Primary contact
Deerubbin Centre (Ground Floor), 300 George Street,
Windsor
Windsor, New South Wales 2756
Identity area
Identifier
daa/79
Authorized form of name
Hawkesbury Library Service, Local Studies Collection, New South Wales
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Formerly Hawkesbury City Council Library, Local Studies Collection
Type
- Municipal
Contact area
Local History Librarian
Type
Address
Street address
Deerubbin Centre (Ground Floor), 300 George Street,
Windsor
Locality
Windsor
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2756
Telephone
02 4560 4466 (Monday to Thursday)
Fax
history@hawkesbury.nsw.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Local Studies Librarian
Records management and collecting policies
Collect material about the Hawkesbury District, both past and present.
Buildings
Holdings
Holdings include for example, records of various individuals/bodies:
- Pamphlet collection (18m)
- Church and cemetery records (2m)
- Environmental impact studies, 1970's-present (2m)
- Church registers (0.5m)
- Photograph collection, 1870-present (2m).
Walker Solicitors: Correspondence, wills, day books, 1800s-1960 (2.5m).
Hawkesbury City Council: Minute/rate books etc, 1873- (84m).
Published books.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Nichols, Michelle (compiler), Guide to the Local Studies Collection. Hawkesbury City Council Library Service, 1997.
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday 9am-7pm; Saturday 9am-1pm and Sunday 2-5pm.
Closed public holidays.
Access conditions and requirements
Advance notice of visit required if using the photograph collection or the Council records.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available.
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
6 November 2024
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Politics and Government (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)