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Central Queensland University

Contact Details
Street Address
Bruce Highway, North Rockhampton 4702
Postal Address

Capricornia CQ Collection Library - Building 10 CQUniversity CQ Mail Centre QLD 4702

Phone
1300 369 038 or (07) 4932 2707
Fax
(07) 4930-9972
Email
cq-collections@cqu.edu.au
Archive Information
Officer in Charge
CQ Collections Librarian
Hours & Facilities

Open Tuesdays & Thursday 9am – 1pm; Wednesdays 9am – 5pm; appointments outside these hours are made at the discretion of the CQ Collections Librarian.

General reference assistance and copying services available.

 

Access

The collection is open to all members of the public. Restrictions apply to the use of some material. Requests for permission to use restricted material can be made through the Regional Collection Librarian.

 

Acquisition Focus

A collection of published and unpublished material relating to the Central Queensland region. It includes manuscripts, books, serials, photographs, maps and plans.

Major Holdings
  • Mount Morgan Limited: Records 1884-1990 (90m).
  • Lands Commissioner Rockhampton: Registers and correspondence 1860-1967 (52m).
  • Archer Family: Records c1820-1990 (4m).
Guides
  • Entries in National Library of Australia Guide to Collections of Manuscripts Relating to Australia.
References
  • Gistitin, Carol 'The Capricornia Central Queensland Collection' Australian Academic and Research Libraries Vol 16, (Mar 1985): 47-50.
  • Boyle, R F and Gistitin, C, 'The Golden Mount, Central Queensland's first triumph' In Fifth National Conference on Engineering Heritage, 1990 Preprints of papers. Perth, Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1990: 99-103.
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Last Updated
9 Feb 2009