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The State Library of New South Wales, along with New South Wales Parliamentary Library and University of Sydney Library are entitled to "receive a copy of every book first published in New South Wales within two months of publication. 'Book' is defined in the Act as any book, newspaper, pamphlet, leaflet, music, map, chart or plan separately ...
The public libraries in New South Wales are operated by local councils, in some cases cooperatively as "regional libraries". [9] There are 89 library services which operate more than 350 public libraries across the state. [10] All NSW libraries are governed by the Library Act 1939 [11] and managed financially by the State Library of New South ...
Prior to 2022, it was a standalone authority known as the State Archives and Records Authority of New South Wales (commonly known as State Archives and Records NSW). It can trace its history back to the establishment of the office of Colonial Secretary and Registrar of the Records of New South Wales in 1821. [ 1 ]
There is a large concentration of cultural institutions within the CBD including: the Museum of Sydney, the State Library of New South Wales, the Customs House branch of the City of Sydney Library, the Theatre Royal, the City Recital Hall and the Japan Foundation. There are a total of 19 churches located in the Sydney city centre. [39]
Sir William Dixson (18 April 1870 – 17 August 1952) was an Australian businessman, collector and benefactor who bequeathed his collection of over 20,000 items of Australiana to the State Library of New South Wales, forming the Dixson Library. [1] [2] In recognition of his public benefactions, Dixson was knighted in the New Year Honours of ...
In 1888, the foundation stone was laid for a new building which would have included a main entrance on Hunter Street (current location of the State Library of New South Wales), leading to a Grand Hall, and another one facing The Domain and the Harbour, with each side having about a 350 feet (110 m) long frontage. [10]
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The Library Committee is keeping before it the ideal of building up, for the time when Parliament shall be established in the Federal Capital, a great Public Library on the lines of the world-famed Library of Congress at Washington; such a library, indeed, as shall be worthy of the Australian Nation; the home of the literature, not of a State ...