UOW Archives

The Archives team manage, preserve and provide access to physical and digital archival materials relating to:

  • the corporate and social history of UOW
  • materials of historical significance to the Illawarra region
  • materials of relevance to our teaching and research.

We offer collection expertise and provide reference support for our community, external institutions and bodies, and members of the public.

Archives Online

Our most popular collections easily visible and downloadable. Each digitised item, including images and documents, is shown in the highest quality detail, and audio/video can be played directly in your browser.

Explore Archives Online
A vintage photograph of Fairy Creek in the Illawarra

Liz Hilton Memorial Fellowship

In celebration of Liz Hilton's contributions to UOW, the Liz Hilton Memorial Fellowship was established - creating an opportunity for UOW students or staff to undertake in-depth research using archival collections.

Liz Hilton Memorial Fellowship More about Liz Hilton
Group of people marching along street, holding posters. JSTOR
Young Bert Flugelman painting a portrait of a girl while standing in bushland Online exhibitions
A black and white of young women standing in a line holding hockey sticks Flickr

Accessing our physical collections

While our digitised collections showcase our online archives content, many of our collections still exist in physical formats in the Archives.

How to access our physical collections
Illustration of a boat, the P and O S.S. Medina