Primary contact
Whitlam Library, 165 Railway Parade, Cabramatta
Sydney, New South Wales 2166
Identity area
Identifier
daa/71
Authorized form of name
Fairfield City Open Libraries, Heritage 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
libraryenquiries@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au
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
- Maps
- Local newspaper collection.
Digitised material can be accessed at https://heritagecollection.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/
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)