Promoting community interest in local history, encouraging preservation of historical buildings and sites, collecting and documenting district heritage since 1977.
Explore Our District’s Heritage
Past and Present
A monthly newsletter produced by YDHS.
Contents of this issue
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Beginnings of Myponga Mudlark
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Wissanger
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Booklets - Prominent Community Members
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Ian McGrath – A Celebration of Life
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Genealogy SA Library Open Day
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Villers-Bretonneux France – Remembering
Arthur Hamlyn, William Everard, George Cole, Andrew Roads
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Coming events
Schools of our District - Friday 23 October 2026​
If you enjoy writing, love history, or want to help produce Past and Present, please contact Sue Speck on 0448 438 974.
Yankalilla Regional News
YDHS also contributes articles of historic interest to every issue of the Yankalilla Regional News.
Our Supporters
YDHS acknowledges the ongoing support of the History Trust of South Australia
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We are proud to be affiliated with the Myponga History Group
The YDHS acknowledges the strong support of other organisations committed to the preservation and promotion of the Yankalilla region’s heritage.
District Council of Yankalilla
Yankalilla and District Lions Club
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