We can help you with:
- Library searching
- Archives searches
- Names Index searches for family history
- Finding and accessing your personal records
If your question requires research, use our research request form.
How to contact us:
- Call us on (03) 6165 5538 Monday – Friday 9:30am – 5:00pm (local time)
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We supply information or provide a search path as guided by the National and State Libraries Australasia (NSLA) principles and service guidelines.
We provide:
Up to one hour of research on most enquiries. We may spend more time on enquiries which require researching materials unique to our library and archives.
We are not able to do:
- Lengthy or ongoing research.
- Research assistance to people overseas or interstate when that information is available to them locally.
- Searches for missing persons.
- Valuations, legal and medical advice.
For more in-depth research help, you may choose to hire a private researcher: