Australian National Maritime Museum
Contact
- Street address
- Wharf 7, Maritime Heritage Centre, Murray Street, Pyrmont NSW 2009
- Postal address
- GPO Box 5131, Sydney NSW 1042
- Phone
- (02) 9298-3777
- Fax
- (02) 9298-3780
- Website
- http://www.anmm.gov.au/
- Enquiries to
- Registrar/Senior Curator
About
- Officer in charge
- Records Manager
- Hours & facilities
- Open Mon-Fri by appointment only. General reference assistance available.
- Access
- 2 weeks' advance notice of visit required in writing with details and scope of material wanted. Access to ANMM's own records governed by Archives Act, 1983 (Commonwealth).
- Acquisition focus
- The Museum Archives hold both in-house material and archival material belonging to the National Maritime collection which documents Australia's maritime history. (25% in-house).
- Major holdings
- Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.: Records reflecting the ambit of the company's activities in Australia, cruise brochures, port notes, promotional material 1932-1983 (12m).
- L A D'Alpuget: Records relating to Australian yachting and sporting events 1914-1990 (4.8m).
- George (Wee Georgie) Robinson: Papers of the skipper of the champion skiff Britannia 1894-1987 (0.18m).
- Stewart Collection: Postcards and photographs ?-1946 (1m).
Last updated: 2010-10-11