Role changes criticised in merger move
Former leaders of the State Archives and Records and Sydney Living Museums have accused the Berejiklian government of pre-empting a parliamentary inquiry investigating contro
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These three letters were published in the Sydney Morning Herald today, all opposing this proposed merger, they are in response to an article in the SMH yesterday about this issue
Historic mistake
It is ‘‘just nuts’’ to amalgamate archives (‘‘Historian
Rare 1950s Braille globe designed by Queensland inventor to be digitised for new generation
Quoting from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-15/volunteers-save-thousands-of-books-from-mosul-library/8949496?section=good-news
Volunteers rescue thousands of books from Mosul library destroyed by Islamic State
By Linda Mottram and Connie Agius
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Quoting from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-13/historian-reveals-marngrook-influence-on-afl/8439748
Indigenous influence on AFL creation confirmed by historical transcripts, historian says
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Guatemala's police state archive
In 2005, a police archive containing over s
Mitchell Library discussion
This open letter from the State Librarian Dr Alex Byrne was sent out this morning to all Friends of the State Library of NSW - Open Letter
In addition I wrote a letter to the Sydney Morning Herald which was published today
Order to cut cost of annual reports
http://nsw.psnews.com.au/Page_NSWpsn3341.html
This article in the Public Service News [PS News] (4 September 2013) raises a few questions:
a) Will the two printed copies submitted to the relevant minister definitely e
Paul Brunton, Emeritus Curator of the State Library of NSW shows us a handful of his favourite acquisitions.
The contribution made by Alan Ventress to the state of NSW as Director of State Records NSW (as well as previous roles as Associate Director SRNSW, and Mitchell Librarian) was recognised in the NSW Legislative Council on Thursday 20 September 2012.
An
The following article may be of interest to you. I found the link on the RIMPA website.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/nsw/archives-at-risk-as-state-cuts-back-20120504-1y486.html
State Records NSW is having an Open Day on Friday 28th October, 10am to 4pm at the Western Sydney Records Centre, 143 O'Connell St, Kingswood, NSW, 2747.
Details of the event can be found at http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/openday
See: http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/about-us/50-years-at-state-records/50-years-at-state-records
If ASA members would like a free hard copy of the book please contact
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John Burke, Deputy Director, State Records NSW retired on Friday 1 July 2011 after over 40 years in the NSW Public Service.
I am pleased to announce that his replacement as Deputy Director is Jenni Stapleton who was formerly the Manager of the Govern
