A minute paper giving the Attorney General's opinion on migration for entertainment purposes and the term 'generally maintained'.

This is a minute paper regarding a nurse who enlisted in the First World War under her maiden name.

A letter from NSW Premier William Holman to Prime Minister Joseph Cook, from 23 April 1914. It outlines the arrangements for the celebration of Empire Day.

Tally sheets and instructions to the Divisional Returning Officers instructing them on how to accurately report on the count of ballot papers.

Paper presented by our Director-General David Fricker at the International Conference on Business Archives, Beijing, China, 2018.

This is a minute paper from 15 March 1909 regarding Customs and Excise Officers to taking handprints for Chinese migration records.

These service papers record the movements, promotions, injuries and treatment received by Sergeant Francis Abbott who was killed in action in France in 1918.

A paper Director-General David Fricker presented at the Australian Institute of Administrative Law National Administrative Law Conference in Canberra, July 2017.

Information on National Archives records about the conscription referendums, 1916 and 1917.

The National Archives of Australia presented a copy of the Larrakia petition to the Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation on Wednesday 13 June. Advisory Council members and National Archives State Director Phyllis Williams gifted the copy at the Corporation offices in Darwin.

The Federal Court has heard arguments regarding the public release of the so-called 'Palace letters', and whether they should be regarded as Commonwealth records or the private papers of Sir John Kerr.

Indigenous archives are a vital link to Country, family and culture. National Archives works with First Nations peoples to make them accessible.

The National Archives holds correspondence between Australia’s former governors-general and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. These are colloquially known as the Palace Letters. Find out how to access the letters on our collection database, RecordSearch.

A Commonwealth Customs file reveals a shooting spree at Riverton Station, South Australia in 1923.

Our Western Australia Office is open to the public.

This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about the Browne-Fitzpatrick privilege case, 1955.

An online exhibition celebrates 20th-century Aussie beach culture through vintage photographs.

Late November 1941 was a dark time for the Royal Australian Navy, with 2 major naval tragedies occurring within days of each other.

This fact sheet provides information on the National Archives' records about Archbishop Daniel Mannix.

This fact sheet provides information on National Archives records about the sinking of the Montevideo Maru.