Primary contact
Old Observatory, 4 Havelock Street, West Perth
Postal address: PO Box 1162 West Perth WA 6872
Perth, Western Australia 6005
Identity area
Identifier
daa/432
Authorized form of name
National Trust of Western Australia, Perth
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Community
Contact area
Librarian/Heritage Department
Type
Address
Street address
Old Observatory, 4 Havelock Street, West Perth
Postal address: PO Box 1162 West Perth WA 6872
Locality
Perth
Region
Western Australia
Country name
Postal code
6005
Telephone
08 9321 6088
Fax
trust@ntwa.com.au
Note
Description area
History
The National Trust of Western Australia was founded in 1959 by a group of concerned citizens who identified the need to promote heritage conservation. This group grew rapidly and some five years later, a state Act of Parliament was passed which formally established the National Trust as an independent community-based organisation. The National Trust is a registered charity.
The National Trust of Western Australia works to raise knowledge, awareness, understanding and commitment to Western Australia's natural, Aboriginal and historic heritage. It achieves this through the conservation and interpretation of heritage places it manages on behalf of the community and government of Western Australia, through education and learning programs, and through community consultation and engagement.
The Trust also makes research documentation available to the community of Western Australia. The archives has information on over 3,000 heritage places.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
The National Trust of Australia (WA) Act 1964
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Librarian/Heritage Department
Records management and collecting policies
Material relating to heritage places in Western Australia and reports of related organisations.
Buildings
Holdings
The archives have information on over 3000 heritage places, and related organisations and include, for example:
- Files
- Technical reports, 1960-
- Architectural drawings, maps and plans, 1896-
- Photographs, tape recordings, films, video tapes and slides, 1905-
- Computer records and electronically stored information
- National Trust of WA: Newsletters, 1960-
- National Trust of Australia: Annual reports, 1960- .
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Open by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
The Western Australian Freedom of Information Act 1992 gives the community the right to apply for access to documents held by State Public Sector agencies.
As a statutory authority, the National Trust of Australia (WA) (the Trust) is required to assist the community to obtain access to documents at the lowest reasonable cost, and to ensure that personal information held is accurate, complete, up-to-date and not misleading. For further information, including a request form, see under Policies and Rules on
https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/about-us-wa/
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance is available.
Reproduction services
Copying services are available for books, journals, original records to A3, photographs, maps and plans.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
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)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)