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

In January 1912, the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, or AAE, established a main base on the Antarctic continent at Cape Denison. Three-thousand kilometres south of Australia, and on the same longitude as Melbourne, the collection of buildings later became known as Mawson’s Huts. Those huts served as living quarters, a workshop, and a base for scientific observations on one of the first truly scientific expeditions to the icy continent.

The Sepia, an iron hulled 3 mast barque ran aground on December 1898. The ship was discovered by the Underwater Explorer's Club of Western Australia in 1960.

This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about JT Lang and Lang Labor.

This fact sheet provides information on the colonial defence force personnel records held in Melbourne.

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Explore 5 significantly different visions for Canberra's most iconic structure.

Making sure the 1950s and 60s royal tours of Australia ran on time at every destination was a fleet of Commonwealth cars and their drivers.

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

Letters of reference in Second World War service records offer a glimpse into enlistees' pre-war lives.

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Troopship records are an often-overlooked source to help you fill in your family’s history.

Following the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938, many members of Vienna’s Jewish community sought refuge overseas. Amongst them were the Weiss family.

Alfred Bayliss was selected as Australia’s 25,000th post-war Maltese migrant.