News Archive

Dec 09 : NLA reaches milestone with one million pages of Australian newspapers now available online >> more

Nov 09 : Who is buried in Pheasant Wood, the lost diggers of Fromelles >> more

Nov 09 : Forgotten Australians, History Project - over half a million children experienced care in an institution in the 20th century, including those who came here as ‘child migrants’ >> more

Oct 09 : Celebrating 60 years since commencement, 2/3s of the 100,000 people who worked on the Snowy River Hydro-electric Scheme were migrants >> more & more

Oct 09 : Australia's largest cemetery, Rookwood, with over 1 million burials, becomes searchable >> more

Sep 09 : Brisbane celebrates the 150 anniversary of the proclaimation of its municipality >> more

Aug 09 : Vessels of Hope, is a tribute to the convict women of Australia, by conceptual artist Christina Henri at the Hawkesbury Regional Art Gallery to 13 Sep >> more

Jul 09 : Who do you think you are? new series features Ron Barassi, Sigrid Thornton, Ben Mendelsohn, Maggie Beer, Christine Anu and John Butler, starts 27 Sep >> more

Jul 09 : Calling all descendants of Tasmanian convicts, your assistance is requested in a new project >> more

Jun 09 : The campaign to establish a Memorial to the Australian service personnel of the Boer War of 1899-1902 needs your support >> more

May 09 : Community Heritage Grants up $15,000 available >> more

ANZAC Day : Gallipoli, the first day : an interactive 3D site about the landing on 25 April 1915 >> more

Apr 09 : Fromelles, who is buried at Pheasant Wood? Dept of Defence releases details of 191 possible names >> more

April 09 : Letters of a Nation, Australia Post celebrates 200 years and calls for submissions of historical letters >> more

Mar 09 : Seminar, The Scattered Children of St Patrick : Irish in Australia >> more

Mar 09 : Mapping the Great South Land >> more

Valentine's Day : a love letter to a WW1 soldier sparks public plea >> more | AWM

Feb 09 : Shake your family tree at the National Archives around the country >> more

Jan 09 : The Floating Brothel aired again on ABC1 >> more

Dec 08 : Backyard History Hunt continues to turn up fascinating items from Australia's history >> more

Nov 08 : Australia commemorates HMAS Sydney >> more

Sep 08 : 400th military medal returned to family >> more

Jul 08 : National Library launches online Digital Newspaper Collection >> more