The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.
The State Library of NSW is the oldest library in Australia. In 1869 the NSW Government purchased the Australian Subscription Library, which had been established in 1826, to form the Sydney Free Public Library, the first truly public library for the people of NSW. The Mitchell Library, the first library in the country to concentrate entirely on Australian content, opened in 1910.
Milestone
Replaced
1869
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Name
Alternate
Australian Subscription Library
1826 - 1869
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Alternate
Australian Library and Literary Institution
1853 - 1869
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Alternate
Sydney Free Public Library
1869 - 1895
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Alternate
Public Library of New South Wales
1895 - 1975
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Position
{"name":"Craftsperson","target":"Benfield, Arthur G","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Librarian","target":"Windeyer, Margaret","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Benefactor","target":"Dixson, William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
{"name":"Benefactor","target":"Mitchell, David Scott","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
1870 - 1883
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1893 - 1906
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1895 - 1909
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1906 - 1946
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Jul 1912 - Mar 1942
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1921 - 1968
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1926 - 1942
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1942 - 1958
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1958 - 1973
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Property
Occupied
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Comprises
{"name":"Part of","target":"Mitchell Library","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Comprises
{"name":"Part of","target":"Dixson Collection","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Administers
{"name":"Administered by","target":"Coral Thomas Fellowship","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null}
Occupied
1869 - 01 Jun 1942
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Type
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