Social history
A career in contortion
Issue 6 April 2012
The tragic story of Lilian Ross and the two young children she adopted to train as contortionists. Continue reading
Tags: 1910s, 1920s, contortion, copyright, entertainment, Issue 6, Lilian Ross
Categories: Archives, Social history
Doctor Who’s underwater menace: exterminated?
Issue 6 April 2012
Censored scenes from a 1960s Doctor Who episode have been unearthed from the Archives to be reunited with the original footage held in England. Continue reading
Tags: 1960s, audiovisual, Doctor Who, Issue 6, preservation
Categories: Archives, Social history
Diving deep into Manuka Pool
Issue 6 April 2012
A look at the Taverner family and their 63-year relationship with Canberra's historic Manuka Pool, as revealed through original documents held by the Archives. Continue reading
Tags: Issue 6, John Taverner, Manuka Pool
Categories: Archives, Social history
1982 and 1983 Cabinet records release: transcript
Issue 6 January 2012
Narrator: On 1 January 2012, the federal Cabinet records of 1982 and 1983 were opened and released to the public for the first time. These documents provide interesting insights into the Continue reading
The Muddle-headed Wombat in the Archives
Issue 5 January 2012
A look at Ruth Park's delightful children's book The Muddle-headed Wombat in the Snow – part of the Archives' copyright collection. Continue reading
Tags: 1960s, copyright, Issue 5, literature, Ruth Park
Categories: Archives, Social history
What a gem! Enemy property: café noir, dolly pink and chin-chin blue
Issue 5 January 2012
Why was a beautiful colour swatch card from 1928 considered enemy property during World War II? Continue reading
Tags: 1920s, fashion, Issue 5, World War II
Categories: Archives, Defence, Intelligence and security, Social history
Tags: Antarctica, exhibition, Issue 5, Jikji, Minister, preservation, records authority, Simon Crean, training, World War I
Categories: Archives, Defence, Environment, Family history, Information management, News, Politics, Social history
Monaro advertisement: transcript
1960s October 2011
Monaro. Monaro by Holden. Yes, life is suddenly very Monaro. The good life, the young life. Monaro. The most flattering accessory a beautiful woman could own. Monaro. Makes a man feel ten feet tall. Go Continue reading
Categories: Social history
‘Holding you in my Holden’: a nostalgic look at an Australian icon
Issue 4 October 2011
A look at the very beginnings of the Holden and its evolution during the 1950s and 1960s through publicity photographs held by the Archives. Continue reading
Promoting history, culture and literature: ABC television and the creative writer
Issue 4 October 2011
The role of creative writers in ABC television drama of the 1960s and 1970s as revealed through the script holdings of the Archives. Continue reading
Tags: 1960s, 1970s, ABC, Issue 4, television, writer
Categories: Archives, Social history