City of Sydney Archives

Staff Record Cards, 1895-1994 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1998

General Correspondence Files, 1949-1981 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 1500

Building Application Files, 1946-1981 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 1457

Deed Packets I, 1838-1988 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1217

Letters Sent, 1842-1900 991

Plans of Parks, Reserves and Playgrounds [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 927

Town Clerk's Correspondence Folders 906

Reports of the Improvement Committee, 1843-1887 [Municipal Council of Sydney] 801

Goods, Works and Services Contracts, 1843-1976 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 677

Reports of the Finance Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney] 555

Development Application Heritage Reports 550

Letters Received [Municipal Council of Sydney] 477

Sydney Star Observer stock photograph library 465

Building Survey Cards I 454

Resumption Claim Packets, 1844-1985 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 384

Reports of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1892 378

City Engineer's Department Master Negative Microfilm of Plans of Engineering & Survey Standards 363

Planning Street Cards 361

City Engineer's Miscellaneous Cards 354

City Building Surveyor's Department Correspondence Files, 1949-1984 314

Letters Sent 296

Register of Matters Referred to the City Solicitor 285

Minutes of Council, 1842 - ongoing [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 264

Town Clerk's Department Correspondence Files [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 260

Sydney Festival Photographs 258

Lord Mayor Sartor's Subject Files 244

Central Activity Files 219

Development and Building Application Photographs 218

Committee Reports (Various committees), 1842-1899 210

Interim Development Application Files, 1949-1951 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 200

Letters Received from the Colonial Secretary, 1842-1859 199

City Engineer's Lighting Plans Master Negative Microfilm 196

Building Inspectors' Cards 194

Community Ephemera Collection 188

Printed Duplicates of Minutes of Council, 1971 - ongoing [City of Sydney] 184

Barbers Shop Licence Cards 183

Master Negative Microfilm of Plans Drawn for/by Government Departments 174

Deed Packets, 1949-1981 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 171

Common Lodging House & Boarding House Licence Cards 164

Reports of the Finance Committee I, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney] 158

BMC - Leyland Australia Heritage Group Memorabilia 156

Old Planning Street Cards 153

The Records of The Glebe Society Inc 153

Sydney Festival Business Development Records 144

City Historians' Project Papers, 1987-2005 143

Information files 142

City Solicitor's Packets, 1834-1977 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 137

Specifications for Council Properties, 1885-1991 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 134

Business Papers for Council Meetings 115

Councillors' Information Service 113

Surveyor's Field Books, 1883-2009 107

Belvoir St Theatre posters 102

Rate Books, 1844-1928 [Municipal Council of Sydney] 88

Proceedings of the Central Sydney Planning Committee 87

Newsclippings Service 81

Development Application Files I [City of Sydney] 80

Minutes of the Central Sydney Planning Committee 79

Planning Scheme Maps 78

Rate Books, 1969-1975 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 77

Central Sydney Planning Committee Agenda Papers 76

City Projects Photograph Collection 74

Interim Development Application Files 74

Records of Lord Mayor Clover Moore 74

Town Hall events ephemera 73

Sydney Festival and Waratah Festival Programs 72

Electoral Rolls, 1888-2004 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 69

Public Relations Photograph Library 67

City Engineer's Department Correspondence Files 65

Heritage Property Files 65

Valuation Lists, 1949-1968 [South Sydney Municipal Council / City of Sydney] 65

Corporate, Finance, Properties and Tenders Committee Agenda Papers 64

Town Clerk's Correspondence Files, 1949-1968 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 63

Minutes of Council [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 62

Sydney Festival Correspondence Files 62

Sydney Festival Board of Directors duplicate Minutes, Agendas and Business Papers 61

Printed Programs of Entertainments and Civic Events, 1978-1994 58

Sydney Festival Minutes of Committees 56

Building Application Files [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 52

