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Simon Froude

@froude_simon

Director-General, National Archives of Australia

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State Records’ Research Centre will be closed on Wednesday 9 January due to a temporary interruption to the power supply. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

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April means #archive30 time! The South Australian Archives Department was established in 1919, 100 years ago! Now State Records, we are proudly the oldest government #archive in Australia and continue to identify preserve and make accessible the history of state & local gvt in SA

April means #archive30 time! The South Australian Archives Department was established in 1919, 100 years ago! Now State Records, we are proudly the oldest government #archive in Australia and continue to identify preserve and make accessible the history of state & local gvt in SA
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Love the mental image of a “grimy archivist wearing a suit of blue dungarees and looking like a scavenger [bringing] the first dray-load of Government Records to the archives” #Archives100 #grimybutnotdusty

Love the mental image of a “grimy archivist wearing a suit of blue dungarees and looking like a scavenger [bringing] the first dray-load of Government Records to the archives” #Archives100 #grimybutnotdusty
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Celebrate State Records' centenary at our new exhibition Professor Henderson's Department of Historical Records! Held at the Institute Building, State Library of South Australia, open 10-5 daily (except public holidays) from July to December 2019 #Archives100

Celebrate State Records' centenary at our new exhibition Professor Henderson's Department of Historical Records! Held at the Institute Building, <a href="/SLSA/">State Library of South Australia</a>, open 10-5 daily (except public holidays) from July to December 2019 #Archives100
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The coat of arms design was celebrated as a "welcome breakaway from the classical type", though some commentators were disappointed that it did not include the iconic piping shrike (the bird now appears in SA's current coat of arms, granted in 1984)

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We are very happy to be helping our friends at State Records celebrate 100 years. Australia's oldest government archive State Records of SA #Archives #Archives100 #libraries

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The 1836 Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia is on display at the City of Holdfast Bay Bay Discovery Centre today, as part of the new exhibition Tiati Wangkanthi Kumangka (Truth Telling Together) #archives #archives100

The 1836 Letters Patent establishing the Province of South Australia is on display at the <a href="/HoldfastBay/">City of Holdfast Bay</a> Bay Discovery Centre today, as part of the new exhibition Tiati Wangkanthi Kumangka (Truth Telling Together) #archives #archives100
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Proud to be a #SouthAustralian today at the Re-dedication Ceremony of The Sir Ross Smith Memorial, in this the centenary year of the first successful flight from England to Australia #EpicFlight

Proud to be a #SouthAustralian today at the Re-dedication Ceremony of The Sir Ross Smith Memorial, in this the centenary year of the first successful flight from England to Australia #EpicFlight
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Very proud to be a part of the inaugural Aboriginal Reference Group meeting, supporting State Records of SA and State Library of South Australia improve consultation and access to records for Aboriginal people (Photographer Sia Duff)

Very proud to be a part of the inaugural Aboriginal Reference Group meeting, supporting <a href="/StateRecordsSA/">State Records of SA</a> and <a href="/SLSA/">State Library of South Australia</a> improve consultation and access to records for Aboriginal people (Photographer Sia Duff)
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Commenced National Archives of Australia on Monday, wonderful first few days working at this amazing institution. Huge thanks to all the incredible staff for making me feel so welcome

Commenced <a href="/naagovau/">National Archives of Australia</a> on Monday, wonderful first few days working at this amazing institution. Huge thanks to all the incredible staff for making me feel so welcome