ArchivesSearch outage and reduced Reading Room access

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Queensland State Archives will perform essential system maintenance from 12 pm Thursday 4 December to 9 am Tuesday 9 December. During this period, ArchivesSearch (our online catalogue) and access to our digital records will be unavailable.

Reading Room hours and services

Thursday 4 December

Open, with record retrieval requests available until 12 pm.
ArchivesSearch goes offline after at 5pm.

Friday 5 December

Open for records ordered before 12 pm Thursday.
No new record retrievals possible.

Monday 8 December

Closed

Tuesday 9 December

Reading Room hours and access to ArchivesSearch returns to normal from 9 am.

We apologise for the disruption and appreciate your patience during this essential maintenance.

Last updated:: 2 December 2025