Legal Opinions Books 51

Letters from City Treasurer 50

New Year's Eve Records 50

Records of Kathryn Greiner 50

Sydney Festival Audio and Visual Recordings 47

Printed Materials, 1837-1930 46

Parking Station Licence Files, 1964-1991 44

Development Application Files [South Sydney Municipal Council] 43

City Surveyors Auction and Sale Lithographs (S7C) 42

Planning and Development Committee Agenda Papers 42

Cook and Phillip Park Project Files 41

Records of Councillor Marcelle Hoff 41

Planning Committee II & III Agenda Papers 40

Records of George Clarke, Planning Consultant, 1947-1979 40

Town Clerk's Minutes to City Treasurer 39

Rate Books, 1974-1992 [City of Sydney] 38

City of Sydney - Aerial Photographic Survey, 1949 37

City Solicitor's Letters 35

Minutes of Council [South Sydney City Council] 34

South Sydney City Council Community Services Committee Agenda Papers 34

Leichhardt Building and Development Application Cards (Glebe) 33

Meeting Papers of the Small Permits Appeal Panel 33

Records of the Hyde Park Project 33

Valuation Lists [Newtown Municipal Council] 32

Committee Reports (Various committees) 31

Erskineville Correspondence and Subject Files 31

Building Survey Cards II 30

Indexes to Town Clerk's Department Correspondence Files, 1914-1978 30

Letters Sent by the Mayor 30

Parks, Reserves and Playgrounds Register [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 30

Sydney Festival Minutes and Agenda Papers for General and Board Meetings 30

City Planning Committee Agenda Papers 29

Citizens of Sydney Organising Committee Ephemera and news clippings 28

Records and research material of the Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development 28

Sydney Festival Marketing Files 28

Sydney Festival Posters 28

City Health Department Correspondence Files 27

Cleansing Department Photographs 27

Proceedings of Council, 1888 - ongoing 27

Petitions to Council 26

Printed Duplicates of Minutes of Council [South Sydney City Council] 26

South Sydney City Council Finance Committee Agenda Papers 26

Street Banners and Flags 26

Building and Development Committee Agenda Papers 25

Andrew Briger's Papers 24

Building Application Files [South Sydney Municipal Council] 24

Corporate and Community Services Committee Agenda Papers 24

Rate Books [Glebe Municipal Council] 23

General Correspondence Files [South Sydney Municipal Council] 21

Rate Books [Paddington Municipal Council] 21

South Sydney City Council Councillors' Information Service 21

Valuation Lists [Glebe Municipal Council] 21

Alderman Craig Johnston's Subject Files 20

Annual Reports I, 1880-1975 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 20

Reference Microfilm of Council Plans II 19

Revenue and Expenditure Control Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 19

Industrial Relations Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 18

Mayor's Instructions 18

Queen Victoria Building (QVB) Shop Tenders Register 18

South Sydney City Council Planning and Development Committee Agenda Papers 18

South Sydney City Council media photographic library 18

Sydney Festival Press Clippings 18

Valuation Lists [Redfern Municipal Council] 18

Donations to Council 17

Environment Committee Agenda Papers 17

Finance Committee II Agenda Papers 17

Rate Notice Books [Paddington Municipal Council] 17

Records of Lucy Turnbull 17

Valuer-General's Valuation Lists [South Sydney Municipal Council] 17

Working Papers - Noel Dwyer, Illuminations and Decorations Committee 1954 Royal Visit 17

Works Committee III Agenda Papers 17

Deed Packets I [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 16

Rate Books [Newtown Municipal Council] 16

South Sydney City Council Properties Sub-Commitee 16

Waterloo Correspondence and Subject Files 16

Account Ledgers, 1843-1969 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 15

Cultural and Community Services Committee Agenda Papers 15

Plans of the Capitol Theatre, 1913-1970 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 15

Projects and Public Spaces Committee Agenda Papers 15

Sydney Eisteddfod Syllabuses, Programs and Trophies 15

Annual Reports II 14

Central Sydney Planning Inquiry - Submissions, Hearing Tapes and Reports 14

Community Services Committee II Agenda Papers 14

Community Services Committee III Agenda Papers 14

Development and Building Application Photographs (South Sydney City Council) 14

Sydney Town Hall Upgrade Records 14

Valuer-General's Valuation Books, 1968-1979 14

Major Building and Development and City Planning Committee Agenda Papers 13

Council of the City of South Sydney - Valuation Books 12

Minutes of the Finance Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney], 1846-1973 12

Papers of Mrs William Stones (Gertrude) Member of The Lady Mayoress' Relief Fund 1930s - 1960s 12

