Historical Information Centre
Physical Address: Circle Street, New Norfolk Tas 7140
Email: nnhic@derwentvalley.tas.gov.au
The Historical Information Centre is open on Thursdays (except in late December and early January) from 1:30pm - 4:00pm and on the last Saturday of the month (except in December) from 2:00pm – 4:00pm.
Enquiries and donations can be made outside of these times with Ruth Binny on 0412 872 205.
The centre has the facilities to conduct historical searches including searching burial records and can provide clients with written reports.
It features displays of historical artefacts and information, including photographs, which are sometimes mounted at select functions within the Derwent Valley community.
Several local historical publications are available for purchase from the New Norfolk Newsagency located in High St, including the following HIC publications:
- Series I New Norfolk Homes and Pioneers
- Series II New Norfolk Homes and Pioneers
- Series III New Norfolk History and Achievements
- Series IV St Mathew’s Church Burial Records
- Series V North Circle Cemetery Burial Records
- Series VI People and Places: St Matthew’s Church Baptisms
- Series VII From New Norfolk to Back River/Methodist Records
- Series VIII Memoirs of J. J. (Joe) Cowburn
- The Derwent Valley from Federation to Millennium, vol. I
- The Derwent Valley from Federation to Millennium, vol. II
- The Derwent Valley from Federation to Millennium, vol. III – Boyer and the Peg Factory
Please check Council's Fees and Charges Register and check under Council Publications to get a list of HIC publications and approximately what the Newsagent will charge for each.
Derwent Echo Newsletter
The centre also produces The Derwent Echo, an occasional newsletter, mostly published twice or three times a year, generally featuring at least some articles of relevance to the Valley.