Primary contact
Wingecarribee Public Library Local Studies Room and Archives, Old Bowral Town Hall, Bendooley Street, Bowral
Bowral, New South Wales 2576
Identity area
Identifier
daa/590
Authorized form of name
State Archives and Records NSW - Wingecarribee Regional Archives Centre (Bowral)
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Municipal
Contact area
Type
Address
Street address
Wingecarribee Public Library Local Studies Room and Archives, Old Bowral Town Hall, Bendooley Street, Bowral
Locality
Bowral
Region
New South Wales
Country name
Postal code
2576
Telephone
1300 266 235
Fax
libweb@wsc.nsw.gov.au
Note
Description area
History
The Wingecarribee Public Library is a State Archives and Records NSW Regional Archives Centre and holds state and private records of regional significance to the Wingecarribee Shire.
The Library joined with State Archives in 2013 to establish the repository to manage and provide access to these significant local records.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
For structure, see NSW State Archives, Western Sydney Records Centre
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
The State archives held include local government records for Bowral, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Nattai and Wingecarribee Councils prior to their amalgamation to form Wingecarribee Shire Council in 1981 and School records for Bundanoon Public School.
Also held are records of local clubs, groups and organisations in, or significant to, the local area.
Finding aids, guides and publications
An online catalogue and subject guides and indexes are available on the State Archives and Records NSW website (see www.records.nsw.gov.au).
Access area
Opening times
Open Tuesday, Thursday 2-4pm, other times by appointment.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
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Rules and/or conventions used
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Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
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Access points
Access Points
- Education (Thematic area)
- Politics and Government (Thematic area)
- Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)