SRO services during the Holiday Period

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State Records Office services times and dates during the holiday period (December 2025 and January 2026)
Last updated:
Xmas 2022

The SRO will be closed between Wednesday 24 December and Friday 2 January (inclusive).

VIEWING STATE ARCHIVES

 Original archives

  • Please request before 4 pm on Friday 19 Dec 2025 to view in Leah Jane Cohen Reading Room, 3rd floor State Library, on Monday 5 January 2026.
  • On Monday 5 January 2026 SRO staff will review archives requests placed during the holiday period.
  • Usual service resumes — from Tuesday 6 Jan 2026, order by 4 pm to view by 11am next working day (see Ordering Archives).

Digitisation services

  • Requests for digitisation of archives received during the holiday period (24 Dec 2025 - 2 Jan 2026 inclusive) will be processed from 5 Jan 2026 onwards. 

Microfilm and microfiche copies

FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE

  • Please direct State Archives Reference Enquiries to sro@sro.wa.gov.au
  • Consult an Archivist via Bookings — Appointments unavailable Monday 22 Dec 2025 to Monday 5 Jan 2026 inclusive.
  • Microfilms, SRO catalogue terminal, archive notes and listings can be viewed on 3rd floor of the State Library when it is open (see SLWA Opening Hours).

For records and information management and all other enquiries, please contact the State Records Office via sro@sro.wa.gov.au 

(Image: State Records Office of WA, WA Government Railways photographs, CCE Branch Xmas Party, 18/12/1962)

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