Migrant hostels provided temporary accommodation for refugees, or displaced persons, arriving in South Australia from Europe after World War II as well as other assisted migrants.
Post war immigrants contributed significantly to the large population growth within South Australia during the second half of the twentieth century.
The hostels that appear here were situated at Gepps Cross, on the corner of Main North Road and Grand Junction Road, and at Elder Park, on the banks of the River Torrens not far from where the Adelaide Festival Centre now stands.
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| Immigration Hostel entrance |
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| Immigration Hostel (State Immigration Department) |
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| Immigration Hostel bedroom |
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| Immigration Hostel dining room |
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| Immigration Hostel dormitory |
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| Immigration Hostel reception |
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| SPF Immigration Hostel on the banks of the River Torrens |
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| Barbershop |
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| Gepps Cross - General view of hostel |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel baby creche |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel bedroom |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel buildings |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel butcher shop |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel canteen servery |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel children's playground |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel communal laundry |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel delicatessen |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel dwelling |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel fruit, veg and news shop |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel general store |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel general store |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel kitchen and living room |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel kitchen |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel Post Office |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel Post Office |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel shared bedroom |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel single bedroom example |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel theatre and dance hall |
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| Gepps Cross Hostel |
(Photos from State Records of SA)