Records

Each record focuses on a single item from the National Archives' collection. Some records contain extra information to help you interpret them.

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  School children at sport, Alice Springs

  This is a black-and-white photograph of several girls using a skipping rope and playing a game with a ball.

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  Sir Donald Bradman signing fan's cricket bat

  This black-and-white photograph shows Australian cricket legend Sir Donald 'the Don' Bradman autographing a cricket bat for 9-year-old Rick Scheeren at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on 6 February 1963.

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  Sportsman and politician Hubert Opperman cycling across Australia

  This is a black-and-white photograph of Hubert Opperman on one of his long-distance rides across Australia. Behind him on a dirt track is a support vehicle.

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  Tall ships in Sydney Harbour during Australian Bicentenary celebrations

  This is a colour photograph showing a flotilla of spectator craft gathered within Sydney Harbour to view and farewell the historic tall ships.

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  The Socceroos versus Uruguay at Olympic Park

  This is a black-and-white photograph of a match played between the Australian soccer team and Uruguay at Olympic Park, Melbourne, in 1974.

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  Travel poster – Go out to Australia for the Test Matches

  This is an Australian travel poster advertising cricket matches.

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  Trout fishing in the Murray river

  This colour photograph shows a man fishing along the upper reaches of the Murray River in New South Wales.

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  Two surf lifesavers and a woman on a Gold Coast beach

  This black-and-white photograph shows two surf lifesavers running with a woman on the beach at the Gold Coast, Queensland.

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  Vietnamese students watching Scottish dancing at a multicultural festival in Adelaide

  This black-and-white photograph shows Vietnamese students at festival time in Adelaide, South Australia.