Macquarie Regional Library
Contact
- Street address
- Cnr Macquarie & Talbragar Sts., Dubbo
- Postal address
- PO Box 1042, DUBBO NSW 2830
- Phone
- (02) 6801-4510
- Fax
- (02) 6801-4529
- sandra.smith@dubbo.nsw.gov.au
- Enquiries to
- Local Studies Officer
- Note
- This repository contains all the material formerly held at the Dubbo Museum & Historical Society.
About
- Officer in charge
- Local Studies Officer
- Hours & facilities
- Library Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10:00am - 6:00pm; Sat. 10:00am - 3:00pm; Sun. 12:00 noon - 4:00pm Local Studies Hours: Mon. to Fri.10:00am - 5:00pm; Every second Saturday: 10:00am - 12 noon
- Access
- Research access to resources open to public, with assistance if needed. Research by Local Studies Officer for a fee.
- Acquisition focus
- To acquire information, original documents, photographs and some artefacts on all aspects of life, business and properties in Dubbo & surrounding district.
- Major holdings
- Local newspapers in hard copies and microfilm. The latter from 1887.
- Unpublished manuscript by Edward Josiah Garnsey on the development of Dubbo.
- Maps of town & larger district, all indexed.
- Historical photographs.
- Original documents.
- Family files.
- Newspaper research files.
- Many resource books.
- Local burial database with over 18,000 names and information.
- Resource database with over 17,000 lots of information - people, places, events, etc.
- Other towns.
- Many index cards.
Last updated: 2010-10-11