Research Requests

The Residency Museum York holds a collection of photographs with provenance to the town of York, as well as limited archival reference material about homes, places and families who were central to the development of York.

For all other research requests,  please fill out the Research Request Form.

Most other reference material including newspaper cuttings, brochures, personal recollections ( oral histories) is held at the York Society Inc. Email: archives.yorksociety@gmail.com  which is located at the Sandalwood Yards and Tipperary School Cnr of Avon Terrace and Ford Street, York, WA 6302. Phone: (08) 9641 1765

USEFUL ONLINE RESEARCH LINKS:

• To search a wide range of newspapers, books, photographs and other online resources: www.trove.nla.gov.au
• To search Western Australian Post Office Directories from 1893-1949: www.slwa.wa.gov.au
• To search for burial records in the Perth Metropolitan area:  www.mcb.wa.gov.au
• To search the Government records in the State Records Office of Western Australia, use the on-line catalogue.  This will assist with searching a wide range of subject areas including convicts and transportation, education and school records.
• https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au
• To search online indexes for Western Australian Births, Deaths and Marriages: www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au
• To search Aboriginal history and society, including family history use the State Records Office:  www.sro.wa.gov.au/archive-collection/collection/aboriginal-records
•  https://slwa.wa.gov.au/explore-discover/indigenous-wa/family-history/wa-indigenous-family-history-resources
• This link is a good starting point for a number of photos, oral histories etc on the State Library website https://slwa.wa.gov.au/explore-discover/family-history
• To search for family members with military history use the National War Memorial site https://www.awm.gov.au/