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Discover engaging videos and classroom activities to enrich your teaching of History.

Phyllis Williams showing her mother the Larrakia petition.

Archival records are so powerful

Learn about the power and importance of archival records with Phyllis Williams, Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement at National Archives of Australia.

Aussie Aussie Aussie? Peter Drew's street art

Discover how artist Peter Drew uses archival records to create street art about Australian identity.

SHANG Caleb James : Service Number - 2504 : Place of Birth - Brisbane QLD : Place of Enlistment - Brisbane QLD : Next of Kin - (Mother) SHANG Jane

Anzacs in the Archives

In this activity, student historians handle copies of real archival records. They use these primary sources to uncover the personal stories of people who served in the First World War.

2 adults with young children standing on the tarmac with a Boeing 747 aircraft behind them.

Across the seas: stories of migration to Australia

Australia has always been a diverse place and today we are one of the most multicultural societies in the world.