▁of ▁Arts ▁movement ▁in ▁NS W ▁and ▁the ▁historical ▁work ings ▁of ▁local ▁libraries . ▁ ▁Bath urst ▁Old ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁Library ▁Collection ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁having ▁satisfied ▁the ▁following ▁criteria . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁course , ▁or ▁pattern , ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁history ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁This ▁collection ▁of ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁books ▁is ▁of ▁State ▁significance ▁as ▁the ▁core ▁collection ▁of ▁reference ▁and ▁historic ▁books ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Bath urst ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁collection , ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁and ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁texts ▁about ▁Australia , ▁includes ▁rare ▁and ▁valuable ▁volumes ▁but ▁also ▁provides ▁historic ▁ins ights ▁into ▁the ▁information ▁available ▁to ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁this ▁major ▁regional ▁centre . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁or ▁special ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁person , ▁or ▁group ▁of ▁persons , ▁of ▁importance ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁collection ▁has ▁local ▁significance ▁for ▁its ▁associations ▁with ▁local ▁citizens ▁who ▁founded ▁and ▁maintained ▁the ▁Bath urst ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁its ▁library ▁collection . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁local ▁significance ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁ins cri ptions ▁and ▁book ▁pl ates ▁associated ▁with ▁local ▁citizens ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁some