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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  Murray River during 1937-47 drought

  This is a black-and-white photograph of a man standing with his hands in his pockets, gazing at a sign pointing to water.

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  Rainmaking and cyclone control on Australia's East coast

  Newspaper extract from 1958 regarding rainmaking and cyclone control.

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  Request for an Australian prayer for rain – letter to Prime Minister John Curtin

  A letter to Prime Minister J Curtin regarding rain.

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  Scientists Go to Antarctica to Study Weather – newsreel

  Newsreel entitled Scientists Go to Antarctica to Study Weather, from the Australian Diary documentary series.

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  Trans-Australian Railway workers' camp

  This is a black-and-white photograph of the construction camp train used by workers building the Trans-Australian Railway between Kalgoorlie and Port Augusta from 1913 to 1917.

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  Wheat harvesting in Wimmera, Victoria

  This is a black-and-white photograph showing wheat being harvested with machinery in Wimmera, Victoria in 1959.