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Queensland State Archives (QSA) holds records of State Government departments,
state courts, local government authorities, statutory authorities, Commissions
of Inquiry, Ministerial Offices and Government-owned corporations of enduring
value for historical or other reasons.
Although QSA does hold some records pre-dating the separation of the colony
of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859, most QSA records were created
in the period from 1859. Most public records referring to Queensland prior
to 1859 are held by the
State Records Authority of New South Wales.
Architectural drawings of the Moreton Bay Penal Settlement and other archival records of Queensland’s convict era have been officially listed on the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisations (UNESCO) Memory of the World Register which aims to preserve and disseminate valuable archive holdings and library collections worldwide.
Over 63 archival records from the collection have been listed dating from 1828 to 1842; these records comprise four separate bound volumes and a set of 59 maps and architectural drawings. Click here to view the items.
After years of searching, two vital founding documents of Queensland have been discovered in the National Archives United Kingdom. See them on the Documenting a Democracy website along with the other founding documents for Queensland.
One of the most important documents in Queensland's history is the Proclamation of Queensland which declared Queensland a separate colony from New South Wales when it was read to an assembled crowd on 10 December 1859.
As more digital images have become available in our searchable online catalogue ArchivesSearch a select number of records have been digitised as special collections such as the Stinson Plane Crash Inquest.You'll be amazed at some of the items held such as images of World Expo 88 and records relating to the Courier-Mail.
A number of digitised records are also available to view in our Public Search Room. These include Series ID 4187, Mount Crosby Pumping Station Letterbook, Series ID 18811 Morven Police Station and Series ID 5983 District Court, Brisbane, Registers of Criminal Cases Tried. Ask a Reference Archivist for assistance.
Queensland State Archives holds a variety of public records related to lighthouses, including technical drawings, photographs and correspondence. To find out more about the history of lighthouses in Queensland, please click here.
To mark the occasion of Queensland's 150th anniversary of separation from New South Wales, Queensland State Archives was presented with a framed plan of the Bustard Head Lighthouse. The framed plan is now on display in the Foyer of Queensland State Archives. For more information, please click here.
Records held at QSA are preserved in their original order, and wherever possible, with the creating agency's finding aids.Locate archived records using our search tools
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QSA does not collect manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, books or private archives such as business, church or society records.
For these, please contact the John Oxley Library, a section of the State Library of Queensland specialising in the history of Queensland. The library is located at the State Library of Queensland, Queensland Cultural Centre, South Brisbane.
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