Research
The Royal Historical Society of Queensland is well-known for its Welsby Library and our headquarters, the
Commissariat Store at 115 William Street, Brisbane is open on
Thursdays from 10 am to 4 pm and Hon Research Officers are available
to assist researchers, and at other times by arrangement. Most of the research officers are experienced
historians.
Available to researchers is the Welsby Library's incredible collection of items are of interest to those researching Queensland's
history. There are more than 4,984 books and booklets, 284 Brisbane files, 605 District files, 1,048
Family files, 1,051 Subject files, 21,783 photos which includes 4,702
digital images, 630 maps and plans and 2,361 archive files in the collection.
The Library also holds various Queensland Parliamentary Papers,
Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly and
Queensland Government Gazettes from 1861 to 1899.
The RHSQ's Welsby Library is an excellent place to start your research
on many Queensland topics.
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