JUL91 HSSA96-SEP91 HSSA97-NOV91
1992
HSSA98-JAN92 HSSA99-MAR 92 HSSA100-MAY92 HSSA101-JUL92 HSSA102-SEP92
Issue 103 was an index to the Journal, which can be found in the Journal section above.
1993
HSSA104-JAN93 HSSA105-MAR93 HSSA106-MAY93 HSSA107-JUL93 HSSA108-SEP93 HSSA109-NOV93
1994
HSSA110-JAN94 HSSA111-MAR94 HSSA112-MAY94 HSSA113-JUL94 HSSA114-SEP94 HSSA115-DEC94
1995
HSSA116-FEB95 HSSA117-MAR95 HSSA118-MAY95 HSSA119-JUL95 HSSA120 1995 HSSA121-NOV95
1996
HSSA122-JAN96 HSSA123-MAR96 HSSA124-MAY96 HSSA125-JUL96 HSSA126-SEP96 HSSA127-DEC96
1997
HSSA128-JAN97 HSSA129-MAR97 HSSA130-MAY97 HSSA131-JUL97 HSSA132-SEP97 HSSA133-NOV97
1998
HSSA134-JAN 98 HSSA135-MAR 98 HSSA136 MAY98 HSSA137-JUL 98 HSSA138-SEP 98 HSSA139 NOV98
1999
HSSA140-JAN99 HSSA141-MAR99 HSSA142-MAY99 HSSA143-JUL99 HSSA144-SEP99 HSSA145-NOV99
2000
HSSA146-JAN00 HSSA147-MAR00 HSSA148-MAY00 HSSA149-JUL00 HSSA150-SEP00 HSSA151-NOV00
2001
HSSA152-JAN01 HSSA153-MAR01 HSSA154-MAY01 HSSA155-JUL01 HSSA156-SEP01 HSSA157-NOV01
2002
HSSA158-JAN02 HSSA159-MAR02 HSSA160-MAY02 HSSA161-JUL02 HSSA162-SEP02 HSSA163-NOV02
2003
HSSA164-JAN03 HSSA165-MAR03 HSSA166-MAY03 HSSA167-JUL03 HSSA168-SEP03 HSSA169-NOV03
2004
HSSA170-JAN04 HSSA171-MAR04 HSSA172-MAY04 HSSA173 JUL04 HSSA174-SEP04 HSSA175-NOV04
2005
HSSA176-JAN05 HSSA177 MAR05 HSSA178-MAY05 HSSA179-JUL05 HSSA180-SEP05 HSSA181-NOV05
2006
HSSA182-JAN06 HSSA183-MAR06 HSSA184-MAY06 HSSA185-JUL06 HSSA186-SEP06 HSSA187-NOV06
2007
HSSA188-JAN07 HSSA189-MAR07 HSSA190-MAY07 HSSA191-JUL07 HSSA192-SEP07
2008
HSSA193-JAN08 HSSA194-MAR08 HSSA195-MAY08 HSSA196-JUL08 HSSA197-SEP08
2009
HSSA198-JAN09 HSSA199-MAR09 HSSA200-MAY09 HSSA201-JUL09 HSSA202-09SEP
2010
HSSA203-JAN10 HSSA204-MAR10 HSSA205-MAY10 HSSA206-JUL10 HSSA207-SEP10
2011
HSSA208-JAN11 HSSA209-MAR11 HSSA210-MAY11 HSSA211-JUL11 HSSA212-SEP11
2012
HSSA213-JAN12 HSSA214-MAR12 HSSA215-MAY12 HSSA216-JUL12 HSSA217-SEP12
2013
HSSA218-JAN13 HSSA219-MAR13 HSSA220-MAY13 HSSA221-JUL13 HSSA222-SEP13
2014
HSSA223-JAN14 HSSA224-MAR14 HSSA225-MAY14 HSSA226-JUL14 HSSA227-SEP14
2015
HSSA228-JAN15 HSSA229-MAR15 HSSA230-MAY15 HSSA231-JUL15 HSSA232-SEP15
2016
HSSA233-JAN16 HSSA234-MAR16 HSSA235-MAY16 HSSA236-JUL16 HSSA237-SEP16
2017
HSSA238-JAN17 HSSA239-MAR17 HSSA240-MAY17 HSSA241-JUL17 HSSA242-SEP17
2018
HSSA243-JAN18 HSSA244-MAR18 HSSA245-MAY18 HSSA246-JUL18 HSSA247-SEP 18 HSSA248-NOV18
2019
HSSA249-JAN2019 HSSA250-MAR19 HSSA251-MAY19 HSSA252-JUL19 HSSA253-sep19 HSSA254-NOV19
2020
HSSA255-Jan2020 HSSA256-MAR20 HSSA257-MAY20 HSSA258- Jul20 HSSA259-Sep20 HSSA260-Nov20
2021
HSSA261-JAN2021 HSSA262-MAR21 HSSA263 May21 HSSA264 Jul21 HSSA265 Sep21 HSSA266 Nov21
2022
HSSA267-Jan22 HSSA268-MAR22 HSSA269-may22 HSSA270-Jul22 HSSA271-Sept22 HSSA272-NOV22
2023
HSSA273-Jan23 HSSA274-Mar23 HSSA275 may23 HSSA276 jul23 HSSA277 Sep23 HSSA278 Nov23
2024
HSSA279-Jan24 HSSA280 Mar24 HSSA281 May24 HSSA282 Jul24 HSSA283 Sep24 HSSA284 NOV24
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