Media releases for 2013
There are 24 media releases below.
May
Agencies' responsibilities in a digital world
Thursday, 23 May 2013
With 2015 set as the deadline for Commonwealth agencies to make the transition to digital management and storage, the National Archives has organised a confe...
An Aboriginal family’s struggle for survival
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
A request from Aboriginal serviceman Percy Pepper, to return to Australia from wartime Europe in 1918 to care for his ailing wife Lucy, is part of an exhibit...
Wireless radio in Australia
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The history of wireless radio in Australia is full of fascinating stories.
Holt briefcase subject of British TV host’s 'Hidden Treasures' documentary
Thursday, 9 May 2013
Former Australian prime minister Harold Holt’s stylish leather briefcase and some of its intriguing contents, on display at the National ...
Archives involved in Hackfest for who's who of data industry
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The National Archives of Australia is excited to be part of GovHack 2013 and this year will allow access to its Passenger Arrivals' Index...
April
Connecting information and people
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
The National Archives has welcomed the theme of 'Connecting Information and People' for this year's Information Awareness Month in May.
Family history for post-war migrants
Friday, 12 April 2013
The National Archives is reaching out to encourage post-war migrants to discover their family history through its website Destination: Australia – sharin...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Canberra
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity to pick the...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Brisbane
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives in Brisbane next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity to pick ...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Adelaide
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives in Adelaide next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Hobart
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives in Hobart next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity t...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Perth
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives in Perth next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportunity to...
Shake Your Family Tree at the National Archives – Sydney
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Shake Your Family Tree day at the National Archives at Chester Hill next Tuesday (16 April) offers family historians the opportu...
Roo boy shakes his family tree
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Kangaroo player Michael Firrito from the North Melbourne Football Club will be among those shaking their family tree at the National Archives in Melbourne ne...
March
Exhibition and website to feature forced adoption stories
Thursday, 21 March 2013
Following the Prime Minister's apology to people affected by forced adoption practices today, the National Archives of Australia will create an exhibition ...
Online migrant photos and stories enrich the Australian story
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
The National Archives is encouraging post-war migrants and their descendants to search for familiar faces and share their own stories on...
Being digital savvy to preserve Government information
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
The National Archives has launched a new e-learning training module Introduction to digital records, to help agencies be digital savvy when managing G...
A Vision Splendid
Thursday, 7 March 2013
The National Archives has republished a tribute to Marion Mahony Griffin’s artistic skills, launching it on International Women’s Day (8 March) in recognition of her contribution to the design of C...
After dark – at the National Archives
Friday, 1 March 2013
After dark urban gaming, roving performers and special viewings are all part of the Enlighten festival activities at the National Archives over the next two ...
February
Hoopla, conflict and bureaucratic bungling
Thursday, 28 February 2013
The people, politics and controversy involved in the design of Canberra have come to life in the National Archives’ latest exhibition Design 29: creating a c...
Royal Commission – records disposal freeze
Friday, 1 February 2013
The National Archives has issued a disposal freeze on records which may be required in evidence by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child...
January
Blasphemous, indecent or obscene
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
A collection of banned books has come out of the vault at the National Archives of Australia to provide visitors with a glimpse into the minds of mid-twentie...
Saving personal records after a bushfire
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
With bushfires currently raging throughout Australia, the National Archives of Australia has drawn attention to its online advice on salvaging personal recor...
Boost for Australian archival research
Thursday, 3 January 2013
The National Archives of Australia and the Australian Historical Association (AHA) have joined forces to encourage postgraduate archival research into Austra...
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