Goulburn Library - Regional History Room

Goulburn Library - Regional History Room

The Regional History Room (RHR) of Goulburn Branch Library includes the joint research collections of the Southern Tablelands Regional Library (STRL) and the Goulburn District Family History Society (GDFHS).

Address: 
Civic Centre, Bourke Street, Goulburn NSW 2580, Australia
Tel: 
+61 02 4823 4435
+61 02 4823 4440
Hours: 
Monday to Friday: 10.00am - 6.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am - 1.00pm
Sunday: 2.00 - 5.00pm
Website: 
http://www.strl.nsw.gov.au/regional_hist.htm
Email: 
strl@goulburn.nsw.gov.au
Admission: 
Free admission and use of all resources. Donations to the GDFHS for use of their resources are greatly appreciated and support the acquisition of further materials.
Facilities: 
Research facilities of the RHR are available free of charge to the public, 7 days per week.

Library staff and volunteers of the GDFHS are happy to provide basic assistance within the RHR if required, though more detailed enquiries should be referred to the GDFHS.

Facilities available include ...
- Microfiche and microfilm readers
- Microform reader/printer
- STRL Library Catalogue - including access to the Crookwell & District Historical Society collections
- Free internet access
- CD-ROM databases
- Referral to regional Historical Societies

Collection: 

The RHR maintains a diverse range of research materials including the State Records Archives Resources Kit. This kit includes ... NSW & other birth, death and marriage records ... Convict and transportation records ... Shipping and immigration lists ... and more. We also hold ... - Local newspapers on microfilm from 1848 - Comprehensive indexes and guides, eg newspaper obituaries - Goulburn and district Church records - Cemetery records and transcriptions - Books, pamphlets, maps and plans - Microfiche and microfilm - Photographs (limited access by arrangement)