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Our Archives collection is located at Richmond Villa, 120 Kent Street, Sydney.

Within it you will find unpublished materials from Australia and overseas, such as:

• family histories, biographies and family history research notes
• family tree charts and compiled reports
• photographs
• birth death and marriage certificates - originals and transcriptions
• original records such as wills, indentures, licences and other legal documents
• family papers such as letters, diaries and journals
• cemetery transcriptions, burial registers, plans and burial butts
• business records and ledgers
• scrapbooks
• records of the Society’s operations and activities.

The collection was set up in 1963 to house donated material. It is a treasure trove of materials which could help you with your family history research. 

The significance of the collection lies in the volume of unique, unpublished material in a single collection, the broad range of record types and the fact that the majority of the materials have known provenance.

Image: Croquet ladies, Houison family, Houison Collection, SAG Manuscript and Image Collection, Item 6/217