Archives on tour
A focus on regional NSW
MHNSW engages across the state through our Regional Network and touring exhibitions. Our Archives on tour initiative is another way to focus on regional NSW.
Archives on tour began in 2019 with the 1828 Census touring a number of towns recorded in the Census.
Archives in your town is the second program and virtually takes parts of six of the big series of archives that cover the whole state to six different towns across NSW.
This was followed by Schools which are often the centre of a town and reflect the good times and bad times but also the fun times like days off for the local show.
Archives in your town
At the heart of every town are people and buildings. See digitised archives and remember some of the buildings and people that make your town. Watch the webinar recordings and take a tour of the highlights from our virtual events.
Schools
Schools reflect the culture and location of the town - early finishes so the children can help with the milking or more pupils attending while the railway is built nearby. Teachers move from school to school frequently and their leave records can provide many details about their lives.
Watch the recordings of the Schools events
West Wyalong school records
Explore the town of West Wyalong through the school records in the State Archives Collection
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Electricity Commission
These photos record the power generation and transmission assets of the organisation and document the working conditions and social events of its employees
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Oyster culture leases files
The government started to encourage oyster fisheries from 1868 and later introduced oyster leases. This webinar focuses on our series of NRS-1302 Oyster cultures leases files, which tell the stories of the people who held these leases between 1920 and 1978
Cast in cast out: recasting fragments of memory
An in-depth look at Dennis Golding's experiences and childhood memories of growing up in ‘The Block’
Public Works photographs: an unsung treasure
The amazing quality and variety of the photographs taken by the Public Works Department is a testament to the photographers. This webinar explores these images in depth