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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.
contexto cultural e geográfico
Mandatos/Fontes de autoridade
Its mission is to collect, preserve, display and disseminate historical material relevant to the continuing history of north eastern New South Wales.
estrutura administrativa
Officer in charge: Research Coordinator
Políticas de gestão e entrada de documentos
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.
Prédios
Acervos documentais
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.
Instrumentos de pesquisa, guias e publicações
Richmond River Historical Society Bulletin (Quarterly) Other publications listed on website.
área de acesso
horário de funcionamento
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.