16 Mar 1826 - Australian Subscription Library founded

#OnThisDay 16 March 1826 the Australian Subscription Library was founded in Sydney. The Library opened its doors on 1 December 1826 in Pitt Street, Sydney. By 1869, the Library was in serious in debt and was bought by the State Government. It became the Sydney Free Public Library, the forerunner of the State Library. An Archives Department was created within the Public Library in 1953.

Related

• Trove article re Rules of the Library (The Sydney Gazette and NSW Advertiser)

From the Collection

• An anniversary history - State Archives and Records NSW 1788-2011, by Dr. Peter Tyler