Subject guides

Guide to archives about specific subjects

• Australia in the First World War, 1914 - 1918 Updated August 2023
• Australia in the Second World War, 1939 - 1945 Updated August 2023
• Australia and the War in South Vietnam, 1962-1975 Updated August 2023
• Australian–Indonesian relations, 1945–1949 Updated April 2025
• Australian opposition to apartheid in South Africa Updated August 2023
• Australians in the Spanish Civil War Updated May 2024
• Communist and Socialist Publications in the ANU Archives Updated May 2024
• Equal Pay Updated June 2025
• Family history sources in the University Archives Updated November 2021
• Gold mining in Australia Updated August 2021
• Green bans Updated June 2023
• Indigenous Australians Updated May 2024
• The Peace movement Updated August 2023
• Weather and climate change Updated March 2025
• Women in trade unions Updated May 2025

The Archives' subject guides are gradually being converted to a new format. Earlier guides are available below as PDF documents.