x, 330 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 30 cm
Contents
The records -- Immigration -- Defence -- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People -- Security and Intelligence -- Transport -- Works and property -- Communications -- Parliamentary, census and ceremonial records -- Education and training -- Arts and science -- Government employment -- Territories -- Legal and customs -- Repatriation, health and welfare -- Appendices -- Appendix A. Select bibliography -- Appendix B. NAA addresses and hours of opening -- Appendix C. Genealogical societies
Summary
The focus of this publication is on the range of records of most value to genealogists, those in which essential details of former lives are held. Exploring official records reveals the facts of these lives: of where and when and how men and women served their nation in wartime; or settled in a new country; or were employed on public projects; or were educated or assisted through Commonwealth government agencies
