Fairfield City Library, Local Studies Collection, Sydney

Identity area

Identifier

daa/71

Authorized form of name

Fairfield City Library, Local Studies Collection, Sydney

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Formerly: Fairfield City Library, Local Studies Collection

Type

  • Municipal

Contact area

 

Heritage Services Librarian

Type

Address

Street address

Whitlam Library, 165 Railway Parade, Cabramatta

Locality

Sydney

Region

New South Wales

Country name

Postal code

2166

Telephone

02 9725 0333

Fax

02 9728 4617

Email

Note

Description area

History

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

Representation of Fairfield City Region, past and present.

Buildings

Holdings


  • Book collection
  • Archives of local organisations
  • Council records including minute books online and reports, rate books
  • Photograph collection
  • Oral history collection
  • Local newspaper collection.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Open Monday to Friday 9.30am-8pm.
Saturday 9.30am-4pm.
Sunday 10am-2pm.

Access conditions and requirements

Advance notice of visit to view original material (eg original photographs, rate books) is required.
Digitised photographs, council minutes and reports available online through the Library website, Heritage Catalogue (see https://fairfieldcityopenlibraries.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/OPAC/BSEARCH_ARC?HOMEPRMS=ARCPARAMS)

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Public: First half-hour free, then $44 per hour (incl GST).
Business: Minimum charge - 15 minutes $22.00, hourly rate $88.
(As at 2018.)

Reproduction services

Black and white photocopying 20c for A4 size; 40c for A3 size.
Colour photocopying 40c for A4 size; $1 for A3 size.
(As at 2018.)

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised 12 April 2018

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
  • Agriculture (Thematic area)
  • Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
  • Built Environment (Thematic area)
  • Environment (Thematic area)
  • Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
  • Immigration (Thematic area)
  • Indigenous (Thematic area)
  • Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
  • Local Studies (Thematic area)
  • Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
  • Transportation (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

Whitlam Library, 165 Railway Parade, Cabramatta
Sydney, New South Wales 2166