Primary contact
165 Molesworth Street, Lismore
Postal address:
PO Box 467, Lismore 2480
Lismore, New South Wales 2480
Identity area
Identifier
daa/141
Authorized form of name
Richmond River Historical Society Inc, Lismore, New South Wales
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- RRHS
Type
- Community
Contact area
Research Coordinator
Type
Address
Street address
165 Molesworth Street, Lismore
Postal address:
PO Box 467, Lismore 2480
Locality
Lismore
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2480
Telephone
02 6621 9993
Fax
02 6621 9992
info@richhistory.org.au
Note
Description area
History
The Richmond River Historical Society Inc is based in the city of Lismore in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. The society was founded in 1936, one of the first three historical societies formed in New South Wales outside the Sydney region.
It consists entirely of volunteers who maintain, develop, interpret and promote the collections of the Lismore Museum and its Research Centre Archives.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Its mission is to collect, preserve, display and disseminate historical material relevant to the continuing history of north eastern New South Wales.
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Research Coordinator
Records management and collecting policies
The overall focus of the Richmond River Historical Society Archives is on the Northern Rivers of New South Wales; namely Clarence, Richmond and Tweed, with special emphasis on the Richmond District.
Buildings
Holdings
The Research Centre archive contains documents dealing with the region’s community, social and family history. It includes a large photographic collection, as well as books, manuscripts, maps and other printed materials, for example:
- 4,000 files on people, places, and subjects
- 16,000 photographs and portraits
- audio files, including oral histories
- personal diaries
- indexes of land grants, obituaries, funeral notices, births, deaths and marriages
- electoral rolls
- NSW Government Gazettes from 1878 to 1900
- family histories
- maps
and a large reference library
Quantity: 80m.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Richmond River Historical Society Bulletin (Quarterly)
Other publications listed on website.
Access area
Opening times
Open Wednesday 10am-4pm or by appointment. [Note: Check the website for current information. As at December 2022, the museum was temporarily closed while the building underwent flood remediation.]
Closed public holidays and Christmas-New Year period.
Access conditions and requirements
Advance notice of visit preferred. Fees apply for research visits, written enquiries and copying services. For further information, see https://www.richhistory.org.au/richmond-river-historical-society/research/
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
General reference assistance available. Written enquiries are accepted. Fees apply. For further information, see the website.
Reproduction services
Copying services available for books, journals, original records to A3 size and photographs. Fees apply. For further information, see the website.
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 10 December 2022
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)