A visit from my sister coincided with the end of an exhibition at the National Archives of Australia (NAA).

The exhibition was "Disrupt, Persist, Invent - Australians in an ever-changing world".

From NAA's website:
"From noisy protest to quiet persistence, Disrupt, persist, invent explores the many ways people have achieved social change in Australia."

I was particularly taken with this display about the Same-Sex Plebiscite which had the yarn-bombed pushbike from the Newtown Treble-Maker, Eloise Murphy, which was parked outside the then PM's house.

There's a video about her and her particular 'brand' of social activism on the NAA's site.

https://www.naa.gov.au/visit-us/events-and-exhibitions/disrupt-persist-invent/eloise-murphy
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#SocialChange #RandomActsOfKindness #naa #NationalArchivesAustralia #Australia #lgbtq

Part 1 of the army life of my great uncle Jack Smith. So lucky we have service dossiers and unit diaries here in Australia at the #NationalArchivesAustralia and #AustralianWarMemorial #genealogy #FamilyHistory https://suewyatt.edublogs.org/2023/05/01/jack-bomber-smith/

Digitization & accessibility of archives is critical for all Australians. Individuals, organizations & policy makers must be able to access the past to understand history & to inform decision making
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jan/06/national-library-of-australias-free-digital-archives-may-be-forced-to-close-without-funding

#SAVETROVE #nationalarchives #NationalArchivesAustralia #history #archives #digitalcommons #academicchatter #academia #library

Putting together a presentation about #MilitaryRecords in Australia, New Zealand and UK. Anyone have some great website links I could use?

I have #NationalArchivesAustralia
#AustralianWarMemorial #CommonwealthWarGravesCommission