The West Torrens Historical Society was founded in March 1976 and is a voluntary non-profit organisation which records, collects and researches matters of historical interest relating to the people, businesses, events, land and buildings within the City of West Torrens.
The West Torrens Historical Society also strives to generate interest in local history among residents of the area by holding open meetings during which guest speakers make presentations on a wide range of subjects.
Meetings are held at the local heritage-listed house Kandahar, the headquarters of the West Torrens Historical Society at 329 Marion Rd, North Plympton. Kandahar was built about 1900 by Captain William Henry Morish a mine captain who was prominent in the early development of Broken Hill. He gave Kandahar to his daughter, Mary Elizabeth Hill, as a wedding present. The house’s name derives from Earl Roberts of Kandahar (Field Marshall Lord Roberts, VC), a hero of the Second Afghan-Anglo War (1878-80).
Regular meetings are generally held on the fourth Monday of each month commencing at 7:45pm (excluding December). Please note that when the scheduled meeting date coincides with a public holiday, the meeting is held on the third Monday of the month.