Welsby Library

The Royal Historical Society of Queensland is well-known for its Welsby Library in our headquarters, the Commissariat Store at 115 William Street, Brisbane.

The Welsby Library contains many rare and unique items and acts as a valuable resource for the public, complementing other principal repositories of historical records and information such as the John Oxley Library, Queensland State Archives and Queensland Supreme Court Library.

Available to researchers is the Welsby Library's incredible collection of items are of interest to those researching Queensland's history. There are more than 4,984 books and booklets, 284 Brisbane files, 605 District files, 1,311 Family files, 1,048 Subject files, 21,783 photos which includes 4,702 digital images, 630 maps and plans and 2,361 archive files in the collection.

The Library also holds various Queensland Parliamentary Papers, Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly and Queensland Government Gazettes from 1861 to 1899.

You can buy a CD or DVD of the Welsby Library catalogue for $45 plus $5 postage and handling or order and collect one from the Commissariat Store. An upgrade only cost $5 and if posted another $5.00!
For an upgrade, if you have a memory stick and visit the library when the Hon Librarian is in attendance, usually a Tuesday or Friday, then for $5.00 you can quickly get an updated version of the RHSQ Welsby Library catalogue

Donations of books, booklets, photos and other items relevant to Queensland history are always welcome.

The RHSQ's Welsby Library is an excellent place to start your research on many Queensland topics.