Australian Heritage Fleet (formerly Sydney Heritage Fleet)
Contact
- Street address
- Wharf 7, Maritime Heritage Centre, Pirrama Road, Pyrmont NSW 2009
- Postal address
- PO Box 262, QVB, Sydney, NSW 1230
- Phone
- (02) 9298-3888
- Fax
- (02) 9298-3839
- Website
- http://www.austfleet.com
About
- Officer in charge
- Honorary Librarian/Archivist
- Hours & facilities
- Open Mon and Tues 9:30am-3:30pm, Thur 10am-3pm and other days by appointment; closed public holidays. General reference assistance available and copying services for books, journals, photographs, newspapers, maps and plans.
- Access
- Sufficient details required to establish applicants' bona fides. 1 week's advance notice of visit required with proof of identity.
- Acquisition focus
- The Sydney Heritage Fleet collects, preserves and displays culturally significant material which documents and interprets our maritime heritage with emphasis on New South Wales, particularly the Sydney region, Port Jackson, Port Botany, Broken Bay and their rivers and tributaries. The Museum actively collects in the following areas:
- Major holdings
- Photographs 1850s-1970
- Maritime records 1800-1950
- Ship histories 1800-1900
- Journals/logs
- Maritime histories
- Lloyds records/Registers Aust/NZ shipping registers 1890-1966 (incomplete)
Last updated: 24 November 2003