Behind the scenes
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Archives behind the scenes - Colonial Secretary's correspondence
In this episode Martyn highlights one of the most valuable and iconic parts of the State Archives collection: the Colonial Secretary's Correspondence
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Archives behind the scenes - State Rail personal history cards
Come and see what an archival storage cell looks like and have a look at the popular railway personal history cards
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Archives behind the scenes - assisted passenger lists
In this episode of Archives Behind the Scenes Emily shows us some assisted passenger lists, in particular the Board's Passenger Lists of arrivals to Sydney that date from 1848 to 1896
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Archives behind the scenes - bankruptcy files
The bankruptcy files in our Collection - dating from 1888 to 1928 - contain lists of creditors that the bankrupt person owed money to and debtors that owed money to the bankrupt person
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Archives behind the scenes - bubonic plague
Did you know there was an outbreak of plague, in Sydney, at The Rocks, in 1900?
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Archives behind the scenes - buildings plans
In this episode we look at some public buildings in the Government Architect plans
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Archives behind the scenes - deceased estate files
In this episode, Martyn shows us the treasure trove of information that you can find in deceased estate files
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Archives behind the scenes - divorce case papers
In this episode Bonnie talks about divorce case papers in the State Archives Collection
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Archives behind the scenes - probate packets
These records contain the last will and testament of the deceased as well as administrative documents around the settling of the estate