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Panoramic views of Port Jackson
Opening 17 April
Featured exhibition | Exhibition

Seeing Sydney, Knowing Country

This exhibition depicts the development of the NSW colony through a selection of historical maps, plans, sketches, artworks and objects

17 April – August 2025
Museum of Sydney
Government Printing Office 1 - 30889 - Batlow Soldier Settlement - a married settlers home
Online talk | Event

Soldier Settlement in NSW

This webinar will explore records in the NSW State Archives Collection that tell the stories of these soldier settlers

24 April 2025 12:30 AM - 1:30 AM
Translation of Luke
Online talk | Event

First Nations Community Access to Archives: Bridging Now to Next

The First Nations Community Access to Archives team at Museums of History NSW will be discussing how improving access to archival material can support the revitalisation and reclamation of First Nations Languages and Cultures

30 May 2025 12:30 AM - 1:30 AM
Government Printing Office 1 - 07748 - Mental Hospital Parramatta: patients' bedrooms
Online talk | Event

Mental Health Patient Records

This webinar will explore the surviving patient records created by government mental health facilities that are held within the State Archives Collection

27 June 2025 12:30 AM - 1:30 AM
Government Printing Office; NRS 4481, Glass negatives. NRS-4481-3-[7/15883]-M2439 | Government Printing Office 1 - 30700 - Supreme Court, King and Elizabeth Streets, Sydney [From NSW Government Printer series: City Views]
Past event | Event

'Equitable Relief': Equity Court records in the State Archives Collection

This webinar will explore records of the Equity Division of the Supreme Court, how to find them, and what they can tell you

30 August 2024 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Clock mechanism, tower clock construction at Sydney Railway Terminal (Central Station), c1920
Past event | Event

History Week 2024: Marking Moments

Join us for History Week 2024 - talk, optional tour of the Western Sydney Records Centre, and special viewing of State archives

13 September 2024 12:00 AM - 2:15 AM
State Archives Reading Room
Government Printing Office; NRS 4481, Parramatta [Gaol] [Department of Public Works] [no date]
Past event | Event

Tracing NSW Gaol Inmates: Researching criminal offenders in the State Archives Collection

This webinar will show you how to use the State Archives collection to trace your ancestors through the NSW prison system, uncovering their crimes and incarcerations

27 September 2024 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Painting of 3 masted cutter [no date]; [alternate title 'Copy of painting of unidentified schooner. This is possibly from the Dufty Collection']
Past event | Event

Assisted immigrant records

This webinar will provide an overview of our assisted immigrant indexes and the digitised passenger lists

06 December 2024 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Settlers' muster book, 1800
Past event | Event

Settlers’ Muster Book 1800

Past event

31 January 2025 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM
Cover label Small debts registers [Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions]
Past event | Event

Small Debts Registers

This webinar will explore the newly indexed and digitised Small Debt Registers held in the NSW State Archives Collection, and how they can highlight the history of NSW local communities

28 March 2025 11:30 PM - 12:30 AM