Australian Memory of the World Register

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The Australian Memory of the World Register is a national register of Australia's documentary heritage maintained by UNESCO as part of the Memory of the World Programme. As of 2024, it includes 78 different collections and archives.

Contents

Some of the entries on the Australian register are also included in the Memory of the World International Register which recognises documentary heritage of global importance.

Documentary heritage [A] Custodian(s), Location(s)Year
inscribed
Reference
The Endeavour Journal of James Cook National Library of Australia, Canberra

35°17′48″S149°07′47″E / 35.296633°S 149.129815°E / -35.296633; 149.129815 (National Library of Australia)

2001 [1]
The Mabo Case ManuscriptsNational Library of Australia, Canberra

35°17′48″S149°07′47″E / 35.296633°S 149.129815°E / -35.296633; 149.129815 (National Library of Australia)

2001 [2]
The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906) National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra

35°17′00″S149°07′17″E / 35.283213°S 149.121350°E / -35.283213; 149.121350 (National Film and Sound Archive)

2004 [3]
The Convict Records of Australia 2006 [4]
Mountford-Sheard Collection State Library of South Australia, Adelaide

34°55′15″S138°36′08″E / 34.920871°S 138.602153°E / -34.920871; 138.602153 (State Library of South Australia)

2008 [5] [6]
Margaret Lawrie Collection of Torres Strait Islands, 1964–1998 State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

27°28′16″S153°01′05″E / 27.471136°S 153.018135°E / -27.471136; 153.018135 (State Library of Queensland)

2008 [7] [8]
Manifesto of the Queensland Labour Party, 1892 State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

27°28′16″S153°01′05″E / 27.471136°S 153.018135°E / -27.471136; 153.018135 (State Library of Queensland)

2008 [9] [10] [11]
The Convict Records of Queensland 1825–1842 State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

27°28′16″S153°01′05″E / 27.471136°S 153.018135°E / -27.471136; 153.018135 (State Library of Queensland)

Queensland State Archives, Brisbane

27°36′38″S153°04′26″E / 27.61055158667431°S 153.07383324852705°E / -27.61055158667431; 153.07383324852705 (State Library of Queensland)

2009 [12]
James Tyson Papers, 1834–1965 State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

27°28′16″S153°01′05″E / 27.471136°S 153.018135°E / -27.471136; 153.018135 (State Library of Queensland)

Queensland State Archives, Brisbane

27°36′38″S153°04′26″E / 27.61055158667431°S 153.07383324852705°E / -27.61055158667431; 153.07383324852705 (State Library of Queensland)

National Library of Australia, Canberra

35°17′48″S149°07′47″E / 35.296633°S 149.129815°E / -35.296633; 149.129815 (National Library of Australia)

Deniliquin and District Historical Society

35°31′22″S144°57′47″E / 35.52283797585212°S 144.96311424136917°E / -35.52283797585212; 144.96311424136917 (National Library of Australia)

2017 [13] [14] [15]
Giant Glass Plate Negatives of Sydney Harbour State Library of New South Wales, Sydney

33°51′58″S151°12′48″E / 33.866163°S 151.213272°E / -33.866163; 151.213272 (State Library of New South Wales, Sydney)

2017 [16]
Anzac Day Commemoration Committee, 1916–1922 State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

27°28′16″S153°01′05″E / 27.471136°S 153.018135°E / -27.471136; 153.018135 (State Library of Queensland)

2019 [17] [18] [19] [20]
Dr Barbara Piscitelli AM Children's Art Archive 1986–2016; 2020 State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

27°28′16″S153°01′05″E / 27.471136°S 153.018135°E / -27.471136; 153.018135 (State Library of Queensland)

2023 [21]
The Johnstone Gallery Archive, 1948–1992 State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

27°28′16″S153°01′05″E / 27.471136°S 153.018135°E / -27.471136; 153.018135 (State Library of Queensland)

2021 [22] [23] [24] [25]

Notes

^ Names and spellings provided are based on the official list released by the Memory of the World Programme.

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References

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  2. "The Mabo Case Manuscripts". Australian Memory of the World. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  3. "The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906)". Australian Memory of the World. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  4. "The Convict Records of Australia". Australian Memory of the World. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  5. "Mountford-Sheard Collection". State Library of South Australia Collection. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. "Mountford-Sheard Collection". Australian Memory of the World. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. "Margaret Lawrie Torres Strait Island Collection". Australian Memory of the World. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
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