What to Bring

Strict limits are enforced on personal articles and items that may be taken into the Queensland State Archives' (QSA) Public Search Room at Runcorn.
Lockers are provided for the secure storage of personal articles. A range of other facilities are also provided for the comfort and convenience of researchers visiting QSA at Runcorn.

Please remember to bring some form of photographic identification such as a Driver’s Licence so that you may register as a researcher. The Readers Ticket application form is located here.

The following items may be taken into the Public Search Room:

Lead Pencils
Pad of paper, loose paper, A4 and other bound notebooks without plastic inserts for loose pages
Money and small change for photocopying from microfilm (change can only be provided for denominations of $20.00 or less)
Spectacles and spectacle case
Laptop computer without the bag
USB Memory Stick or read/write CD for use with the Digital Copying from Microfilm facilities

Items that may not be taken into the Public Search Room:

Wallets, purses, handbags, pencil cases etc
Mobile phones
Folders, plastic inserts
Ink pens of any description
Food or drink of any kind
Video camera or camcorder
Scanning equipment

Public Access Policies

Use of Personal Cameras
Handling Guidelines for Archival Public Records
Public Research Services (Written and Telephone Enquiries) Public Research Services (Written and Telephone Enquiries)
Principles for Collection Access and Use

Inspection of Personal Articles

All items that are allowed into the public search room must be checked out on departure.

See the Readers Ticket Application Form for full details.

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Last Updated: Friday, 13 November 2009