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Politics in New South Wales

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Premiers and politicians

Personal papers and records

We have extensive collections of personal papers and records of Members of the NSW Parliament. Some of these collections date back to the first NSW colonial parliament of 1856.

Discover an assortment of material including diaries, journals, correspondence, speeches, pictures and personal possessions.

Some of the prominent politicians whose personal papers we hold include:

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