In 1915 , George Cockburn Henderson put forward a proposal .
In October 1918 the South Australian Parliament granted 700 pounds to the Public Library Board to adapt the former Armoury building on North Terrace , Adelaide , as the Government Store for archives .
In 1915 , George Cockburn Henderson put forward a proposal , and in October 1918 the South Australian Parliament granted 700 pounds to the Public Library Board to adapt the former Armoury building on North Terrace , Adelaide , as the Government Store for archives .