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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:
- Search for personal papers and records
Find more personal papers and records in the Library's collection. Get started with this search of items catalogued for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW Project.
More resources
- Margaret Gee's Media Guide [eresource]
Search for media contacts for politicians and other prominent Australian identities and media sources. - Australian Dictionary of Biography [external website]Explore Australia's Dictionary of National Biography to find biographical information about significant Australians including many prominent Members of NSW parliament.
- Former Members — Parliament of New South Wales [external website]Browse a complete list of all former members of both houses of the NSW parliament since 1856. Find biographical details, representation, legislation and references.
- Members — Parliament of New South Wales [external website]View all current sitting members of both houses of the NSW Parliament. You'll find biographical information, contact details and their maiden speech in parliament.
- Premiers of New South Wales, 1856–present [external website]Find biographical information about each Premier of NSW including their parliamentary service (committee membership and ministries), qualifications, interests and community activity.
You may find references to manuscript records in the Library's collections. - Trove [external website]Find newspaper articles, biographical material such as manuscript collections, pictures, speeches, books, film and other records relating to NSW politics.
