An update on our invesitigation into the use of digital camera’s in the reading room.
2011 will be a celebration for State Records
In 2011, State Records will be marking its 50th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, we will be displaying 50 items from the State archives collection in a special digital gallery on our website.
Can you date this photograph? (George St, Sydney)
George Street, Sydney
Voluntary Aid Detachment in Wagga Wagga
In July 1940, the VAD began work at the AIF Tent Hospital at the Wagga Showground with members attending daily under the supervision of voluntary trained nursing staff and military orderlies…
The Moments in Time series – Year 1
Yes, one year of fun! Click on a thumbnail below to check that particular post, the comments and the outcome. Who dated the photo? Who identified the location. What points of interest were listed and by whom?
In Living Memory exhibition – last stop on the road, for now
In Living Memory — an exhibition based on photographs from NSW Aborigines Welfare Board (1919-1966) — opened to the public at State Records Gallery in The Rocks on 8 September 2006 and has been travelling to 18 venues around New South Wales for the last 2 1/2 years.
Frosty Headstones (It’s better than OCR!)
A particularly chilly night set a thick frost across the region. Ice crystals form on solid surfaces like cars and footpaths. Our hardy researcher walked out to see the sights and happened past some rural graves with engraved sandstone slabs
Can you date this photograph? (Hero of Waterloo Hotel, The Rocks)
The historic Hero of Waterloo
Macquarie Pier Plaque Unveiled
The Coal River Working Party has assembled an archaeological ‘Time Team’ team with the professional expertise drawn across Government, Business and community to re-discover the Macquarie Pier Foundation Stone.