Rate Notice Books [Redfern Municipal Council], 1933-1946 12

Sydney Festival Production Manager's Records 12

Erskineville Rate Books Duplicate Notices 11

Goods, Works and Services Contracts [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 11

Martin Place Upgrade Project Management Records 11

Paddington Correspondence and Subject Files 11

Valuation and Rate Books [Erskineville Municipal Council] 11

Assessment and Rate Books [Alexandria Municipal Council] 10

Atlas of the suburbs of Sydney (Higinbotham & Robinson) 10

Building Application Registers [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 10

Cultural and City Services Committee Agenda Papers 10

Minutes of the Works Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney], 1899-1973 10

Newsclippings books 10

Sydney Eisteddfod Minutes and Correspondence 10

Valuation Lists [Alexandria Municipal Council] 10

Valuation Lists [Erskineville Municipal Council] 10

Valuation and Rate Books, 1866-1947 [Darlington Municipal Council] 10

Works Committee II Agenda Papers 10

Capitol Theatre Reconstruction and Extension, Project Manager's Working Papers 9

City Building Surveyor's Department Correspondence Files 9

City Historians' Project Papers 9

Collateral for major Celebrations, Events and Festivals, 2000-ongoing 9

Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest Return Forms - Councillors, Central Sydney Planning Committee (CSPC) Members and Designated Staff 9

Finance and Industrial Relations Committee Agenda Papers 9

Letters Received from the Colonial Secretary 9

Rate Books [Redfern Municipal Council], 1918-1932 9

Records of the Sydney Cabaret Convention 9

Vade Mecum - City of Sydney Yearbook, 1900-1941 9

Works Committee I Agenda Papers 9

Alfred Street Redevelopment Project Records 8

Assessment and Valuation Books [Alexandria Municipal Council] 8

Circular Quay Supervisory Committee Minutes 8

City Engineers Department - Permanent Survey Mark Register 8

City Health Committee II Agenda Papers 8

Films 8

George Street & Railway Square Upgrade Project Management Files 8

Minutes of Council Committees [Glebe Municipal Council] 8

Olympic Games Photograph Library 8

Planning Committee I Agenda Papers 8

Properties, Housing and Works Committee Agenda Papers 8

Debentures Registers, 1959-1990 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 7

Minute Books [Glebe Municipal Council] 7

Minute Books [Waterloo Municipal Council] 7

Minutes of Council [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 7

Miscellaneous Files, 1969-1981 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 7

South Sydney Municipal Council Electoral Roll Master Tape Printouts 7

Street Furniture Replacement Project Records 7

City of Sydney Rate Notices 6

City of Sydney Strategic Plans 6

Electoral Correspondence Files 6

Finance, Industrial Relations, Budget Management and Equal Opportunity Committee Agenda Papers 6

House Sub-Committee Agenda Papers 6

Indexes to Minutes of Council [Municipal Council of Sydney], 1850-1899 6

Industrial Relations Committee Agenda Papers 6

Minutes of the Health and Recreations Committee, 1902-1973 6

Paddington Annual Reports 6

Proceedings of Council 6

Records of Laurie Lambert, 1886-1983 6

Records of the Sydney Traffic Committee 6

South Sydney City Council Traffic Committee records 6

Cash Books, 1843-1904 5

City Building Surveyor's Department Card Files 5

City Building Surveyor's Improvement Board Records 5

City Solicitor's Packets [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 5

Darlington Correspondence and Subject Files 5

Indexes to Letters Received, 1854-1913 5

Minute Books [Redfern Municipal Council] 5

Minutes of Council Committees [Newtown Municipal Council] 5

Minutes of Council [Alexandria Municipal Council] 5

Properties Committee II Agenda Papers 5

Properties and Housing Committee Agenda Papers 5

Rate Books [Waterloo Municipal Council] 5

Records of the Friends of the Sydney Festival 5

Reports of the Improvement Committee [Municipal Council of Sydney] 5

Resumption Claim Packets [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 5

Stephen Hall's Correspondence Files 5

Sydney Festival Ephemera 5

Valuation Books [Waterloo Municipal Council] 5

Works and Housing Committee Agenda Papers 5

Audio Recordings 4

City Engineer's Miscellaneous Books [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney / South Sydney Council] 4

