Tracing ancestors in the National Archives – Fact sheet 201
The National Archives holds records that might be useful in your family history research. By identifying the ways in which the people you are researching may have had contact with the Australian Government, you might be able to locate records relevant to your search. This fact sheet lists subject areas for which records are likely to be held and identifies fact sheets and/or research guides that will lead to the records.
You should also refer to the National Archives’ publication Finding Families: The Guide to the National Archives of Australia for Genealogists.
Defence force and defence service
Boer War
Civilian service
- Civilian service in World War ll
- Civil Construction Corps records held in Perth
- New Guard Movement, 1931–35
