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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  Advertisement for irrigation systems after drought

  Advertisement for Hardie's Fibrolite Pipes, encouraging a proactive approach regarding droughts .

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  Aerial view of the Channel Country bioregion

  This colour photograph is an aerial view of a portion of the Channel Country bioregion of inland Australia.

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  Brunchilly Creek, Northern Territory, in drought

  This is a black-and-white photograph showing the dried up bed of Brunchilly Creek in the Northern Territory during drought.

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  Burrinjuck Dam in New South Wales during the 1968 drought

  This black-and-white photograph shows a man’s felt hat lying upright on the parched, cracked earth of the empty Burrinjuck Dam.

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  Drought in New South Wales

  This is a newspaper article written in 1966, about the drought in New South Wales.

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  Farm dam during drought

  A drought-affected farm dam photographed in 1970.

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  Impact of the drought on Central Australia

  Extract from a newspaper article on rain in Central Australia.

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  Letter to Prime Minister John Curtin from Enid Lyons about a Day of Prayer for rain

  This letter was sent on 12 July 1944 to Prime Minister John Curtin, requesting consideration for a Day of Prayer for rain during drought.

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  Letter to Prime Minister John Curtin requesting a day of thanksgiving for rain

  This is a letter written to Prime Minister John Curtin requesting a day of thanksgiving for rain.