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Nathan Cobb Drive, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales 2678
Charles Sturt University (CSU) Regional Archives, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
The Charles Sturt University Regional Archives (formerly, the Riverina Archives) has been collecting archival material from the Riverina and Murray regions since 1973 and became an autonomous entity in 1978.
The archival collection spans over 4500 linear meters and is managed as four distinct parts: University Records, State Archives, Regional Records, and The Page Research Centre Collection (holding archival material created by the National Party of Australia and its predecessors).
For more information about history of the Archives, see https://www.csu.edu.au/research/archives/home/about
A Regional Archives Centre (RAC) for NSW State Archives, collecting for the Riverina and Murray regions of New South Wales.
Charles Sturt University Act 1989 (NSW)
State Records Act 1998 (NSW)
Level 4, William Merrylees Library, Building 13 (the Learning Commons), Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga.
The Archival collection is divided into five 'repositories':
Corporate archives of Charles Sturt University and those of its precursor institutions, including:
Regional records: private archives holdings are extensive and include records of farmers and graziers, businesses and professions, politicians, interest groups, sporting clubs, community organisations and cultural agencies.
Page Research Centre Library Collection: the university archives acts on behalf of the Page Research Centre Library as the repository for a significant collection of archives and records created by the National Party and its precursor organisations - the Australian Country Party and the National Country Party.
Search Room Library: holds a small quantity of books, microfilm and other resources that are available to support research.
The online collection database is available at: https://archives.csu.edu.au/
Historical publications are listed at: https://library.csu.edu.au/archives/publications
Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
Closed Christmas-New Year period and public holidays.
Advance notice of visit is preferable since access conditions vary from one collection to another and as some records are held off-site.
A search ticket is required to access state archives holdings, and can be issued immediately on production of identification.
Reference assistance and general copying services available.
If you are unable to visit Wagga Wagga, a Reference Archivist can provide assistance with research via phone, email or post, and undertake short research enquiries for a fee (see https://library.csu.edu.au/archives/services).
Revised 16 January 2024