Thursday, December 15, 2011

National Archives of Australia

Do we have a photo of your Anzac digger?   The National Archives has recently added several hundred digital images of Australian World War I servicemen to its Mapping our Anzacs website. We recently received these images from the Department of Veterans' Affairs after they were identified among the 16,000 World War I images held in the Bonds of Sacrifice collection of the Imperial War Museum, London.  

Were you photographed as an immigrant?Do you know a post-World War II immigrant who was snapped by a government photographer before leaving their home country or when arriving in Australia. The National Archives is developing a new website showcasing 26,000 immigration photographs which will encourage former migrants and their families to identify people and add their memories. But we need a few to start it off. If you or someone in your family had a photograph taken by a government photographer, please let us know.