National Archives of Australia
Reading room addresses and hours of opening – Fact sheet 1
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National Archives reference service
PO Box 7425
CANBERRA BUSINESS CENTRE ACT 2610
AUSTRALIA
Tel: 1300 886 881 (+ 61 2 6212 3900)
Fax: 1300 886 882 (+ 61 2 6212 3999)
National Archives reading rooms are closed on public holidays.
| Canberra | Hours of opening |
|---|---|
Queen Victoria Terrace
GPO Box 7425
Tel: (02) 6212 3900
| 9am to 5pm weekdays Open until 7pm each Tuesday. Last delivery of records from the repository is 5pm. You can submit an advance request to view records 9am to 5pm Saturdays Please note: there is no delivery of records from the repository on Saturdays Building works at National Archives Canberra – February and March 2012 |
| Sydney | Hours of opening |
120 Miller Road
Locked Bag 4
Tel: (02) 9645 0110
| 9am to 4.30pm Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays No new issue of records after 3.30pm. You can submit an advance request to view records 9am to 1pm on the following Saturdays in 2012: 28 January
Please note: there is no delivery of records from the repository on Saturdays. |
| Melbourne | Hours of opening |
Victorian Archives Centre
PO Box 8005
Tel: (03) 9348 5600
| 10am to 4.30pm weekdays 10am to 4.30 pm on the following Saturdays in 2012: 14 and 28 January
Allow up to 48 hours for retrieval of records. You can submit an advance request to view records The Victorian Archives Centre reading room is operated jointly by the National Archives and the Public Record Office Victoria (PROV). Material from both archives may be viewed in the Shiel Street reading room. Different access arrangements and charging regimes apply to PROV material. Information explaining the differences is available in the reading room or can be sent prior to a visit. |
| Brisbane | Hours of opening |
16 Corporate Drive
PO Box 552
Tel: (07) 3249 4226
| 9am to 4.30pm Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays You can submit an advance request to view records 9am to 1pm on the following Saturdays in 2012: 21 January
Please note: there is no delivery of records from the repository on Saturdays. |
| Perth | Hours of opening |
384 Berwick Street
PO Box 1144
Tel: (08) 9470 7500
| 9am to 4.30pm Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays |
| Adelaide | Hours of opening |
South Australian Archives Centre GPO Box 9868
Tel: (08) 8204 8787
| 9.30am to 3.30pm Wednesday to Friday You must pre-order records for viewing in the reading room. Records will be retrieved within 48 hours. You can submit an advance request to view records The reading room at the South Australian Archives Centre is shared between the National Archives and State Records of South Australia. |
| Hobart | Hours of opening |
91 Murray Street
GPO Box 309
Tel: (03) 6233 9046
| 9.30am to 5pm Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays |
| Darwin | Hours of opening |
Kelsey Crescent
PO Box 24
Tel: (08) 8985 0300
| 9am to 4.30pm Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays |
Other archival institutions in Australia
For address details of other major archival institutions in Australia see:
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