Two children with an emu and some chicks. NAA: A1200, L17238

Stories from the archives

A person wearing a pink elephant costume

Pink elephant on parade

In the 1990s Johnson and friends became a highly popular Australian televison show, locally and abroard.

Inciting the country to riot? The ABC and the Dismissal, 1975

The events following 11 November 1975 – ‘The Dismissal’ – were some of the most divisive and turbulent in Australia’s history.

Bridging history: celebrating 50 years of Papua New Guinea's independence

National Archives' commemorative project celebrating 50 years of Papua New Guinea's independence.

Hand-coloured and drawn plan with elevations

Colonial Victoria's unsung defender

Charles Edward Ernest Umphelby and the defence of colonial Victoria

A man sitting at a desk infront of an ABC-TV camera.

This Day Tonight: Australian current affairs television comes of age

Current affairs blending hard-hitting stories with satirical segments and political parodies.

Australian hosts outside the Australian pavillion at Expo 1970 Osaka.

Australia at Expo ’70

Australia was one of 77 nations to participate in Expo ’70, in Osaka, Japan.

The Archives bear fruit

Eagle-eyed government officials ensured Australia’s fruits reached the world – and left a colourful legacy in the National Archives.

2 watercraft anchored below a missing bridge span.

Divided city – Tasman Bridge disaster

January 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the collision between the SS Lake Illawarra and the Tasman Bridge.

A doll amongst building material caught on a fence.

50th anniversary of Cyclone Tracy

Fifty years on, we remember the resilience of Darwin's people and their work towards recovery and rebuilding.

Children looking up at Santa aboard a railway carriage.

Santa in the Spinifex

Commonwealth Railways provided annual Christmas gifts and events for children in isolated communities.

Port Augusta - Supervisor with dining and sleeping car staff of the royal train July 1920

A train fit for a prince

In April 1920 Edward VIII, the Prince of Wales, embarked on a three 3 month sightseeing visit to Australia. A thank you for the men and women who served in the Great War, his visit was warmly welcomed amongst large sections of Australian society.

Accessing our digital legacy

A recent project has allowed National Archives to access and work towards preserving the contents of 30-year-old floppy disks.

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