National Archives of Australia.

Also known as
Australia. National Archives.
Libraries Australia
http://nla.gov.au/anbd.aut-an35643671
NLA Persistent Identifier
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-549486

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Holding on to our history – that's what the National Archives of Australia does. We care for valuable Australian Government records and make them available for present and future generations to use.

Our galleries are in Canberra, but we have a reading room in each state capital and Darwin.

Our records document events and decisions that shaped the nation. We hold papers of governors-general, prime ministers and ministers. We have Cabinet documents, royal commission files and departmental records on defence, immigration, security and intelligence, naturalisation, and many other issues involving the Australian Government and people.

While most records in the collection are files, we also have significant holdings of photographs, posters, maps, architectural drawings, films, playscripts, musical scores and sound recordings.

View the full record at Collections Australia Network

In January 1973, the Commonwealth Archives Office changed its name to Australian Archives. In March 1998, the name of the Australian Archives was changed to National Archives of Australia. Publications by these bodies are entered under the name used at the time of publication.

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  1. Finding families : the genealogists guide to the National Archives of Australia / compiled by Margaret Chambers
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Book : 1998 ]
    At 119 libraries
    Finding families : the genealogists guide to the National Archives of Australia / compiled by Margaret Chambers
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 93.678)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 93.678)

  2. National Archives of Australia : holding on to our history / [text : Robert Beattie]
    Beattie, Robert
    [ Book : 1996-1999 ]
    At 32 libraries
    National Archives of Australia : holding on to our history / [text : Robert Beattie]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 90.634)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 90.634)

  3. Memento (Canberra, A.C.T.)
    Australian Archives
    [ Periodical : 1996-2013 ]
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    At 51 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 90.521)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 90.521)

  4. Annual reports of National Archives of Australia and National Archives of Australia Advisory Council
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Article : 1998-2013 ]
    Possibly online
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 81.673)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 81.673)

  5. Your memento (Annual)
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Periodical : 2011-2013 ]
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 81.449)

  6. Research guide (National Archives of Australia)
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    [ Periodical : 1999-2013 ]
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 76.187)

  7. National Archives of Australia
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    [ Periodical : 1998-2013 ]
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  8. Our collection / National Archives of Australia
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Book : 2002 ]
    At 34 libraries
    Our collection / National Archives of Australia
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  9. Corporate plan / National Archives of Australia
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  10. Family journeys : stories in the National Archives of Australia
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  1. Finding families : the genealogists guide to the National Archives of Australia / compiled by Margaret Chambers
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Book : 1998 ]
    At 119 libraries
    Finding families : the genealogists guide to the National Archives of Australia / compiled by Margaret Chambers
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 91.386)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 91.386)

  2. National Archives of Australia : holding on to our history / [text : Robert Beattie]
    Beattie, Robert
    [ Book : 1996-1999 ]
    At 32 libraries
    National Archives of Australia : holding on to our history / [text : Robert Beattie]
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 89.943)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 89.943)

  3. Memento (Canberra, A.C.T.)
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    [ Periodical : 1996-2013 ]
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    At 51 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 86.873)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 86.873)

  4. Annual reports of National Archives of Australia and National Archives of Australia Advisory Council
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Article : 1998-2013 ]
    Possibly online
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 79.69)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 79.69)

  5. Your memento (Annual)
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Periodical : 2011-2013 ]
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    At 8 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 78.826)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 78.826)

  6. National Archives of Australia
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Periodical : 1998-2013 ]
    Possibly online
    At National Library
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 73.604)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 73.604)

  7. Research guide (National Archives of Australia)
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Periodical : 1999-2013 ]
    Possibly online
    At 9 libraries
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 73.563)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 73.563)

  8. Our collection / National Archives of Australia
    National Archives of Australia
    [ Book : 2002 ]
    At 34 libraries
    Our collection / National Archives of Australia
    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 62.13)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 62.13)

  9. Corporate plan / National Archives of Australia
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    [ Periodical : 2000-2013 ]
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 61.02)

  10. Allies, enemies and trading partners : records on Australia and the Japanese / Pam Oliver
    Oliver, Pamela M
    [ Book : 2004 ]
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    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 52.233)

    This resource is very relevant to your query (score: 52.233)

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    ... Archives design winner The winner of the design competition for the new NationalArchives building is expected to be announced during International Archives Week which opens on Sunday. The week is being held to publicise archives, archivists and their work. Exhibitions, open days, film shows and ... 88 words
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  1. Atlas of Bundaleer Plains and Tatala / by F. M. Rothery. Introduction by N. G. Butlin and J. N. Jennings
    Rothery, Frederick Montague
    [ Map, Book : 1970 ]
    At 3 libraries
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  2. The Macquarie illustrated world atlas
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  3. Map of Australia - the actual and potential power resources of Australia
    [ Map : 1946 ]
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  1. Papers of Dan Sprod
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  2. Records of the Ballets Russes in Australia Project
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  3. [National Archives : programs and invitations ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia]
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  1. Australia in World War 1 : Moving images from the collections of the Australian War Memorial and the National Film and Sound Archives /
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