TAFE NSW Ultimo Library has an extensive collection of historical resources. It holds books, journals, reports, published histories, statistical publications, photographs, artworks, maps, ephemera, instructional equipment, instruments and apparatus, sound and video recordings, records of heritage assets on campus, a growing digitised collection and artifacts in situ. It does not hold student records information.
Whilst the bulk of the collection is held at Ultimo, a number of other sites across TAFE hold collections with varying levels of accessibility.
Discover our growing and diverse digitised history collection online.
Search for specific items of interest by entering keywords or phrases in the search field.
Tip: If your search term is a phrase rather than an individual word, enclose it in "inverted commas"
To access use your TAFE NSW username and password.
The TAFE NSW Heritage Collection Online is a work in progress, check back regularly for more content.
Tamworth Technical College in Peel Street, Tamworth.1948.
The Heritage Collection Gallery is a dedicated space at TAFE NSW Ultimo Library showcasing a changing display of items from the Library’s Heritage Collection.
Highlights include an ornate Columbian Proof Press (printing machine) from 1864; a giant replica of Captain Cook's Endeavour ship specially made for the 100 year commemoration in 1971 by students and teachers; and artwork commissioned for the inaugural opening of the TAFE NSW Equal Employment Opportunity Unit, 1984.
Columbian Printing Press or Columbian Proof Press (1864)
A selection of items from the TAFE NSW Heritage Collection Online.