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First World War Military Cemetery in Etaples, France

This is a black-and-white photograph of part of the Etaples Military Cemetery in northern France, taken in the 1920s.
Surrender of the Japanese in the Timor area, Second World War

This is a black-and-white photograph showing Major Minoru Shoji signing the Instrument of Surrender aboard HMAS Moresby.
First World War conscription plebiscite – ballot paper

A ballot paper from a plebiscite, held on 28 October 1916, regarding conscription for military service outside of Australia.
Second World War propaganda poster – Australia is ours

This is a black-and-white poster showing a map of the world on which Australia is highlighted and linked to the five stars of the Southern Cross.
Returned First World War soldiers queue for employment

This is a black-and-white-photograph of returned WWI soldiers, queuing for employment in 1919.
Armistice – outline of Supreme War Council and Peace Conference procedures

This is a memorandum regarding Armistice and the conclusion of peace.
Woman working in a munitions factory during the Second World War

This is a black-and-white photograph of a woman working in an unidentified munitions factory in 1940.
Australian soldiers at a bomb site in Darwin, Second World War

This is a black-and-white photograph of six Australian soldiers at a bomb site in Darwin, Northern Territory, in 1942.
Damage from a bomb attack in Darwin, Second World War

A black-and-white photograph showing damage from a Japanese bomb attack to an oil storage site on Stokes Hill, above Darwin harbour, in 1942.
Report on anti-war activist Hugo Throssell's socialist connection

A report on Hugo Throssell and his socialist connection postwar. It was written by RH Weddell, from the Special Intelligence Bureau, Western Australia.
Anti-war protest – report on the arrest of suffragette Adela Pankhurst

A letter sent by the crown solicitor to the secretary of the Attorney-General's Department about the conviction of Adela Pankhurst in Melbourne in 1917.
World War I political cartoon of Prime Minister Billy Hughes

A black-and-white political cartoon from 'The Billy Book: Hughes Abroad (1918)' by cartoonist David Low.
Photo of Mario Takasuka who served in the Second World War

Mario was born in Australia in 1910, the son of Jō and Ichiko Takasuka who migrated to Australia from Japan in 1905.
Japanese propaganda and White Australia during the Second World War – memorandum

This is a memorandum regarding the White Australia Policy, 29 May 1941.
Parents providing consent for their son to enlist in the First World War – Edward Drew

A letter from Edward Drew’s parents giving their consent for him to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force in 1916. Men under 21 required permission to enlist.
German internee at Liverpool Camp during the First World War – Johan Wenke

A photograph of Johan Wenke showing him as an internee (civilian prisoner) at Holsworthy Concentration Camp near Liverpool, on the outskirts of Sydney, in 1918.
Australia's Governor-General during World War I – Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson

This is a photograph of Australian Governor-General Sir Ronald Munro Ferguson, Lady Munro Ferguson and others.
Prime Minister John Curtin visiting London during the Second World War

This is a photograph of Prime Minister John Curtin, probably speaking to the press, on his arrival in England by air for the first meeting of the Imperial Conference of Empire Prime Ministers on 1 May 1944.
Second World War air raid precautions at the Sydney General Post Office

This is a black-and-white photograph showing the air raid protection erected around the old Sydney General Post Office on the corner of Pitt Street and Martin Place.
Country Party leader John McEwen defending Australia's involvement in Vietnam War

This is a typed letter from John McEwen, Country Party leader and Deputy Prime Minister, to a constituent, Myles Chappell.