Broken Hill Outback Archives
The Broken Hill Outback Archives are temporarily closed to the public.
Due to the Broken Hill Library new construction, the Outback Archives has relocated their collection into temporary storage for an interim period to allow for a future independent Archive Facility development. During this time, unfortunately we will not be able to provide any of our regular research services to the public.
However, we are still able to provide our services for any potential Archival Donations.
Archival Donation requests may be forwarded to: obarchives@brokenhill.nsw.gov.au
Alternatively, contact the Archive Manager to discuss: Phone 08 8080 3320 Mobile 0427 438 137
Offers of donations are welcomed. All proposed donations will be assessed against acquisition criteria set out in the Outback Archive Collection Management Policy and some donations may not be accepted if they do not meet these criteria.
The following organizations and resources are available to assist you with your enquiries during this period:
Broken Hill Family History Group
Community history resource centre specialising in family history and cemetery enquiries
Email: jjjcam49@bigpond.com
Phone: 08 80881266
For best results it is recommended that you provide your full details, be as specific as possible about what you are researching, including names and dates and details of any records you have already searched.
Online Links
Databases available from the Broken Hill City Library website.
- Ancestry – Research your family history using Ancestry library edition in the library.
- Trove – National Library of Australia digitised database to search digitised newspapers, picture, music, diaries and more.
Broken Hill local newspapers:
- Barrier Daily Truth 1908, 1941-1954
- Barrier Miner 1888-1954
- Broken Hill Cemetery Records website.