CAN Special Event: Developing a social media strategy for archives

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Fiona Sullivan

Are you looking for new ways to promote your collections or thinking about establishing an interactive online presence for your organisation? This could be the seminar for you.

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Congratulations to State Records and the Land & Property Management Authority – a job well done in preserving history!

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Christine Yeats

State Records NSW and the Land and Property Management Authority were joint winners of the Mander Jones Award

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Can you date this photograph? [Kendall St, Cowra]

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Rhonda Campbell

This photograph shows a very busy downtown Cowra with parking spots at a premium. Some business names can be seen as well as a number of models of cars. We are hoping that all these clues will help reveal the time period when this photograph was taken.

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It’s Blog Action Day and the topic is climate change (and archives?)

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Anthea Brown

You may wonder how an archives can contribute to saving the planet? Well, here we will introduce you to the newest building at the Western Sydney Records Centre which can boast of being world class in using the latest innovations in environmental technology.

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Conservation Tip No. 3: Removing blood from paper documents

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Elizabeth Hadlow

If you find yourself bleeding all over your precious documents or family heirlooms, do not despair, speedy action will probably result in little or no permanent damage occurring.

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Satisfaction Survey 2009 – we need you!

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Anthea Brown

Yes, it’s that time of year again and the State Records Satisfaction Survey is now available. If you have visited our reading rooms or used our online resources in the past year we’d love to hear from you.

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Can you date this photograph? [Kiosk at Central Railway Station]

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Rhonda Campbell

A moment in time……
This is a photograph from the State Rail Authority Archives Photographic Reference Print Collection. It’s nice to see what Central Station looked without all the modern fast food outlets and hurrying crowds.

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Archival links for September 2009

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Anthea Brown

By no means exhaustive, how could it be? Too many archival websites, too little time. Below is a broad spectrum of interesting reading and viewing from around an archivally themed internet.

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Sesquicentenary of Local Government in Newcastle

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Gionni DiGravio

How did local government in the form of the Newcastle City Council come to be? The Local Government Area, of which Newcastle city is its centre, has gone through a number of name changes over the years.

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Can you date this photograph? [Noreuil Park, Albury]

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Rhonda Campbell

With summer just around the corner I thought it would be good to show you my favourite photograph in our collection.

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