Records

Each record focuses on a single item from the National Archives' collection. Some records contain extra information to help you interpret them.

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  International scientific cooperation in Antarctica – Australia's view

  This is a secret cablegram from the Department of External Affairs to the Australian Embassy in Washington.

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  List of subjects for the Antarctic Treaty Conference

  This is a cablegram from the Australian Embassy in Washington regarding a meeting in 1959 prior to the Conference on Antarctica.

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  Policy on migrants of multicultural backgrounds

  Department of Immigration background paper regarding the policy for the admission of persons of mixed descent.

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  Rejection of migration enquiries at Australian Embassy, Lima

  This is a reply to the Prime Minister's Department, in response to a query about ineligible non-Europeans, written in 1969.

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  The Antarctic Treaty

  The Antarctic Treaty was signed by 12 nations on 1 December 1959. It has been hailed as the first disarmament treaty of the nuclear age.

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  The Socceroos versus Uruguay at Olympic Park

  This is a black-and-white photograph of a match played between the Australian soccer team and Uruguay at Olympic Park, Melbourne, in 1974.