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National Archives of Australia warns historial recordings, films and images could soon be lost
Service records of World War II soldiers, recordings of John Curtin’s war-time speeches and tapes of the Stolen Generation royal commission are among thousands of unique pieces of Australian history the National Archives says could be lost if it doesn’t receive a significant funding boost.
Key points:
- More than 90 per cent of Australia’s historical records kept at the National Archives of Australia could be lost by 2025
- A review into the National Archives found significant underfunding was hampering its digitisation efforts
- The National Archives has warned war service records, recordings of prime ministerial speeches and royal commission tapes are all at risk of being lost
The National Archives is racing to digitise more than 11 million…
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