Lord Mayor Sutherland's Alphabetical Correspondence 4

Minutes of Council [Darlington Municipal Council] 4

Minutes of Council [Erskineville Municipal Council] 4

Minutes of Council, 1968-1981 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 4

Newtown Correspondence and Subject Files 4

Priorities and Outcomes Committee Agenda Papers 4

Properties Committee Agenda Papers 4

Records of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Project 4

South Sydney City Council DA and BA Register 4

Sydney Festival Annual Financial Reports, 1991-2012 4

Assessment Books [Newtown Municipal Council] 3

City of Sydney Improvement Board records 3

Cleansing Services Review Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 3

Community Services, Small Business and Tourism Committee Agenda Papers 3

Dana Mider project records 3

East Circular Quay Redevelopment Project Records 3

Engineering Works Review Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 3

Films, 1942-1980 3

Indexes to Letters Sent, 1854-1935 3

Law Enforcement Uniforms and Memorabilia 3

Park Street Upgrade Project Management Files 3

Parks and Recreations Review Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 3

Rate Levy Lists, 1976-1982 [South Sydney Municipal Council] 3

South Sydney City Council Works Committee Agenda Papers 3

South Sydney Municipal Council Electoral Rolls 3

South Sydney Municipal Council Newspaper Clippings 3

Valuation Lists [Paddington Municipal Council] 3

Air Raid Shelter Files 2

Assessment Books [Alexandria Municipal Council] 2

Chief Executive Officer Updates 2

City Medical Officer's Department Photographs, 1912-1962 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 2

City Planning Review Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 2

City Surveyor's Correspondence and Water Rate Register 2

City of Sydney Corporate Plans 2

Cleansing Department Correspondence Files 2

Deed Packets [South Sydney Municipal Council] 2

Development Applications Approved by the City Building Surveyor 2

Ephemera from the Sesquicentenary Celebrations 2

Erskineville Roll of Electors 2

Health and Medical Services Review Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 2

Infringement Notice Books [South Sydney City Council] 2

Interim Development Application Files [South Sydney Municipal Council] 2

Internal Telephone Directories 2

Invitations and Christmas Cards 2

Macdonaldtown Assessment Books 2

Minutes of the City Planning and Improvements Committee, 1936-1973 2

Minutes of the Electric Lighting Committee, 1901-1942 2

Minutes of the Improvement Committee [Municipal Council of Sydney] 2

Minutes of the Lighting Committee, 1857-1898 [Municipal Council of Sydney] 2

Paddington Indexes to Letter Registers / Records Registers 2

Paddington Record Registers 2

Registers of Infectious Diseases, 1969-1976 [City of Sydney] 2

Registers of Letters Received, 1853-1913 2

Specifications for Council Properties [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 2

Staff Record Reports 2

Sydney Committee Minutes of Meetings 2

Town Hall Letting Registers 2

Triennial Valuation Books Minute Book of Improvement Committee [Redfern Municipal Council] 2

Valuation Lists [Darlington Municipal Council] 2

War Comfort Funds and Staff Enlistment Papers, Erskineville National Emergency Service (NES) 2

Waterloo Letterbooks 2

Wattle Street Pedestrian Bridge project records 2

Action Plans 1

Agenda and Minutes of Meetings of Development Resolution Committee 1

Agendas and Reports of the City Library Review Sub-Committee 1

Alexandria Registers of Plans and Specifications 1

Alignments Register [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1

Alteration of Names Registers [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1

Ancher, Mortlock and Woolley records of St Andrew's Precinct and Town Hall House 1

Ancher, Mortlock and Woolley records of St Andrews Precinct and Town Hall House 1

Awards and certificates 1

Building Application Registers [South Sydney Municipal Council] 1

Building and Development Committee (Major) Agenda Papers 1

City Cleansing Engineer's Files 1

City Projects Photograph Collection, 1997-2001 1

Cultural and City Care Committee Agenda Papers 1

Darlington Assessment Book, 1866-1868 1

Darlington Minutes of Finance Committee 1

Darlington Wages Books 1

Development Application Registers 1

Development Application Registers [South Sydney Municipal Council] 1

Erskineville Letter Books 1

Glebe Register of Legal Documents 1

Indexes to Letters Sent to Government Departments, 1910-1950 1

Insurance Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 1

Interim Building Classification Cards 1

Interim Development Application Files, 1946-1949 1

Journals of Accounts for Council Funds 1

Letter Register [Microfilm and Microfiche of Incoming Correspondence] 1

Local Government Act Amendments Register, 1949-1962 1

Lord Mayors Bush Fire Appeal Fund Records 1

Martin Place Upgrade Project Management Records, 1997-2000 1

Minute Books [Paddington Municipal Council] 1

Minutes of Special Committees [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1

