Join us for the exclusive Saturday opening of ‘Sea to suburbia’ on 13 July National Archives of Australia in Perth! 📸🌄 Learn more: bit.ly/3UpC8qG NAA: A1200, L79974

Our latest Newsletter for Winter - Makuru in #Perth #Boorloo #WA is online at bit.ly/3ztp6ln including a series of lunchtime talks from local writers #History #Heritage #Archives #WesternAuatralia

Our annual lunchtime talk series is back bit.ly/3XUFiGw - Register today to explore the #History of #WesternAustralia through the authors of shortlisted nominations for the 2024 Margaret Medcalf Award for research using the State #Archives

Nominations are now open for the State Cultural Treasures Awards 2024! ✨ Help us recognise senior Western Australian artists who have made an outstanding lifelong contribution to their art form and the community. Submit your nominations before 7 August ow.ly/oGXP50Sys1F

#ThisDayInSpace: On July 11, 1979, parts of Skylab, America’s first space station, came crashing down in Australia and into the Indian Ocean five years after the last manned Skylab mission ended. No one was injured! #Space #SpaceHistory

Register today for this free series of lunchtime talks and hear some fascinating stories from the #Archives #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia 👇

Precious cargo incoming🏎️ Photograph of a racing car arriving aboard the SS Chusan in Fremantle, 1969. Discover more hidden gems in the collection. Start your search here: bit.ly/3zOLymA NAA: A1200, L79355

⏰Two weeks left to submit your nominations for the 2024 State Cultural Treasures Awards! Honour senior artists who have played a pivotal role in shaping WA's creative and cultural landscape. Nominate here ➡️ ow.ly/fjMk50SIOPZ

Parliament House is one of the oldest civic buildings in the state and today marks the 120th anniversary of the completion of original building, the Western façade on Harvest Terrace. 🎉 Federation in style, it was built between 1902 and 1904. #WAParliament #WAHistory #WA

Hugs from our 1956 Olympics collection: Willye White (USA) & Elżbieta Krzesińska (Poland), Koji Nonoshita (Japan) & Kevin O'Halloran (AU), Laurie Smith (AU) w/ Bryony Blackmore and Olwyn Nicholas, Norman Read (NZ). 📸 prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collec…

Register today for this free series of lunchtime talks and hear some fascinating stories from the #Archives #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia 👇

Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. To acknowledge this day, we share walata tyamateetj covering records held at PROV & National Archives of Australia, particularly records of agencies overseeing administration of Aboriginal affairs in VIC since 1838 prov.vic.gov.au/walata-tyamate…

The XVI Olympiad 1956 invitation convinced the International Olympic Committee that Melbourne would host the 1956 #Olympics This record is on display in our permanent exhibition ‘Connections / Mura gadi’ in Canberra or view it online: bit.ly/3LKgp97 NAA: MP1243/1, 16

A big thank you to our generous speakers for the Margaret Medcalf Award 2024 lunchtime talk series - incredible writers and important stories - winner to be announced on 23 August #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia 🏆

Actor Bobby Gledhill turning heads in Perth, Western Australia in 1968. Love this image? Explore more fashion moments from Australia’s past in our online exhibition ‘Strike a Pose’: bit.ly/4cnohs0 NAA: A1200, L71199

Experience RIMPA Live 2024 from ANYWHERE! The highly anticipated RIMPA Live Convention 2024 will finally be here next week! For those who can't attend RIMPA Live in Adelaide, we have arranged the option of purchasing virtual tickets! Participate from anywhere in the world, online

We've published a guide to the 1993 State Cabinet papers released from the #WA State #Archives #WesternAustralia this year bit.ly/3ZHdXbQ - just in time for the International Day for Universal Access to Information #IDUAI2024

Check out our latest newsletter for the lowdown on a little known story of murder at a local hotel and fascinating 1970s concepts for the #Perth Cultural Centre - subscribe today at bit.ly/3ztp6ln #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia

We've been amazed at the fine details in #maps and plans in the #archives hand drawn in the 19th and 20th centuries - check out some examples at bit.ly/4hczijF #History #Heritage #Cartography #Spatial #WA #WesternAustralia

We're taking a short break over Christmas and New Year and the SRO will be closed 21 Dec 2024 - 1 Jan 2025 inclusive. For more on updates to our services visit bit.ly/41D32Rb Best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas and successful 2025 #History #Heritage #Archives #WA