Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that the National Archives' website and collection contain the names, images and voices of people who have died.
Some records include terms and views that are not appropriate today. They reflect the period in which they were created and are not the views of the National Archives.
Commonwealth Government records about the Northern Territory
This guide highlights the unique and rich history of the Northern Territory and explores it through Commonwealth Government records.
It makes extensive references to the records held by the National Archives in Canberra and Darwin, and to those held by the Northern Territory Archives Service.
This guide was produced to commemorate the centenary of the acquisition of the Northern Territory by the Commonwealth Government in 1911. The Territory was administered by the Commonwealth until 1978, when it was granted self-government.