Minutes of Special Committees, 1857-1950 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1

Minutes of the General Purposes Committee 1

Minutes of the General Purposes Committee, 1899-1973 1

Minutes of the Health and Recreations Committee 1

Minutes of the Lord Mayor's NSW Bush Fire Disaster Relief Fund 1

Minutes of the Sewers Committee 1

Minutes of the Staff and Labour Committee 1

Minutes of the Water Committee, 1847-1879 1

Minutes of the Works Committee I [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1

Miscellaneous Files [South Sydney Municipal Council] 1

Negatives of City Building Surveyor's Detail Sheets 1

Newtown Council Specifications 1

Newtown Reports of Council Officers 1

Notification of Infectious Disease Register [Paddington Municipal Council] 1

Paddington Engagements Books (Paddington Town Hall and Hampden Park) 1

Paddington Letter Books 1

Paddington Lighting Rate Oxford Street Books 1

Paddington Town Hall Accounts Ledgers 1

Parking Station Licence Files 1

Parking, Traffic, Street Signs and Furniture Sub-Committee Agenda Papers and Minutes 1

Parks and Recreations Department Correspondence Files 1

Parks, Reserves and Playgrounds Register, 1811-1985 [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1

Plans of the Capitol Theatre [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1

Printed Materials 1

Property Sub-Committee Agenda Papers 1

Rate Books [Macdonaldtown Municipal Council] 1

Rate Books [South Sydney Municipal Council] 1

Rate Notice Books [Alexandria Municipal Council] 1

Records of Darling House Aged Care Association 1

Records of the City Library [Sydney Municipal Library] 1

Records of the Millers Point, Dawes Point, The Rocks, Walsh Bay Residents Action Group 1

Recreational and Cultural Services Programs, Events and Exhibitions 1

Redfern Health Inspector's Reports and Complaints Register 1

Redfern Waterloo Heritage Study 1

Reports of Finance Committee [Erskineville Municipal Council] 1

Rolls of Electors [Paddington Municipal Council] 1

Royal Commission for the Improvement of the City of Sydney and its Suburbs, 1908-1909 1

South Sydney City Council Cultural Committee Agenda Papers 1

South Sydney City Council Staff Medical Cards 1

South Sydney City Council 1

South Sydney Municipal Council Temporary Staff Record Cards 1

Splays Register [Municipal Council of Sydney / City of Sydney] 1

Sydney Festival Original Artwork 1

Temporary Staff Cards 1

Tenders for Organ - Centennial Hall 1

Town Clerk's Correspondence Files [South Sydney Municipal Council] 1

Town Hall events ephemera, 1858 - ongoing 1

Valuation Books [Camperdown Municipal Council] 1

Valuation Books [Paddington Municipal Council] 1

Video Tapes, 1942 - ongoing 1

Waterloo Assessment Books 1

Waterloo Workmen's Service Book 1

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Ephemera - Programme for Bill McColl jazz concert at Sydney Town Hall, 1954

Waratah Spring Festival parade, Park Street Sydney, circa 1958

Waratah Spring Festival parade, Park Street Sydney, circa 1958

Tree planted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during royal visit, Loftus Street Sydney, 1954

Drag queen in pink, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Couple and their pug, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Happy German and Australian friends, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Main stage spectators, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Crowds, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

In the crowd, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Bob Downe and Drag Queen on stage, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Crowd shot, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Crowds watching the shows, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

In the crowd at Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Watching the main stage at Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Crowds at Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Wrestling in public, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Catching the moment, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Lesbians and friends, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Young friends, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Enjoying the shade, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Testing the free sling ride, Leather Pride group stall, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Young hairy bears, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012

Hanging around the Bears, Victoria Park, Mardi Gras Fair Day, 2012