The Collingwood Local History Collection is held at Collingwood Library,
11 Stanton St, Abbotsford.
The Collection includes books, directories, pamphlets, press cuttings, photographs, journal articles, unpublished essays and typescripts, theses, brochures, research notes, taped interviews, maps and ephemera. People wishing to use this collection are advised to first contact the Local History Officer at Collingwood Library.
Most photos in the collection have been added to the PictureVictoria website - see http://www.picturevictoria.vic.gov.au/. If you want to limit your search to photos held by Yarra Libraries, choose Advanced Search, and select Yarra Libraries.
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Yarra libraries hold a large collection of microfilm, microfiche and CD-Rom resources such as directories, rate books, local newspapers, and birth, death and marriage indexes which are useful for general family and local history research. The library web site includes a section describing these collections in more detail - see http://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/Library/Local%20%20History.
None of the microform material is held at the Collingwood library because there are no viewing facilities there. While most of the general material can also be found in many Victorian and interstate libraries, researchers wishing to consult the Collingwood rate books will find them at Fitzroy library, and the local papers at Fitzroy and/or
Richmond libraries.
Collingwood Historical Society does not have its own rooms. Local History inquiries are dealt with by the Local History officer at Collingwood Library. Queries will be passed on to the Historical Society if required.
The Collingwood Local History Collection is held at Collingwood Library,