Australia, South Australia, Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains records from the Insolvency Court, Adelaide, South Australia.

From the South Australia Attorney-General's Department: "Insolvency, or bankruptcy, was handled through the Insolvency Court. Procedure varied considerably over time and from case to case. The Supreme Court of South Australia was established as a Court of Insolvency in 1841. "The Insolvency Court heard and adjudicated matters when an individual became financially insolvent or bankrupt and still owed money to their creditors. "Bankruptcy became a federal function with the passage in 1928 of the Bankruptcy Act (Commonwealth)."

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Information in the Register of Insolvencies may include registration number, involvent name, residence, occupation, date of petition, and date of hearing. The Register of Arrangements includes number of arrangement, name of petitioner, residence, occupation, date of filing petition/notice, and name of assignee/trustee. Volumes 1-2 are indexed.

There are two main indexes to the records of the court:
 * GRG66/13 - Index to insolvencies, 1841-1923
 * GRG66/14 - Index to arrangements, 1860-1886, 1872-1928

Indexes and records for the Insolvency Court for the Country Districts are held under GRG68.

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 * Person's name
 * Approximate date of the event
 * Residence

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 * Record Finder
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