Primary contact
8 Carlton Street, Granville (access from rear carpark)
Postal address: PO Box 320, Granville NSW 2142
Sydney, New South Wales 2142
Identity area
Identifier
daa/76
Authorized form of name
Granville Historical Society Inc, New South Wales
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Community
Contact area
Publications Officer
Type
Address
Street address
8 Carlton Street, Granville (access from rear carpark)
Postal address: PO Box 320, Granville NSW 2142
Locality
Sydney
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2142
Telephone
02 9631 0216
Fax
granvillehistorical@bigpond.com
Note
Description area
History
The Granville Historical Society collects, researches, archives holdings for organisations, mounts displays and give presentations to schools and organisations.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Publications Officer
Records management and collecting policies
To gather and preserve anything relating to the on-going history of Granville and to the publication of local history.
Buildings
Holdings
Collection includes:
- Alcan Australia Ltd: Journals, history, photographs.
- Commonwealth Engineering Pty Ltd: Journals, history, photographs
- Clyde Engineering: History, photographs.
- Goodyear: History, photographs.
- James Hardie: History, photographs.
- Rheem Australia: History, photographs.
- Rothmans of Pall Mall: History, photographs
- Shell Refining (Aust) Pty Ltd: History, photographs.
- Wunderlich: History, photographs.
- History of Granville, 1880-1920 - manuscript by historian, Thomas Fowlie.
- Original plans and subdivisions of Granville Municipality.
- Local biographies and memoirs, 1880- .
- Photographic collection of historic and heritage listed buildings, monuments and memorials.
- Genealogy records Granville residents, 1880- .
Microfilm copies of: - Granville Council rate and valuation books, 1917-1925
- Granville Council minutes, 1885-1947.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open 10am-2.30pm each Wednesday, February-November inclusive, also by appointment. The phone number on Wednesdays is 02 9682 1290.
Access conditions and requirements
Minimum age 12 years.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reference assistance available in person and by mail. Referral to researchers is available on payment of a small fee.
Reproduction services
Copying services available for maps, plans, information and photographs.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 9 February 2023
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
- local history (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)