Primary contact
61 Cecilia Street, St Helens
St Helens, Tasmania 7216
Identity area
Identifier
daa/591
Authorized form of name
St Helens History Room, Tasmania
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
- St Helens History Room and Museum, Tasmania
Type
- Municipal
Contact area
Kym Matthews
Type
Address
Street address
61 Cecilia Street, St Helens
Locality
St Helens
Region
Tasmania
Country name
Postal code
7216
Telephone
Fax
historyroom@bodc.tas.gov.au
URL
www.sthelenshistoryroom.com
Note
Description area
History
St Helens History Room tells the story of the settlement of St Helens on the far east coast of Tasmania.
It features more than 1000 artefacts on display and provides a snapshot of the history of the area from the mountains to the sea including Indigenous heritage, maritime history and the tales of local pioneers including the Chinese Tin miners.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Local government (Break O'Day Council).
Records management and collecting policies
National Standards for museums.
Buildings
Purpose built facility that houses the museum, backroom work space and the visitor information centre.
Holdings
Genealogical archive relating to settler families. Historical archive relating to history of St Helens. There is an extensive photographic collection with approximately 20,000 images.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Mosaic software catalogue system.
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am - 3.30pm.
Closed Christmas Day and Good Friday.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Wheelchair access available.
Services area
Research services
Staff respond to research enquiries, and provide general reference assistance to visiting users.
Reproduction services
Copying/scanning services available.
Public areas
Visitor Information Centre.
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
28 July 2018
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Indigenous (Thematic area)
- Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)