Hansard (Parliamentary Debates)

Parliamentary debates, also known as Hansard, are useful for finding second reading speeches for Bills.

Australia

International

Printed

Resource Location
Commonwealth

State Reference Library
DS342.901
1901-1939

State Reference Library
N328.9402/1
Sept 1939-
Latest 10 years kept at REF

New South Wales

State Reference Library
RAV/FM4/5*
1879-1900
* microfilm

State Reference Library
DS342.91/1
1901-1946

State Reference Library
N328.94401/1
1946-1992

State Reference Library
NQ328.94401/10
1993-*
Latest 10 years at REF

Victoria

Mitchell Library
328.92/V
1856/57-1857/58, 1859/60-1860/61, 1862/63-1864/5

State Reference Library
DS342.92/1
1866-1960

State Reference Library
N328.94502/1
1961-1982

State Reference Library
N328.94502/2 Legislative Assembly
N328.94502/3 Legisltative Council
1982-

Queensland

State Reference Library
DS342.94/1
1864-1959/60

State Reference Library
N328.94302/1
1960/61-

South Australia

State Reference Library
RAV/FM4/9
1858-1913

State Reference Library
DS342.93/1
1914-1951

State Reference Library
N328.94202/1
1952-

Western Australia

State Reference Library
DS342.95/1
1890/91-1960

State Reference Library
N328.94102/1
1961-1995

State Reference Library
NQ328.94102/1
1996-

Tasmania

State Reference Library
N328.946/3
1979-1995

Northern Territory

Mitchell Library
328.938/1
Feb 1948/49-Sept 1974 (very imperfect)

State Reference Library
N328.942902/1
1974-1997

State Reference Library
NQ328.942902/1
Nov 1997-

Australian Capital Territory

State Reference Library
N328.94702/1
1989-


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