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Find of the Month December 2023 Living in the 1970s: The Royal Commission on Human Relationships An inquiry into the good, the bad, and the ugly of human relationships, To see the full article please visit our website - archives.act.gov.au/find_of_the_mo…

Some Tickets still available! for the 8th Chief Minister's Lecture - Annika Reynolds - Equity before the law: Human rights in the ACT Tue 21 Nov 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM 220 London Circuit, Canberra City, 2600 Join the guestlist - (tickettailor.com)

Archives ACT - Find of the Month October Leisure in the Bush Capital To find out more, please visit our website - archives.act.gov.au/home

BSA are proud to support UTAS for this #IDDRR event Join UTAS for a forum on how sustainability is reshaping art and design practice & what this means for how communities collect and celebrate cultural objects 10am on 13 October Register at utas.edu.au/events/2023/se…

Canberra's Jerrabomberra Wetlands is an important sanctuary for local and migratory birds as well as native fauna. In earlier times much of the land it now covers was referred to as Mill Flat, and then Dairy Flat. To find out more visit archives.act.gov.au/find_of_the_mo…

A group of records held by the ACT Government has been recognised for its significance to Canberra’s documentary heritage. The ACT/NSW Border Survey Field Books were inscribed into UNESCO’s Australian Memory of the World Register. Find out more here. archives.act.gov.au/find_of_the_mo…

Why did the ACT Fire Brigade Museum digitally preserve their daily occurrence registers and what is their significance? An event hosted by the ACT Government's Territory Records Office as part of 2023's Information Awareness Month (IAM). Book here eventbrite.com.au/e/act-fire-bri…

Our Find of the Month this month focusses on the NCDC correspondence about the Radburn development in Curtin. The “Radburn Design” has roots in the Garden City movement of urbanised development. Find out more here archives.act.gov.au/find_of_the_mo…

Happy International Woman's Day!

Do Unto Others as They Should Do Unto You National Council of Women ACT Branch To find out more, please visit our website Archives.act.gov.au

On a wet summer’s afternoon in early 1973, on top of a small hill in the middle of sheep and wheat paddocks, a group of officials watched as two newly appointed ministers in the Whitlam government unveiled a plaque to inaugurate Tuggeranong. ArchivesACT

It took a petition signed in 1932 by residents of Canberra's Westlake settlement to have fireplaces installed in their homes. Find out more about the settlement and related records from our latest Find of the Month archives.act.gov.au/find_of_the_mo…

The mention of drive-in theatres will conjure up fond memories like piling into your car to watch a movie with family or friends, or both, depending on your age. Visit our website to find out more about Canberra's two drive-in theatre sites archives.act.gov.au/find_of_the_mo…

DRR Day is the ideal time to review your state of preparedness for disasters that can impact cultural heritage and collections. BSA is hosting regional network meetings in the coming months to support building your own resilience network. Thanks to Steamatic for sponsorship

Join the Territory Records Office for our 7th Chief Minister's Governance Lecture, hosted by Chief Minister Andrew Barr in association with the Australian Society of Archivists and presented by Ms Deborah Stokes. 19 October 2022 at 6-00pm. Register here eventbrite.com.au/e/archives-gov…

ArchivesACT joins the tributes for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and her life of duty and service. This image shows how enthusiastic Canberrans gathered whenever she visited to see her pass by.

The area Canberrans now know as the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has had a few name changes since 2000 acres of land was first put aside for the protection of flora and fauna. For more information go to our website at: Find of the month - archives.act.gov.au

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Allan Hawke AC. Dr Hawke was our inaugural Chief Minister’s Lecturer, and had a great passion for Canberra and its history. Vale. tinyurl.com/bdh4fvpb