The problem for anyone who wanted to read the document was that in order to open up the petition, the entire length needed to be unrolled first. Once unrolled, there was the issue of trying to safely open a 13 metre fold!
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We’re having an Open Day! Come and meet us in person Friday 28 October #srnswopenday
As part of the celebrations for its 50th birthday State Records NSW is opening its doors and taking you behind the scenes. Come and join us for a day of talks, information sessions, tours and hands-on-workshops.
Conservation Tip No. 6: Dealing with wet records
Before going into any detail about the salvage and handling of wet records the importance of relevant training cannot be stressed enough.
Conservation Tip No 5: Removing mould from records and archives
Removing mould can be difficult, dirty and time consuming. Mould remediation should not be undertaken lightly – especially where large quantities of records are affected.
MayDay 2010 – Saving our Heritage
Australia’s archives, galleries, libraries, museums and heritage places are gearing up for the national MayDay campaign in a bid to protect the nation’s heritage from avoidable disasters.