Archival quality paper and board products
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War Cabinet records
Information on researching War Cabinet records in the National Archives.
Appraisal and sentencing
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Ship of shame
From 1895, a sensationalist touring exhibit exploited the Australian public’s appetite for a gothic convict narrative.
Declaration of independence
They are some of the most important documents in Australia’s evolution as an independent nation. This is the story of Australia’s first declarations of war.
Driving the royals
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.
Rocket man
Richard Gardiner Casey served Australia in many roles, most famously as Governor General. He also had a personal fascination with space.
Painting the hills
Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin's love of nature was fundamental to their design for Australia's new capital.
Royal seal of approval
The Great Seal of Australia is primarily applied to key documents signed by the governor-general. This seal will remain in use until a new Great Seal of Australia is authorised by King Charles III.
Troopship records fill in family histories
Troopship records are an often-overlooked source to help you fill in your family’s history.
Many happy landings: Australian air races
Touching down in Darwin in 1919, a former WWI bomber won the Great Australian Air Race and became the first international flight to land in Australia.
Principle 7: Business information is saved in systems where it can be appropriately managed
Manage needed business information in systems that protect its integrity and support trusted and reliable use.
Minimum metadata set
The minimum metadata set identifies 9 properties required for the efficient and effective management of your business information.
Can archives help us measure climate change?
Tidal records held by the National Archives could help us track environmental change over the past two centuries.
Unsung heroes
80 years ago, the Volunteer Defence Corps stood ready to help defend Australia following Japan’s explosive entry into the Second World War.
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GRA40 - Transfer of custody of records under Australian Government outsourcing arrangements - 2017/00045834 - issued 2017
Open data and formats
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Reconciliation Action Plan 2014-15
The National Archives' Reconciliation Action Plan represents an exciting opportunity to find new ways of working together to make records of cultural, historical and personal significance available in culturally sensitive and appropriate ways.