ABC News (Australia): A record of Australia’s suburban history lives in this archive — and it was nearly lost

ABC News (Australia): A record of Australia’s suburban history lives in this archive — and it was nearly lost. “The Box Hill Historical Society’s collection came close to destruction in April last year, after rewiring works in the town hall building caused a humidifier to malfunction, increasing the humidity levels within the archive’s rooms to nearly 90 per cent. Lead archivist Helen Harris had stopped by the archive on a Saturday and found condensation dripping through the building and paint beginning to melt.”