Migrant Hostels of South Australia - Elder Park Hostel

Elder Park Hostel

Located on the site of the present Festival Theatre, at Elder Park, near the River Torrens. It consisted of fibro buildings. Some of the English migrants who migrated under the South Australian Housing Trust's House Purchase Scheme were accommodated for a few weeks before selecting their house for purchase at Elizabeth the SAHT-built 'satellite town'.

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