State Records WA

Ensuring permanent accessibility to the essential evidence of the business of government in Western Australia

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

We're taking a short break over Christmas and New Year and the SRO will be closed 21 Dec 2024 - 1 Jan 2025 inclusive. For more on updates to our services visit https://t.co/bCSmUZFP6I Best wishes for a safe and happy Christmas and successful 2025 #History #Heritage #Archives #WA

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

We've been amazed at the fine details in #maps and plans in the #archives hand drawn in the 19th and 20th centuries - check out some examples at https://t.co/XhRPwzNABi #History #Heritage #Cartography #Spatial #WA #WesternAustralia

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Check out our latest newsletter for the lowdown on a little known story of murder at a local hotel and fascinating 1970s concepts for the #Perth Cultural Centre - subscribe today at https://t.co/EVZkXTdQux #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

We've published a guide to the 1993 State Cabinet papers released from the #WA State #Archives #WesternAustralia this year https://t.co/nzdNg5vQ6o - just in time for the International Day for Universal Access to Information #IDUAI2024

[RIMPA Global @RIMPAGlobal]

Experience RIMPA Live 2024 from ANYWHERE!
The highly anticipated RIMPA Live Convention 2024 will finally be here next week!
For those who can't attend RIMPA Live in Adelaide, we have arranged the option of purchasing virtual tickets! Participate from anywhere in the world, online

[National Archives of Australia @naagovau]

Actor Bobby Gledhill turning heads in Perth, Western Australia in 1968.

Love this image? Explore more fashion moments from Australia’s past in our online exhibition ‘Strike a Pose’: https://t.co/pLztYncJBx

NAA: A1200, L71199

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

A big thank you to our generous speakers for the Margaret Medcalf Award 2024 lunchtime talk series - incredible writers and important stories - winner to be announced on 23 August #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia 🏆

[National Archives of Australia @naagovau]

The XVI Olympiad 1956 invitation convinced the International Olympic Committee that Melbourne would host the 1956 #Olympics

This record is on display in our permanent exhibition ‘Connections / Mura gadi’ in Canberra or view it online: https://t.co/6cyIBeyIfA

NAA: MP1243/1, 16

[PRO Victoria @PRO_Vic]

Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. To acknowledge this day, we share walata tyamateetj covering records held at PROV & @naagovau, particularly records of agencies overseeing administration of Aboriginal affairs in VIC since 1838 https://t.co/W5yDBGNqeb

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Register today for this free series of lunchtime talks and hear some fascinating stories from the #Archives #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia 👇

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Our annual lunchtime talk series is back https://t.co/teggsJRwJk - Register today to explore the #History of #WesternAustralia through the authors of shortlisted nominations for the 2024 Margaret Medcalf Award for research using the State #Archives

[DLGSC Culture and the Arts @DLGSCarts]

⏰Two weeks left to submit your nominations for the 2024 State Cultural Treasures Awards!

Honour senior artists who have played a pivotal role in shaping WA's creative and cultural landscape.

Nominate here ➡️ https://t.co/1z8FtWcbgi

[PRO Victoria @PRO_Vic]

Hugs from our 1956 Olympics collection: Willye White (USA) & Elżbieta Krzesińska (Poland), Koji Nonoshita (Japan) & Kevin O'Halloran (AU), Laurie Smith (AU) w/ Bryony Blackmore and Olwyn Nicholas, Norman Read (NZ).
📸 https://t.co/DqJrY1L5EB

[ParlServicesWA @parliamentWA]

Parliament House is one of the oldest civic buildings in the state and today marks the 120th anniversary of the completion of original building, the Western façade on Harvest Terrace. 🎉 Federation in style, it was built between 1902 and 1904. #WAParliament #WAHistory #WA

[National Archives of Australia @naagovau]

Precious cargo incoming🏎️

Photograph of a racing car arriving aboard the SS Chusan in Fremantle, 1969.

Discover more hidden gems in the collection. Start your search here: https://t.co/BqKXYuET5y

NAA: A1200, L79355

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Register today for this free series of lunchtime talks and hear some fascinating stories from the #Archives #History #Heritage #WA #WesternAustralia 👇

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Our annual lunchtime talk series is back https://t.co/teggsJRwJk - Register today to explore the #History of #WesternAustralia through the authors of shortlisted nominations for the 2024 Margaret Medcalf Award for research using the State #Archives

[Perth Observatory @perthobs]

#ThisDayInSpace: On July 11, 1979, parts of Skylab, America’s first space station, came crashing down in Australia and into the Indian Ocean five years after the last manned Skylab mission ended. No one was injured!
#Space #SpaceHistory

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Our annual lunchtime talk series is back https://t.co/teggsJRwJk - Register today to explore the #History of #WesternAustralia through the authors of shortlisted nominations for the 2024 Margaret Medcalf Award for research using the State #Archives

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Our latest Newsletter for Winter - Makuru in #Perth #Boorloo #WA is online at https://t.co/EVZkXTdQux including a series of lunchtime talks from local writers #History #Heritage #Archives #WesternAuatralia

[National Archives of Australia @naagovau]

Join us for the exclusive Saturday opening of ‘Sea to suburbia’ on 13 July @naagovau in Perth! 📸🌄

Learn more: https://t.co/bvFZSWcbQH

NAA: A1200, L79974

[State Records WA @StateRecordsWA]

Ever crossed the Nullarbor in #Australia ? Here's former #WesternAustralia Premier Sir David Brand KCMG on the #roadTrip back in 1960 https://t.co/CYsQLfvQec #History #Heritage #Archives #WA