Parliament of New South Wales

Parliament of New South Wales

• Parliament of NSW

• State

The Parliament of New South Wales is divided into three separate entities:

• Legislative Council,
• Legislative Assembly, and
• Department of Parliamentary Services.
  The Records and Archives unit is part of the Parliamentary Library within the Department of Parliamentary Services.
  Officer-in-Charge: Manager, Records and Archives.

Collects the material recording the activities of the two houses of Parliament and the associated administrative and service departments connected with them.

• The Parliamentary Archives: Records of the first Legislative Council of NSW, 1824-1856 (Digitised). (https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/hansard/pages/first-council.aspx).
• Tabled papers of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, 1856-1901 (Digitised).
• Committee and tabled papers, Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council, 1901-1981.
• Pictures, photographs, building plans and ephemera relating to Parliament House, members and staff.
  Quantity: 1,000m

• Lawrie, Robert, Guide to the Archives of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works 1888-1930. Sydney: NSW Parliament, 1987
• Lawrie, Robert, Guide to the Archives of the Legislative Assembly. Sydney: NSW Parliament, 1988.
• Lawrie, Robert, Guide to the Archives of the Parliamentary Library. Sydney: NSW Parliament, 1990.
• Lawrie, Robert, Guide to the Archives of the Legislative Council. Sydney: NSW Parliament, 1991.

Open weekdays by appointment only.
Closed public holidays and Christmas-New Year period.

At least one week's advance notice of visit required with details of subject to be researched. Closed period of 25 years applies to records. Access to records not normally available for research can be gained by obtaining authorisation from the relevant Presiding Officer of Parliament.

General reference assistance available.

Copying services available for books, journals and original records to A3 size.

Revised 16 April 2018

• Politics and Government (Thematic area)