Unlock the secrets of the Archives 🗝️🔓 Have you ever wanted to explore the national archival collection, but aren’t sure where to start? Look no further than our online masterclass! 🧑‍💻 Join us on 11 April, where our experts will share tips to help you find family history, migration records, military files and more. Secure your spot now: https://bit.ly/4hr7ZRy | National Archives of Australia
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Unlock the secrets of the Archives 🗝️🔓 Have you ever wanted to explore the national archival collection, but aren’t sure where to start? Look no further than our online masterclass! 🧑‍💻 Join us on 11 April, where our experts will share tips to help you find family history, migration records, military files and more. Secure your spot now: https://bit.ly/4hr7ZRy | National Archives of Australia
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The National Archives of Australia is one of our most important cultural institutions — not only preserving Australia’s memory, but also sharing it with us all. During her recent visit to the preservation facility in Canberra, the Governor-General spoke with @naagovau Director-General Simon Froude about the Archives’ important work. 🎥📜🗺️ | Governor-General of Australia
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The National Archives of Australia is one of our most important cultural institutions — not only preserving Australia’s memory, but also sharing it with us all. During her recent visit to the preservation facility in Canberra, the Governor-General spoke with @naagovau Director-General Simon Froude about the Archives’ important work. 🎥📜🗺️ | Governor-General of Australia
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✨ Spark your imagination! Be inspired by stories of bold dreams, determination and Australian ingenuity. ‘In real life: inventors, innovators and opportunists’ is now open at National Archives of Australia in Canberra 🛠️💡🔬 Explore the colourful history of Australian invention, from First Nations creativity to 150 years of patents, designs and trademarks. | National Archives of Australia
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✨ Spark your imagination! Be inspired by stories of bold dreams, determination and Australian ingenuity. ‘In real life: inventors, innovators and opportunists’ is now open at National Archives of Australia in Canberra 🛠️💡🔬 Explore the colourful history of Australian invention, from First Nations creativity to 150 years of patents, designs and trademarks. | National Archives of Australia
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Last week, we were excited to be the Principal Partner at the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) Annual Conference in Sydney, joining archivists and recordkeepers from across Australia. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of ASA, this year’s theme, ‘Telling Our Stories: Community, Connection, Resilience,’ explored how archives shape communities and strengthen connections across generations. Our staff highlighted the power of storytelling in archives through insightful presentations on rep
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Last week, we were excited to be the Principal Partner at the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) Annual Conference in Sydney, joining archivists and recordkeepers from across Australia. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of ASA, this year’s theme, ‘Telling Our Stories: Community, Connection, Resilience,’ explored how archives shape communities and strengthen connections across generations. Our staff highlighted the power of storytelling in archives through insightful presentations on rep
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Explore fascinating archival records, photos and footage that captured the events and challenges from the Trans-Australian Railway. | National Archives of Australia
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Explore fascinating archival records, photos and footage that captured the events and challenges from the Trans-Australian Railway. | National Archives of Australia
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The National Archives of Australia has digitised over one million Second World War service records, making them freely available online. The project includes more than 50,000 service records of women, including photographs taken when they enlisted. 📹 via ABC Canberra by James Vyver #abcnews #abcnewsact | ABC Canberra
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The National Archives of Australia has digitised over one million Second World War service records, making them freely available online. The project includes more than 50,000 service records of women, including photographs taken when they enlisted. 📹 via ABC Canberra by James Vyver #abcnews #abcnewsact | ABC Canberra
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From rockets to pop culture, Australia’s space age was a story of curiosity, innovation, and imagination. 🇦🇺✨ 🚀 Archival records and objects reveal Australia’s role in space exploration and how science, design, and ideas shaped the era. We preserve and share these records, so that the stories of Australians who reached for the stars remain accessible for future generations. ‘Out of this world: Australia in the space age’ was a National Archives of Australia touring exhibition that shared stor
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From rockets to pop culture, Australia’s space age was a story of curiosity, innovation, and imagination. 🇦🇺✨ 🚀 Archival records and objects reveal Australia’s role in space exploration and how science, design, and ideas shaped the era. We preserve and share these records, so that the stories of Australians who reached for the stars remain accessible for future generations. ‘Out of this world: Australia in the space age’ was a National Archives of Australia touring exhibition that shared stor
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Rosie Batty’s powerful 2015 speech preserved in National Archives
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Banned From Pools, Pubs, Theatres | How Australia Woke Up in 1965 #CivilRights #FirstNations
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The celebration of Papua New Guinea’s 50th anniversary of independence continues. 🇵🇬✨ Our new display and digital wall story share original records, photographs and audiovisual footage that trace PNG’s journey to independence and highlight the close ties between our nations. These displays are part of an 18-month project that preserved and digitised more than 5,500 records, ensuring this shared history is accessible to communities in Australia and PNG. 📍 Visit us in Canberra to experience the
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Do you have a copy of ‘Snugglepot and Cuddlepie’? 🌿 First published in 1918, this timeless classic by May Gibbs has been enchanting readers for over a century and continues to capture the charm of the Australian bush for new generations. 🦘💚 Discover more about this pioneering Australian children's author and illustrator in a new display at National Archives in Canberra. 🎥 NFSA - National Film and Sound Archive of Australia | National Archives of Australia
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‘A succulent Chinese meal' immortalised in Australia’s national film archive | #yahooaustralia
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Children's Views on China in 1971 Australia
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Jack Karlson's 1991 Arrest: A Cultural Legacy
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In 1996, then-Prime Minister John Howard wore a bulletproof vest under his suit while addressing a hostile crowd of gun owners at a rally in Sale, Victoria. This event occurred shortly after the Port Arthur massacre, as Howard was pushing for the National Firearms Agreement (NFA) across the country. The proposed laws, which included a ban and mandatory buyback of semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, generated significant anger and protest among some rural and regional Australians who were legitim
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ABC News Australia (@abcnewsaus) - In 1966 this young German woman was looking for a better life in Australia. One where her pay wasn’t all eaten up by rent. One where she wouldn’t be judged by the class she was born into. And one where the men were gentlemen. Her ship has just arrived in Sydney Harbour. #ABCNews #Archives #1960s #Germany #Australia #Immigration #Migrant #AustralianMen #CostOfLiving
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The internet opened to the public in the 90s - this is what Australians thought of it at the time… #OldInternet #90s #Archives
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