Alice Springs Collection, Northern Territory

Alice Springs Collection, Northern Territory

• Municipal

The Alice Springs Col­lec­tion is a spe­cial col­lec­tion of mate­ri­als which relate to the his­tor­i­cal, sci­en­tif­ic and cul­tur­al her­itage of Cen­tral Aus­tralia. It is a ref­er­ence col­lec­tion and items are not avail­able for loan but can be viewed in the Library dur­ing reg­u­lar open­ing hours.

Focus is on materials published or produced in the Alice Springs area. This area ranges from Port Augusta to Tennant Creek and to the Northern Territory borders east and west of Alice Springs.

The col­lec­tion relates to the his­tor­i­cal, sci­en­tif­ic and cul­tur­al her­itage of Cen­tral Aus­tralia. It also includes a sig­nif­i­cant dig­i­tal col­lec­tion and holds edi­tions of the Cen­tralian Advo­cate, 1947–2015, in PDF for­mat and over 6000 images, most of which are from the Cen­tral Aus­tralian His­tor­i­cal Images Col­lec­tion, on an intranet sys­tem avail­able on com­put­ers inside the col­lec­tion room.
Particular material includes, for example:

• Robert Laver: Photographs, 1921-1925
• Old Timer's Museum: Photographs, 1900-1970s (1m).

Open Monday to Friday 10am-6pm; Saturday, Sunday 10am-1pm
Pub­lic Hol­i­days – closed

A Ref­er­ence Librar­i­an can help you find what you’re look­ing for. Requests can be emailed to library@​astc.​nt.​gov.​au

A4 and A3 copies are available for a fee (see https://alicesprings.nt.gov.au/recreation/library/services)

Revised 15 June 2024

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