State Archives collection

Eveleigh depot showing steam locomotives and two men standing at the entrance
On This Day

10 Jun 1914 - Eveleigh Heist

On this day 10 June 1914 was the daylight robbery of the Eveleigh payroll.

School children's gathering at Sydney Cricket Ground, Royal Visit 1954

A wedding present for Princess Elizabeth

The engagement of Princess Elizabeth to Lt Philip Mountbatten was officially announced on 9th July 1947. By the end of August, discussions were underway within the NSW Government as to a suitable wedding present for Princess Elizabeth

Still from the educational film Alice in Blunderland

Alice in Blunderland - road safety, 1947

An educational road safety film produced by the Road Safety Council of NSW

Archives behind the scenes - buildings plans

In this episode we look at some public buildings in the Government Architect plans

undated view of the entrance to Tweed River

Archives in your town - Tweed Heads

As part of our Archives on Tour initiative we conducted a virtual tour of some of the archives that highlight key moments and people from Tweed Head's past

undated photo of Gurwood Street, Wagga Wagga

Archives in your town - Wagga Wagga

As part of our Archives on Tour initiative we conducted a virtual tour of some of the archives that highlight moments and people from Wagga Wagga's past. Take a tour of some of the featured archives below

digitised page from a bankruptcy file

Bankruptcy: what the files can tell you

Bankruptcy files contain lists of creditors that the bankrupt person owed money to and debtors that owed money to the bankrupt person

Screenshot from the film Burrinjuck Dam

Burrinjuck Dam - A tourist's playground

A promotional film produced c.1950s/1960s by the Electricity Commission of New South Wales

Gaol photo of Jim Skidmore

Captured: Portraits of Crime 1870-1930, Jim Skidmore

Jim Skidmore, a 34 year old station hand from Sydney, was photographed at Broken Hill Gaol on 31 May 1927 while serving a sentence of six months hard labour for the illegal use of a motor car