Raymond Terrace & District Historical Society Inc.
Est. 1974
Linking Yesterday with Tomorrow
Research
The Society can assist with any information relating to family and local history from our extensive archival files. The following services may be of interest.
Research Room
The Society maintains a Research Room at the Raymond Terrace Library at 18A Sturgeon Street, Raymond Terrace. Opening hours are Monday 9.30am - 2pm and Wednesday 9.30am - 2pm (excluding Public Holidays), or by appointment.
We can assist with family history, local history, historical photos and various local history publications. If you are unable to attend the research room in person, please email us at research@sketchleycottage.org.au with your contact information and details of the subject you'd like to research. Please note that research fees will apply.
Our resources include:
- Marriage, baptism and death records from Parish and Court House records
- Convict research
- Extensive collection of maps, including hand drawn road maps from the 1850s
- An extensive photo collection currently containing over 7,000 photographs
- Area and family histories in both published and file forms
- Local papers indexed to 1932
Newsletters
From the beginning of 2009 we have copies of our quarterly newsletter available online in PDF format.
- Newsletter Jan-Mar 2018
- Newsletter Jul-Aug 2016
- Newsletter Volume 14 Number 1 - Jan-Mar 2013
- Newsletter Volume 13 Number 4 - Oct-Dec 2012
- Newsletter Volume 13 Number 3 - Jul-Sep 2012
- Newsletter Volume 13 Number 2 - Apr-Jun 2012
- Newsletter Volume 13 Number 1 - Jan-Mar 2012
- Newsletter Volume 12 Number 4 - Oct-Dec 2011
- Newsletter Volume 12 Number 3 - Jul-Sep 2011
- Newsletter Volume 12 Number 2 - Apr-Jun 2011
- Newsletter Volume 12 Number 1 - Jan-Mar 2011
- Newsletter Volume 11 Number 4 - Oct-Dec 2010
- Newsletter Volume 11 Number 3 - Jul-Sep 2010
- Newsletter Volume 11 Number 2 - Apr-Jun 2010
- Newsletter Volume 11 Number 1 - Jan-Mar 2010 (A4 format)
- Newsletter Volume 11 Number 1 - Jan-Mar 2010 (Booklet format)
- Newsletter Volume 10 Number 3 - Jul-Sep 2009
- Newsletter Volume 10 Number 2 - Apr-Jun 2009
- Newsletter Volume 10 Number 1 - Jan-Mar 2009
Publications For Sale
The following publications are produced by the Society:
| James King - A Pioneer Enterprise | |
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| Echoes of War | |
| They Were Here: Convicts of Raymond Terrace Volume I | |
| They Were Here: Convicts of Raymond Terrace Volume II | |
| Marriages from the Gloucester Examiner & Raymond Terrace Examiner 1894 – 1926 | |
| Clearing Out Sales Raymond Terrace & Lower Hunter 1895 – 1930 | |
| War Memorials of Port Stephens | |
| Soldiers & Memorials of Seaham | |
| Cemetery Master Index | |
| Landholders & Others | |
| Raymond Terrace Pioneer Cemetery | |
| Obituaries Volume 1 1893 – 1915 | |
| Obituaries Volume 2 1916 – 1925 | |
| Obituaries Volume 3 1926 – 1930, 1951 & 1953 | |
| Any two Obituaries Volumes | |
| All three Obituaries Volumes | |
| The Worimi: Hunter-Gatherers |
We also have available for sale a large selection of publications not produced by the Society but covering the local district, among them are:
| Raymond Terrace History & Heritage | |
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| Seaham School of Arts | |
| Short History of Raymond Terrace |
Please note that all prices exclude postage. If you would like to order any of our publications please email us at research@sketchleycottage.org.au and we can let you know about postage costs and book availability.
