The Boer War spanned Australia's pre- and post-Federation period. Post-Federation records of the war are held by the National Archives.

The National Archives holds records relating to every conflict Australia was involved in from 1899 to 1975.

A guide to the official government records of Australia's involvement in the Boer War. It includes both colonial and Commonwealth records.

Information on researching archival records about World War II war crimes.

Bessie Pocock served in the Boer War and the First World War, as a nurse and then as a matron in charge of nurses. This form records her movements and decorations.

Explore Australia’s role in war: what led to our involvement; the effect on individuals, communities and countries; and how new weapons and technologies contributed to the outcomes of war.

Find war service records, view them online and order copies of photographs and medals with the National Archives of Australia collection.

Information on researching War Cabinet records in the National Archives.

From the end of the Second World War to 1965, over 650 Japanese women migrated to Australia as the wives and fiancees of Australian servicemen.

William Veale served in two world wars and helped shape the city of Adelaide.

This is a series of design concepts for war memorials submitted to the Copyright Office, post-First World War.

2020 marked the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender, ending the Second World War. Australia's perspective on these events is captured in our collection.

After the outbreak of the First World War, the federal parliament, following the lead of Britain, passed the War Precautions Act 1914.

This is the record of discussions and decisions of a meeting of the Australian War Cabinet held in Melbourne on 8 December 1941.

Abbreviations used in First World War and Second World War service records explained.

Our collection of records about Australia's defence and war efforts will help you learn about your family's war history and support your academic research.

From 1962 to 1973, more than 60,000 Australians served in the Vietnam War as part of an allied force led by the United States.

The Cold War was a period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991. In Australia it was marked by political stand-offs, the space race, spy rings and defections.

Attempts to stop the prickly pear in its march across eastern Australia were nothing less than full-scale war.

The women and families of injured First World War veterans took on the bulk of their day-to-day care.