From the more detailed Wikipedia page [1] 1821 Establishment of the position of Colonial Secretary and Registrar of the Records who is responsible for government administration in New South Wales. 1879 Letter from J.H. Heaton recommending appointment of Dr G.H. Stanley as Keeper of Archives in the Colonial Secretary’s Office. This proposal was not acted on. 1888 Proposal by George Burnett Barton (1836-1901) brother of Edmund Barton] to establish a repository for public records in NSW 1960 Archives Act proclaimed to commence on 1 June 1961 1963 Appointment of Mr R F Doust, BA as Senior Archivist