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Local history

Local studies

There is a special collection of local heritage and local government material held mainly at the Harry Bailey Memorial Library in Coffs Harbour, which currently holds over 1,000 titles.

Coffs Collections

Coffs Collections is a digitised collection of materials held by the Coffs Harbour Regional Museum and Coffs Harbour Regional Art Gallery, as well public art and archives describing the experiences that have shaped our community.

Local heritage blog

Coffs Coast Heritage: Our stories is maintained by the Coffs Harbour Regional Museum to tell in-depth stories of life on the Coffs Coast created by staff and the community.

Local newspapers index

The Newspaper Index is a selective index to the Coffs Coast Advocate newspaper.

Aboriginal family history

Find materials held by our Libraries as well as links to external online resources to help Indigenous Australians researching their family history.

Family history

Find a selection of resources available to help you with your family history research held by our Libraries as well as links to useful external resources.

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