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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  'Life. Be in it' – fitness campaign

  Black-and-white cartoon drawn by Alex Stitt is from the 1977 ‘Life. Be in it’ national public health campaign.

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  Decimal currency

  Television advertisement promoting the introduction of Australia's new currency system on 14 February 1966.

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  Female apprentice learning metal trade

  This is a 1967 black-and-white photograph of Dawn Wild, an apprentice fitter and machinist in Sydney.

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  Moral concerns about the Little Red School Book – confidential Cabinet minute

  This Cabinet minute records the McMahon government's decision not to prohibit the import of The Little Red School Book in 1972.

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  Students using the Stromlo school bus service in Canberra

  This is a black-and-white photograph of students using the Stromlo school bus service in Canberra.

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  The School Bank – excerpt from educational film promoting banking to students

  Excerpt from the educational film promoting banking to school children.

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  World War II propaganda poster

  A poster with a message for the Australian public, regarding the danger of spreading information about Australia's war movements.