Primary contact
43-47 Kingdon Street, Scone Postal address: PO Box 339, Scone 2337Scone, New South Wales 2337
Identity area
Identifier
daa/154
Authorized form of name
Scone and Upper Hunter Historical Society, New South Wales
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Community
Contact area
Honorary Secretary
Type
Address
Street address
43-47 Kingdon Street, Scone
Postal address: PO Box 339, Scone 2337
Postal address: PO Box 339, Scone 2337
Locality
Scone
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2337
Telephone
0476 471 089
Fax
URL
Note
Description area
History
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer-in-charge: President
Records management and collecting policies
The Society seeks to acquire material relating to Scone District and the Upper Hunter. (5% in-house).
Buildings
Holdings
- NSW Department of Lands: Free selection original grants, 1862-1884
- Scone Shire Council: Rates etc, 1906-1950s
- Scone Municipal Council: Rates etc, 1887-1954
- Public and Private Schools: Rolls and administration etc, 1850s- present
- Local Sporting Organisations: Minute books
- Abbott Family: Parliamentary and rural affairs, 1830s-1960s
- W T Seaward: Local organisations, 1890s-1970s
- Doyle Records: Day books etc, 1891- present
- J A Smith: Copies of photos, 1860s- present
- Local organisations: Minute books, visitors' books (various dates).
Finding aids, guides and publications
Scone and Upper Hunter Historical Society Newsletter.
Access area
Opening times
The Research Centre is open Wednesdays only 9.30am-2.30pm.
Closed mid December to mid January each year.
The Museum is open Wednesday 9.30am-2.30pm and Sundays 2.30pm-4.30pm.
Closed mid December to mid January each year.
The Museum is open Wednesday 9.30am-2.30pm and Sundays 2.30pm-4.30pm.
Access conditions and requirements
Preferably two weeks' advance notice of visit required.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 23 January 2020
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Agriculture (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Politics and Government (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)