State Archives Collection
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The Stories of Us: Researching Family History in the NSW State Archives Collection
Join us at the Western Sydney Records Centre to hear from our archivists about finding your own family stories within the NSW State Archives
Wednesday 9 September 10am–12pm
Online talk
Five Things to Discover in the Photographic Archive of the Government Printing Office
Join this webinar to explore the 20th-century photography of the NSW Government Printing Office. Learn the stories behind these images and how you can access them
Friday 30 October 10.30am–11.30am
Online talk
The Ned Kelly Papers
Join us for this webinar exploring the life and crimes of Australia’s most notorious bushranger, featuring recently digitised records from the NSW State Archives Collection.
Friday 27 November 10.30am–11.30am
Online talk
NSW Surveyor Field Books: What Every Researcher Needs to Know
Join us for this webinar to learn how to access these fabulous records detailing the landscapes of NSW and explore the information they contain.
Friday 25 September 10.30am–11.30am
Designing Your Local: Hotel Plans in the NSW State Archives Collection
Under the Sale of Liquor Act 1881, applications for liquor licences were submitted to the local Licensing Court for consideration. This Act required licensed premises to meet a minimum standard of accommodation.
A glimpse of Nellie Small at the Ziegfeld Café
The aim of this article is to describe a record set from the State Archives Collection and provide an example of the queer stories that can be found within them.
Harry Sidney Foy: death of a much-loved entertainer
The aim of this article is to describe two record sets from the State Archives Collection and provide an example of the queer stories that can be found within them.
The Purple Onion: one of Sydney’s most significant early gay venues
The aim of this article is to describe a record set from the State Archives Collection and provide an example of the queer stories that can be found within them.
‘Confused heaps’ and ‘systematic order’: Keeping records in 19th-century NSW
This webinar examines how records and the work of their keepers was organised and explore the material world of those ‘charged with the arrangement and care of Records’.