City of Sydney Archives & History Resources

The City Archives is the business archive of the Council of the City of Sydney and a collecting archive. The City archives holds items from as early as 1842 when the Municipal Council of Sydney was established and provides access to more than 1 million items including documents, photographs, maps, plans and data.

City of Sydney Archives holds numerous records and images related to the long-standing Chinese community of Sydney and has also created a number of special collections, including one under the heading - Chinese Community in Sydney.

A search under "Chinese" yields over 1450 items.