Research
Due to damage sustained from a partial collapse of the William Street frontage on 13 January 2011 the Commissariat Store closed temporarily. A huge effort on the part of the Queensland Government has resulted in great progress being made to get the Commissariat site operational again. Stone masons are still repairing the retaining wall, so there is no access to the ground floor for visitors or volunteers and no free parking.The Royal Historical Society of Queensland is well-known for its Welsby Library and our headquarters, the
Commissariat Store at 115 William Street, Brisbane are open on
Thursdays from 10 am to 3 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 that 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 normally an excellent place to start your
research on many Queensland topics. To request help with a research
question
email your request. To help the Hon Researchers if you fill in the
Request form and attach it that would
be most appreciated.
Research costs and
Request form
