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The article presents a speech by John Charles Bannon, former 39th Premier of South Australia, delivered at the Australian and New Zealand Map Society (ANZMapS) conference 2010, held in Adelaide, South Australia, April 7, 2010, in which he discussed the history of South Australia with details on its time as a British colony.

The article discusses the formation of the History Council of South Australia (HCSA) in 2003 and its relationship with the History Trust of South Australia. It describes the difficulties encountered by Australian historians and historical societies following a 2001 decision by the Australian National Archives (NAA) to sell its facility in Collinswood to move to a smaller structure, which the author asserts separated key administrators from each other and resulted in a reduction in holdings. The author also examines a November 2009 announcement by the Australian government that the NAA would close state offices in Adelaide, Darwin, and Hobart, and the subsequent protests. The article discusses HCSA's role in protesting the governmental decision on closures.