Primary contact
87 Alfred Street, Charleville
Postal address: PO Box 128, Charleville 4470
Charleville, Queensland 4470
Identity area
Identifier
daa/228
Authorized form of name
Historic House and Museum, Charleville, Queensland
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Charleville and District Historical Society Inc (runs the museum)
Type
- Community
Contact area
Librarian
Type
Address
Street address
87 Alfred Street, Charleville
Postal address: PO Box 128, Charleville 4470
Locality
Charleville
Region
Queensland
Country name
Postal code
4470
Telephone
07 4654 3349
Fax
histiricmuseum@bigpond.com
Note
Description area
History
The Historic House and Museum, Charleville, located at 87 Alfred Street, is the former premises of the Queensland National Bank which established a branch in Charleville on 30 July 1881. It was purchased by the Charleville and District Historical Society Inc in 1973. It is the oldest building still on its original site in Alfred Street.
The society has set aside the main front room, formally the bank chambers, as a Local History museum.
Geographical and cultural context
Charleville, situated on the banks of the Warrego River, is a town and administrative centre in the Shire of Murweh in southwestern Queensland. It is 683 kilometres west of Brisbane.
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Librarian
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
Records are held relating to local history, including old documents, photos, genealogical files, newspapers, books, maps, family history, cemetery records etc.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm and Saturday 9am-12pm.
Access conditions and requirements
For those wanting to undertake research, one week's advance notice of a visit is required.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance is available. An introductory brochure is also available.
Other services include genealogical research; searches for isolated graves; searches in burial headstone and cemetery registers.
Reproduction services
Copying services available.
Public areas
Control area
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Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
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Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Local Studies (Thematic area)