What is the New England region?
The region is defined from 1988 as the local government areas within the New England and Holiday Coast regions, with Bourke, Brewarrina and Walgett Shires in the west and Murrurundi, Scone, Gloucester and Greater Taree Shires or local government areas in the south. This differs from the original definition of the region, which was based on the New England New State as proposed by the Nicholas Commission (NE342.94/R888r). Where are these materials held? The material is located either in the Dixson General Collection or, for those items which are rare, ephemeral, or vulnerable to theft or damage, in a closed collection on the ground floor of Dixson Library. How are these items identified? All items which belong to this regional collection have a special tag in the Marc entry in the catalogue, and those items held in the closed collection have an NE prefix to their call number. Use of the online catalogue will provide details of all material held. How are the materials in the closed colle
