Henk Wolswinkel, the youngest of 13 children, boarded the Dutch migrant ship Johan van Oldenbarnevelt in Amsterdam in 1957.

This image shows the SY Aurora, a ship owned by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, anchored at the Shackleton Ice Shelf in eastern Antarctica.

The migrant ship MS Nelly carried the first German migrants under the bilateral assisted passage scheme signed in 1952.

This is a hand-drawn diagram of a rocket ship by a young Denis Cox, sent in October 1957 to 'A Top Scientist at Woomera Rocket Range, South Australia'.

A draft cablegram from Prime Minister John Curtin to Winston Churchill. Curtin notes that Churchill ignored Australia's wishes by diverting ships towards Burma.

The loss of HMAS Sydney almost without trace in November 1941, following an encounter with the German raider Kormoran off the Western Australian coast, remains one of the most intriguing mysteries of Australia's wartime history.

The ship and its entire company of 645 were lost.

This fact sheet provides information on passenger records held in Sydney.

This fact sheet provides information about passenger records held in Perth.

This fact sheet provides information on National Archives' South Australian maritime records.

Information on passenger records held in the National Archives National Office.

Information about passenger records held in Hobart.

Information on passenger records held in Melbourne.

This fact sheet provides information on passenger records held in Adelaide.

In 1973 the Merchant Vessel Blythe Star sank off the coast of Tasmania. It was a tragedy that led to legislative reform that improved safety at sea.

Among the routine scientific observations recorded by scientists during Antarctic expeditions there are unusually poetic descriptions that paint a vivid picture of subantarctic islands.

This fact sheet provides information on maritime records held in Hobart.

Late November 1941 was a dark time for the Royal Australian Navy, with 2 major naval tragedies occurring within days of each other.

Passenger arrival records tell us how people moved into and out of Australia. You can search these arrival records in our collection.

This fact sheet provides information on passenger records held in Brisbane.

This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about the Cockatoo Island dockyard.