Fact sheet 2 – Addresses of other Australian archival institutions

National institutions holding archival material

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

The Principal
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Lawson Crescent
ACTON ACT 2601

GPO Box 553
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Tel: (02) 6246 1111
Fax: (02) 6261 4285

Australian National Maritime Museum

The Librarian
Australian National Maritime Museum
2 Murray Street
Darling Harbour
SYDNEY NSW 2009

GPO Box 5131
SYDNEY NSW 2001

Tel: (02) 9298 3777
Fax: (02) 9298 3780
Email: info@anmm.gov.au

Australian War Memorial

The Director
Australian War Memorial
Treloar Crescent
CAMPBELL ACT 2612

GPO Box 345
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Tel: (02) 6243 4315
Fax: (02) 6243 4545
Email: info@awm.gov.au

National Film and Sound Archive

The Director
National Film and Sound Archive
McCoy Circuit
ACTON ACT 2601

GPO Box 2002
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Tel: 1800 067 274 or (02) 6248 2000
Fax: (02) 6248 2222
Email: enquiries@nfsa.gov.au

National Library of Australia

The Director-General
National Library of Australia
Parkes Place
CANBERRA ACT 2600

Tel: (02) 6262 1111
Fax: (02) 6257 1703

National Museum of Australia

The Director
National Museum of Australia
Lawson Crescent
Acton Peninsula
CANBERRA ACT 2600

GPO Box 1901
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Tel: (02) 6208 5000
Fax: (02) 6208 5099
Email: information@nma.gov.au

Noel Butlin Archives Centre

The University Archivist
Noel Butlin Archives Centre
ANU Archives Program
Australian National University 
Menzies Building 2 
ACTON ACT 0200

Tel: (02) 6125 2219
Fax: (02) 6125 0140
Email: butlin.archives@anu.edu.au

National Gallery of Australia

The Director
National Gallery of Australia
Parkes Place
CANBERRA ACT 2600

GPO Box 1150
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Tel: (02) 6240 6530
Fax: (02) 6273 2155
Email: rlr@nga.gov.au

For details of the hours of opening of the reading/search rooms of these institutions please contact the institution concerned.

The addresses, telephone numbers and hours of opening of all reading rooms of the National Archives are provided in Fact Sheet 1 – Addresses and hours of opening.

State and Territory government archives

Australian Capital Territory

Reference Archivist 
Territory Records Office
GPO Box 158
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Tel: (02) 6207 5726
Fax: (02) 6207 5835
Email: archives@act.gov.au

New South Wales

The Director, State Records
2 Globe Street, The Rocks
SYDNEY NSW 2000

PO Box 516
KINGSWOOD NSW 2747
Tel: (02) 9673 1788
Fax: (02) 9833 4518
Email: srecords@records.nsw.gov.au

Western Sydney Records Centre
143 O'Connell Street
KINGSWOOD NSW 2747

Northern Territory

The Principal Archivist
Northern Territory Archives Service
25 Cavenagh Street
DARWlN NT 0800

GPO Box 874
DARWIN NT 0801

Tel: (08) 8924 7677
Fax: (08) 8924 7660
Email: nt.archives@nt.gov.au

(The NTAS also has an office in Alice Springs)

Queensland

The State Archivist
Queensland State Archives
435 Compton Road
RUNCORN QLD 4113

PO Box 1397
SUNNYBANK HILLS QLD 4109

Tel: (07) 3131 7777
Fax: (07) 3131 7764
Email: info@archives.qld.gov.au

South Australia

The Manager
State Records
GPO Box 1072
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Tel: (08) 8204 8791
Fax: (08) 8260 6133 
Email: srsaPublicAccess@saugov.sa.gov.au

City Research Centre
26–28 Leigh Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000

Gepps Cross Research Centre
115 Cavan Road
GEPPS CROSS SA 5094

Tasmania

The State Archivist
Archives Office of Tasmania 
91 Murray Street
HOBART TAS 7000

Tel: (03) 6233 7488
Fax: (03) 6233 7471
Email: taho@education.tas.gov.au

Victoria

Director & Keeper of the Public Records
Public Record Office Victoria
PO Box 2100
NORTH MELBOURNE VIC 3051

Victorian Archives Centre
99 Shiel Street
NORTH MELBOURNE VIC 3053

Tel: 1800 657 452 or (03) 9348 5600
Fax: (03) 9348 5656
Email: ask.prov@prov.vic.gov.au

(The PRO also has a search room at Ballarat)

Western Australia

Director
State Records Office of Western Australia
Alexander Library Building
James Street West Entrance
Perth Cultural Centre
PERTH WA 6000

Tel: (08) 9427 3360
Fax: (08) 9427 3368
Email: sro@sro.wa.gov.au

State and Territory libraries

Australian Capital Territory

Librarian
ACT Heritage Library
Level 1, Woden Library
Cnr Corinna & Furzer Sts
PHILLIP ACT 2606

Tel: (02) 6207 5163
Fax: (02) 6207 5835

New South Wales

The State Librarian
State Library of NSW
Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000

Tel: (02) 9273 1414
Fax: (02) 9273 1255

Northern Territory

The Manager
Northern Territory Library
Parliament House
Cnr Bennett & Mitchell Sts
DARWIN NT 0800

GPO Box 42
DARWIN NT 0801

Tel: 1800 019 155 or (08) 8999 7177

Queensland

The State Librarian
State Library of Queensland
Cultural Centre
Stanley Place 
SOUTH BANK QLD 4000

PO Box 3488
SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101

Tel: (07) 3840 7666
Fax: (07) 3846 2421

South Australia

The Director
State Library of SA
Cnr North Terrace & Kintore Ave
ADELAIDE SA 5000

GPO Box 419
ADELAIDE SA 5001

Tel: (08) 8207 7250
Fax: (08) 8207 7247

Tasmania

The Director
Library Services
State Library of Tasmania
91 Murray Street
HOBART TAS 7000

Tel: (03) 6233 7511
Fax: (03) 6231 0927

Victoria

The Director
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston Street
MELBOURNE VIC 3000

Tel: (03) 8664 7002
Fax: (03) 9639 3854

Western Australia

The Chief Executive Officer and State Librarian
State Library of WA
Alexander Library Building
Perth Cultural Centre
PERTH WA 6000

Tel: (08) 9427 3111
Fax: (08) 9427 3256

More information is available on the services and holdings of the State and Territory archives. The Directory of Archives in Australia provides information on the location and holdings of over 450 archival repositories around Australia.

Comments or other feedback can be sent to archives@naa.gov.au

updated October 2008