Primary contact
22 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie, New South Wales 2444
Identity area
Identifier
daa/607
Authorized form of name
Port Macquarie Historical Society, New South Wales
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- Port Macquarie Museum, New South Wales
Type
- Community
Contact area
Clive Smith
Type
Address
Street address
22 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie
Locality
Port Macquarie
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2444
Telephone
02 6583 1108
Fax
pmmuseum@bigpond.com
URL
pmhm.org.au
Note
Description area
History
The Port Macquarie Historical Society was founded in 1956 and since then has collected, and continues to collect, archival and museum materials relating to Port Macquarie and the adjacent districts.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
As a general rule collecting is restricted to material connected to the local area. However, items of national or state significance are also accepted.
Buildings
The collections are housed in buildings erected in the 1970s, attached to a former store erected in the 1830s.
Holdings
The collection is comprised mostly of family and personal papers and business records. In addition there is a large collection of photographs, including negatives from the local newspaper. One collection (Annabella Boswell's Papers) is listed on the Australian Memory of the World Register.
Finding aids, guides and publications
The collection is catalogued in an internal database. Selected finding aids are published on ehive (and from there to Trove). See https://ehive.com/collections/3977/port-macquarie-museum
Access area
Opening times
The Museum is open Monday to Saturday 10am to 3.30pm (last entry). Appointments are necessary to view archival holdings.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
The archival collections are located on the first floor. Access is only via stairs.
Services area
Research services
Assistance is provided to researchers with an appointment to view the archival collection onsite. Resources are not available to undertake research, but when possible attempts will be made to answer specific queries (from our collection only).
Reproduction services
Photocopies and/or digital copies can be made. Some of the archival material (and most of the photographs) has been digitised, but is not available online.
Public areas
Museum exhibition areas are open to the public (admission fees apply). See website: www.portmuseum.org.au.
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 21 March 2021
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Agriculture (Thematic area)
- Built Environment (Thematic area)
- Education (Thematic area)
- Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Indigenous (Thematic area)
- Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
- Medicine and Health (Thematic area)
- Politics and Government (Thematic area)
- Recreation / Leisure / Sports (Thematic area)
- Religion (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
- Transportation (Thematic area)