State Records News http://www.records.nsw.gov.au Stay up-to-date with all the latest news from State Records! daily 1 2009-11-12T04:55:00Z In Living Memory tour opens Moruya on 1 December http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/news/in-living-memory-tour-opens-moruya-on-1-december Exhibition heads to NSW South Coast No publisher susanc 2009-11-24T15:38:15Z News Item Probate Packets recalled by the Supreme Court http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/news/probate-packets-recalled-by-the-supreme-court In consultation with the Supreme Court, State Records volunteers have commenced a project to correctly identify and list all probate packets held by State Records NSW. No publisher admin 2009-11-23T15:47:55Z News Item 'Online' microfilm of shipping lists available http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/news/online-microfilm-of-shipping-lists-available State Records has recently completed a pilot project to digitise the microfilm copies of the Persons on bounty ships (Agent's Immigrant Lists), 1838-96 (NRS 5316); Persons on bounty ships arriving at Port Phillip, 1839-51 (NRS 5318) and Germans on bounty ships, 1849-52 (NRS 5320). No publisher admin 2009-11-23T18:55:09Z News Item Can you date this photograph? http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/news/can-you-date-this-photograph Our blog series "A Moment in Time..."? asks you help us to date a photograph. This week the theme is summer and the image is Newcastle beach No publisher admin 2009-11-23T15:47:56Z News Item Christmas and New Year Opening Hours http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/news/christmas-and-new-year-opening-hours Find out when we are open during the Festive Season. See also changes to our Copy Serivce for this period. No publisher rachelh 2009-11-23T16:33:58Z News Item New website dedicated to [WWI] Soldier Settlement http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/news/new-website-dedicated-to-wwi-soldier-settlement Over 300,000 soldiers returned to Australia from WWI. In all some 40,000 returned servicemen and women took up an offer of farming land, made possible by Soldier Settlement schemes in all the states of the Commonwealth; fewer than half remained on the land fifteen years later. No publisher admin 2009-11-11T18:52:02Z News Item Reading Room access to probate packets http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives/news/reading-room-access-to-probate-packets From Monday 9 November the probate packet retrieval service will be temporarily disrupted. No publisher emilyh 2009-11-23T15:47:55Z News Item